1959 Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes
30 May - Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 802.000km (4.023km x 200)
Pole position: Johnny Thomson, Lesovsky-Offenhauser, 145.908 mph
Results:
1 Rodger Ward Watson-Offenhauser 3:40:49.2 = 135.857 mph
Leader Card 500 Roadster Spl
2 Jim Rathmann Watson-Offenhauser 200 laps
Simoniz/Lindsey Hopkins Spl
3 Johnny Thomson Lesovsky-Offenhauser 200 laps
Racing Associates Spl
4 Tony Bettenhausen Epperly-Offenhauser 200 laps
Hoover Moter Express/Wills Spl
5 Paul Goldsmith Epperly-Offenhauser 200 laps
Norman Demler Spl
6 Johnny Boyd Epperly-Offenhauser 200 laps
Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti Spl
7 Duane Carter Kurtis-Offenhauser 200 laps
Smokey Yunick Spl
8 Eddie Johnson Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser 200 laps
Bryant Heating/Donaldson Spl
9 Paul Russo Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser 200 laps
Bardahl/Fred Gerhardt Spl
10 A.J. Foyt Jr. Kuzma-Offenhauser 200 laps
Dean Van Lines Spl
11 Gene Hartley Kuzma-Offenhauser 200 laps
Drewry's/R.T. Marley Spl
12 Bob Veith Moore-Offenhauser 200 laps
John Zink Heater Spl
13 Al Herman Dunn-Offenhauser 200 laps
Dunn Engineering Spl
14 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis-Offenhauser 200 laps
Federal Engineering Spl
15 Chuck Arnold Curtis-Offenhauser 200 laps
Hall-Mar Spl
16 Jim McWithey Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser 200 laps
Ray Brady Spl
Fastest Lap: Johnny Thomson, Lesovsky-Offenhauser, 1:01.89 (145.419 mph) on lap 64
Did Not Finish:
Eddie Sachs Kuzma-Offenhauser 182 laps Gear Tower Bolt
Peter Schmidt Spl
Al Keller Kuzma-Offenhauser 163 laps Piston
Helse/H.H. Johnson Spl
Pat Flaherty Watson-Offenhauser 162 laps Crash Front Straight
John Zink Heater Spl
Dick Rathmann Watson-Offenhauser 150 laps Fire in Pit
McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports Spl
Bill Cheesbourg Kuzma-Offenhauser 147 laps Magneto
Greenman-Casale Spl
Don Freeland Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser 136 laps Valve Spring
Jim Robbins Spl
Ray Crawford Elder-Offenhauser 115 laps Crash in Turn 3
Meguiar's Mirror/Crawford Spl
Don Branson Phillips-Offenhauser 112 laps Torsion Bar
Bob Estes Spl
Bob Christie Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser 109 laps Rod Bolt
Federal Engineering Spl
Bobby Grim Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser 85 laps Piston
Sumar/Chapman Root Spl
Jack Turner Christensen-Offenhauser 47 laps Fuel Tank
Travelon Trailer/Ernest Ruiz Spl
Chuck Weyant Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser 45 laps Crash in Turn 3
Roy McKay Spl
Jud Larson Kurtis-Offenhauser 45 laps Crash in Turn 3
Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti Spl
Mike Magill Sutton-Offenhauser 45 laps Crash in Turn 3
Dayton Steel Foundry/Walther Spl
Red Amick Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser 45 laps Crash in Turn 3
Wheller-Foutch Spl
Len Sutton Lesovsky-Offenhauser 34 laps Crash in Turn 1
Wolcott Memorial Racing Spl
Jimmy Bryan Salih-Offenhauser 1 lap Clutch/Cam Gear
Belond AP Muffler/Salih Spl
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Starting Grid
Johnny Thomsom Eddie Sachs Jim Rathmann
Lesovsky-Offenhauser #3 Kuzma-Offenhauser #44 Watson-Offenhauser #16
145.908 mph 145.425 mph 144.433 mph
Dick Rahtmann Bobby Grim Roger Ward
Watson-Offenhauser #4 Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser #48 Watson-Offenhauser #5
144.248 mph 144.225 mph 144.035 mph
Bob Veith Eddie Johnson Gene Hartley
Moore-Offenhauser #74 Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser #19 Kuzma-Offenhauser #88
144.023 mph 144.000 mph 144.575
Don Branson Johnny Boyd Duane Carter
Phillips-Offenhauser #9 Epperly-Offenhauser #33 Kurtis-Offenhauser #37
143.312 mph 142.812 mph 142.795 mph
Jimmy Daywalt Jack Turner Tony Bettenhausen
Kurtis-Offenhauser #66 Christenson-Offenhauser #24 Epperly-Offenhauser #1
144.683 mph 143.478 mph 142.721 mph
Paul Goldsmith A.J. Foyt Jr. Pat Flaherty
Epperly-Offenhauser #99 Kuzma-Offenhauser #10 Watson-Offenhauser #64
142.670 mph 142.648 mph 142.399 mph
Jud Larson Jimmy Bryan Chuck Arnold
Kurtis-Offenhauser #7 Salih-Offenhauser #6 Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser #71
142.298 mph 142.118 mph 142.118 mph
Len Sutton Al Herman Bob Christie
Lesovsky-Offenhauser #8 Dunn-Offenhauser #89 Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser #65
142.107 mph 141.939 mph 143.244 mph
Don Freeland Red Amick Paul Russo
Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser #15 Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser #87 Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser #45
143.056 mph 142.925 mph 142.383 mph
Al Keller Chuck Weyant Bill Cheesbourg
Kuzma-Offenhauser #57 Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser #47 Kuzma-Offenhauser #53
142.057 mph 141.950 mph 141.788 mph
Mike Magill Ray Crawford Jim McWithey
Sutton-Offenhauser #77 Elder-Offenhauser #49 Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser #58
141.482 mph 141.348 mph 141.215 mph