1959 SEASON · ROUND 2
Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis Motor Speedway · Indianapolis · 30 May 1959
Race
Saturday
RACE RESULTS
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM | GRID | LAP | TIME / GAP | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 |
Ward
|
Watson | 6 | 200 | 3:40:49.200total | 8 |
| P2 |
Rathmann
|
Watson | 3 | 200 | +23.280 | 6 |
| P3 |
Thomson
|
Lesovsky | 1 | 200 | +50.640 | 5 |
| P4 |
Bettenhausen
|
Epperly | 15 | 200 | +1:47.090 | 3 |
| P5 |
Goldsmith
|
Epperly | 16 | 200 | +2:06.440 | 2 |
| P6 |
Boyd
|
Epperly | 11 | 200 | +3:16.980 | - |
| P7 |
Carter
|
Kurtis Kraft | 12 | 200 | +4:09.920 | - |
| P8 |
Johnson
|
Kurtis Kraft | 8 | 200 | +4:10.530 | - |
| P9 |
Russo
|
Kurtis Kraft | 27 | 200 | +4:11.040 | - |
| P10 |
Foyt
|
Kuzma | 17 | 200 | +4:14.480 | - |
| P11 |
Hartley
|
Kuzma | 9 | 200 | +5:42.480 | - |
| P12 |
Veith
|
Moore | 7 | 200 | +6:09.730 | - |
| P13 |
Herman
|
Dunn | 23 | 200 | +6:40.400 | - |
| P14 |
Daywalt
|
Kurtis Kraft | 13 | 200 | +6:41.540 | - |
| P15 |
Arnold
|
Kurtis Kraft | 21 | 200 | +8:19.860 | - |
| P16 |
McWithey
|
Kurtis Kraft | 33 | 200 | +11:41.690 | - |
| DNF |
Sachs
|
Kuzma | 2 | 182 | Off the track | - |
| DNF |
Keller
|
Kuzma | 28 | 163 | Engine | - |
| DNF |
Flaherty
|
Watson | 18 | 162 | Accident | - |
| DNF |
Rathmann
|
Watson | 4 | 150 | Heat shield fire | - |
| DNF |
Cheesbourg
|
Kuzma | 30 | 147 | Magneto | - |
| DNF |
Freeland
|
Kurtis Kraft | 25 | 136 | Magneto | - |
| DNF |
Crawford
|
Elder | 32 | 115 | Accident | - |
| DNF |
Branson
|
Phillips | 10 | 112 | Suspension | - |
| DNF |
Christie
|
Kurtis Kraft | 24 | 109 | Engine | - |
| DNF |
Grim
|
Kurtis Kraft | 5 | 85 | Magneto | - |
| DNF |
Turner
|
Christensen | 14 | 47 | Fuel leak | - |
| DNF |
Weyant
|
Kurtis Kraft | 29 | 45 | Accident | - |
| DNF |
Larson
|
Kurtis Kraft | 19 | 45 | Accident | - |
| DNF |
Magill
|
Sutton | 31 | 45 | Accident | - |
| DNF |
Amick
|
Kurtis Kraft | 26 | 45 | Accident | - |
| DNF |
Sutton
|
Lesovsky | 22 | 34 | Accident | - |
| DNF |
Bryan
|
Epperly | 20 | 1 | Engine | - |
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