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1959 Indianapolis 500
Sat, May 30th, 1959
Round 2
Track:
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Official race name:
XLIII Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes
Round:
2
(of 9)
Race number:
77
Date:
Sat, May 30th, 1959
Time:
14.00
Track length:
4.023 km
Laps:
200
Race distance:
804.600 km
Weather:
Cloudy, mild and dry
For more detailed results, visit the
Results page
Results in Brief
Race
Grid
Qualifying
P
No
Driver
Constructor
Laps
Time/Retired
Avg
Speed
Grid
Pts
1
5
Rodger Ward
Watson-Offenhauser
200
3:40:49.20
218.622
6
8
2
16
Jim Rathmann
Watson-Offenhauser
200
+ 23.28 secs
218.238
3
6
3
3
Johnny Thomson
Lesovsky-Offenhauser
200
+ 50.64 secs
217.789
1
5
4
1
Tony Bettenhausen
Epperly-Offenhauser
200
+ 1m 47.09 secs
216.869
15
3
5
99
Paul Goldsmith
Epperly-Offenhauser
200
+ 2m 6.44 secs
216.555
16
2
6
33
Johnny Boyd
Epperly-Offenhauser
200
+ 3m 16.98 secs
215.419
11
7
37
Duane Carter
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
200
+ 4m 9.92 secs
214.574
12
8
19
Eddie Johnson
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
200
+ 4m 10.53 secs
214.564
8
9
45
Paul Russo
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
200
+ 4m 11.04 secs
214.556
27
10
10
A.J. Foyt
Kuzma-Offenhauser
200
+ 4m 14.48 secs
214.502
17
11
88
Gene Hartley
Kuzma-Offenhauser
200
+ 5m 42.48 secs
213.113
9
12
74
Bob Veith
Moore-Offenhauser
200
+ 6m 9.73 secs
212.686
7
13
89
Al Herman
Dunn-Offenhauser
200
+ 6m 40.40 secs
212.208
23
14
66
Jimmy Daywalt
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
200
+ 6m 41.54 secs
212.191
13
15
71
Chuck Arnold
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
200
+ 8m 19.86 secs
210.673
21
16
58
Jim McWithey
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
200
+ 11m 41.69 secs
207.625
33
Ret
44
Eddie Sachs
Kuzma-Offenhauser
182
Spun off
2
Ret
57
Al Keller
Kuzma-Offenhauser
163
Engine
28
Ret
64
Pat Flaherty
Watson-Offenhauser
162
Accident
18
Ret
73
Dick Rathmann
Watson-Offenhauser
150
Fire
4
Ret
53
Bill Cheesbourg
Kuzma-Offenhauser
147
Magneto
30
Ret
15
Don Freeland
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
136
Magneto
25
Ret
49
Ray Crawford
Elder-Offenhauser
115
Accident
32
Ret
9
Don Branson
Phillips-Offenhauser
112
Suspension
10
Ret
65
Bob Christie
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
109
Engine
24
Ret
48
Bobby Grim
Christensen-Offenhauser
85
Magneto
5
Ret
24
Jack Turner
Christensen-Offenhauser
47
Fuel leak
14
Ret
7
Jud Larson
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
45
Accident
19
Ret
87
Red Amick
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
45
Accident
26
Ret
47
Chuck Weyant
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
45
Accident
29
Ret
77
Mike Magill
Sutton-Offenhauser
45
Accident
31
Ret
8
Len Sutton
Lesovsky-Offenhauser
34
Accident
22
Ret
6
Jimmy Bryan
Epperly-Offenhauser
1
Engine
20
DNQ
12
Ralph Liguori
Maserati
DNQ
17
Johnny Kay
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
21
Earl Motter
Kuzma-Offenhauser
DNQ
25
Bill Cheesbourg
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
34
Dempsey Wilson
Kurtis Kraft-Novi
DNQ
38
Paul Russo
Kurtis Kraft-Novi
DNQ
39
Rex Easton
Lesovsky-Offenhauser
DNQ
41
Ralph Liguori
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
41
Jimmy Davies
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
42
Bill Homeier
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
43
Johnnie Tolan
Lesovsky-Offenhauser
DNQ
51
Bob Cortner
Cornis-Offenhauser
Fatal accident
DNQ
52
Jud Larson
Watson-Offenhauser
DNQ
54
Don Edmunds
Kuzma-Offenhauser
DNQ
55
Gene Force
Kuzma-Offenhauser
DNQ
55
Jim Packard
Kuzma-Offenhauser
DNQ
57
Jerry Unser
Kuzma-Offenhauser
Fatal accident
DNQ
62
Bill Homeier
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
69
Shorty Templeman
Kurtis Kraft-Maserati
DNQ
72
Chuck Arnold
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
78
Rob Schroeder
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
78
Gene Force
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
78
Eddie Russo
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
82
Chuck Rodee
Kuzma-Offenhauser
DNQ
82
Dempsey Wilson
Kuzma-Offenhauser
DNQ
91
Johnny Moorhouse
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
92
Jack Ensley
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
93
Eddie Russo
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
98
Chuck Daigh
Kuzma-Offenhauser
DNQ
98
Eddie Russo
Kuzma-Offenhauser
Fastest lap:
1:01.89 -
Johnny Thomson
(Lap 64)
Further details »
R
o
w
1
1
Johnny Thomson
Lesovsky-Offenhauser
4:06.73
2
Eddie Sachs
Kuzma-Offenhauser
4:07.55
3
Jim Rathmann
Watson-Offenhauser
4:09.25
R
o
w
2
4
Dick Rathmann
Watson-Offenhauser
4:09.57
5
Bobby Grim
Christensen-Offenhauser
4:09.61
6
Rodger Ward
Watson-Offenhauser
4:09.94
R
o
w
3
7
Bob Veith
Moore-Offenhauser
4:09.96
8
Eddie Johnson
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:10.00
9
Gene Hartley
Kuzma-Offenhauser
4:10.74
R
o
w
4
10
Don Branson
Phillips-Offenhauser
4:11.20
11
Johnny Boyd
Epperly-Offenhauser
4:12.08
12
Duane Carter
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:12.11
R
o
w
5
13
Jimmy Daywalt
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:08.82
14
Jack Turner
Christensen-Offenhauser
4:10.91
15
Tony Bettenhausen
Epperly-Offenhauser
4:12.24
R
o
w
6
16
Paul Goldsmith
Epperly-Offenhauser
4:12.33
17
A.J. Foyt
Kuzma-Offenhauser
4:12.37
18
Pat Flaherty
Watson-Offenhauser
4:12.81
R
o
w
7
19
Jud Larson
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:12.99
20
Jimmy Bryan
Epperly-Offenhauser
4:13.31
21
Chuck Arnold
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:13.31
R
o
w
8
22
Len Sutton
Lesovsky-Offenhauser
4:13.33
23
Al Herman
Dunn-Offenhauser
4:13.63
24
Bob Christie
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:11.32
R
o
w
9
25
Don Freeland
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:11.65
26
Red Amick
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:11.88
27
Paul Russo
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:12.84
R
o
w
10
28
Al Keller
Kuzma-Offenhauser
4:13.42
29
Chuck Weyant
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:13.61
30
Bill Cheesbourg
Kuzma-Offenhauser
4:13.90
R
o
w
11
31
Mike Magill
Sutton-Offenhauser
4:14.45
32
Ray Crawford
Elder-Offenhauser
4:14.69
33
Jim McWithey
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:14.93
P
No
Driver
Constructor
Time
Gap
%
Avg
Speed
Laps
1
3
Johnny Thomson
Lesovsky-Offenhauser
4:06.73
100.0
234.796
2
44
Eddie Sachs
Kuzma-Offenhauser
4:07.55
0.82
100.3
234.018
3
16
Jim Rathmann
Watson-Offenhauser
4:09.25
2.52
101.0
232.422
4
73
Dick Rathmann
Watson-Offenhauser
4:09.57
2.84
101.2
232.124
5
48
Bobby Grim
Christensen-Offenhauser
4:09.61
2.88
101.2
232.087
6
5
Rodger Ward
Watson-Offenhauser
4:09.94
3.21
101.3
231.780
7
74
Bob Veith
Moore-Offenhauser
4:09.96
3.23
101.3
231.762
8
19
Eddie Johnson
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:10.00
3.27
101.3
231.725
9
88
Gene Hartley
Kuzma-Offenhauser
4:10.74
4.01
101.6
231.041
10
9
Don Branson
Phillips-Offenhauser
4:11.20
4.47
101.8
230.618
11
33
Johnny Boyd
Epperly-Offenhauser
4:12.08
5.35
102.2
229.813
12
37
Duane Carter
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:12.11
5.38
102.2
229.785
13
66
Jimmy Daywalt
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:08.82
2.09
100.8
232.824
14
24
Jack Turner
Christensen-Offenhauser
4:10.91
4.18
101.7
230.884
15
1
Tony Bettenhausen
Epperly-Offenhauser
4:12.24
5.51
102.2
229.667
16
99
Paul Goldsmith
Epperly-Offenhauser
4:12.33
5.60
102.3
229.585
17
10
A.J. Foyt
Kuzma-Offenhauser
4:12.37
5.64
102.3
229.549
18
64
Pat Flaherty
Watson-Offenhauser
4:12.81
6.08
102.5
229.149
19
7
Jud Larson
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:12.99
6.26
102.5
228.986
20
6
Jimmy Bryan
Epperly-Offenhauser
4:13.31
6.58
102.7
228.697
21
71
Chuck Arnold
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:13.31
6.58
102.7
228.697
22
8
Len Sutton
Lesovsky-Offenhauser
4:13.33
6.60
102.7
228.679
23
89
Al Herman
Dunn-Offenhauser
4:13.63
6.90
102.8
228.408
24
65
Bob Christie
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:11.32
4.59
101.9
230.508
25
15
Don Freeland
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:11.65
4.92
102.0
230.205
26
87
Red Amick
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:11.88
5.15
102.1
229.995
27
45
Paul Russo
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:12.84
6.11
102.5
229.122
28
57
Al Keller
Kuzma-Offenhauser
4:13.42
6.69
102.7
228.598
29
47
Chuck Weyant
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:13.61
6.88
102.8
228.426
30
53
Bill Cheesbourg
Kuzma-Offenhauser
4:13.90
7.17
102.9
228.165
31
77
Mike Magill
Sutton-Offenhauser
4:14.45
7.72
103.1
227.672
32
49
Ray Crawford
Elder-Offenhauser
4:14.69
7.96
103.2
227.458
33
58
Jim McWithey
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:14.93
8.20
103.3
227.244
Further details »
Standings
P
Driver
Pts
1
Jack Brabham
9
2
Rodger Ward
8
1
3
Tony Brooks
6
3
4
Jim Rathmann
6
3
5
Johnny Thomson
5
4
6
Maurice Trintignant
4
5
7
Phil Hill
3
6
8
Tony Bettenhausen
3
6
9
Bruce McLaren
2
7
10
Paul Goldsmith
2
7
11
Roy Salvadori
0
9
12
Johnny Boyd
0
9
13
Duane Carter
0
9
14
Eddie Johnson
0
9
15
Paul Russo
0
9
16
A.J. Foyt
0
9
17
Gene Hartley
0
9
18
Bob Veith
0
9
19
Al Herman
0
9
20
Jimmy Daywalt
0
9
21
Chuck Arnold
0
9
22
Jim McWithey
0
9
P
Constructor
Pts
1
Cooper-Climax
8
2
Ferrari
6
2
3
Cooper-Maserati
0
8
Manipe F1
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