Indianapolis 500 1959
Indianapolis
30 May
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid
1 05 Rodger Ward USA Leader Cards Watson Offenhauser 200 3h40m49.20s 8 6
2 16 Jim Rathmann USA Lindsey Hopkins Watson Offenhauser 200 3h41m12.48s 6 3
3 03 Johnny Thomson USA Racing Associates Lesovsky Offenhauser 200 3h41m39.85s 5 1
4 01 Tony Bettenhausen USA John Wills Epperly Offenhauser 200 3h42m36.25s 3 15
5 99 Paul Goldsmith USA Norman Demler Epperly Offenhauser 200 3h42m55.60s 2 16
6 33 Johnny Boyd USA Bignotti-Bowes Racing Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 3h44m06.23s - 11
7 37 Duane Carter USA Yunick, Clover & Lathrop Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 - - 12
8 19 Eddie Johnson USA JS Donaldson Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 - - 8
9 45 Paul Russo USA Fred Gerhardt Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 - - 27
10 10 A J Foyt USA AE Dean Kuzma Offenhauser 200 - - 17
11 88 Gene Hartley USA RT Marley Sr Kuzma OFfenhauser 200 - - 9
12 74 Bob Veith USA John Zink Moore Offenhauser 200 - - 7
13 89 Al Herman USA Harry Dunn Dunn Offenhauser 200 - - 23
14 66 Jimmy Daywalt USA Federal Auto Associates Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 - - 13
15 71 Chuck Arnold USA Karl Hall Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 - - 21
16 58 Jim McWithey USA Ray Brady Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 - - 33
R 44 Eddie Sachs USA Peter Schmidt Kuzma Offenhauser 182 Spun Off - 2
R 57 Al Keller USA HH Johnson Kuzma Offenhauser 163 Engine - 28
R 64 Pat Flaherty USA John Zink Watson Offenhauser 162 Accident - 18
R 73 Dick Rathmann USA Kalamazoo Sports Watson Offenhauser 150 Fire - 4
R 53 Bill Cheesbourg USA Lysle Greenman Kuzma Offenhauser 147 Magneto - 30
R 15 Don Freeland USA Jim Robbins Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 136 Magneto - 25
R 49 Ray Crawford USA Ray Crawford Elder Offenhauser 115 Accident - 32
R 09 Don Branson USA Bob Estes Phillips Offenhauser 112 Torsion Bar - 10
R 65 Bob Christie USA Federal Auto Associates Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 109 Rod Bolt - 24
R 48 Bobby Grim USA Chapman Root Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 85 Magneto - 5
R 24 Jack Turner USA Ernest Ruiz Christensen Offenhauser 47 Fuel Tank - 14
R 47 Chuck Weyant USA Roy McKay Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 45 Accident - 29
R 07 Jud Larson USA Bignotti-Bowes Racing Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 45 Accident - 19
R 77 Mike Magill USA Bignotti-Bowes Racing Sutton Offenhauser 45 Accident - 31
R 87 Red Amick USA LeRoy Foutch Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 45 Accident - 26
R 08 Len Sutton USA Wolcott Memorial Racing Lesovsky Offenhauser 34 Accident - 22
R 06 Jimmy Bryan USA George Salih Epperly Offenhauser 1 Clutch - 20

Lap Leaders Total
Johnny Thomson1-4, 49-8440
Rodger Ward5-12, 14-16, 46-48, 85-200130
Jim Rathmann13, 17-30, 32-33, 41-4219
Pat Flaherty31, 34-40, 43-4511

NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired
EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified
DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify
Pole Position (1m01.683s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m01.89s)
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Current Championship Standings
Position Driver Nat. Points
1 Jack Brabham AUS 9
2 Rodger Ward USA 8
3= Tony Brooks GBR 6
3= Jim Rathmann USA 6
5 Johnny Thomson USA 5
6 Maurice Trintignant FRA 4