1959 Indianapolis 500

Results from the 1959 Formula One Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Saturday, May 30, 1959

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Rodger Ward	Watson-Offenhauser	200	40:49.2	6	8
2	16	Jim Rathmann	Watson-Offenhauser	200	23.28	3	6
3	3	Johnny Thomson	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	200	50.64	1	4
4	1	Tony Bettenhausen	Epperly-Offenhauser	200	+ 1:47.09	15	3
5	99	Paul Goldsmith	Epperly-Offenhauser	200	+ 2:06.44	16	2
6	33	Johnny Boyd	Epperly-Offenhauser	200	+ 3:16.98	11
7	37	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+ 4:09.92	12
8	19	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+ 4:10.53	8
9	45	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+ 4:11.04	27
10	10	A J Foyt	Kuzma-Offenhauser	200	+ 4:14.48	17
11	88	Gene Hartley	Kuzma-Offenhauser	200	+ 5:42.48	9
12	74	Bob Veith	Moore-Offenhauser	200	+ 6:09.73	7
13	89	Al Herman	Dunn-Offenhauser	200	+ 6:40.40	23
14	66	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+ 6:41.54	13
15	71	Chuck Arnold	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+ 8:19.86	31
16	58	Jim McWithey	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+ 11:41.69	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	12
Ret	15	Don Freeland	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	136	Magneto	21
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	Kurtis Kraft-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

Notes

• Fastest Lap: Johnny Thomson 1'890

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