Indianapolis (1959)

Date: 30 May 1959

Location: Indianapolis, United States of America

Race Results

Position	Driver	Points	Laps	Constructor	Engine	Tyres
1	Rodger Ward	8	200	Watson	Offenhauser	Firestone
2	Jim Rathmann	6	200	Watson	Offenhauser	Firestone
3	Johnny Thomson	5	200	Lesovsky	Offenhauser	Firestone
4	Tony Bettenhausen	3	200	Epperly	Offenhauser	Firestone
5	Paul Goldsmith	2	200	Epperly	Offenhauser	Firestone
6	Johnny Boyd	0	200	Epperly	Offenhauser	Firestone
7	Duane Carter	0	200	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
8	Eddie Johnson	0	200	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
9	Paul Russo	0	200	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
10	Anthony Joseph Foyt	0	200	Kuzma	Offenhauser	Firestone
11	Gene Hartley	0	200	Kuzma	Offenhauser	Firestone
12	Bob Veith	0	200	Moore	Offenhauser	Firestone
13	Al Herman	0	200	Dunn	Offenhauser	Firestone
14	Jimmy Daywalt	0	200	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
15	Chuck Arnold	0	200	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
16	Jim McWithey	0	200	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
17	Eddie Sachs	0	182	Kuzma	Offenhauser	Firestone
18	Al Keller	0	163	Kuzma	Offenhauser	Firestone
19	Pat Flaherty	0	162	Watson	Offenhauser	Firestone
20	Dick Rathmann	0	150	Watson	Offenhauser	Firestone
21	Bill Cheesbourg	0	147	Kuzma	Offenhauser	Firestone
22	Don Freeland	0	136	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
23	Ray Crawford	0	115	Elder	Offenhauser	Firestone
24	Don Branson	0	112	Phillips	Offenhauser	Firestone
25	Bob Christie	0	109	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
26	Bobby Grim	0	85	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
27	Jack Turner	0	47	Christensen	Offenhauser	Firestone
28	Chuck Weyant	0	45	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
29	Jud Larson	0	45	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
30	Mike Magill	0	45	Sutton	Offenhauser	Firestone
31	Red Amick	0	45	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
32	Len Sutton	0	34	Lesovsky	Offenhauser	Firestone
33	Jimmy Bryan	0	1	Epperly	Offenhauser	Firestone

Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

No qualifying data available.

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1959 Indianapolis 500 (1959)

Date: 1959-05-30 · Circuit: Indianapolis (United States of America)

Podium

Rodger M. Ward Watson 8 pts
Royal Richard Rathmann Watson 6 pts
Johnny Thomson Lesovsky 5 pts

Race Results

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Δ	Time/Retired	Points
1	Rodger M. Ward	Watson	6	+5	3:40:49.200	8
2	Royal Richard Rathmann	Watson	3	+1	3:41:12.477	6
3	Johnny Thomson	Lesovsky	1	-2	3:41:39.840	5
4	Melvin Eugene Bettenhausen	Epperly	15	+11	3:42:36.290	3
5	Paul Goldsmith	Epperly	16	+11	3:42:55.639	2
6	Johnny Boyd	Epperly	11	+5	3:44:06.179
7	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft	12	+5	3:44:59.120
8	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft	8	0	3:44:59.730
9	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	27	+18	3:45:00.240
10	Anthony Joseph Foyt	Kuzma	17	+7	3:45:03.679
11	Leslie Eugene Hartley	Kuzma	9	-2	3:46:31.679
12	Bob Veith	Moore	7	-5	3:46:58.929
13	Al Herman	Dunn	23	+10	3:47:29.599
14	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	13	-1	3:47:30.740
15	Chuck Arnold	Kurtis Kraft	21	+6	3:49:09.059
16	Jim McWithey	Kurtis Kraft	33	+17	3:52:30.889
17	Edward Julius Sachs, Jr.	Kuzma	2	-15	Spun off
18	Al Keller	Kuzma	28	+10	Engine
19	George Francis Flaherty, Jr.	Watson	18	-1	Accident
20	James Rathmann	Watson	4	-16	Fire
21	William Bernard Cheesbourg	Kuzma	30	+9	Magneto
22	Don Freeland	Kurtis Kraft	25	+3	Magneto
23	Ray Crawford	Elder	32	+9	Accident
24	Donald L. Branson	Phillips	10	-14	Suspension
25	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft	24	-1	Engine
26	Robert Grim	Kurtis Kraft	5	-21	Magneto
27	Jack Turner	Christensen	14	-13	Fuel leak
28	Chuck Weyant	Kurtis Kraft	29	+1	Accident
29	Eugene Wesley Larson	Kurtis Kraft	19	-10	Accident
30	Charles Michael Magill	Sutton	31	+1	Accident
31	Richard Amick	Kurtis Kraft	26	-5	Accident
32	Len Sutton	Lesovsky	22	-10	Accident
33	James Ernest Bryan	Epperly	20	-13	Engine

Qualifying Top 10

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid
1	Johnny Thomson	Lesovsky	1
2	Edward Julius Sachs, Jr.	Kuzma	2
3	Royal Richard Rathmann	Watson	3
4	James Rathmann	Watson	4
5	Robert Grim	Kurtis Kraft	5
6	Rodger M. Ward	Watson	6
7	Bob Veith	Moore	7
8	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft	8
9	Leslie Eugene Hartley	Kuzma	9
10	Donald L. Branson	Phillips	10

Fastest Lap

Johnny Thomson (Lesovsky) – 3:41:39.840

Driver of the Day

Fun Facts

Biggest mover: Paul Russo (18 positions gained)
Retirements: Edward Julius Sachs, Jr., Al Keller, George Francis Flaherty, Jr., James Rathmann, William Bernard Cheesbourg, Don Freeland, Ray Crawford, Donald L. Branson, Bob Christie, Robert Grim, Jack Turner, Chuck Weyant, Eugene Wesley Larson, Charles Michael Magill, Richard Amick, Len Sutton, James Ernest Bryan