«1959-02»Indianapolis Grand Prix - XLIII 500 Mile Race
1959-05-30 Indianapolis - Indianapolis Motor Speedway - 200 laps × 4.023 km : 804.6 km
EntrantsQualyGridRaceLap-by-LapFastest Laps•Driver StandingsConstructor Standings
CarDriverChassisEngineTyresTeam Name
1 Tony Bettenhausen Epperly Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneHoover Motor Express
3 Johnny Thomson Lesovsky ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneRacing Associates
5 Rodger Ward Watson Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneLeader Card 500
6 Jimmy Bryan Epperly Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneBelond AP/George Salih
7 Jud Larson Kurtis Kraft 500H Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneBowes Seal Fast/Bignotti
8 Len Sutton Lesovsky ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneWolcott Memorial Racing
9 Don Branson Phillips ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneBob Estes
10 AJ Foyt Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneDean Van Lines
12 Ralph Liguori Maserati 420M Maserati V8 FirestoneEl Dorado Italia
15 Don Freeland Kurtis Kraft 500G Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneJim Robbins
16 Jim Rathmann Watson Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneSimoniz/Lindsey Hopkins
17 Johnny Kay Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneSafety Auto Glass
19 Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft 500G Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneBryant Heating
21 Earl Motter Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneDean Van Lines
24 Jack Turner Christensen ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneTravelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz
25 Bill Cheesbourg Kurtis Kraft 500G Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneHardwood Door
33 Johnny Boyd Epperly Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneBowes Seal Fast/Bignotti
34 Dempsey Wilson Kurtis Kraft 500F Novi L8 c 3.0 FirestoneNovi Racing
37 Duane Carter Kurtis Kraft 500H Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneSmokey Yunick
38 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 500F Novi L8 c 3.0 FirestoneNovi Racing
39 Rex Easton Lesovsky ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneMassaglia Hotels
41 Ralph Liguori Kurtis Kraft 500G Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneSumar/Chapman Root
41 Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft 500G Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneSumar/Chapman Root
42 Bill Homeier Kurtis Kraft 500G Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneGo-Kart/C.O. Prather
43 Johnnie Tolan Lesovsky ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneH.A. Chapman
44 Eddie Sachs Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestonePeter Schmidt
45 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 500G Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneBardahl/Fred Gerhardt
47 Chuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft 500G Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneRoy McKay
48 Bobby Grim Kurtis Kraft 500G Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneSumar/Chapman Root
49 Ray Crawford Elder ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneMeguiar's Mirror/Crawford
51 Bob Cortner Cornis ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneCornis Engineering
52 Jud Larson Watson Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneLeader Cards Inc
53 Bill Cheesbourg Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneGreenman-Casale
54 Don Edmunds Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneBill Forbes Racing
55 Gene Force Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneSclavi & Amos
55 Jim Packard Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneSclavi & Amos
57 Jerry Unser Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneHelse / H.H. Johnson
57 Al Keller Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneHelse / H.H. Johnson
58 Jim McWithey Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneRay Brady
62 Bill Homeier Kurtis Kraft 500G Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneRusco Battery Cable
64 Pat Flaherty Watson Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneJohn Zink
65 Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneFederal Engineering
66 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 500E Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneFederal Engineering
69 Shorty Templeman Kurtis Kraft 500C Maserati V8 FirestoneFrank Arciero
71 Chuck Arnold Kurtis Kraft ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneHall-Mar
72 Chuck Arnold Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneSpeed International
73 Dick Rathmann Watson Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneMcNamara/Kalamazoo Sports
74 Bob Veith Moore ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneJohn Zink
77 Mike Magill Sutton ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneDayton Steel Foundry
78 Bob Schroeder Kurtis Kraft 500D Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneMidwest Manufacturing
78 Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft 500D Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneMidwest Manufacturing
78 Gene Force Kurtis Kraft 500D Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneMidwest Manufacturing
82 Dempsey Wilson Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneCentral Excavating/Pete Salemi
82 Chuck Rodee Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneCentral Excavating/Pete Salemi
87 Red Amick Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneWheeler-Foutch
88 Gene Hartley Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneDrewry's/R.T. Marley
89 Al Herman Dunn ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneDunn Engineering
91 Johnny Moorhouse Kurtis Kraft 500G Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneBinter
92 Jack Ensley Kurtis Kraft 500G Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneMcKay's Bulldog
93 Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft 500G Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneMcKay's Bulldog
98 Eddie Russo Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneJ.C. Agajanian
98 Chuck Daigh Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneJ.C. Agajanian
99 Paul Goldsmith Epperly Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneNorman Demler