«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
PosGridCarDriverConstructorLapsTime / GapIntervalPoints
165 Rodger Ward Watson • Offenhauser2003:40:49.200218.622 km/h8
2316 Jim Rathmann Watson • Offenhauser200+23.277+23.2776
313 Johnny Thomson Lesovsky • Offenhauser200+50.640+27.3635
4151 Tony Bettenhausen Epperly • Offenhauser200+01:47.090+56.4503
51699 Paul Goldsmith Epperly • Offenhauser200+02:06.440+19.3502
61133 Johnny Boyd Epperly • Offenhauser200+03:16.980+01:10.540
71237 Duane Carter Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser200+04:09.920+52.940
8819 Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser200+04:10.530+00.610
92738 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft • Novi200+04:11.040+00.510
101710 AJ Foyt Kuzma • Offenhauser200+04:14.480+03.440
11988 Gene Hartley Kuzma • Offenhauser200+05:42.480+01:28.000
12774 Bob Veith Moore • Offenhauser200+06:09.730+27.250
132389 Al Herman Dunn • Offenhauser200+06:40.400+30.670
141366 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser200+06:41.540+01.140
152171 Chuck Arnold Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser200+08:19.860+01:38.320
163358 Jim McWithey Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser200+11:41.690+03:21.830
17244 Eddie Sachs Kuzma • Offenhauser182spin
182857 Al Keller Kuzma • Offenhauser163engine
191864 Pat Flaherty Watson • Offenhauser162accident
20473 Dick Rathmann Watson • Offenhauser150fire
213025 Bill Cheesbourg Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser147magneto
222515 Don Freeland Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser136magneto
233249 Ray Crawford Elder • Offenhauser115accident
24109 Don Branson Phillips • Offenhauser112suspension
252465 Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser109engine
26548 Bobby Grim Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser85magneto
271424 Jack Turner Christensen • Offenhauser47tank
282947 Chuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser45accident
29197 Jud Larson Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser45accident
303177 Mike Magill Sutton • Offenhauser45accident
312687 Red Amick Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser45accident
32228 Len Sutton Lesovsky • Offenhauser34accident
33206 Jimmy Bryan Epperly • Offenhauser1clutch
DNQ12 Ralph Liguori Maserati
DNQ17 Johnny Kay Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser
DNQ21 Earl Motter Kuzma • Offenhauser
DNQ3025 Bill Cheesbourg Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser
DNQ34 Dempsey Wilson Kurtis Kraft • Novi
DNQ2738 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft • Novi
DNQ39 Rex Easton Lesovsky • Offenhauser
DNQ12 Ralph Liguori Maserati
DNQ41 Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser
DNQ42 Bill Homeier Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser
DNQ43 Johnnie Tolan Lesovsky • Offenhauser
DNQ51 Bob Cortner Cornis • Offenhauserfatal accident
DNQ197 Jud Larson Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser
DNQ54 Don Edmunds Kuzma • Offenhauser
DNQ55 Gene Force Kuzma • Offenhauser
DNQ55 Jim Packard Kuzma • Offenhauser
DNQ57 Jerry Unser Kuzma • Offenhauserfatal accident
DNQ42 Bill Homeier Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser
DNQ69 Shorty Templeman Kurtis Kraft • Maserati
DNQ2171 Chuck Arnold Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser
DNQ78 Bob Schroeder Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser
DNQ55 Gene Force Kuzma • Offenhauser
DNQ78 Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser
DNQ82 Chuck Rodee Kuzma • Offenhauser
DNQ34 Dempsey Wilson Kurtis Kraft • Novi
DNQ91 Johnny Moorhouse Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser
DNQ92 Jack Ensley Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser
DNQ78 Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser
DNQ98 Chuck Daigh Kuzma • Offenhauser
DNQ78 Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft • Offenhauser
Fastest lap - 01:01.890 - 234.009 km/h - Johnny Thomson (lap 64)