1959 Indianapolis 500 Results

30 May 1959 · Round 2 of 9 · Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, USA · 200 laps · Wikipedia

Race in 1959

Qualifying Results

Qualifying results are not available before 1994. The starting grid is in the race results.

Pos	Driver	Team	Laps	Grid	+/-	Time/Status	PtsPoints
1	R. Ward Watson	Watson	200	6	+5	3:40:49.200	8
2	J. Rathmann Watson	Watson	200	3	+1	+23.280	6
3	J. Thomson Lesovsky	Lesovsky	200	1	-2	+50.640	5
4	T. Bettenhausen Epperly	Epperly	200	15	+11	+1:47.090	3
5	P. Goldsmith Epperly	Epperly	200	16	+11	+2:06.440	2
6	J. Boyd Epperly	Epperly	200	11	+5	+3:16.980	0
7	D. Carter Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	200	12	+5	+4:09.920	0
8	E. Johnson Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	200	8	0	+4:10.530	0
9	P. Russo Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	200	27	+18	+4:11.040	0
10	A. Foyt Kuzma	Kuzma	200	17	+7	+4:14.480	0
11	G. Hartley Kuzma	Kuzma	200	9	-2	+5:42.480	0
12	B. Veith Moore	Moore	200	7	-5	+6:09.730	0
13	A. Herman Dunn	Dunn	200	23	+10	+6:40.400	0
14	J. Daywalt Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	200	13	-1	+6:41.540	0
15	C. Arnold Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	200	21	+6	+8:19.860	0
16	J. McWithey Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	200	33	+17	+11:41.690	0
R	E. Sachs Kuzma	Kuzma	182	2	–	Spun off	0
R	A. Keller Kuzma	Kuzma	163	28	–	Engine	0
R	P. Flaherty Watson	Watson	162	18	–	Accident	0
R	D. Rathmann Watson	Watson	150	4	–	Heat shield fire	0
R	B. Cheesbourg Kuzma	Kuzma	147	30	–	Magneto	0
R	D. Freeland Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	136	25	–	Magneto	0
R	R. Crawford Elder	Elder	115	32	–	Accident	0
R	D. Branson Phillips	Phillips	112	10	–	Suspension	0
R	B. Christie Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	109	24	–	Engine	0
R	B. Grim Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	85	5	–	Magneto	0
R	J. Turner Christensen	Christensen	47	14	–	Fuel leak	0
R	C. Weyant Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	45	29	–	Accident	0
R	J. Larson Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	45	19	–	Accident	0
R	M. Magill Sutton	Sutton	45	31	–	Accident	0