1959 USAC Indianapolis 500
Date
May 30, 1959
Circuit
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Distance
4.025 Km x 200 Laps = 805.00 Km
Pole Position
Johnny Thomson , 4.06.73
Fastest Lap
Johnny Thomson , 1.01.89

Race Result

Race Result

Race uploaded by EtienneLarconce
Pos Driver Laps Time/Retire
1 Rodger Ward 200 3h40m49.20
2 Jim Rathmann 200 3h41m12.47
3 Johnny Thomson 200 3h41m39.85
4 Tony Bettenhausen 200 3h42m36.25
5 Paul Goldsmith 200 3h42m55.60
6 Johnny Boyd 200 3h44m06.23
7 Duane Carter 200 3h44m59.15
8 Eddie Johnson 200 3h44m59.69
9 Paul Russo 200 3h45m00.24
10 A.J.Foyt 200 3h45m03.65
11 Gene Hartley 200 3h46m31.64
12 Bob Veith 200 3h46m58.91
13 Al Herman 200 3h47m29.57
14 Jimmy Daywalt 200 3h47m30.72
15 Chuck Arnold 200 3h49m09.05
16 Jim McWithey 200 3h52m30.93
DNF Eddie Sachs 182 Gear Train
DNF Al Keller 163 Piston
DNF Pat Flaherty 162 Accident
DNF Dick Rathmann 150 Car On Fire
DNF Bill Cheesbourg 147 Magneto
DNF Don Freeland 136 Valve Spring
DNF Ray Crawford 115 Accident
DNF Don Branson 112 Torsion Bar
DNF Bob Christie 109 Rod Bolt
DNF Bobby Grim 85 Piston
DNF Jack Turner 47 Fuel Tank
DNF Chuck Weyant 45 Accident
DNF Jud Larson 45 Accident
DNF Mike Magill 45 Accident
DNF Red Amick 34 Accident
DNF Len Sutton 1 Accident
DNF Jimmy Bryan 0 Cam Housing

Did not qualify

Driver
Tony Bettenhausen Accident
Eddie Russo
Ralph Liguori Too Slow
Johnny Kay
Earl Motter Accident
Bill Cheesbourg
Dempsey Wilson
Paul Russo
Rex Easton Too Slow
Ralph Liguori Jimmy Davies
Bill Homeier
Johnny Tolan
Bob Cortner Fatal Accident
Jud Larson
Don Edmunds
Gene Force
Jim Packard Accident
Jerry Unser Fatal Accident
Bill Homeier Too Slow
Shorty Templeman
Chuck Arnold
Shorty Templeman Too Slow
Gene Force Eddie Russo Bob Schroeder
Dempsey Wilson Chuck Rodee
John Moorhouse Accident
Jack Ensley
Eddie Russo
Chuck Daigh
Eddie Russo Too Slow

Qualifying Result

Qualifying Result

Qualifying Result

Qualifying uploaded by EtienneLarconce / Alex1662
Pos Driver Time
1 Johnny Thomson 4.06.73
2 Eddie Sachs 4.07.55
3 Jim Rathmann 4.09.25
4 Dick Rathmann 4.09.57
5 Bobby Grim 4.09.61
6 Rodger Ward 4.09.94
7 Bob Veith 4.09.96
8 Eddie Johnson 4.10.00
9 Gene Hartley 4.10.74
10 Don Branson 4.11.20
11 Johnny Boyd 4.12.08
12 Duane Carter 4.12.11
13 Jimmy Daywalt 4.08.82
14 Jack Turner 4.10.91
15 Tony Bettenhausen 4.12.24
16 Paul Goldsmith 4.12.33
17 A.J.Foyt 4.12.37
18 Pat Flaherty 4.12.81
19 Jud Larson 4.12.99
20 Jimmy Bryan 4.13.31
21 Chuck Arnold 4.13.31
22 Len Sutton 4.13.33
23 Al Herman 4.13.63
24 Bob Christie 4.11.32
25 Don Freeland 4.11.32
26 Red Amick 4.11.88
27 Paul Russo 4.12.84
28 Al Keller 4.13.42
29 Chuck Weyant 4.13.61
30 Bill Cheesbourg 4.13.90
31 Mike Magill 4.14.45
32 Ray Crawford 4.14.69
33 Jim McWithey 4.14.93
34 Rex Easton ??
35 Shorty Templeman ??
36 Ralph Liguori ??
37 Eddie Russo ??
38 Bill Homeier ??
39 Tony Bettenhausen -
40 Eddie Russo -
41 Johnny Kay -
42 Earl Motter -
43 Bill Cheesbourg -
44 Dempsey Wilson -
45 Paul Russo -
46 Ralph Liguori -
47 Jimmy Davies -
48 Bill Homeier -
49 Johnny Tolan -
50 Bob Cortner -
51 Jud Larson -
52 Don Edmunds -
53 Jim Packard -
54 Gene Force -
55 Jerry Unser -
56 Shorty Templeman -
57 Chuck Arnold -
58 Bob Schroeder -
59 Gene Force -
60 Eddie Russo -
61 Chuck Rodee -
62 Dempsey Wilson -
63 John Moorhouse -
64 Jack Ensley -
65 Eddie Russo -
66 Chuck Daigh -

Entry List

Entry List

Lap chart

Lap chart

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AVG Lap chart

AVG Lap chart

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