Indianapolis Grand Prix 1959: results

Round 2 of the 1959 season, 30 May 1959, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Rodger Ward won for Watson from P6 on the grid. Johnny Thomson took pole position. Fastest lap: Johnny Thomson, 1:01.890 (lap 64).

Race result

PosDriverTeamTimePoints
1Rodger WardWatson3:40:49.2008
2Jim RathmannWatson+23.2776
3Johnny ThomsonLesovsky+50.6405
4Tony BettenhausenEpperly+1:47.0903
5Paul GoldsmithEpperly+2:06.4392
6Johnny BoydEpperly+3:16.9790
7Duane CarterKurtis Kraft+4:09.9200
8Eddie JohnsonKurtis Kraft+4:10.5300
9Paul RussoKurtis Kraft+4:11.0400
10Anthony Joseph FoytKuzma+4:14.4790
11Gene HartleyKuzma+5:42.4790
12Bob VeithMoore+6:09.7290
13Al HermanDunn+6:40.3990
14Jimmy DaywaltKurtis Kraft+6:41.5400
15Chuck ArnoldKurtis Kraft+8:19.8590
16Jim McWitheyKurtis Kraft+11:41.6890
17Eddie SachsKuzmaSpun off0
18Al KellerKuzmaEngine0
19Pat FlahertyWatsonAccident0
20Dick RathmannWatsonFire0
21Bill CheesbourgKuzmaMagneto0
22Don FreelandKurtis KraftMagneto0
23Ray CrawfordElderAccident0
24Don BransonPhillipsSuspension0
25Bob ChristieKurtis KraftEngine0
26Bobby GrimKurtis KraftMagneto0
27Jack TurnerChristensenFuel leak0
28Chuck WeyantKurtis KraftAccident0
29Jud LarsonKurtis KraftAccident0
30Mike MagillSuttonAccident0
31Red AmickKurtis KraftAccident0
32Len SuttonLesovskyAccident0
33Jimmy BryanEpperlyEngine0

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest time
1Johnny ThomsonLesovsky
2Eddie SachsKuzma
3Jim RathmannWatson
4Dick RathmannWatson
5Bobby GrimKurtis Kraft
6Rodger WardWatson
7Bob VeithMoore
8Eddie JohnsonKurtis Kraft
9Gene HartleyKuzma
10Don BransonPhillips
11Johnny BoydEpperly
12Duane CarterKurtis Kraft
13Jimmy DaywaltKurtis Kraft
14Jack TurnerChristensen
15Tony BettenhausenEpperly
16Paul GoldsmithEpperly
17Anthony Joseph FoytKuzma
18Pat FlahertyWatson
19Jud LarsonKurtis Kraft
20Jimmy BryanEpperly
21Chuck ArnoldKurtis Kraft
22Len SuttonLesovsky
23Al HermanDunn
24Bob ChristieKurtis Kraft
25Don FreelandKurtis Kraft
26Red AmickKurtis Kraft
27Paul RussoKurtis Kraft
28Al KellerKuzma
29Chuck WeyantKurtis Kraft
30Bill CheesbourgKuzma
31Mike MagillSutton
32Ray CrawfordElder
33Jim McWitheyKurtis Kraft

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