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Indianapolis USA 30 May 1959

Previous Winners
POS NO Driver Team Model Engine Type Laps Time/Reason Grid Row
   1  5 Rodger WARD WATSON  - - - 200 3h 40m 49.200s 6 2
   2  16 Jim RATHMANN WATSON - - - 200 3h 41m 12.5s 3 1
   3  3 Johnny THOMSON LESOVSKY  - - - 200 - 1 1
   4  1 Tony BETTENHAUSEN EPPERLY - - - 200 - 15 5
   5  99 Paul GOLDSMITH EPPERLY  - - - 200 - 16 6
   6  33 Johnny BOYD EPPERLY - - - 200 - 11 4
   7  37 Duane CARTER KURTIS KRAFT  - - - 200 - 12 4
   8  19 Eddie JOHNSON KURTIS KRAFT 500G Offenhauser 4 200 - 8 3
   9  45 Paul RUSSO KURTIS KRAFT  500G Offenhauser 4 200 - 27 9
   10  10 A J FOYT KUZMA - - - 200 - 17 6
   11  88 Gene HARTLEY KUZMA  - - - 200 - 9 3
   12  74 Bob VEITH MOORE - - - 200 - 7 3
   13  89 Al HERMAN DUNN  - - - 200 - 23 8
   14  66 Jimmy DAYWALT KURTIS KRAFT - - - 200 - 13 5
   15  71 Chuck ARNOLD KURTIS KRAFT  - - - 200 - 21 7
   16  58 Jim McWITHEY KURTIS KRAFT 500C Offenhauser 4 200 - 33 11
   r  44 Eddie SACHS KUZMA  - - - 182 gear tower bolt/ spin 2 1
   r  57 Al KELLER KUZMA - - - 163 pistons 28 10
   r  64 Pat FLAHERTY WATSON  - - - 162 accident 18 6
   r  73 Dick RATHMANN WATSON - - - 150 caught fire in pits 4 2
   r  53 Bill CHEESBOURG KUZMA  - - - 147 magneto 30 10
   r  15 Don FREELAND KURTIS KRAFT 500G Offenhauser 4 136 magneto 25 9
   r  49 Ray CRAWFORD ELDER  - - - 115 accident 32 11
   r  9 Don BRANSON PHILLIPS - - - 112 torsion bar 10 4
   r  65 Bob CHRISTIE KURTIS KRAFT  500C Offenhauser 4 109 rod bolt 24 8
   r  48 Bobby GRIM KURTIS KRAFT 500G Offenhauser 4 85 magneto 5 2
   r  24 Jack TURNER CHRISTENSEN  - - - 47 fuel tank 14 5
   r  47 Chuck WEYANT KURTIS KRAFT 500G Offenhauser 4 45 accident 29 10
   r  7 Jud LARSON KURTIS KRAFT  - - - 45 accident 19 7
   r  77 Mike MAGILL SUTTON - - - 45 accident 31 11
   r  87 Red AMICK KURTIS KRAFT  500C Offenhauser 4 45 accident 26 9
   r  8 Len SUTTON LESOVSKY - - - 34 accident 22 8
   r  6 Jimmy BRYAN EPPERLY  - - - 1 clutch/ cam gear 20 7