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1958 Indianapolis 500

1958 Indianapolis 500 is 68th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Indianapolis circuit. Dick Rathmann won the pole position, Jimmy Bryan won this race. George Amick and Johnny Boyd also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1958 Netherlands Grand Prix
Next race: 1958 Belgium Grand Prix
Race Start: 30th May 1958

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1958 Indianapolis 500

2nd victory for the Epperly team
1st victory for the Jimmy Bryan
3rd podium for the Jimmy Bryan
1st podium for the George Amick
1st podium for the Johnny Boyd

1958 Indianapolis 500

1958 Indianapolis 500

Salih ?? 1957 - 1958 Indianapolis 500 winner

Salih ?? 1957 #1 - 1958 Indianapolis 500 winner

1958 Indianapolis 500 results

Position Name Car Points Result Lap Team
1 Jimmy Bryan Salih ?? 1957, #1 8.00  3h 44m 13.800s  ( 215.297 km/h ) 200 Belond AP/George Salih
2 George Amick Epperly ?? 1958, #99 6.00  3h 44m 41.129s  ( +27.329s ) 200 Norman Demler
3 Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft 500G, #9 4.00  3h 45m 23.470s  ( +1m 09.670s ) 200 Bowes Seal Fast Racing
4 Tony Bettenhausen Epperly ?? 1958, #33 4.00  3h 45m 48.610s  ( +1m 34.811s ) 200 Jones & Maley Cars
5 Jim Rathmann Epperly ?? 1957, #2 2.00  3h 45m 49.420s  ( +1m 35.620s ) 200 Leader Card 500
6 Jimmy Reece Watson ?? 1958, #16 0  3h 46m 30.750s  ( +2m 16.950s ) 200 John Zink
7 Don Freeland Phillips ?? 1957, #26 0  3h 46m 34.860s  ( +2m 21.061s ) 200 Bob Estes
8 Jud Larson Watson ?? 1956, #44 0  3h 49m 47.820s  ( +5m 34.021s ) 200 John Zink
9 Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft 500G, #61 0  3h 50m 29.560s  ( +6m 15.760s ) 200 Bryant Heating
10 Bill Cheesbourg Kurtis Kraft 500F, #54 0  3h 52m 17.390s  ( +8m 03.590s ) 200 Novi Racing
11 Al Keller Kurtis Kraft 500G, #52 0  3h 53m 28.000s  ( +9m 14.200s ) 200 Bardahl/Pat Clancy
12 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 500G, #45 0  3h 53m 54.650s  ( +9m 40.851s ) 200 Fred Gerhardt
13 Johnnie Tolan Kuzma ?? 1957, #19 0  3h 54m 06.040s  ( +9m 52.240s ) 200 Greenman-Casale
14 Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 500E, #65 0  Spin 189 Federal Engineering
15 Dempsey Wilson Kuzma ?? 1956, #59 0  Clutch 151 Bob Sorenson
16 A.J. Foyt Kuzma ?? 1955, #29 0  Spin 148 Dean Van Lines
17 Mike Magill Kurtis Kraft 500G, #77 0  Black flag 136 Dayton Steel Foundry
18 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 500F, #15 0  Radiator 122 Novi Racing
19 Shorty Templeman Kurtis Kraft 500C, #83 0  Brakes 116 McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports
20 Rodger Ward Lesovsky ?? 1957, #8 0  Magneto 93 Wolcott Fuel Injection
21 Billy Garrett Kurtis Kraft 500G, #43 0  Gearbox 80 H.A. Chapman
22 Eddie Sachs Kuzma ?? 1956, #88 0  Joint 68 Peter Schmidt
23 Johnny Thomson Kurtis Kraft 500H, #7 0  Steering 52 D-A Lubricants Racing
24 Chuck Weyant Dunn ?? 1957, #89 0  Accident 38 Dunn Engineering
25 Jack Turner Lesovsky ?? 1956, #25 0  Fuel pump 21 Massaglia Hotels
26 Bob Veith Kurtis Kraft 500G, #14 0  Accident 1 Bowes Seal Fast Racing
27 Dick Rathmann Watson ?? 1958, #97 0  Accident 0 McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports
28 Ed Elisian Watson ?? 1957, #5 0  Accident 0 John Zink
29 Pat O'connor Kurtis Kraft 500G, #4 0  Fatal accident 0 Sumar/Chapman Root
30 Paul Goldsmith Kurtis Kraft 500G, #31 0  Accident 0 City of Daytona
31 Jerry Unser Kurtis Kraft 500G, #92 0  Accident 0 Roy McKay
32 Len Sutton Kurtis Kraft 500G, #68 0  Accident 0 Jim Robbins
33 Art Bisch Kurtis Kraft 500C, #57 0  Accident 0 Helse / H.H. Johnson
nq Jack Ensley Kurtis Kraft 500D, #17 0     Ansted Rotary
nq Fred Agabashian Kuzma ?? 1956, #75 0     D-A Lubricants Racing
nq Elmer George Kuzma ?? 1958, #28 0     Ansted Rotary
nq Jimmy Daywalt, Len Sutton Kurtis Kraft 500C, #82 0     Central Excavating/Pete Salemi
nq Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft 500C, #24 0     Hoyt Machine/Fred Sommer
nq Marshall Teague Kurtis Kraft 500G, #18 0     Sumar/Chapman Root
nq Bill Homeier Kurtis Kraft 500C, #74 0     Kurtis-Kraft / Smith
nq Bob Cortner Kurtis Kraft 3000D, #93 0     McKay's Bulldog
nq Leroy Warriner, Bill Homeier Kurtis Kraft 500C, #95 0     Safety Auto Glass
nq Art Bisch Kurtis Kraft 500D, #17 0     Ansted Rotary
nq Troy Ruttman Kuzma ?? 1958, #98 0     J.C. Agajanian
nq Rex Easton Kurtis Kraft 500G, #10 0     Hoover Motor Express
nq Al Herman Kuzma ?? 1956, #75 0     D-A Lubricants Racing
nq Jerry Unser Kurtis Kraft 500A, #51 0     Duncan
nq Rex Easton Kurtis Kraft 500A, #72 0     Wyandotte Tool
nq Dempsey Wilson Curtis ?? 1958, #71 0     Hall-Mar
nq Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 500D, #69 0     Federal Engineering
nq Jim Mcwithey Snowberger ?? 1957, #66 0     Federal Engineering
nq Joe Giba Kurtis Kraft 500D, #62 0     Carl Anderson
nq Jerry Unser Kurtis Kraft 500C, #48 0     Sumar/Chapman Root
nq Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 500G, #49 0     Meguiar's Mirror/Crawford
nq Van Johnson Kurtis Kraft 500C, #58 0     Ray Brady
nq Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 500C, #57 0     Helse / H.H. Johnson
nq Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 500G, #56 0     City of Memphis
nq Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft 500C, #55 0     Sclavi & Amos
nq Juan Manuel Fangio Kurtis Kraft 500F, #54 0     Novi Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1958 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Position Name Car Result Team
1 Dick Rathmann Watson ?? 1958, #97 4m 6.62s McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports
2 Ed Elisian Watson ?? 1957, #5 4m 6.7s John Zink
3 Jimmy Reece Watson ?? 1958, #16 4m 7.4s John Zink
4 Bob Veith Kurtis Kraft 500G, #14 4m 8.48s Bowes Seal Fast Racing
5 Pat O'connor Kurtis Kraft 500G, #4 4m 8.58s Sumar/Chapman Root
6 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 500G, #45 4m 8.82s Fred Gerhardt
7 Jimmy Bryan Salih ?? 1957, #1 4m 9.68s Belond AP/George Salih
8 Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft 500G, #9 4m 9.96s Bowes Seal Fast Racing
9 Tony Bettenhausen Epperly ?? 1958, #33 4m 10.14s Jones & Maley Cars
10 Jack Turner Lesovsky ?? 1956, #25 4m 10.98s Massaglia Hotels
11 Rodger Ward Lesovsky ?? 1957, #8 4m 11.28s Wolcott Fuel Injection
13 Don Freeland Phillips ?? 1957, #26 4m 11.69s Bob Estes
14 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 500F, #15 4m 11.82s Novi Racing
15 Billy Garrett Kurtis Kraft 500G, #43 4m 12.14s H.A. Chapman
16 Paul Goldsmith Kurtis Kraft 500G, #31 4m 12.2s City of Daytona
17 Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 500E, #65 4m 13.07s Federal Engineering
18 Eddie Sachs Kuzma ?? 1956, #88 4m 8.86s Peter Schmidt
19 Jud Larson Watson ?? 1956, #44 4m 10.85s John Zink
20 Jim Rathmann Epperly ?? 1957, #2 4m 11.49s Leader Card 500
21 Al Keller Kurtis Kraft 500G, #52 4m 11.87s Bardahl/Pat Clancy
22 Johnny Thomson Kurtis Kraft 500H, #7 4m 11.91s D-A Lubricants Racing
23 Shorty Templeman Kurtis Kraft 500C, #83 4m 12.07s McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports
24 Jerry Unser Kurtis Kraft 500C, #48 4m 12.18s Sumar/Chapman Root
25 George Amick Epperly ?? 1958, #99 4m 12.26s Norman Demler
26 Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft 500G, #61 4m 12.33s Bryant Heating
27 Len Sutton Kurtis Kraft 500G, #68 4m 12.36s Jim Robbins
28 Art Bisch Kurtis Kraft 500D, #17 4m 12.4s Ansted Rotary
29 Chuck Weyant Dunn ?? 1957, #89 4m 12.44s Dunn Engineering
31 Mike Magill Kurtis Kraft 500G, #77 4m 13.03s Dayton Steel Foundry
32 Dempsey Wilson Kuzma ?? 1956, #59 4m 28.11s Bob Sorenson
33 Bill Cheesbourg Kurtis Kraft 500F, #54 4m 12.55s Novi Racing
0 Jack Ensley Kurtis Kraft 500D, #17 0 Ansted Rotary
0 Bill Homeier Kurtis Kraft 500C, #74 0 Kurtis-Kraft / Smith
0 Al Herman, Fred Agabashian Kuzma ?? 1956, #75 0 D-A Lubricants Racing
0 Jimmy Daywalt, Len Sutton Kurtis Kraft 500C, #82 0 Central Excavating/Pete Salemi
0 Marshall Teague Kurtis Kraft 500G, #18 0 Sumar/Chapman Root
0 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 500D, #69 0 Federal Engineering
0 Jerry Unser Kurtis Kraft 500G, #92 0 Roy McKay
0 Bob Cortner Kurtis Kraft 3000D, #93 0 McKay's Bulldog
0 Leroy Warriner, Bill Homeier Kurtis Kraft 500C, #95 0 Safety Auto Glass
0 Troy Ruttman Kuzma ?? 1958, #98 0 J.C. Agajanian
0 Rex Easton Kurtis Kraft 500G, #10 0 Hoover Motor Express
0 Rex Easton Kurtis Kraft 500A, #72 0 Wyandotte Tool
0 Dempsey Wilson Curtis ?? 1958, #71 0 Hall-Mar
0 A.J. Foyt Kuzma ?? 1955, #29 0 Dean Van Lines
0 Jim Mcwithey Snowberger ?? 1957, #66 0 Federal Engineering
0 Johnnie Tolan Kuzma ?? 1957, #19 0 Greenman-Casale
0 Joe Giba Kurtis Kraft 500D, #62 0 Carl Anderson
0 Van Johnson Kurtis Kraft 500C, #58 0 Ray Brady
0 Fred Agabashian, Art Bisch Kurtis Kraft 500C, #57 0 Helse / H.H. Johnson
0 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 500G, #56 0 City of Memphis
0 Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft 500C, #55 0 Sclavi & Amos
0 Juan Manuel Fangio Kurtis Kraft 500F, #54 0 Novi Racing
0 Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft 500C, #24 0 Hoyt Machine/Fred Sommer
0 Jerry Unser Kurtis Kraft 500A, #51 0 Duncan
0 Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 500G, #49 0 Meguiar's Mirror/Crawford
0 Elmer George Kuzma ?? 1958, #28 0 Ansted Rotary

List of all cars for the 1958 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Kurtis Kraft 500G

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kurtis Kraft 500A

DeSoto V8

Kuzma ?? 1958

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Curtis ?? 1958

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kurtis Kraft 500H

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Watson ?? 1958

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Epperly ?? 1958

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Snowberger ?? 1957

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Watson ?? 1957

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Lesovsky ?? 1957

Offenhauser SC

Dunn ?? 1957

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kuzma ?? 1957

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Phillips ?? 1957

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kurtis Kraft 500C

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Epperly ?? 1957

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Salih ?? 1957

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kurtis Kraft 3000D

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kurtis Kraft 500F

Novi SC

Kurtis Kraft 500G

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Lesovsky ?? 1956

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kuzma ?? 1956

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Watson ?? 1956

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kuzma ?? 1955

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kurtis Kraft 500A

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kurtis Kraft 500D

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kurtis Kraft 500E

Offenhauser L4 4.5