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1959 Indianapolis 500

1959 Indianapolis 500 is 77th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Indianapolis circuit. Johnny Thomson won the pole position, Rodger Ward won this race. Jim Rathmann and Johnny Thomson also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1959 Monaco Grand Prix
Next race: 1959 Netherlands Grand Prix
Race Start: 30th May 1959

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1959 Indianapolis 500

2nd victory for the Watson team
1st victory for the Rodger Ward
1st podium for the Rodger Ward
3rd podium for the Jim Rathmann
1st podium for the Johnny Thomson

Rodger Ward - Winner of the 1959 Indianapolis 500

1959 Indianapolis 500

Watson ?? 1959 #5 - 1959 Indianapolis 500 winner

1959 Indianapolis 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Rodger Ward	Watson ?? 1959, #5	8.00	3h 40m 49.200s ( 218.621 km/h )	200	Leader Card 500
2	Jim Rathmann	Watson ?? 1959, #16	6.00	3h 41m 12.477s ( +23.276s )	200	Simoniz/Lindsey Hopkins
3	Johnny Thomson	Lesovsky ?? 1959, #3	5.00	3h 41m 39.840s ( +50.640s )	200	Racing Associates
4	Tony Bettenhausen	Epperly ?? 1958, #1	3.00	3h 42m 36.290s ( +1m 47.090s )	200	Hoover Motor Express
5	Paul Goldsmith	Epperly ?? 1958, #99	2.00	3h 42m 55.640s ( +2m 06.439s )	200	Norman Demler
6	Johnny Boyd	Epperly ?? 1959, #33	0	3h 44m 06.180s ( +3m 16.979s )	200	Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti
7	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft 500H, #37	0	3h 44m 59.120s ( +4m 09.920s )	200	Smokey Yunick
8	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #19	0	3h 44m 59.730s ( +4m 10.530s )	200	Bryant Heating
9	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #45	0	3h 45m 00.240s ( +4m 11.040s )	200	Bardahl/Fred Gerhardt
10	A.J. Foyt	Kuzma ?? 1959, #10	0	3h 45m 03.680s ( +4m 14.479s )	200	Dean Van Lines
11	Gene Hartley	Kuzma ?? 1956, #88	0	3h 46m 31.680s ( +5m 42.479s )	200	Drewry's/R.T. Marley
12	Bob Veith	Moore ?? 1959, #74	0	3h 46m 58.930s ( +6m 09.729s )	200	John Zink
13	Al Herman	Dunn ?? 1957, #89	0	3h 47m 29.600s ( +6m 40.399s )	200	Dunn Engineering
14	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft 500E, #66	0	3h 47m 30.740s ( +6m 41.540s )	200	Federal Engineering
15	Chuck Arnold	Curtis ?? 1958, #71	0	3h 49m 09.060s ( +8m 19.859s )	200	Hall-Mar
16	Jim Mcwithey	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #58	0	3h 52m 30.890s ( +11m 41.689s )	200	Ray Brady
17	Eddie Sachs	Kuzma ?? 1959, #44	0	Spin	182	Peter Schmidt
18	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #57	0	Engine	163	Helse / H.H. Johnson
19	Pat Flaherty	Watson ?? 1958, #64	0	Accident	162	John Zink
20	Dick Rathmann	Watson ?? 1958, #73	0	Fire	150	McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports
21	Bill Cheesbourg	Kuzma ?? 1957, #53	0	Magneto	147	Greenman-Casale
22	Don Freeland	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #15	0	Magneto	136	Jim Robbins
23	Ray Crawford	Elder ?? 1959, #49	0	Accident	115	Meguiar's Mirror/Crawford
24	Don Branson	Phillips ?? 1959, #9	0	Suspension	112	Bob Estes
25	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft 500D, #65	0	Engine	109	Federal Engineering
26	Bobby Grim	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #48	0	Magneto	85	Sumar/Chapman Root
27	Jack Turner	Christiansen ?? 1959, #24	0	Tank	47	Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz
28	Chuck Weyant	Kurtis Kraft 500J, #47	0	Accident	45	Roy McKay
29	Jud Larson	Kurtis Kraft 500J, #7	0	Accident	45	Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti
30	Mike Magill	Walther ?? 1959, #77	0	Accident	45	Dayton Steel Foundry
31	Red Amick	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #87	0	Accident	45	Wheeler-Foutch
32	Len Sutton	Lesovsky ?? 1957, #8	0	Accident	34	Wolcott Memorial Racing
33	Jimmy Bryan	Salih ?? 1957, #6	0	Clutch	1	Belond AP/George Salih
nq	Dempsey Wilson	Kurtis Kraft 500F, #34	0			Novi Racing
nq	Ralph Liguori	Maserati 420M, #12	0			El Dorado Italia
nq	Eddie Russo, Chuck Daigh	Kuzma ?? 1958, #98	0			J.C. Agajanian
nq	Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #93	0			McKay's Bulldog
nq	Jack Ensley	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #92	0			McKay's Bulldog
nq	Johnny Moorhouse	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #91	0			Binter
nq	Johnny Kay	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #17	0			Safety Auto Glass
nq	Earl Motter	Kuzma ?? 1955, #21	0			Dean Van Lines
nq	Bill Cheesbourg	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #25	0			Hardwood Door
nq	Chuck Rodee, Dempsey Wilson	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #82	0			Central Excavating/Pete Salemi
nq	Gene Force, Bob Schroeder, Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft 500D, #78	0			Midwest Manufacturing
nq	Don Edmunds	Kuzma ?? 1958, #54	0			Bill Forbes Racing
nq	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft 500F, #38	0			Novi Racing
nq	Rex Easton	Lesovsky ?? 1956, #39	0			Massaglia Hotels
nq	Chuck Arnold	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #72	0			Speed International
nq	Ralph Liguori	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #41	0			Sumar/Chapman Root
nq	Shorty Templeman	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #69	0			Frank Arciero
nq	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #41	0			Sumar/Chapman Root
nq	Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #42	0			Go-Kart/C.O. Prather
nq	Johnnie Tolan	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #43	0			H.A. Chapman
nq	Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #62	0			Rusco Battery Cable
nq	Bob Cortner	Cornis ???, #51	0	Fatal accident		Cornis Engineering
nq	Jerry Unser	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #57	0	Fatal accident		Helse / H.H. Johnson
nq	Jud Larson	Watson D, #52	0			Leader Cards Inc
nq	Jim Packard, Gene Force	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #55	0			Sclavi & Amos

Qualifying Results for the 1959 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Johnny Thomson	Lesovsky ?? 1959, #3	4m 6.73s	Racing Associates
2	Eddie Sachs	Kuzma ?? 1959, #44	4m 7.55s	Peter Schmidt
3	Jim Rathmann	Watson ?? 1959, #16	4m 9.25s	Simoniz/Lindsey Hopkins
4	Dick Rathmann	Watson ?? 1958, #73	4m 9.57s	McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports
5	Bobby Grim	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #48	4m 9.61s	Sumar/Chapman Root
6	Rodger Ward	Watson ?? 1959, #5	4m 9.94s	Leader Card 500
7	Bob Veith	Moore ?? 1959, #74	4m 9.96s	John Zink
8	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #19	4m 10s	Bryant Heating
9	Gene Hartley	Kuzma ?? 1956, #88	4m 10.74s	Drewry's/R.T. Marley
10	Don Branson	Phillips ?? 1959, #9	4m 11.2s	Bob Estes
11	Johnny Boyd	Epperly ?? 1959, #33	4m 12.08s	Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti
12	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft 500H, #37	4m 12.11s	Smokey Yunick
13	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft 500E, #66	4m 8.82s	Federal Engineering
14	Jack Turner	Christiansen ?? 1959, #24	4m 10.91s	Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz
15	Tony Bettenhausen	Epperly ?? 1958, #1	4m 12.24s	Hoover Motor Express
16	Paul Goldsmith	Epperly ?? 1958, #99	4m 12.33s	Norman Demler
18	Pat Flaherty	Watson ?? 1958, #64	4m 12.81s	John Zink
19	Jud Larson	Kurtis Kraft 500J, #7	4m 12.99s	Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti
20	Jimmy Bryan	Salih ?? 1957, #6	4m 13.31s	Belond AP/George Salih
21	Chuck Arnold	Curtis ?? 1958, #71	4m 13.31s	Hall-Mar
22	Len Sutton	Lesovsky ?? 1957, #8	4m 13.33s	Wolcott Memorial Racing
23	Al Herman	Dunn ?? 1957, #89	4m 13.63s	Dunn Engineering
24	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft 500D, #65	4m 11.32s	Federal Engineering
25	Don Freeland	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #15	4m 11.65s	Jim Robbins
26	Red Amick	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #87	4m 11.88s	Wheeler-Foutch
27	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft 500F, #38	4m 12.84s	Novi Racing
28	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #57	4m 13.42s	Helse / H.H. Johnson
29	Chuck Weyant	Kurtis Kraft 500J, #47	4m 13.61s	Roy McKay
30	Bill Cheesbourg	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #25	4m 13.9s	Hardwood Door
31	Mike Magill	Walther ?? 1959, #77	4m 14.45s	Dayton Steel Foundry
32	Ray Crawford	Elder ?? 1959, #49	4m 14.69s	Meguiar's Mirror/Crawford
33	Jim Mcwithey	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #58	4m 14.93s	Ray Brady
0	A.J. Foyt	Kuzma ?? 1959, #10	0	Dean Van Lines
0	Chuck Arnold	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #72	0	Speed International
0	Eddie Russo	Kuzma ?? 1958, #98	0	J.C. Agajanian
0	Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #62	0	Rusco Battery Cable
0	Gene Force, Eddie Russo, Bob Schroeder	Kurtis Kraft 500D, #78	0	Midwest Manufacturing
0	Chuck Daigh	Kuzma ?? 1958, #98	0	J.C. Agajanian
0	Dempsey Wilson, Chuck Rodee	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #82	0	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi
0	Johnny Moorhouse	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #91	0	Binter
0	Jack Ensley	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #92	0	McKay's Bulldog
0	Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #93	0	McKay's Bulldog
0	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #45	0	Bardahl/Fred Gerhardt
0	Dempsey Wilson	Kurtis Kraft 500F, #34	0	Novi Racing
0	Earl Motter	Kuzma ?? 1955, #21	0	Dean Van Lines
0	Rex Easton	Lesovsky ?? 1956, #39	0	Massaglia Hotels
0	Ralph Liguori, Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #41	0	Sumar/Chapman Root
0	Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #42	0	Go-Kart/C.O. Prather
0	Johnnie Tolan	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #43	0	H.A. Chapman
0	Johnny Kay	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #17	0	Safety Auto Glass
0	Shorty Templeman	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #69	0	Frank Arciero
0	Bob Cortner	Cornis ???, #51	0	Cornis Engineering
0	Jud Larson	Watson D, #52	0	Leader Cards Inc
0	Bill Cheesbourg	Kuzma ?? 1957, #53	0	Greenman-Casale
0	Don Edmunds	Kuzma ?? 1958, #54	0	Bill Forbes Racing
0	Gene Force, Jim Packard	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #55	0	Sclavi & Amos
0	Jerry Unser	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #57	0	Helse / H.H. Johnson
0	Ralph Liguori	Maserati 420M, #12	0	El Dorado Italia