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1960 Indianapolis 500

1960 Indianapolis 500 is 87th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Indianapolis circuit. Eddie Sachs won the pole position, Jim Rathmann won this race. Rodger Ward and Paul Goldsmith also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1960 Monaco Grand Prix
Next race: 1960 Netherlands Grand Prix
Race Start: 30th May 1960

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1960 Indianapolis 500

3rd victory for the Watson team
1st victory for the Jim Rathmann
4th podium for the Jim Rathmann
2nd podium for the Rodger Ward
1st podium for the Paul Goldsmith

1960 Indianapolis 500

Watson ?? 1960 #4 - 1960 Indianapolis 500 winner

1960 Indianapolis 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Jim Rathmann	Watson ?? 1960, #4	8.00	3h 36m 11.360s ( 223.304 km/h )	200	Ken-Paul
2	Rodger Ward	Watson ?? 1960, #1	6.00	3h 36m 24.109s ( +12.749s )	200	Leader Card 500
3	Paul Goldsmith	Epperly ?? 1958, #99	4.00	3h 39m 18.660s ( +3m 07.300s )	200	Norman Demler
4	Don Branson	Phillips ?? 1959, #7	3.00	3h 39m 19.340s ( +3m 07.979s )	200	Bob Estes
5	Johnny Thomson	Lesovsky ?? 1959, #3	2.00	3h 39m 22.710s ( +3m 11.350s )	200	Adams Quarter Horse Racing
6	Eddie Johnson	Trevis ?? 1960, #22	1.00	3h 40m 21.970s ( +4m 10.609s )	200	Jim Robbins
7	Lloyd Ruby	Watson ?? 1960, #98	0	3h 40m 39.950s ( +4m 28.590s )	200	J.C. Agajanian
8	Bob Veith	Meskowski ?? 1960, #44	0	3h 41m 28.840s ( +5m 17.479s )	200	Peter Schmidt
9	Bud Tingelstad	Trevis ?? 1960, #18	0	3h 44m 31.270s ( +8m 19.909s )	200	Jim Robbins
10	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft 500D, #38	0	3h 44m 51.640s ( +8m 40.279s )	200	Federal Engineering
11	Red Amick	Salih ?? 1957, #27	0	3h 47m 21.940s ( +11m 10.580s )	200	King O'Lawn/Leonard Faas
12	Duane Carter	Kuzma ?? 1959, #17	0	3h 47m 28.560s ( +11m 17.199s )	200	Thompson / Ensley & Murphy
13	Bill Homeier	Kuzma ?? 1958, #39	0	3h 48m 22.070s ( +12m 10.710s )	200	Ridgewood Builders
14	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #48	0		196	Sumar/Chapman Root
15	Chuck Stevenson	Watson ?? 1959, #65	0		196	Leader Card 500
16	Bobby Grim	Meskowski ?? 1960, #14	0		194	William Forbes
17	Shorty Templeman	Kurtis Kraft 500E, #26	0		191	Federal Engineering
18	Jim Hurtubise	Christiansen ?? 1959, #56	0	Connecting rod	185	Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz
19	Jimmy Bryan	Salih ?? 1960, #10	0	Fuel pump	152	Metal-Cal
20	Troy Ruttman	Watson ?? 1958, #28	0	Rear axle	134	John Zink
21	Eddie Sachs	Ewing ?? 1960, #6	0	Magneto	132	Dean Van Lines
22	Don Freeland	Kurtis Kraft 500H, #73	0	Magneto	129	Ross-Babcock Traveler Racing
23	Tony Bettenhausen	Watson ?? 1959, #2	0	Connecting rod	125	Lindsey Hopkins
24	Wayne Weiler	Kuzma ?? 1959, #32	0	Accident	103	Ansted Rotary
25	A.J. Foyt	Kurtis Kraft 500J, #5	0	Clutch	90	Bowes Seal Fast Racing
26	Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #46	0	Accident	84	Go-Kart/C.O. Prather
27	Johnny Boyd	Epperly ?? 1959, #8	0	Engine	77	Bowes Seal Fast Racing
28	Gene Force	Kurtis Kraft 500J, #37	0	Brakes	74	Roy McKay
29	Jim Mcwithey	Epperly ?? 1959, #16	0	Brakes	60	Hoover Motor Express
30	Len Sutton	Watson ?? 1960, #9	0	Engine	47	S-R Racing/Salemi & Rini
31	Dick Rathmann	Watson ?? 1958, #97	0	Brakes	42	Jim Robbins
32	Al Herman	Ewing ?? 1959, #76	0	Clutch	34	Joe Hunt Magneto
33	Dempsey Wilson	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #23	0	Magneto	11	Bryant Heating
nq	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #35	0			McKay's Bulldog
nq	Ebb Rose	Moore ?? 1959, #41	0			John Zink
nq	Jack Turner	Lesovsky ?? 1960, #25	0			Kelso Auto Dynamics
nq	Chuck Rodee	Dunn ???, #89	0			Dunn Engineering
nq	Russ Congdon	Curtis ?? 1958, #79	0			Hall-Mar
nq	Jim Packard	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #71	0			Sclavi & Amos
nq	Chuck Hulse	Kuzma ?? 1956, #69	0			Bob Sorenson
nq	Bob Cleberg	Epperly ?? 1960, #61	0			Detroiter Mobil Homes
nq	Lee Drollinger	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #58	0			Ray Brady
nq	Chuck Arnold	Gerhardt ?? 1960, #21	0			Fred Gerhardt
nq	Jack Rounds	Lesovsky ?? 1956, #52	0			Hart Fullerton
nq	Norm Hall	Kuzma ?? 1958, #39	0			Ridgewood Builders
nq	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #23	0			Bryant Heating
nq	Chuck Hulse	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #43	0			H.A. Chapman

Qualifying Results for the 1960 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Eddie Sachs	Ewing ?? 1960, #6	4m 5.58s	Dean Van Lines
2	Jim Rathmann	Watson ?? 1960, #4	4m 5.95s	Ken-Paul
3	Rodger Ward	Watson ?? 1960, #1	4m 7.32s	Leader Card 500
4	Dick Rathmann	Watson ?? 1958, #97	4m 7.35s	Jim Robbins
5	Len Sutton	Watson ?? 1960, #9	4m 7.52s	S-R Racing/Salemi & Rini
6	Troy Ruttman	Watson ?? 1958, #28	4m 7.65s	John Zink
7	Eddie Johnson	Trevis ?? 1960, #22	4m 8.27s	Jim Robbins
8	Don Branson	Phillips ?? 1959, #7	4m 8.7s	Bob Estes
9	Chuck Stevenson	Watson ?? 1959, #65	4m 8.85s	Leader Card 500
10	Jimmy Bryan	Salih ?? 1960, #10	4m 9.08s	Metal-Cal
11	Don Freeland	Kurtis Kraft 500H, #73	4m 9.39s	Ross-Babcock Traveler Racing
12	Lloyd Ruby	Watson ?? 1960, #98	4m 9.64s	J.C. Agajanian
13	Johnny Boyd	Epperly ?? 1959, #8	4m 10.4s	Bowes Seal Fast Racing
14	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft 500D, #38	4m 10.63s	Federal Engineering
15	Wayne Weiler	Kuzma ?? 1959, #32	4m 10.85s	Ansted Rotary
17	Johnny Thomson	Lesovsky ?? 1959, #3	4m 5.83s	Adams Quarter Horse Racing
18	Tony Bettenhausen	Watson ?? 1959, #2	4m 7.91s	Lindsey Hopkins
19	Shorty Templeman	Kurtis Kraft 500E, #26	4m 10.25s	Federal Engineering
20	Gene Force	Kurtis Kraft 500J, #37	4m 10.92s	Roy McKay
21	Bobby Grim	Meskowski ?? 1960, #14	4m 11.47s	William Forbes
22	Red Amick	Salih ?? 1957, #27	4m 11.6s	King O'Lawn/Leonard Faas
23	Jim Hurtubise	Christiansen ?? 1959, #56	4m 1.52s	Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz
24	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #48	4m 10.18s	Sumar/Chapman Root
25	Bob Veith	Meskowski ?? 1960, #44	4m 11.11s	Peter Schmidt
26	Paul Goldsmith	Epperly ?? 1958, #99	4m 12.13s	Norman Demler
27	Duane Carter	Kuzma ?? 1959, #17	4m 12.4s	Thompson / Ensley & Murphy
28	Bud Tingelstad	Trevis ?? 1960, #18	4m 12.89s	Jim Robbins
29	Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #46	4m 13.16s	Go-Kart/C.O. Prather
30	Al Herman	Ewing ?? 1959, #76	4m 13.81s	Joe Hunt Magneto
31	Bill Homeier	Kuzma ?? 1958, #39	4m 14.87s	Ridgewood Builders
32	Jim Mcwithey	Epperly ?? 1959, #16	4m 16.45s	Hoover Motor Express
33	Dempsey Wilson	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #23	4m 11.37s	Bryant Heating
0	A.J. Foyt	Kurtis Kraft 500J, #5	0	Bowes Seal Fast Racing
0	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #35	0	McKay's Bulldog
0	Chuck Rodee	Dunn ???, #89	0	Dunn Engineering
0	Russ Congdon	Curtis ?? 1958, #79	0	Hall-Mar
0	Jim Packard	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #71	0	Sclavi & Amos
0	Chuck Hulse	Kuzma ?? 1956, #69	0	Bob Sorenson
0	Chuck Arnold	Gerhardt ?? 1960, #21	0	Fred Gerhardt
0	Bob Cleberg	Epperly ?? 1960, #61	0	Detroiter Mobil Homes
0	Lee Drollinger	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #58	0	Ray Brady
0	Jack Rounds	Lesovsky ?? 1956, #52	0	Hart Fullerton
0	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #23	0	Bryant Heating
0	Jack Turner	Lesovsky ?? 1960, #25	0	Kelso Auto Dynamics
0	Chuck Hulse	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #43	0	H.A. Chapman
0	Ebb Rose	Moore ?? 1959, #41	0	John Zink
0	Norm Hall	Kuzma ?? 1958, #39	0	Ridgewood Builders