← 1959 Season
Round 2 · GP · 1959
Indianapolis 500
30 May 1959Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayUSAfinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Rodger Ward | Watson | 6 | 200 | Finished | 8 | — |
| P2 | Jim Rathmann | Watson | 3 | 200 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Johnny Thomson | Lesovsky | 1 | 200 | Finished | 5 | — |
| P4 | Tony Bettenhausen | Epperly | 15 | 200 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Paul Goldsmith | Epperly | 16 | 200 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P6 | Johnny Boyd | Epperly | 11 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P7 | Duane Carter | Kurtis Kraft | 12 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P8 | Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P9 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 27 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P10 | Anthony Foyt | Kuzma | 17 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P11 | Gene Hartley | Kuzma | 9 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P12 | Bob Veith | Moore | 7 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P13 | Al Herman | Dunn | 23 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P14 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 13 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P15 | Chuck Arnold | Kurtis Kraft | 21 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P16 | Jim McWithey | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P17 | Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | 2 | 182 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| P18 | Al Keller | Kuzma | 28 | 163 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P19 | Pat Flaherty | Watson | 18 | 162 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P20 | Dick Rathmann | Watson | 4 | 150 | Heat shield fire | 0 | — |
| P21 | Bill Cheesbourg | Kuzma | 30 | 147 | Magneto | 0 | — |
| P22 | Don Freeland | Kurtis Kraft | 25 | 136 | Magneto | 0 | — |
| P23 | Ray Crawford | Elder | 32 | 115 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P24 | Don Branson | Phillips | 10 | 112 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| P25 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 24 | 109 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P26 | Bobby Grim | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | 85 | Magneto | 0 | — |
| P27 | Jack Turner | Christensen | 14 | 47 | Fuel leak | 0 | — |
| P28 | Chuck Weyant | Kurtis Kraft | 29 | 45 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P29 | Jud Larson | Kurtis Kraft | 19 | 45 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P30 | Mike Magill | Sutton | 31 | 45 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P31 | Red Amick | Kurtis Kraft | 26 | 45 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P32 | Len Sutton | Lesovsky | 22 | 34 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P33 | Jimmy Bryan | Epperly | 20 | 1 | Engine | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Johnny Thomson | Lesovsky | — | — | — |
| P2 | Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | — | — | — |
| P3 | Jim Rathmann | Watson | — | — | — |
| P4 | Dick Rathmann | Watson | — | — | — |
| P5 | Bobby Grim | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P6 | Rodger Ward | Watson | — | — | — |
| P7 | Bob Veith | Moore | — | — | — |
| P8 | Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P9 | Gene Hartley | Kuzma | — | — | — |
| P10 | Don Branson | Phillips | — | — | — |
| P11 | Johnny Boyd | Epperly | — | — | — |
| P12 | Duane Carter | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P13 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P14 | Jack Turner | Christensen | — | — | — |
| P15 | Tony Bettenhausen | Epperly | — | — | — |
| P16 | Paul Goldsmith | Epperly | — | — | — |
| P18 | Pat Flaherty | Watson | — | — | — |
| P19 | Jud Larson | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P20 | Jimmy Bryan | Epperly | — | — | — |
| P21 | Chuck Arnold | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P22 | Len Sutton | Lesovsky | — | — | — |
| P23 | Al Herman | Dunn | — | — | — |
| P24 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P25 | Don Freeland | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P26 | Red Amick | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P27 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P28 | Al Keller | Kuzma | — | — | — |
| P29 | Chuck Weyant | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P30 | Bill Cheesbourg | Kuzma | — | — | — |
| P31 | Mike Magill | Sutton | — | — | — |
| P32 | Ray Crawford | Elder | — | — | — |
| P33 | Jim McWithey | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |