Indianapolis 500 1959
30 May 1959
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, USA
- Location
- Indianapolis, USA
- Laps
- 200
- Fastest time
1:10.399
Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari (2004)- Previous winners
- 2007Lewis HamiltonMcLaren
- 2006Michael SchumacherFerrari
- 2005Michael SchumacherFerrari
- 2004Michael SchumacherFerrari
- 2003Michael SchumacherFerrari
Starting Grid
- 1
Johnny Thomson
Lesovsky
No time set
- 2
Eddie Sachs
Kuzma
No time set
- 3
Jim Rathmann
Watson
No time set
- 4
Dick Rathmann
Watson
No time set
- 5
Bobby Grim
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 6
Rodger Ward
Watson
No time set
- 7
Bob Veith
Moore
No time set
- 8
Eddie Johnson
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 9
Gene Hartley
Kuzma
No time set
- 10
Don Branson
Phillips
No time set
- 11
Johnny Boyd
Epperly
No time set
- 12
Duane Carter
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 13
Jimmy Daywalt
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 14
Jack Turner
Christensen
No time set
- 15
Tony Bettenhausen
Epperly
No time set
- 16
Paul Goldsmith
Epperly
No time set
- 17
Anthony Foyt
Kuzma
No time set
- 18
Pat Flaherty
Watson
No time set
- 19
Jud Larson
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 20
Jimmy Bryan
Epperly
No time set
- 21
Chuck Arnold
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 22
Len Sutton
Lesovsky
No time set
- 23
Al Herman
Dunn
No time set
- 24
Bob Christie
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 25
Don Freeland
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 26
Red Amick
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 27
Paul Russo
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 28
Al Keller
Kuzma
No time set
- 29
Chuck Weyant
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 30
Bill Cheesbourg
Kuzma
No time set
- 31
Mike Magill
Sutton
No time set
- 32
Ray Crawford
Elder
No time set
- 33
Jim McWithey
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +5 | Rodger Ward Watson | 200 laps | 3:40:49.20 | 8pts |
| 2 | +1 | Jim Rathmann Watson | 200 laps | +0:23.28 | 6pts |
| 3 | -2 | Johnny Thomson Lesovsky | 200 laps | +0:50.64 | 5pts |
| 4 | +11 | Tony Bettenhausen Epperly | 200 laps | +1:47.09 | 3pts |
| 5 | +11 | Paul Goldsmith Epperly | 200 laps | +2:06.44 | 2pts |
| 6 | +5 | Johnny Boyd Epperly | 200 laps | +3:16.98 | |
| 7 | +5 | Duane Carter Kurtis Kraft | 200 laps | +4:09.92 | |
| 8 | 0 | Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft | 200 laps | +4:10.53 | |
| 9 | +18 | Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft | 200 laps | +4:11.04 | |
| 10 | +7 | Anthony Foyt Kuzma | 200 laps | +4:14.48 | |
| 11 | -2 | Gene Hartley Kuzma | 200 laps | +5:42.48 | |
| 12 | -5 | Bob Veith Moore | 200 laps | +6:09.73 | |
| 13 | +10 | Al Herman Dunn | 200 laps | +6:40.40 | |
| 14 | -1 | Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft | 200 laps | +6:41.54 | |
| 15 | +6 | Chuck Arnold Kurtis Kraft | 200 laps | +8:19.86 | |
| 16 | +17 | Jim McWithey Kurtis Kraft | 200 laps | +11:41.69 | |
| R | - | Eddie Sachs Kuzma | 182 laps | ||
| R | - | Al Keller Kuzma | 163 laps | ||
| R | - | Pat Flaherty Watson | 162 laps | ||
| R | - | Dick Rathmann Watson | 150 laps | ||
| R | - | Bill Cheesbourg Kuzma | 147 laps | ||
| R | - | Don Freeland Kurtis Kraft | 136 laps | ||
| R | - | Ray Crawford Elder | 115 laps | ||
| R | - | Don Branson Phillips | 112 laps | ||
| R | - | Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft | 109 laps | ||
| R | - | Bobby Grim Kurtis Kraft | 85 laps | ||
| R | - | Jack Turner Christensen | 47 laps | ||
| R | - | Chuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft | 45 laps | ||
| R | - | Jud Larson Kurtis Kraft | 45 laps | ||
| R | - | Mike Magill Sutton | 45 laps | ||
| R | - | Red Amick Kurtis Kraft | 45 laps | ||
| R | - | Len Sutton Lesovsky | 34 laps | ||
| R | - | Jimmy Bryan Epperly | 1 laps |