1959 Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodger Ward | 6 | 33 | 23.277 | 200 | 804.6 | Johnny Thomson |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | Rodger Ward | Watson | Offenhauser | 200 | Finished | 8 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 16 | Jim Rathmann | Watson | Offenhauser | 200 | +23.277s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Johnny Thomson | Lesovsky | Offenhauser | 200 | ★ | +50.640s | Finished | 5 |
| 4 | 15 | 1 | Tony Bettenhausen | Epperly | Offenhauser | 200 | +107.090s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Epperly | Offenhauser | 200 | +126.439s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | 33 | Johnny Boyd | Epperly | Offenhauser | 200 | +196.979s | Finished | ||
| 7 | 12 | 37 | Duane Carter | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +249.920s | Finished | ||
| 8 | 8 | 19 | Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +250.530s | Finished | ||
| 9 | 27 | 45 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +251.040s | Finished | ||
| 10 | 17 | 10 | Anthony Joseph Foyt | Kuzma | Offenhauser | 200 | +254.479s | Finished | ||
| 11 | 9 | 88 | Gene Hartley | Kuzma | Offenhauser | 200 | +342.479s | Finished | ||
| 12 | 7 | 74 | Bob Veith | Moore | Offenhauser | 200 | +369.729s | Finished | ||
| 13 | 23 | 89 | Al Herman | Dunn | Offenhauser | 200 | +400.399s | Finished | ||
| 14 | 13 | 66 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +401.540s | Finished | ||
| 15 | 21 | 71 | Chuck Arnold | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +499.859s | Finished | ||
| 16 | 33 | 58 | Jim McWithey | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +701.689s | Finished | ||
| 17 | 2 | 44 | Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | Offenhauser | 182 | — | Spun off | ||
| 18 | 28 | 57 | Al Keller | Kuzma | Offenhauser | 163 | — | Engine | ||
| 19 | 18 | 64 | Pat Flaherty | Watson | Offenhauser | 162 | — | Accident | ||
| 20 | 4 | 73 | Dick Rathmann | Watson | Offenhauser | 150 | — | Fire | ||
| 21 | 30 | 53 | Bill Cheesbourg | Kuzma | Offenhauser | 147 | — | Magneto | ||
| 22 | 25 | 15 | Don Freeland | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 136 | — | Magneto | ||
| 23 | 32 | 49 | Ray Crawford | Elder | Offenhauser | 115 | — | Accident | ||
| 24 | 10 | 9 | Don Branson | Phillips | Offenhauser | 112 | — | Suspension | ||
| 25 | 24 | 65 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 109 | — | Engine | ||
| 26 | 5 | 48 | Bobby Grim | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 85 | — | Magneto | ||
| 27 | 14 | 24 | Jack Turner | Christensen | Offenhauser | 47 | — | Fuel leak | ||
| 28 | 29 | 47 | Chuck Weyant | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 45 | — | Accident | ||
| 29 | 19 | 7 | Jud Larson | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 45 | — | Accident | ||
| 30 | 31 | 77 | Mike Magill | Sutton | Offenhauser | 45 | — | Accident | ||
| 31 | 26 | 87 | Red Amick | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 45 | — | Accident | ||
| 32 | 22 | 8 | Len Sutton | Lesovsky | Offenhauser | 34 | — | Accident | ||
| 33 | 20 | 6 | Jimmy Bryan | Epperly | Offenhauser | 1 | — | Engine |