Season
1959
Race
2. Indianapolis 500
1959 Indianapolis 500
- Coordinates
- 39.795, -86.2347
- Altitude
- 223 m
- Race number
- 77
R
30/05/1959 00:00 · America/Indianapolis · 200 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodger Ward | Watson | 6 | +5 | 200 | 3:40:49.200 | 8 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Jim Rathmann | Watson | 3 | +1 | 200 | 3:41:12.480 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Johnny Thomson | Lesovsky | 1 | -2 | 200 | 3:41:39.840 | 5 | Finished | 1 | |
| 4 | Tony Bettenhausen | Epperly | 15 | +11 | 200 | 3:42:36.290 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Paul Goldsmith | Epperly | 16 | +11 | 200 | 3:42:55.640 | 2 | Finished | — | |
| 6 | Johnny Boyd | Epperly | 11 | +5 | 200 | 3:44:06.180 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 7 | Duane Carter | Kurtis Kraft | 12 | +5 | 200 | 3:44:59.120 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 8 | Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | = | 200 | 3:44:59.730 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 9 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 27 | +18 | 200 | 3:45:00.240 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 10 | Anthony Foyt | Kuzma | 17 | +7 | 200 | 3:45:03.680 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 11 | Gene Hartley | Kuzma | 9 | -2 | 200 | 3:46:31.680 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 12 | Bob Veith | Moore | 7 | -5 | 200 | 3:46:58.930 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 13 | Al Herman | Dunn | 23 | +10 | 200 | 3:47:29.600 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 14 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 13 | -1 | 200 | 3:47:30.740 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 15 | Chuck Arnold | Kurtis Kraft | 21 | +6 | 200 | 3:49:09.060 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 16 | Jim McWithey | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | +17 | 200 | 3:52:30.890 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 17 | Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | 2 | -15 | 182 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 18 | Al Keller | Kuzma | 28 | +10 | 163 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 19 | Pat Flaherty | Watson | 18 | -1 | 162 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 20 | Dick Rathmann | Watson | 4 | -16 | 150 | — | 0 | Heat shield fire | — | |
| 21 | Bill Cheesbourg | Kuzma | 30 | +9 | 147 | — | 0 | Magneto | — | |
| 22 | Don Freeland | Kurtis Kraft | 25 | +3 | 136 | — | 0 | Magneto | — | |
| 23 | Ray Crawford | Elder | 32 | +9 | 115 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 24 | Don Branson | Phillips | 10 | -14 | 112 | — | 0 | Suspension | — | |
| 25 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 24 | -1 | 109 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 26 | Bobby Grim | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | -21 | 85 | — | 0 | Magneto | — | |
| 27 | Jack Turner | Christensen | 14 | -13 | 47 | — | 0 | Fuel leak | — | |
| 28 | Chuck Weyant | Kurtis Kraft | 29 | +1 | 45 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 29 | Jud Larson | Kurtis Kraft | 19 | -10 | 45 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 30 | Mike Magill | Sutton | 31 | +1 | 45 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 31 | Red Amick | Kurtis Kraft | 26 | -5 | 45 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 32 | Len Sutton | Lesovsky | 22 | -10 | 34 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 33 | Jimmy Bryan | Epperly | 20 | -13 | 1 | — | 0 | Engine | — |