The Garagiste.

The Season in Review  ·  Round 2

Indianapolis 500

1959  ·  Indianapolis Motor Speedway  ·  30 May 1959  ·  200 laps

  1. 1st Rodger Ward Watson · 03:40:49.2
  2. 2nd Jim Rathmann Watson · +23.28
  3. 3rd Johnny Thomson Lesovsky · +50.64

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Johnny Thomson

Lesovsky  —  Pole position

02 Lap 85

Bobby Grim

Retirement Kurtis Kraft  —  Magneto

03 Lap 147

Bill Cheesbourg

Retirement Kuzma  —  Magneto

04 Lap 150

Dick Rathmann

Retirement Watson  —  Heat shield fire

05 Lap 162

Pat Flaherty

Retirement Watson  —  Accident

06 Lap 163

Al Keller

Retirement Kuzma  —  Engine

07 Lap 182

Eddie Sachs

Retirement Kuzma  —  Spun off

08 Fastest Lap

Johnny Thomson

Lesovsky

09 On the Charge

Paul Russo

Kurtis Kraft  —  P27 → P9

10 Victory

Rodger Ward

Watson  —  Won from P6

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Rodger Ward Watson 6 200 03:40:49.2 8
2 Jim Rathmann Watson 3 200 +23.28 6
3 Johnny Thomson Lesovsky 1 200 +50.64FL 5
4 Tony Bettenhausen Epperly 15 200 +1:47.090 3
5 Paul Goldsmith Epperly 16 200 +2:06.440 2
6 Johnny Boyd Epperly 11 200 +3:16.980
7 Duane Carter Kurtis Kraft 12 200 +4:09.920
8 Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft 8 200 +4:10.530
9 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 27 200 +4:11.040
10 Anthony Foyt Kuzma 17 200 +4:14.480
11 Gene Hartley Kuzma 9 200 +5:42.480
12 Bob Veith Moore 7 200 +6:09.730
13 Al Herman Dunn 23 200 +6:40.400
14 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 13 200 +6:41.540
15 Chuck Arnold Kurtis Kraft 21 200 +8:19.860
16 Jim McWithey Kurtis Kraft 33 200 +11:41.690
17 Eddie Sachs Kuzma 2 182 Spun off
18 Al Keller Kuzma 28 163 Engine
19 Pat Flaherty Watson 18 162 Accident
20 Dick Rathmann Watson 4 150 Heat shield fire
21 Bill Cheesbourg Kuzma 30 147 Magneto
22 Don Freeland Kurtis Kraft 25 136 Magneto
23 Ray Crawford Elder 32 115 Accident
24 Don Branson Phillips 10 112 Suspension
25 Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 24 109 Engine
26 Bobby Grim Kurtis Kraft 5 85 Magneto
27 Jack Turner Christensen 14 47 Fuel leak
28 Chuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft 29 45 Accident
29 Jud Larson Kurtis Kraft 19 45 Accident
30 Mike Magill Sutton 31 45 Accident
31 Red Amick Kurtis Kraft 26 45 Accident
32 Len Sutton Lesovsky 22 34 Accident
33 Jimmy Bryan Epperly 20 1 Engine

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