1959 Indianapolis 500

Round 2 of the 1959 Formula 1 season, held on 30 May 1959.

Rodger Ward won for Watson. Pole position: Johnny Thomson. Fastest lap: Johnny Thomson.

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time	Points
1	Rodger Ward	Watson	6	200	3:40:49.200	8
2	Jim Rathmann	Watson	3	200	+23.280	6
3	Johnny Thomson	Lesovsky	1	200	+50.640	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	0
7	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft	12	200	+4:09.920	0
8	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft	8	200	+4:10.530	0
9	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	27	200	+4:11.040	0
10	Anthony Foyt	Kuzma	17	200	+4:14.480	0
11	Gene Hartley	Kuzma	9	200	+5:42.480	0
12	Bob Veith	Moore	7	200	+6:09.730	0
13	Al Herman	Dunn	23	200	+6:40.400	0
14	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	13	200	+6:41.540	0
15	Chuck Arnold	Kurtis Kraft	21	200	+8:19.860	0
16	Jim McWithey	Kurtis Kraft	33	200	+11:41.690	0
R	Eddie Sachs	Kuzma	2	182	Spun off	0
R	Al Keller	Kuzma	28	163	Engine	0
R	Pat Flaherty	Watson	18	162	Accident	0
R	Dick Rathmann	Watson	4	150	Heat shield fire	0
R	Bill Cheesbourg	Kuzma	30	147	Magneto	0
R	Don Freeland	Kurtis Kraft	25	136	Magneto	0
R	Ray Crawford	Elder	32	115	Accident	0
R	Don Branson	Phillips	10	112	Suspension	0
R	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft	24	109	Engine	0
R	Bobby Grim	Kurtis Kraft	5	85	Magneto	0
R	Jack Turner	Christensen	14	47	Fuel leak	0
R	Chuck Weyant	Kurtis Kraft	29	45	Accident	0
R	Jud Larson	Kurtis Kraft	19	45	Accident	0
R	Mike Magill	Sutton	31	45	Accident	0

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