1959 / ROUND 2

Indianapolis 500

WinnerRodger WardPublished race classification

Official poleJohnny ThomsonSeparate from qualifying rank

Race distance804.672 km200 laps

Race entries33Includes non-starts and exclusions

Points after this race

Championship

Result	Driver	Constructor	Qual.	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Points
1	Rodger Ward	Watson	6	6	200	3:40:49.200	8
2	Jim Rathmann	Watson	3	3	200	3:41:12.477	6
3	Johnny Thomson	Lesovsky	1	1	200	3:41:39.840	5
4	Tony Bettenhausen	Epperly	15	15	200	3:42:36.290	3
5	Paul Goldsmith	Epperly	16	16	200	3:42:55.639	2
6	Johnny Boyd	Epperly	11	11	200	3:44:06.179	0
7	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft	12	12	200	3:44:59.120	0
8	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft	8	8	200	3:44:59.730	0
9	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	27	27	200	3:45:00.240	0
10	Anthony Joseph Foyt	Kuzma	17	17	200	3:45:03.679	0
11	Gene Hartley	Kuzma	9	9	200	3:46:31.679	0
12	Bob Veith	Moore	7	7	200	3:46:58.929	0
13	Al Herman	Dunn	23	23	200	3:47:29.599	0
14	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	13	13	200	3:47:30.740	0
15	Chuck Arnold	Kurtis Kraft	21	21	200	3:49:09.059	0
16	Jim McWithey	Kurtis Kraft	33	33	200	3:52:30.889	0
17	Eddie Sachs	Kuzma	2	2	182	Spun off	0
18	Al Keller	Kuzma	28	28	163	Engine	0
19	Pat Flaherty	Watson	18	18	162	Accident	0
20	Dick Rathmann	Watson	4	4	150	Fire	0
21	Bill Cheesbourg	Kuzma	30	30	147	Magneto	0
22	Don Freeland	Kurtis Kraft	25	25	136	Magneto	0
23	Ray Crawford	Elder	32	32	115	Accident	0
24	Don Branson	Phillips	10	10	112	Suspension	0
25	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft	24	24	109	Engine	0
26	Bobby Grim	Kurtis Kraft	5	5	85	Magneto	0
27	Jack Turner	Christensen	14	14	47	Fuel leak	0
28	Chuck Weyant	Kurtis Kraft	29	29	45	Accident	0
29	Jud Larson	Kurtis Kraft	19	19	45	Accident	0
30	Mike Magill	Sutton	31	31	45	Accident	0
31	Red Amick	Kurtis Kraft	26	26	45	Accident	0
32	Len Sutton	Lesovsky	22	22	34	Accident	0
33	Jimmy Bryan	Epperly	20	20	1	Engine	0

Position	Driver	Published overall / latest phase
1	Johnny Thomson	4:06.730
2	Eddie Sachs	4:07.550
3	Jim Rathmann	4:09.250
4	Dick Rathmann	4:09.570
5	Bobby Grim	4:09.610
6	Rodger Ward	4:09.940
7	Bob Veith	4:09.960
8	Eddie Johnson	4:10.000
9	Gene Hartley	4:10.740
10	Don Branson	4:11.200
11	Johnny Boyd	4:12.080
12	Duane Carter	4:12.110
13	Jimmy Daywalt	4:08.820
14	Jack Turner	4:10.910
15	Tony Bettenhausen	4:12.240
16	Paul Goldsmith	4:12.330
17	Anthony Joseph Foyt	4:12.370
18	Pat Flaherty	4:12.810
19	Jud Larson	4:12.990
20	Jimmy Bryan	4:13.310
21	Chuck Arnold	4:13.310
22	Len Sutton	4:13.330
23	Al Herman	4:13.630
24	Bob Christie	4:11.320
25	Don Freeland	4:11.650
26	Red Amick	4:11.880
27	Paul Russo	4:12.840
28	Al Keller	4:13.420
29	Chuck Weyant	4:13.610
30	Bill Cheesbourg	4:13.900
31	Mike Magill	4:14.450
32	Ray Crawford	4:14.690
33	Jim McWithey	4:14.930

Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.