Indianapolis 500 Race Day Stats
1959 INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE RESULTS
| Finish | Start | Qual. Speed | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant | Make/Model | Status | Laps | Led | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 144.035 | 5 | Rodger Ward | Leader Card 500 Roadster | Watson/Offy | 135.857 | 200 | 130 | $106,850 |
| 2 | 3 | 144.433 | 16 | Jim Rathmann | Simoniz | Watson/Offy | 135.619 | 200 | 19 | $39,800 |
| 3 | 1 | 145.908 | 3 | Johnny Thomson | Racing Associates | Lesovsky/Offy | 135.34 | 200 | 40 | $32,375 |
| 4 | 15 | 142.721 | 1 | Tony Bettenhausen | Hoover Motor Express | Epperly/Offy | 134.768 | 200 | 0 | $15,475 |
| 5 | 16 | 142.67 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith | Demler | Epperly/Offy | 134.573 | 200 | 0 | $11,975 |
| 6 | 11 | 142.812 | 33 | Johnny Boyd | Bowes Seal Fast | Epperly/Offy | 133.867 | 200 | 0 | $8,475 |
| 7 | 12 | 142.795 | 37 | Duane Carter | Smokey's Reverse Torque | Kurtis/Offy | 133.342 | 200 | 0 | $7,275 |
| 8 | 8 | 144 | 19 | Eddie Johnson | Bryant Heating & Cooling | KK500G/Offy | 133.336 | 200 | 0 | $6,625 |
| 9 | 27 | 142.383 | 45 | Paul Russo | Bardahl | KK500G/Offy | 133.331 | 200 | 0 | $6,325 |
| 10 | 17 | 142.648 | 10 | A.J. Foyt | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma/Offy | 133.297 | 200 | 0 | $6,575 |
| 11 | 9 | 143.575 | 88 | Gene Hartley | Drewry's | Kuzma/Offy | 132.434 | 200 | 0 | $4,795 |
| 12 | 7 | 144.023 | 74 | Bob Veith | John Zink Heater | Moore/Offy | 132.169 | 200 | 0 | $4,675 |
| 13 | 23 | 141.939 | 89 | Al Herman | Dunn Engineering | Dunn/Offy | 131.872 | 200 | 0 | $4,455 |
| 14 | 13 | 144.683 | 66 | Jimmy Daywalt | Federal Engineering | KK500E/Offy | 131.861 | 200 | 0 | $5,335 |
| 15 | 21 | 142.118 | 71 | Chuck Arnold | Hall-Mar | Curtis/Offy | 130.918 | 200 | 0 | $4,165 |
| 16 | 33 | 141.215 | 58 | Jim McWithey | Ray Brady | KK500C/Offy | 129.024 | 200 | 0 | $4,045 |
| 17 | 2 | 145.425 | 44 | Eddie Sachs | Schmidt | Kuzma/Offy | Running | 182 | 0 | $4,675 |
| 18 | 28 | 142.057 | 57 | Al Keller | Helse | Kuzma/Offy | Pistons | 163 | 0 | $3,980 |
| 19 | 18 | 142.399 | 64 | Pat Flaherty | John Zink Heater | Watson/Offy | Accident | 162 | 11 | $5,725 |
| 20 | 4 | 144.248 | 73 | Dick Rathmann | McNamara Chiropractic | Watson/Offy | Fire in pit | 150 | 0 | $4,045 |
| 21 | 30 | 141.788 | 53 | Bill Cheesbourg | Greenman-Casale | Kuzma/Offy | Magneto | 147 | 0 | $3,765 |
| 22 | 25 | 143.056 | 15 | Don Freeland | Jim Robbins | KK500G/Offy | Magneto | 136 | 0 | $4,485 |
| 23 | 32 | 141.348 | 49 | Ray Crawford | Meguiar's Mirror Glaze | Elder/Offy | Accident | 115 | 0 | $3,655 |
| 24 | 10 | 143.312 | 9 | Don Branson | Bob Estes | Phillips/Offy | Torsion bar | 112 | 0 | $3,625 |
| 25 | 24 | 143.244 | 65 | Bob Christie | Federal Engineering | KK500D/Offy | Rod | 109 | 0 | $4,595 |
| 26 | 5 | 144.225 | 48 | Bobby Grim | Sumar | KK500G/Offy | Magneto | 85 | 0 | $4,190 |
| 27 | 14 | 143.478 | 24 | Jack Turner | Travelon Trailer | Christensen/Offy | Fuel tank | 47 | 0 | $4,335 |
| 28 | 29 | 141.95 | 47 | Chuck Weyant | McKay | KK500J/Offy | Accident | 45 | 0 | $3,505 |
| 29 | 19 | 142.298 | 7 | Jud Larson | Bowes Seal Fast | KK500J/Offy | Accident | 45 | 0 | $3,650 |
| 30 | 31 | 141.482 | 77 | Mike Magill | Dayton Steel Foundry | KK500G/Offy | Accident | 45 | 0 | $3,445 |
| 31 | 26 | 142.925 | 87 | Red Amick | Wheeler-Foutch | KK500C/Offy | Accident | 45 | 0 | $3,915 |
| 32 | 22 | 142.107 | 8 | Len Sutton | Wolcott Memorial | Lesovsky/Offy | Accident | 34 | 0 | $3,385 |
| 33 | 20 | 142.118 | 6 | Jimmy Bryan | Belond A.P. Muffler | Salih/Offy | Cam housing | 1 | 0 | $3,405 |