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Indianapolis 500 Race Stats
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1959 INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE RESULTS

FinishStartCar Num.DriverCar NameEntrantMake/ModelStatusLapsLedWinnings
165Rodger WardLeader Card 500 RoadsterLeader Cards, Inc.Watson/Offy135.857200130$106,850
2316Jim RathmannSimonizLindsey HopkinsWatson/Offy135.61920019$39,800
313Johnny ThomsonRacing AssociatesRacing AssociatesLesovsky/Offy135.3420040$32,375
4151Tony BettenhausenHoover Motor ExpressJohn R. WillsEpperly/Offy134.7682000$15,475
51699Paul GoldsmithDemlerNorman C. DemlerEpperly/Offy134.5732000$11,975
61133Johnny BoydBowes Seal FastGeorge BignottiEpperly/Offy133.8672000$8,475
71237Duane CarterSmokey's Reverse TorqueYunick, Glover & LathropKurtis/Offy133.3422000$7,275
8819Eddie JohnsonBryant Heating & CoolingJ. S. "Duke" DonaldsonKK500G/Offy133.3362000$6,625
92745Paul RussoBardahlFred GerhardtKK500G/Offy133.3312000$6,325
101710A.J. FoytDean Van LinesA. E. DeanKuzma/Offy133.2972000$6,575
11988Gene HartleyDrewry'sR.T. Marley, Sr.Kuzma/Offy132.4342000$4,795
12774Bob VeithJohn Zink HeaterJohn Zink Co.Moore/Offy132.1692000$4,675
132389Al HermanDunn EngineeringHarry DunnDunn/Offy131.8722000$4,455
141366Jimmy DaywaltFederal EngineeringFederal Auto. AssociatesKK500E/Offy131.8612000$5,335
152171Chuck ArnoldHall-MarKarl HallCurtis/Offy130.9182000$4,165
163358Jim McWitheyRay BradyRay T.BradyKK500C/Offy129.0242000$4,045
17244Eddie SachsSchmidtPeter SchmidtKuzma/OffyRunning1820$4,675
182857Al KellerHelseH.H. JohnsonKuzma/OffyPistons1630$3,980
191864Pat FlahertyJohn Zink HeaterJohn Zink Co.Watson/OffyAccident16211$5,725
20473Dick RathmannMcNamara ChiropracticKalamazoo Sports, Inc.Watson/OffyFire in pit1500$4,045
213053Bill CheesbourgGreenman-CasaleLysle GreenmanKuzma/OffyMagneto1470$3,765
222515Don FreelandJim RobbinsJim RobbinsKK500G/OffyMagneto1360$4,485
233249Ray CrawfordMeguiar's Mirror GlazeRay CrawfordElder/OffyAccident1150$3,655
24109Don BransonBob EstesBob EstesPhillips/OffyTorsion bar1120$3,625
252465Bob ChristieFederal EngineeringFederal Auto. AssociatesKK500D/OffyRod1090$4,595
26548Bobby GrimSumarChapman S. RootKK500G/OffyMagneto850$4,190
271424Jack TurnerTravelon TrailerErnest L. RuizChristensen/OffyFuel tank470$4,335
282947Chuck WeyantMcKayRoy McKayKK500J/OffyAccident450$3,505
29197Jud LarsonBowes Seal FastBignotti-Bowes RacingKK500J/OffyAccident450$3,650
303177Mike MagillDayton Steel FoundryGeorge Walther, Jr.KK500G/OffyAccident450$3,445
312687Red AmickWheeler-FoutchLeRoy E. Foutch, Jr.KK500C/OffyAccident450$3,915
32228Len SuttonWolcott MemorialWolcott Memorial Racing TeamLesovsky/OffyAccident340$3,385
33206Jimmy BryanBelond A.P. MufflerGeorge SalihSalih/OffyCam housing10$3,405