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1959 Indianapolis 500

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USAC Champ Car Series race number 3 of 13
Saturday, May 30, 1959 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:40:49
Average Speed: 135.857 mph
Pole Speed: 145.908 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: 23.28 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 12

Glossary 1959 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1959 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chassis / Engine	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
3	1	3	Johnny Thomson	Racing Associates	Lesovsky / Offy	200	32,375	running	40	700
17	2	44	Eddie Sachs	Peter Schmidt	Kuzma / Offy	182	4,675	grar train	0
2	3	16	Jim Rathmann	Simoniz (Lindsey Hopkins)	Watson / Offy	200	39,800	running	19	800
20	4	73	Dick Rathman	McNamara Chiropractic (Lee Elkins)	Watson / Offy	150	4,045	pit fire	0
26	5	48	Bobby Grim	Sumar (Chapman Root)	Kurtis / Offy	85	4,190	piston	0
1	6	5	Rodger Ward	Leader Card 500 Roadster (Bob Wilke)	Watson / Offy	200	106,850	running	130	1000
12	7	74	Bob Veith	John Zink Heater (John Zink)	Moore / Offy	200	4,675	running	0	50
8	8	19	Eddie Johnson	Bryant Heating & Cooling (J.S. Donaldson)	Kurtis / Offy	200	6,625	running	0	250
11	9	88	Gene Hartley	Drewry's (M & W Racing)	Kuzma / Offy	200	4,795	running	0	100
24	10	9	Don Branson	Bob Estes	Phillips / Offy	112	3,625	torsion bar	0
6	11	33	Johnny Boyd	Bowes Seal Fast (George Bignotti)	Epperly / Offy	200	8,475	running	0	400
7	12	37	Duane Carter	Smokey's Reverse Torque (Smokey Yunick)	Kurtis / Offy	200	7,275	running	0	300
14	13	66	Jimmy Daywalt	Federal Engineering	Kurtis / Offy	200	5,335	running	0
27	14	24	Jack Turner	Travelon Trailer (Ernest Ruiz)	Christensen / Offy	47	4,335	fuel tank	0
4	15	1	Tony Bettenhausen	Hoover Motor Express (John Wills)	Epperly / Offy	200	15,475	running	0	600
5	16	99	Paul Goldsmith	Norm Demler	Epperly / Offy	200	11,975	running	0	500
10	17	10	A.J. Foyt	Dean Van Lines (Al Dean)	Kuzma / Offy	200	6,575	running	0	150
19	18	64	Pat Flaherty	John Zink Heater (John Zink)	Watson / Offy	162	5,725	crash	11
29	19	7	Jud Larson	Bowes Seal Fast (George Bignotti)	Kurtis / Offy	45	3,650	crash	0
33	20	6	Jimmy Bryan	Belond A.P. Muffler (George Salih)	Salih / Offy	1	3,405	cam housing	0
15	21	71	Chuck Arnold	Hall-Mar (Karl Hall)	Kurtis / Offy	200	4,165	running	0
32	22	8	Len Sutton	Wolcott Memorial Racing Team	Lesovsky / Offy	34	3,385	spun out	0
13	23	89	Al Herman	Dunn Engineering (Harry Dunn)	Dunn / Offy	200	4,455	running	0
25	24	65	Bob Christie	Federal Engineering	Kurtis / Offy	109	4,595	rod bolt	0
22	25	15	Don Freeland	Jim Robbins	Kurtis / Offy	136	4,485	valve spring	0
31	26	87	Red Amick	Wheeler-Foutch (Leroy Foutch)	Kurtis / Offy	45	3,915	crash	0
9	27	45	Paul Russo	Bardahl (Fred Gerhardt)	Kurtis / Offy	200	6,325	running	0	200
18	28	57	Al Keller	Helse (H.H. Johnson)	Kuzma / Offy	163	3,980	piston	0
28	29	47	Chuck Weyant	Roy McKay	Kurtis / Offy	45	3,505	crash	0
21	30	53	Bill Cheesbourg	Greenman-Casale (Lysle Greenman)	Kuzma / Offy	147	3,765	magneto	0
30	31	77	Mike Magill	Dayton Steel Foundry (George Walther)	Kurtis / Offy	45	3,445	crash	0
23	32	49	Ray Crawford	Meguiar's Mirror Glaze (Ray Crawford)	Elder / Offy	115	3,655	spun out	0
16	33	58	Jim McWithey	Ray Brady	Kurtis / Offy	200	4,045	running	0

Failed to qualify: Rex Easton (#39), Jud Larson (#52), Don Edmunds (#54), Jim Packard (#55), Gene Force (#55, 78), Jerry Unser (#57), Chuck Arnold (#72), Bob Schroeder (#78), Chuck Rodee (#82), Johnny Moorehouse (#91), Jack Ensley (#92), Bob Cortner (#51), Johnnie Tolan (#43), Jimmy Davies (#41), Shorty Templeman (#76, 69), Ralph Liguori (#12, 41), Eddie Russo (#98, 1, 78, 93), Bill Homeier (#62, 42), Tony Bettenhausen (#1), Johnny Kay (#17), Earl Motter (#21), Bill Cheesbourg (#25), Dempsey Wilson (#34, 82), Paul Russo (#38), Chuck Daigh (#98)

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Johnny Thomson	1	4	4
Rodger Ward	5	12	8
Jim Rathmann	13	13	1
Rodger Ward	14	16	3
Jim Rathmann	17	30	14
Pat Flaherty	31	31	1
Jim Rathmann	32	33	2
Pat Flaherty	34	40	7
Jim Rathmann	41	42	2
Pat Flaherty	43	45	3
Rodger Ward	46	48	3
Johnny Thomson	49	84	36
Rodger Ward	85	200	116

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