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1960 Indianapolis 500

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USAC Champ Car Series race number 2 of 12
Monday, May 30, 1960 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:36:11
Average Speed: 138.767 mph
Pole Speed: 146.592 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: 12.75 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 30

Glossary 1960 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1960 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chassis / Engine	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	2	4	Jim Rathmann	Ken-Paul	Watson / Offy	200	110,000	running	100	1000
2	3	1	Rodger Ward	Leader Card 500 Roadster (Bob Wilke)	Watson / Offy	200	48,025	running	58	800
21	1	6	Eddie Sachs	Dean Van Lines (Al Dean)	Ewing / Offy	132	9,390	magneto	21
20	6	28	Troy Ruttman	John Zink Heater (John Zink)	Watson / Offy	134	6,220	rear end	11
5	17	3	Johnny Thomson	Adams Quarter Horse Farm (Racing Associates)	Lesovsky / Offy	200	15,100	running	10	500
3	26	99	Paul Goldsmith	Norm Demler	Epperly / Offy	200	24,350	running	0	700
4	8	7	Don Branson	Bob Estes	Phillips / Offy	200	15,475	running	0	600
6	7	22	Eddie Johnson	Jim Robbins	Trevis / Offy	200	9,200	running	0	400
7	12	98	Lloyd Ruby	J.C. Agajanian	Watson / Offy	200	7,900	running	0	300
8	25	44	Bob Veith	Peter Schmidt	Meskowski / Offy	200	7,850	running	0	250
9	28	18	Bud Tingelstad	Jim Robbins	Trevis / Offy	200	6,900	running	0	200
10	14	38	Bob Christie	Federal Engineering	KK / Offy	200	6,700	running	0	150
11	22	27	Red Amick	King O'Lawn (Len Faas)	Salih / Offy	200	5,520	running	0	100
12	27	17	Duane Carter	Thompson Industries (Ansted-Thompson Racing)	Kuzma / Offy	200	5,450	running	0	50
13	31	39	Bill Homeier	Ridgewood Builders (Norm Hall)	Kuzma / Offy	200	4,980	running	0
14	24	48	Gene Hartley	Sumar (Chapman Root)	KK / Offy	196	5,710	running	0
15	9	65	Chuck Stevenson	Leader Card 500 Roadster (Bob Wilke)	Watson / Offy	196	4,740	running	0
16	21	14	Bobby Grim	Bill Forbes Racing (Bill Forbes)	Meskowski / Offy	194	4,920	running	0
17	19	26	Shorty Templeman	Federal Engineering	KK / Offy	191	5,100	running	0
18	23	56	Jim Hurtubise	Travelon Trailer (Ernest Ruiz)	Christensen / Offy	185	8,380	connecting rod	0
19	10	10	Jimmy Bryan	Metal-Cal (George Salih)	Salih / Offy	152	4,400	fuel pump	0
22	11	73	Don Freeland	Ross-Babcock Traveler (Racing Associates)	Kurtis / Offy	129	4,310	magneto	0
23	18	2	Tony Bettenhausen	Dowgard (Lindsey Hopkins)	Watson / Offy	125	5,080	connecting rod	0
24	15	32	Wayne Weiler	Ansted Rotary (Ansted-Thompson Racing)	Kuzma / Offy	103	4,200	crash	0
25	16	5	A.J. Foyt	Bowes Seal Fast (George Bignotti)	Kurtis / Offy	90	4,220	clutch	0
26	29	46	Eddie Russo	Go-Kart (Ollie Prather)	KK / Offy	84	4,140	crash	0
27	13	8	Johnny Boyd	Bowes Seal Fast (George Bignotti)	Epperly / Offy	77	4,160	piston	0
28	20	37	Gene Force	Roy McKay	KK / Offy	74	4,480	brakes	0
29	32	16	Jim McWithey	Hoover Motor Express (John Wills)	Epperly / Offy	60	4,100	brakes	0
30	5	9	Len Sutton	S-R Racing Enterprises (Pete Salemi)	Watson / Offy	47	4,320	piston ring	0
31	4	97	Dick Rathman	Jim Robbins	Watson / Offy	42	4,440	brake line	0
32	30	76	Al Herman	Joe Hunt Magneto (Joe Hunt)	Ewing / Offy	34	4,010	clutch	0
33	33	23	Dempsey Wilson	Bryant Heating & Cooling (J.S. Donaldson)	KK / Offy	11	4,380	magneto	0

Failed to qualify: Chuck Rodee (#89), Jim Packard (#71), Bob Cleberg (#61), Lee Drollinger (#58), Jack Rounds (#52), Jack Turner (#25), Chuck Arnold (#21), Chuck Hulse (#69, 43), Ebb Rose (#41), Al Keller (#35), Russ Congdon (#79)

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Rodger Ward	1	1	1
Eddie Sachs	2	3	2
Rodger Ward	4	18	15
Troy Ruttman	19	24	6
Jim Rathmann	25	37	13
Rodger Ward	38	41	4
Eddie Sachs	42	51	10
Troy Ruttman	52	56	5
Eddie Sachs	57	61	5
Jim Rathmann	62	69	8
Eddie Sachs	70	70	1
Jim Rathmann	73	74	2
Eddie Sachs	75	75	1
Jim Rathmann	76	85	10
Johnny Thomson	86	95	10
Jim Rathmann	96	122	27
Rodger Ward	123	127	5
Jim Rathmann	128	141	14
Rodger Ward	142	146	5
Jim Rathmann	147	147	1
Rodger Ward	148	151	4
Jim Rathmann	152	162	11
Rodger Ward	163	169	7
Jim Rathmann	170	170	1
Rodger Ward	171	177	7
Jim Rathmann	178	182	5
Rodger Ward	183	189	7
Jim Rathmann	190	193	4
Rodger Ward	194	196	3
Jim Rathmann	197	200	4

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