1959 Formula 1 Indianapolis Grand Prix

Race results

POS.	NO.	Driver	Team	TIME	Laps	Fastest Lap	Grid	PTS
1	5	Rodger Ward	Watson	3:40:49.2	200	-	6	8
2	16	Jim Rathmann	Watson	+23.280	200	-	3	6
3	3	Johnny Thomson	Lesovsky	+50.640	200	1:01.890	1	5
4	1	Tony Bettenhausen	Epperly	+1:47.090	200	-	15	3
5	99	Paul Goldsmith	Epperly	+2:06.440	200	-	16	2
6	33	Johnny Boyd	Epperly	+3:16.980	200	-	11	0
7	37	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft	+4:09.920	200	-	12	0
8	19	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft	+4:10.530	200	-	8	0
9	45	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	+4:11.040	200	-	27	0
10	10	Anthony Foyt	Kuzma	+4:14.480	200	-	17	0
11	88	Gene Hartley	Kuzma	+5:42.480	200	-	9	0
12	74	Bob Veith	Moore	+6:09.730	200	-	7	0
13	89	Al Herman	Dunn	+6:40.400	200	-	23	0
14	66	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	+6:41.540	200	-	13	0
15	71	Chuck Arnold	Kurtis Kraft	+8:19.860	200	-	21	0
16	58	Jim McWithey	Kurtis Kraft	+11:41.690	200	-	33	0
17	44	Eddie Sachs	Kuzma	Spun off	182	-	2	0
DNF	57	Al Keller	Kuzma	Engine	163	-	28	0
DNF	64	Pat Flaherty	Watson	Accident	162	-	18	0
DNF	73	Dick Rathmann	Watson	Heat shield fire	150	-	4	0
DNF	53	Bill Cheesbourg	Kuzma	Magneto	147	-	30	0
DNF	15	Don Freeland	Kurtis Kraft	Magneto	136	-	25	0
DNF	49	Ray Crawford	Elder	Accident	115	-	32	0
DNF	9	Don Branson	Phillips	Suspension	112	-	10	0
DNF	65	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft	Engine	109	-	24	0
DNF	48	Bobby Grim	Kurtis Kraft	Magneto	85	-	5	0
DNF	24	Jack Turner	Christensen	Fuel leak	47	-	14	0
DNF	47	Chuck Weyant	Kurtis Kraft	Accident	45	-	29	0
DNF	7	Jud Larson	Kurtis Kraft	Accident	45	-	19	0
DNF	77	Mike Magill	Sutton	Accident	45	-	31	0
DNF	87	Red Amick	Kurtis Kraft	Accident	45	-	26	0
DNF	8	Len Sutton	Lesovsky	Accident	34	-	22	0
DNF	6	Jimmy Bryan	Epperly	Engine	1	-	20	0

DNF: Did not finish

Eddie Sachs is classified 17th because the car completed at least 90% of the race distance.

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