1959 Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes

Race 2 of 9

Indianapolis
200 laps
Time of race: 3:40:49.20
Average speed of winner: 218.646 kph
Margin of victory: 23.28 sec.
Lead changes: 12 among 4 drivers
Fastest lap: Johnny Thomson 1:01.89
Lap leaders: Thomson 1-4, Ward 5-12, J. Rathmann 13, Ward 14-16, J. Rathmann 17-30, Flaherty 31, J. Rathmann 32-33, Flaherty 34-40, J. Rathmann 41-42, Flaherty 43-45, Ward 46-48, Thomson 49-84, Ward 85-200

Race notes: First win for Rodger Ward. Only pole for Johnny Thomson. Debut for Red Amick, Don Branson, Bobby Grim, and Jim McWithey. Finale for Bill Cheesbourg, Ray Crawford, Jimmy Daywalt, Pat Flaherty, Al Keller, Jud Larson, Mike Magill, Paul Russo, Jack Turner, and Chuck Weyant. Only start for Chuck Arnold.

Video links: Part 1, Part 2

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	6	Rodger Ward	5	Leader Card 500 Roadster	Watson	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Leader Card	4:09.94	200	4	130	3:40:49.20	8
2	3	Jim Rathmann	16	Simoniz	Watson	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Hopkins	4:09.25	200	4	19	+23.28	6
3	1	Johnny Thomson	3	Racing Associates	Lesovsky	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Racing Associates	4:06.73	200	2	40	+50.64	5
4	15	Tony Bettenhausen	1	Hoover Motor Express	Epperly	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	John Wills	4:12.24	200	0	0	+107.09	3
5	16	Paul Goldsmith	99	Demler	Epperly	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Demler	4:12.33	200	0	0	+126.44	2
6	11	Johnny Boyd	33	Bowes Seal Fast	Epperly	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Bignotti	4:12.08	200	0	0	+196.98	0
7	12	Duane Carter	37	Smokey's Reverse Torque	Kurtis	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Yunick	4:12.11	200	0	0	+249.92	0
8	8	Eddie Johnson	19	Bryant Heating & Cooling	KK500G	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Donaldson	4:10.00	200	0	0	+250.53	0
9	27	Paul Russo	45	Bardahl	KK500G	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Gerhardt	4:12.84	200	0	0	+251.04	0
10	17	A.J. Foyt	10	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Brawner	4:12.37	200	0	0	+254.48	0
11	9	Gene Hartley	88	Drewry's	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Marley	4:10.74	200	0	0	+342.48	0
12	7	Bob Veith	74	John Zink Heater	Moore	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Zink	4:09.96	200	0	0	+369.73	0
13	23	Al Herman	89	Dunn Engineering	Dunn	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Dunn	4:13.63	200	0	0	+400.40	0
14	13	Jimmy Daywalt	66	Federal Engineering	KK500E	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Federal	4:08.82	200	0	0	+401.54	0
15	21	Chuck Arnold	71	Hall-Mar	Kurtis	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Hall-Mar	4:13.31	200	0	0	+499.86	0
16	33	Jim McWithey	58	Ray Brady	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Ray Brady	4:14.93	200	0	0	+701.69	0
17	2	Eddie Sachs	44	Schmidt	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Peter Schmidt	4:07.55	182	0	0	spun off	0
18	28	Al Keller	57	Helse	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	H.H. Johnson	4:13.42	163	0	0	pistons	0
19	18	Pat Flaherty	64	John Zink Heater	Watson	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Zink	4:12.81	162	3	11	accident	0
20	4	Dick Rathman	73	McNamara Chiropractic	Watson	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Elkins	4:09.57	150	0	0	pit fire	0
21	30	Bill Cheesbourg	53	Greenman-Casale	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Greenman	4:13.90	147	0	0	magneto	0
23	32	Ray Crawford	49	Meguiar's Mirror Glaze	Elder	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Ray Crawford	4:14.69	115	0	0	accident	0
24	10	Don Branson	9	Bob Estes	Phillips	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Estes	4:11.20	112	0	0	torsion bar	0
25	24	Bob Christie	65	Federal Engineering	KK500D	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Federal	4:11.32	109	0	0	rod	0
26	5	Bobby Grim	48	Sumar	KK500G	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Root	4:09.61	85	0	0	magneto	0
27	14	Jack Turner	24	Travelon Trailer	Christensen	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Ruiz	4:10.91	47	0	0	fuel tank	0
28	29	Chuck Weyant	47	McKay	KK500J	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	McKay	4:13.61	45	0	0	accident	0
29	19	Jud Larson	7	Bowes Seal Fast	KK500J	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Bignotti	4:12.99	45	0	0	accident	0
30	31	Mike Magill	77	Dayton Steel Foundry	KK500G	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Dayton-Walther	4:14.45	45	0	0	accident	0
31	26	Red Amick	87	Wheeler-Foutch	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Wheeler-Foutch	4:11.88	45	0	0	accident	0
32	22	Len Sutton	8	Wolcott Memorial	Lesovsky	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Wolcott	4:13.33	34	0	0	accident	0
33	20	Jimmy Bryan	6	Belond A.P. Muffler	Salih	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Salih	4:13.31	1	0	0	cam housing	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Jack Brabham	9	1	0	1	1
2	Rodger Ward	8	1	0	1	1
3	Tony Brooks	6	1	0	0	1
4	Jim Rathmann	6	1	0	0	1
5	Johnny Thomson	5	1	1	0	1
6	Maurice Trintignant	4	1	0	0	1
7	Phil Hill	3	1	0	0	0
8	Tony Bettenhausen	3	1	0	0	0
9	Bruce McLaren	2	1	0	0	0
10	Paul Goldsmith	2	1	0	0	0
11	Roy Salvadori	0	1	0	0	0
12	Johnny Boyd	0	1	0	0	0
13	Stirling Moss	0	1	1	0	0
14	Duane Carter	0	1	0	0	0
15	Ron Flockhart	0	1	0	0	0
16	Eddie Johnson	0	1	0	0	0
17	Harry Schell	0	1	0	0	0
18	Paul Russo	0	1	0	0	0
19	Jo Bonnier	0	1	0	0	0
20	A.J. Foyt	0	1	0	0	0
21	Jean Behra	0	1	0	0	0
22	Gene Hartley	0	1	0	0	0
23	Graham Hill	0	1	0	0	0
24	Bob Veith	0	1	0	0	0
25	Masten Gregory	0	1	0	0	0