Indianapolis 500

Round 2 · 30 May 1959 ·Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, United States

Rathmann

Watson

Ward

Watson

Thomson

Lesovsky

Race classification

Pos.	Driver	Nationality	Team	Laps	Time	Pts.
1	Rodger Ward	American	Watson	200	3:40:49.20	8
2	Jim Rathmann	American	Watson	200	+0:23.28	6
3	Johnny Thomson	American	Lesovsky	200	+0:50.64	5
4	Tony Bettenhausen	American	Epperly	200	+1:47.09	3
5	Paul Goldsmith	American	Epperly	200	+2:06.44	2
6	Johnny Boyd	American	Epperly	200	+3:16.98	0
7	Duane Carter	American	Kurtis Kraft	200	+4:09.92	0
8	Eddie Johnson	American	Kurtis Kraft	200	+4:10.53	0
9	Paul Russo	American	Kurtis Kraft	200	+4:11.04	0
10	Anthony Foyt	American	Kuzma	200	+4:14.48	0
11	Gene Hartley	American	Kuzma	200	+5:42.48	0
12	Bob Veith	American	Moore	200	+6:09.73	0
13	Al Herman	American	Dunn	200	+6:40.40	0
14	Jimmy Daywalt	American	Kurtis Kraft	200	+6:41.54	0
15	Chuck Arnold	American	Kurtis Kraft	200	+8:19.86	0
16	Jim McWithey	American	Kurtis Kraft	200	+11:41.69	0
R	Eddie Sachs	American	Kuzma	182	Spun off	0
R	Al Keller	American	Kuzma	163	Engine	0
R	Pat Flaherty	American	Watson	162	Accident	0
R	Dick Rathmann	American	Watson	150	Heat shield fire	0
R	Bill Cheesbourg	American	Kuzma	147	Magneto	0
R	Don Freeland	American	Kurtis Kraft	136	Magneto	0
R	Ray Crawford	American	Elder	115	Accident	0
R	Don Branson	American	Phillips	112	Suspension	0
R	Bob Christie	American	Kurtis Kraft	109	Engine	0
R	Bobby Grim	American	Kurtis Kraft	85	Magneto	0
R	Jack Turner	American	Christensen	47	Fuel leak	0
R	Chuck Weyant	American	Kurtis Kraft	45	Accident	0
R	Jud Larson	American	Kurtis Kraft	45	Accident	0
R	Mike Magill	American	Sutton	45	Accident	0
R	Red Amick	American	Kurtis Kraft	45	Accident	0
R	Len Sutton	American	Lesovsky	34	Accident	0
R	Jimmy Bryan	American	Epperly	1	Engine	0