1959 INDIANAPOLIS 500 - STARTING GRID

30 May 1959

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, United States

Pos

No

Driver

Car

Time

1

3

Johnny ThomsonTHO

Lesovsky Offenhauser

4:06.730

2

44

Eddie  SachsSAC

Kuzma Offenhauser

4:07.550

3

16

Jim RathmannRAT

Watson Offenhauser

4:09.250

4

73

Dick RathmannRAT

Watson Offenhauser

4:09.570

5

48

Bobby  GrimGRI

Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser

4:09.610

6

5

Rodger WardWAR

Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser

4:09.940

7

74

Bob  VeithVEI

Watson Offenhauser

4:09.960

8

19

Eddie JohnsonJOH

Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser

4:10.000

9

88

Gene HartleyHAR

Kuzma Offenhauser

4:10.740

10

9

Don  BransonBRA

Phillips Offenhauser

4:11.200

11

33

Johnny  BoydBOY

Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser

4:12.080

12

37

Duane CarterCAR

Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser

4:12.110

13

66

Jimmy  DaywaltDAY

Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser

4:08.820

14

24

Jack  TurnerTUR

Christensen Offenhauser

4:10.910

15

1

Tony  BettenhausenBET

Epperly Offenhauser

4:12.240

16

99

Paul GoldsmithGOL

Epperly Offenhauser

4:12.330

17

10

Anthony Joseph FoytFOY

Kuzma Offenhauser

4:12.370

18

64

Pat FlahertyFLA

Watson Offenhauser

4:12.810

19

7

Jud  LarsonLAR

Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser

4:12.990

20

6

Jimmy BryanBRY

Epperly Offenhauser

4:13.310

21

71

Chuck  ArnoldARN

Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser

4:13.310

22

8

Len  SuttonSUT

Lesovsky Offenhauser

4:13.330

23

89

Al  HermanHER

Dunn Offenhauser

4:13.630

24

65

Bob  ChristieCHR

Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser

4:11.320

25

15

Don  FreelandFRE

Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser

4:11.650

26

87

Red  AmickAMI

Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser

4:11.880

27

45

Paul RussoRUS

Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser

4:12.840

28

57

Al  KellerKEL

Kuzma Offenhauser

4:13.420

29

47

Chuck  WeyantWEY

Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser

4:13.610

30

53

Bill  CheesbourgCHE

Kuzma Offenhauser

4:13.900

31

77

Mike  MagillMAG

Sutton Offenhauser

4:14.450

32

49

Ray  CrawfordCRA

Elder Offenhauser

4:14.690

33

58

Jim  McWitheyMCW

Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser

4:14.930