XLIIIrd Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes - 1959

Date: May 30th 1959   Weather: Warm, dry and overcast   Circuit: Indianapolis Motor Speedway   Distance: 804.680 Km (200 laps x 4.023 Km)

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Statistics

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Summary

Entrants	Qualified	Started	Classified
33	33	33	33

Result

Pole position	Classification	Fastest Lap
Johnny Thomson (3)	Rodger Ward (5)	Johnny Thomson (3)
Lesovsky	Watson	Lesovsky
Lesovsky	Watson	Lesovsky
Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
4:06.73	3:40:49.20	1:01.89
58.862 Km/h	218.646 Km/h	237.101 Km/h

Leaders

Laps	Distance	Driver
0 - 11	48.2808 Km	Pat Flaherty (64)
0 - 19	80.468 Km	Jim Rathmann (16)
0 - 40	164.9594 Km	Johnny Thomson (3)
0 - 130	527.0654 Km	Rodger Ward (5)

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