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| Official Name | The 43rd 500 |
|---|---|
| Circuit | Indianapolis |
| Date | May 30 |
| Pole | Johnny Thomson 01:01.683 |
| Fastest Lap | Johnny Thomson 01:01.890 |
| Podium | 1st Rodger Ward (130) , 2nd Jim Rathmann (19) , 3rd Johnny Thomson (40) |
| GP Number | 77 |
| Round | 2 |
| Weather | Sunny |
| Prev race | Grand Prix de Monaco May 10 |
| Next race | Grote Prijs van Nederland May 31 |

| P | N | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | Time | Laps | FL | Led | Gr | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Rodger Ward |
Leader Cards, Inc | Watson FE [59A] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:40:49.200 | 200 |
130 |
6 |
8 |
|
| 2 | 16 | Jim Rathmann |
Simoniz/Hopkins | Watson FE [59B] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:41:12.480 | 200 |
19 |
3 |
6 |
|
| 3 | 3 | Johnny Thomson |
Racing Associates | Lesovsky FE [59] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:41:39.840 | 200 |
01:01.890 |
40 |
1 |
5 |
| 4 | 1 | Tony Bettenhausen |
Hoover Motor Express | Epperly FE [59B] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:42:36.290 | 200 |
0 |
15 |
3 |
|
| 5 | 99 | Paul Goldsmith |
Norman Demler | Epperly FE [58B] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:42:55.640 | 200 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
|
| 6 | 33 | Johnny Boyd |
Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti | Epperly FE [59A] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:44:06.180 | 200 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
|
| 7 | 37 | Duane Carter |
Smokey’s Reverse Torque | Kurtis Kraft 500H [H16] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:44:59.120 | 200 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
| 8 | 19 | Eddie Johnson |
Bryant Heating & Cooling | Kurtis Kraft 500G [G6] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:44:59.730 | 200 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
| 9 | 45 | Paul Russo |
Bardahl/Gerhardt | Kurtis Kraft 500G [391] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:45:00.240 | 200 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
|
| 10 | 10 | A. J. Foyt |
Dean Van Lines | Kuzma FE [59A] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:45:03.680 | 200 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
|
| 11 | 88 | Gene Hartley |
Drewry’s | Kuzma FE [56B] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:46:31.680 | 200 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
| 12 | 74 | Bob Veith |
John Zink | Moore FE [59] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:46:58.930 | 200 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
| 13 | 89 | Al Herman |
Dunn Engineering | Dunn FE [57] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:47:29.600 | 200 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
|
| 14 | 66 | Jimmy Daywalt |
Federal Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 500E [388] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:47:30.740 | 200 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
|
| 15 | 71 | Chuck Arnold |
Hall-Mar | Curtis FE [58] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:49:09.060 | 200 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
|
| 16 | 58 | Jim McWithey |
Ray Brady | Kurtis Kraft 500C [377] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:52:30.890 | 200 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
|
| 17 | 44 | Eddie Sachs |
Peter Schmidt | Kuzma FE [59C] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Spun off | 182 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
| 18 | 57 | Al Keller |
Helse/H.H.Johnson | Kuzma FE [56A] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Engine | 163 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
|
| 19 | 64 | Pat Flaherty |
John Zink | Watson FE [58A] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 162 |
11 |
18 |
0 |
|
| 20 | 73 | Dick Rathmann |
McNamara Chiropractic | Watson FE [58B] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Fire | 150 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
| 21 | 53 | Bill Cheesbourg |
Greenman-Casale | Kuzma FE [57] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Magneto | 147 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
|
| 22 | 15 | Don Freeland |
Jim Robbins | Kurtis Kraft 500G [G9] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Magneto | 136 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
|
| 23 | 49 | Ray Crawford |
Meguiar’s Mirror Glaze | Elder FE [59] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 115 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
|
| 24 | 9 | Don Branson |
Bob Estes | Phillips FE [59] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Suspension | 112 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
| 25 | 65 | Bob Christie |
Federal Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 500D [383] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Engine | 109 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
|
| 26 | 48 | Bobby Grim |
Sumar/Chapman Root | Kurtis Kraft 500G [G7] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Magneto | 85 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
| 27 | 24 | Jack Turner |
Travelon Trailer/Ernest Ruiz | Christensen FE [59] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Fuel leak | 47 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
|
| 28 | 47 | Chuck Weyant |
Roy McKay | Kurtis Kraft 500J [J20] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 45 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
|
| 29 | 7 | Jud Larson |
Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti | Kurtis Kraft 500J [J19] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 45 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
|
| 30 | 77 | Mike Magill |
Dayton Steel Foundry | Kurtis Kraft 500G [392] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 45 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
|
| 31 | 87 | Red Amick |
Wheeler-Foutch | Kurtis Kraft 500C [376] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 45 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
|
| 32 | 8 | Len Sutton |
Wolcott | Lesovsky FE [57] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 34 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
|
| 33 | 6 | Jimmy Bryan |
Belond AP/G.Salih | Salih FE [57] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Engine | 1 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
|
| DNQ | 98 | Chuck Daigh |
J. C. Agajanian | Kuzma FE |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 98 | Eddie Russo |
J. C. Agajanian | Kuzma FE |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 1 | Tony Bettenhausen |
Ansted Rotary | Epperly FE |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 69 | Shorty Templeman |
Frank Arciero | Kurtis Kraft 500C [372] |
Maserati V8 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 54 | Don Edmunds |
Bill Forbes Racing | Kuzma FE |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 41 | Ralph Liguori |
Sumar/Chapman Root | Kurtis Kraft 500G [G8] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 41 | Jimmy Davies |
Sumar/Chapman Root | Kurtis Kraft 500G [G8] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 51 | Bob Cortner |
Cornis Engineering | Cornis FE |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Fatal accident | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 76 | Don Edmunds |
Braund Plywood | Epperly FE |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 76 | Shorty Templeman |
Braund Plywood | Epperly FE |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 21 | Earl Motter |
Dean Van Lines | Kuzma FE |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 55 | Gene Force |
Sclavi & Amos | Kurtis Kraft 500C [370] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 55 | Jim Packard |
Sclavi & Amos | Kurtis Kraft 500C [370] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 78 | Gene Force |
Midwest Manufacturing | Kurtis Kraft 500D [384] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 78 | Eddie Russo |
Midwest Manufacturing | Kurtis Kraft 500D [384] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 78 | Bob Schroeder |
Midwest Manufacturing | Kurtis Kraft 500D [384] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 33 | Jud Larson |
Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti | Epperly FE [59A] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 45 | Rex Easton |
Bardahl/Gerhardt | Kurtis Kraft 500G [391] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 45 | Johnny Boyd |
Bardahl/Gerhardt | Kurtis Kraft 500G [391] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 57 | Jerry Unser |
Helse/H.H.Johnson | Kurtis Kraft 500C [369] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Fatal accident | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 43 | Johnnie Tolan |
H.A. Chapman | Kurtis Kraft 500G [G10] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 1 | Eddie Russo |
Harry Turner | Epperly FE |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 39 | Rex Easton |
Massaglia Hotel | Lesovsky FE |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 17 | Johnny Kay |
Safety Auto Glass | Kurtis Kraft 500C [373] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Rookie test | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 91 | Johnny Moorhouse |
Binter | Kurtis Kraft 500G [G1] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 23 | Rex Easton |
Hoover Motor Express | Epperly FE |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 23 | Tony Bettenhausen |
Hoover Motor Express | Epperly FE |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 52 | Rodger Ward |
Leader Cards, Inc | Watson D |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 52 | Jud Larson |
Leader Cards, Inc | Watson D |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 72 | Chuck Arnold |
Speed Enterprise | Kurtis Kraft 500C [378] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 62 | Bill Homeier |
Rusco Battery Cable | Kurtis Kraft 500G [G2] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 34 | Dempsey Wilson |
Novi Diesel | Kurtis Kraft 500F [56A (389)] |
Novi L8C 3.0 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 38 | Paul Russo |
Novi Diesel | Kurtis Kraft 500F [56B (390)] |
Novi L8C 3.0 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 42 | Bill Homeier |
Go-Kart/Prather | Kurtis Kraft 500G [G14] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 82 | Dempsey Wilson |
Central Excavating/Pete Salemi | Kurtis Kraft 500C [375] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 82 | Chuck Rodee |
Central Excavating/Pete Salemi | Kurtis Kraft 500C [375] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 92 | Jack Ensley |
Roy McKay | Kurtis Kraft 500G [G12] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 93 | Eddie Russo |
Roy McKay | Kurtis Kraft 500G [G15] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 12 | Ralph Liguori |
El Dorado Italia | Maserati 420M |
Maserati V8 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNQ | 25 | Bill Cheesbourg |
Hardwood Door | Kurtis Kraft 500G [G11] |
Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |

| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | 9 |
| 2 | Rodger Ward | Watson | 8 |
| 3 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 6 |
| 4 | Jim Rathmann | Watson | 6 |
| 5 | Johnny Thomson | Lesovsky | 5 |
| 6 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper | 4 |
| 7 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 3 |
| 8 | Tony Bettenhausen | Epperly | 3 |
| 9 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 2 |
| 10 | Paul Goldsmith | Epperly | 2 |
| Pos | Constructor | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper Climax |
8 |
| 2 | Ferrari |
6 |