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Event

Indianapolis 500



Date
Sat 30th May 1959 (UTC)
Sat 30th May 1959 (Local)

Timestamp
1959-05-30T17:00:00

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League
Formula 1

Season
1959

Round
2

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Location
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The 43rd International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1959. The event was part of the 1959 USAC National Championship Trail and was also race 2 of 9 in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers.
Rodger Ward earned the first of two career Indy 500 victories. A record sixteen cars completed the full 500 miles.
All cars were required to have roll bars for the first time.[
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Result Description
1 Rodger Ward Watson-Offenhauser 3:40:49.20
2 Jim Rathmann Watson-Offenhauser + 0:23.28
3 Johnny Thomson Lesovsky-Offenhauser + 0:50.64
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