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Indianapolis 1959
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Race entrants
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Qualifications
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Starting grid
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Result
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Championship
First pole position for Johnny THOMSON
First pole position for Lesovsky as constructor
8th pole position for Offenhauser as engine builder
Average : 234.796 km/h
1
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J.THOMSON
Lesovsky
Offenhauser
145.908 mph
2.
E.SACHS
Kuzma
Offenhauser
145.425 mph
3.
J.RATHMANN
Watson
Offenhauser
144.433 mph
4.
D.RATHMANN
Watson
Offenhauser
144.248 mph
5.
B.GRIM
Kurtis Kraft
Offenhauser
144.225 mph
6.
R.WARD
Watson
Offenhauser
144.035 mph
7.
B.VEITH
Moore
Offenhauser
144.023 mph
8.
E.JOHNSON
Kurtis Kraft
Offenhauser
144.000 mph
9.
G.HARTLEY
Kuzma
Offenhauser
143.575 mph
10.
D.BRANSON
Phillips
Offenhauser
143.312 mph
11.
J.BOYD
Epperly
Offenhauser
142.812 mph
12.
D.CARTER
Kurtis Kraft
Offenhauser
142.795 mph
13.
J.DAYWALT
Kurtis Kraft
Offenhauser
144.683 mph
14.
J.TURNER
Christensen
Offenhauser
143.478 mph
15.
T.BETTENHAUSEN
Epperly
Offenhauser
142.721 mph
16.
P.GOLDSMITH
Epperly
Offenhauser
142.670 mph
17.
A.FOYT
Kuzma
Offenhauser
142.648 mph
18.
P.FLAHERTY
Watson
Offenhauser
142.399 mph
19.
J.LARSON
Kurtis Kraft
Offenhauser
142.298 mph
20.
J.BRYAN
Epperly
Offenhauser
142.118 mph
21.
C.ARNOLD
Kurtis Kraft
Offenhauser
142.118 mph
22.
L.SUTTON
Lesovsky
Offenhauser
142.107 mph
23.
A.HERMAN
Dunn
Offenhauser
141.939 mph
24.
B.CHRISTIE
Kurtis Kraft
Offenhauser
143.244 mph
25.
D.FREELAND
Kurtis Kraft
Offenhauser
143.056 mph
26.
R.AMICK
Kurtis Kraft
Offenhauser
142.925 mph
27.
P.RUSSO
Kurtis Kraft
Offenhauser
142.383 mph
28.
A.KELLER
Kuzma
Offenhauser
142.057 mph
29.
C.WEYANT
Kurtis Kraft
Offenhauser
141.950 mph
30.
B.CHEESBOURG
Kuzma
Offenhauser
141.788 mph
31.
M.MAGILL
Sutton
Offenhauser
141.482 mph
32.
R.CRAWFORD
Elder
Offenhauser
141.348 mph
33.
J.McWITHEY
Kurtis Kraft
Offenhauser
141.215 mph
Pit lane
The grid is determined by the average speed of the 4 qualifying laps.