Season 1958 · Round 4
Indianapolis 500
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
19
L189
L151
L148
L122
L116
L93
L80
L68
L52
L38
+9
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Pole-to-win rate 5/19
26.3%
Most DNFs · all-time P1
1951 Indianapolis 500
25 cars
Closest finish · all-time P2
Most lead changes · all-time P25
Circuit Info
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis, USA
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
P2 Johnnie Parsons
1 wins
· → Bill Vukovich -1
P2 Jim Rathmann
1 wins
· → Bill Vukovich -1
P2 Troy Ruttman
1 wins
· → Bill Vukovich -1
P1 Tony Bettenhausen
11 starts
· GP #1
P2 Jim Rathmann
10 starts
· → Tony Bettenhausen -1
P2 Rodger Ward
10 starts
· → Tony Bettenhausen -1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Lap | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Jimmy Bryan | Epperly | 7 | 200 | 3:44:13.800 | 8 |
| 2 | 99 George Amick | Epperly | 25 | 200 | +27.630 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | 200 | +1:09.670 | 4 |
| 4 | 33 Tony Bettenhausen | Epperly | 9 | 200 | +1:34.810 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 Jim Rathmann | Epperly | 20 | 200 | +1:35.620 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 Jimmy Reece | Watson | 3 | 200 | +2:16.950 | |
| 7 | 26 Don Freeland | Phillips | 13 | 200 | +2:21.060 | |
| 8 | 44 Jud Larson | Watson | 19 | 200 | +5:34.020 | |
| 9 | 61 Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | 26 | 200 | +6:15.760 | |
| 10 | 54 Bill Cheesbourg | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | 200 | +8:03.590 | |
| 11 | 52 Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | 21 | 200 | +9:14.200 | |
| 12 | 45 Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 6 | 200 | +9:40.850 | |
| 13 | 19 Johnnie Tolan | Kuzma | 30 | 200 | +9:52.240 | |
| R | 65 Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 17 | 189 | Spun off | |
| R | 59 Dempsey Wilson | Kuzma | 32 | 151 | Heat shield fire | |
| R | 29 Anthony Foyt | Kuzma | 12 | 148 | Spun off | |
| D | 77 Mike Magill | Kurtis Kraft | 31 | 136 | Disqualified | |
| R | 15 Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | 122 | Throttle | |
| R | 83 Shorty Templeman | Kurtis Kraft | 23 | 116 | Brakes | |
| R | 8 Rodger Ward | Lesovsky | 11 | 93 | Magneto | |
| R | 43 Billy Garrett | Kurtis Kraft | 15 | 80 | Magneto | |
| R | 88 Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | 18 | 68 | Transmission | |
| R | 7 Johnny Thomson | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | 52 | Steering | |
| R | 89 Chuck Weyant | Dunn | 29 | 38 | Accident | |
| R | 25 Jack Turner | Lesovsky | 10 | 21 | Fuel pump | |
| R | 14 Bob Veith | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | 1 | Accident | |
| R | 97 Dick Rathmann | Watson | 1 | 0 | Accident | |
| R | 5 Ed Elisian | Watson | 2 | 0 | Accident | |
| R | 4 Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | 0 | Accident | |
| R | 31 Paul Goldsmith | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | 0 | Accident | |
| R | 92 Jerry Unser | Kurtis Kraft | 24 | 0 | Accident | |
| R | 68 Len Sutton | Kurtis Kraft | 27 | 0 | Accident | |
| R | 57 Art Bisch | Kuzma | 28 | 0 | Accident |
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
2
3
16 Jimmy Reece
4
14 Bob Veith
5
6
7
8
9
10
25 Jack Turner
11
12
29 Anthony Foyt
13
26 Don Freeland
14
15 Paul Russo
15
16
17
65 Bob Christie
18
88 Eddie Sachs
19
44 Jud Larson
20
21
52 Al Keller
22
23
24
92 Jerry Unser
25
99 George Amick
26
27
68 Len Sutton
28
57 Art Bisch
29
89 Chuck Weyant
30
31
77 Mike Magill
32
33
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1.
The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) ·
DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15