Indianapolis 500 1958

Indianapolis
30 May 1958
200 laps
804.7 km
4.023 km a lap
Indianapolis 500 – counted for the championship, not a Formula 1 race

Pole positionDick RathmannWatson · 4:06.620
Fastest lapTony Bettenhausen1:02.370 · lap 55
Winner started fromP7on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Jimmy Bryan	1	Epperly · Offenhauser	7	200	3:44:13.800	8
2	George Amick	99	Epperly · Offenhauser	25	200	+27.629	6
3	Johnny Boyd	9	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	8	200	+1:09.670	4
4	Tony Bettenhausenfastest lap	33	Epperly · Offenhauser	9	200	+1:34.811	4
5	Jim Rathmann	2	Epperly · Offenhauser	20	200	+1:35.620	2
6	Jimmy Reece	16	Watson · Offenhauser	3	200	+2:16.950
7	Don Freeland	26	Phillips · Offenhauser	13	200	+2:21.061
8	Jud Larson	44	Watson · Offenhauser	19	200	+5:34.021
9	Eddie Johnson	61	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	26	200	+6:15.760
10	Bill Cheesbourg	54	Kurtis Kraft · Novi	33	200	+8:03.590
11	Al Keller	52	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	21	200	+9:14.200
12	Johnnie Parsons	45	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	6	200	+9:40.851
13	Johnnie Tolan	19	Kuzma · Offenhauser	30	200	+9:52.240
14	Bob Christie	65	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	17	189	Spun off
15	Dempsey Wilson	59	Kuzma · Offenhauser	32	151	Fire
16	Anthony Joseph Foyt	29	Kuzma · Offenhauser	12	148	Spun off
17	Mike Magill	77	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	31	136	Accident
18	Paul Russo	15	Kurtis Kraft · Novi	14	122	Radiator
19	Shorty Templeman	83	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	23	116	Brakes
20	Rodger Ward	8	Lesovsky · Offenhauser	11	93	Magneto
21	Billy Garrett	43	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	15	80	Magneto
22	Eddie Sachs	88	Kuzma · Offenhauser	18	68	Transmission
23	Johnny Thomson	7	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	22	52	Steering
24	Chuck Weyant	89	Dunn · Offenhauser	29	38	Accident
25	Jack Turner	25	Lesovsky · Offenhauser	10	21	Fuel pump
26	Bob Veith	14	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	4	1	Accident
27	Dick Rathmann	97	Watson · Offenhauser	1	0	Accident
28	Ed Elisian	5	Watson · Offenhauser	2	0	Accident
29	Pat O'Connor	4	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	5	0	Fatal accident
30	Paul Goldsmith	31	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	16	0	Accident
31	Jerry Unser Jr.	92	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	24	0	Accident
32	Len Sutton	68	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	27	0	Accident
33	Art Bisch	57	Kuzma · Offenhauser	28	0	Accident

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Dick Rathmann	Watson	4:06.620
2	Ed Elisian	Watson	4:06.700	+0.080
3	Jimmy Reece	Watson	4:07.400	+0.780
4	Bob Veith	Kurtis Kraft	4:08.480	+1.860
5	Pat O'Connor	Kurtis Kraft	4:08.580	+1.960
6	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	4:08.820	+2.200
7	Jimmy Bryan	Epperly	4:09.680	+3.060
8	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft	4:09.960	+3.340
9	Tony Bettenhausen	Epperly	4:10.140	+3.520
10	Jack Turner	Lesovsky	4:10.980	+4.360
11	Rodger Ward	Lesovsky	4:11.280	+4.660
12	Anthony Joseph Foyt	Kuzma	4:11.520	+4.900
13	Don Freeland	Phillips	4:11.690	+5.070
14	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	4:11.820	+5.200
15	Billy Garrett	Kurtis Kraft	4:12.140	+5.520
16	Paul Goldsmith	Kurtis Kraft	4:12.200	+5.580
17	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft	4:13.070	+6.450
18	Eddie Sachs	Kuzma	4:08.860	+2.240
19	Jud Larson	Watson	4:10.850	+4.230
20	Jim Rathmann	Epperly	4:11.490	+4.870
21	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft	4:11.870	+5.250
22	Johnny Thomson	Kurtis Kraft	4:11.910	+5.290
23	Shorty Templeman	Kurtis Kraft	4:12.070	+5.450
24	Jerry Unser Jr.	Kurtis Kraft	4:12.180	+5.560
25	George Amick	Epperly	4:12.260	+5.640
26	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft	4:12.330	+5.710
27	Len Sutton	Kurtis Kraft	4:12.360	+5.740
28	Art Bisch	Kuzma	4:12.400	+5.780
29	Chuck Weyant	Dunn	4:12.440	+5.820
30	Johnnie Tolan	Kuzma	4:12.970	+6.350
31	Mike Magill	Kurtis Kraft	4:13.030	+6.410
32	Dempsey Wilson	Kuzma	4:28.110	+21.490
33	Bill Cheesbourg	Kurtis Kraft	4:12.550	+5.930

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Tony Bettenhausen	55	1:02.370

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 4. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 4
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Stirling Moss	17
2	Luigi Musso	12
3	Jimmy Bryan	8
3	Maurice Trintignant	8
5	Harry Schell	8	▼1
6	Mike Hawthorn	7	▼1
7	George Amick	6
8	Jean Behra	6	▼2
9	Johnny Boyd	4
9	Peter Collins	4	▼2

Constructors' championship after round 4
Pos	Team	Points
1	Cooper	19
2	Ferrari	14
3	Vanwall	8
4	BRM	8
5	Maserati	3