Back إنديانابوليس 500 سنة 1959 Arabic Gran Premi d'Indianapolis 500 del 1959 Catalan 500 mil Indianapolis 1959 Czech Indianapolis 500 1959 German 500 Millas de Indianápolis de 1959 Spanish Indianapolis 500 1959 Finnish 500 miles d'Indianapolis 1959 French 500 Millas de Indianapolis de 1959 Galician 1959-es indianapolisi 500 Hungarian 500 Miglia di Indianapolis 1959 Italian
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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||
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| Indianapolis 500 | |||||
| Sanctioning body | USAC | ||||
| Date | May 30, 1959 | ||||
| Winner | Rodger Ward | ||||
| Winning team | Leader Cards | ||||
| Average speed | 135.857 mph (218.641 km/h) | ||||
| Pole position | Johnny Thomson | ||||
| Pole speed | 145.908 mph (234.816 km/h) | ||||
| Most laps led | Rodger Ward (130) | ||||
| Pre-race ceremonies | |||||
| Pace car | Buick Electra 225 | ||||
| Pace car driver | Sam Hanks | ||||
| Starter | Bill Vanderwater[1] | ||||
| Estimated attendance | 180,000[2] | ||||
| Chronology | |||||
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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.[3]
- ^ Fox, Jack C. (1994). The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994 (4th ed.). Carl Hungness Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 0-915088-05-3.
- ^ Stranahan, Bob (May 31, 1959). "Good Race Day Time Had By All". The Indianapolis Star. p. 1. Retrieved June 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ The Talk of Gasoline Alley. May 3, 2010. WFNI.
