Thursday, March 31, 2016

1958 INDIANAPOLIS 500

The 42nd International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1958. The event was part of the 1958 USAC National Championship Trail, and was included in the 1958 World Drivers Championship.
The race is best known for a massive first-lap, 15-car pileup that resulted in the death of fan-favorite driver Pat O'Connor.
Jimmy Bryan was the race winner. The race featured young rookie A. J. Foyt's debut at Indy. On lap 148, he spun in an oil slick, blew out the tires, and dropped out of the race. This marked the first time that one car would carry two drivers to separate wins at the race, in back-to-back years, with Sam Hanks winning the previous year's race in the same car.
Juan Manuel Fangio arrived at Indy under much fanfare as he attempted to qualify for the 500 and score points towards the World Championship. He practiced early in the month, but withdrew when he could not get up to speed. Taken from  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Indianapolis_500

Starting Lineup:

Row 1 Dick Rathmann Ed Elisian Jimmy Reece
Row 2 Bob Veith Pat O'Connor Johnnie Parsons
Row 3 Jimmy Bryan Johnny Boyd Tony Bettenhausen
Row 4 Jack Turner Rodger Ward A.J. Foyt
Row 5 Don Freeland Paul Russo Billy Garrett
Row 6 Paul Goldsmith Bob Christie Eddie Sachs
Row 7 Jud Larson Jim Rathmann Al Keller
Row 8 Johnny Thomson Shorty Templeman Jerry Unser
Row 9 George Amick Eddie Johnson Len Sutton
Row 10 Art Bisch Chuck Weyant Johnnie Tolan
Row 11 Mike Magill Dempsey Wilson Bill Cheesbourg





Other Drivers on Entry List:



Finish Driver Laps Status Prize Money
1 Jimmy Bryan 200 133.791 $105,574
2 George Amick 200 133.517 $38,874
3 Johnny Boyd 200 133.099 $24,999
4 Tony Bettenhausen 200 132.855 $17,199
5 Jim Rathmann 200 132.847 $11,399
6 Jimmy Reece 200 132.443 $8,699
7 Don Freeland 200 132.403 $6,999
8 Jud Larson 200 130.55 $7,049
9 Eddie Johnson 200 130.156 $5,999
10 Bill Cheesbourg 200 129.149 $6,399
11 Al Keller 200 128.498 $3,919
12 Johnnie Parsons 200 128.254 $3,599
13 Johnnie Tolan 200 128.15 $3,329
14 Bob Christie 189 Spun out $4,209
15 Dempsey Wilson 151 Refueling fire $4,089
16 A.J. Foyt 148 Spun out $2,969
17 Mike Magill 136 Running $2,849
18 Paul Russo 122 Throttle $2,779
19 Shorty Templeman 116 Brakes $2,699
20 Rodger Ward 93 Magneto $2,719
21 Billy Garrett 80 Gears $2,639
22 Eddie Sachs 68 Transmission $3,759
23 Johnny Thomson 52 Steering $2,754
24 Chuck Weyant 38 Accident $2,549
25 Jack Turner 21 Fuel pump $2,569
26 Bob Veith 1 Accident $2,789
27 Dick Rathmann 0 Accident $6,259
28 Ed Elisian 0 Accident $3,179
29 Pat O'Connor 0 Accident $2,574
30 Paul Goldsmith 0 Accident $2,369
31 Jerry Unser 0 Accident $2,339
32 Len Sutton 0 Accident $2,309
33 Art Bisch 0 Accident $2,279





Lap Leaders:



1 18 Jimmy Bryan


19-20 Tony Bettenhausen


21 Eddie Sachs


22-25 Tony Bettenhausen


26 Jimmy Bryan


27-30 George Amick


31 Jimmy Bryan


32-34 George Amick


35 Tony Bettenhausen


36-46 George Amick


47-48 Jimmy Bryan


49 Tony Bettenhausen


50-52 Jimmy Bryan


53-65 Tony Bettenhausen


66-104 Jimmy Bryan


105-107 Tony Bettenhausen


108-125 Johnny Boyd


126-200 Jimmy Bryan


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