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1959 Indianapolis 500 qualifying results

Formula One race number 2 of 9
Saturday, May 30, 1959 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 4.023 kilometer paved track (804.600 kilometers)

Time of race: 3:40:49.2
Average speed: 218.646 kph
Pole time: 246.73 seconds

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 23.28 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 12

Rank	Driver	Nbr	Time (seconds)	Speed (km/hr)
Qualifying results for this race:
1	Johnny Thomson	3	4:06.730	58.699
2	Eddie Sachs	44	4:07.550	58.505
3	Jimmy Daywalt	66	4:08.820	58.206
4	Jim Rathmann	16	4:09.250	58.106
5	Dick Rathmann	73	4:09.570	58.031
6	Bobby Grim	48	4:09.610	58.022
7	Rodger Ward	5	4:09.940	57.945
8	Bob Veith	74	4:09.960	57.940
9	Eddie Johnson	19	4:10.000	57.931
10	Gene Hartley	88	4:10.740	57.760
11	Jack Turner	24	4:10.910	57.721
12	Don Branson	9	4:11.200	57.654
13	Bob Christie	65	4:11.320	57.627
14	Don Freeland	15	4:11.650	57.551
15	Red Amick	87	4:11.880	57.499
16	Johnny Boyd	33	4:12.080	57.453
17	Duane Carter	37	4:12.110	57.446
18	Tony Bettenhausen	1	4:12.240	57.417
19	Paul Goldsmith	99	4:12.330	57.396
20	A.J. Foyt	10	4:12.370	57.387
21	Pat Flaherty	64	4:12.810	57.287
22	Paul Russo	45	4:12.840	57.280
23	Jud Larson	7	4:12.990	57.247
24	Chuck Arnold	71	4:13.310	57.174
25	Jimmy Bryan	6	4:13.310	57.174
26	Len Sutton	8	4:13.330	57.170
27	Al Keller	57	4:13.420	57.149
28	Chuck Weyant	47	4:13.610	57.107
29	Al Herman	89	4:13.630	57.102
30	Bill Cheesbourg	53	4:13.900	57.041
31	Mike Magill	77	4:14.450	56.918
32	Ray Crawford	49	4:14.690	56.864
33	Jim McWithey	58	4:14.930	56.811

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: not available