Indianapolis 500
1958 Indianapolis 500
Podium
AMIEpperly
2
BRYEpperly
1
BOYKurtis Kraft
3
Key facts
WinnerBRY3:44:13.800 from P7
PoleDRA4:06.620
Fastest lapBET1:02.370 on lap 55
Finishers33 / 33classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRYJimmy Bryan | Epperly | 7 | ▲6 | 200 | 3:44:13.800 | 8 | – |
| 2 | AMIGeorge Amick | Epperly | 25 | ▲23 | 200 | +27.629s | 6 | – |
| 3 | BOYJohnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | ▲5 | 200 | +69.670s | 4 | – |
| 4 | BETTony Bettenhausen | Epperly | 9 | ▲5 | 200 | +94.811s | 4 | 1:02.370 |
| 5 | RATJim Rathmann | Epperly | 20 | ▲15 | 200 | +95.620s | 2 | – |
| 6 | REEJimmy Reece | Watson | 3 | ▼3 | 200 | +136.950s | – | |
| 7 | FREDon Freeland | Phillips | 13 | ▲6 | 200 | +141.061s | – | |
| 8 | LARJud Larson | Watson | 19 | ▲11 | 200 | +334.021s | – | |
| 9 | JOHEddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | 26 | ▲17 | 200 | +375.760s | – | |
| 10 | CHEBill Cheesbourg | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | ▲23 | 200 | +483.590s | – | |
| 11 | KELAl Keller | Kurtis Kraft | 21 | ▲10 | 200 | +554.200s | – | |
| 12 | PARJohnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 6 | ▼6 | 200 | +580.851s | – | |
| 13 | TOLJohnnie Tolan | Kuzma | 30 | ▲17 | 200 | +592.240s | – | |
| 14 | CHRBob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 17 | ▲3 | 189 | +11 laps | – | |
| 15 | WILDempsey Wilson | Kuzma | 32 | ▲17 | 151 | +49 laps | – | |
| 16 | FOYAnthony Joseph Foyt | Kuzma | 12 | ▼4 | 148 | +52 laps | – | |
| 17 | MAGMike Magill | Kurtis Kraft | 31 | ▲14 | 136 | +64 laps | – | |
| 18 | RUSPaul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | ▼4 | 122 | +78 laps | – | |
| 19 | TEMShorty Templeman | Kurtis Kraft | 23 | ▲4 | 116 | +84 laps | – | |
| 20 | WARRodger Ward | Lesovsky | 11 | ▼9 | 93 | +107 laps | – | |
| 21 | GARBilly Garrett | Kurtis Kraft | 15 | ▼6 | 80 | +120 laps | – | |
| 22 | SACEddie Sachs | Kuzma | 18 | ▼4 | 68 | +132 laps | – | |
| 23 | THOJohnny Thomson | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | ▼1 | 52 | +148 laps | – | |
| 24 | WEYChuck Weyant | Dunn | 29 | ▲5 | 38 | +162 laps | – | |
| 25 | TURJack Turner | Lesovsky | 10 | ▼15 | 21 | +179 laps | – | |
| 26 | VEIBob Veith | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | ▼22 | 1 | +199 laps | – | |
| 27 | DRADick Rathmann | Watson | 1 | ▼26 | 0 | +200 laps | – | |
| 28 | ELIEd Elisian | Watson | 2 | ▼26 | 0 | +200 laps | – | |
| 29 | O'CPat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | ▼24 | 0 | +200 laps | – | |
| 30 | GOLPaul Goldsmith | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | ▼14 | 0 | +200 laps | – | |
| 31 | UNSJerry Unser Jr. | Kurtis Kraft | 24 | ▼7 | 0 | +200 laps | – | |
| 32 | SUTLen Sutton | Kurtis Kraft | 27 | ▼5 | 0 | +200 laps | – | |
| 33 | BISArt Bisch | Kuzma | 28 | ▼5 | 0 | +200 laps | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRADick Rathmann | Watson | 4:06.620 | |
| 2 | ELIEd Elisian | Watson | 4:06.700 | +0.080s |
| 3 | REEJimmy Reece | Watson | 4:07.400 | +0.780s |
| 4 | VEIBob Veith | Kurtis Kraft | 4:08.480 | +1.860s |
| 5 | O'CPat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 4:08.580 | +1.960s |
| 6 | PARJohnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 4:08.820 | +2.200s |
| 7 | BRYJimmy Bryan | Epperly | 4:09.680 | +3.060s |
| 8 | BOYJohnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | 4:09.960 | +3.340s |
| 9 | BETTony Bettenhausen | Epperly | 4:10.140 | +3.520s |
| 10 | TURJack Turner | Lesovsky | 4:10.980 | +4.360s |
| 11 | WARRodger Ward | Lesovsky | 4:11.280 | +4.660s |
| 12 | FOYAnthony Joseph Foyt | Kuzma | 4:11.520 | +4.900s |
| 13 | FREDon Freeland | Phillips | 4:11.690 | +5.070s |
| 14 | RUSPaul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 4:11.820 | +5.200s |
| 15 | GARBilly Garrett | Kurtis Kraft | 4:12.140 | +5.520s |
| 16 | GOLPaul Goldsmith | Kurtis Kraft | 4:12.200 | +5.580s |
| 17 | CHRBob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 4:13.070 | +6.450s |
| 18 | SACEddie Sachs | Kuzma | 4:08.860 | +2.240s |
| 19 | LARJud Larson | Watson | 4:10.850 | +4.230s |
| 20 | RATJim Rathmann | Epperly | 4:11.490 | +4.870s |
| 21 | KELAl Keller | Kurtis Kraft | 4:11.870 | +5.250s |
| 22 | THOJohnny Thomson | Kurtis Kraft | 4:11.910 | +5.290s |
| 23 | TEMShorty Templeman | Kurtis Kraft | 4:12.070 | +5.450s |
| 24 | UNSJerry Unser Jr. | Kurtis Kraft | 4:12.180 | +5.560s |
| 25 | AMIGeorge Amick | Epperly | 4:12.260 | +5.640s |
| 26 | JOHEddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | 4:12.330 | +5.710s |
| 27 | SUTLen Sutton | Kurtis Kraft | 4:12.360 | +5.740s |
| 28 | BISArt Bisch | Kuzma | 4:12.400 | +5.780s |
| 29 | WEYChuck Weyant | Dunn | 4:12.440 | +5.820s |
| 30 | TOLJohnnie Tolan | Kuzma | 4:12.970 | +6.350s |
| 31 | MAGMike Magill | Kurtis Kraft | 4:13.030 | +6.410s |
| 32 | WILDempsey Wilson | Kuzma | 4:28.110 | +21.490s |
| 33 | CHEBill Cheesbourg | Kurtis Kraft | 4:12.550 | +5.930s |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Previous winners here
| 1957 | Sam Hanks | Epperly |
| 1956 | Pat Flaherty | Watson |
| 1955 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft |
| 1954 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft |
| 1953 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft |
| 1952 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma |
| 1951 | Lee Wallard | Kurtis Kraft |
| 1950 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft |
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