The 42nd International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30, 1958. The event was race four of 11 in the 1958 Formula One Season, and was also the featured race of the USAC Championship Trail. The race is mostly remembered for a massive first-lap, 15-car pileup that resulted in the death of driver Pat O'Connor, a previous winner and favorite among much of the crowd.
The race was comfortably won by Jimmy Bryan, who led 139 of the 200 laps. Rookie George Amick came from 25th on the grid to finish second.
Background
Juan Manuel Fangio was entered, but withdrew as he was unable to sort the car and reach qualifying speeds.
Practice
Qualifying
Qualifying Results
Grid
Pos | Pos | Pos |
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Driver | Driver | Driver |
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1 | ______________ | |
Dick Rathmann | 2 | ______________ |
Ed Elisian | 3 | |
Jimmy Reece | ||
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4 | ______________ | |
Bob Veith | 5 | ______________ |
Pat O'Connor | 6 | |
Johnnie Parsons | ||
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7 | ______________ | |
Jimmy Bryan | 8 | ______________ |
Johnny Boyd | 9 | |
Tony Bettenhausen | ||
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10 | ______________ | |
Jack Turner | 11 | ______________ |
Rodger Ward | 12 | |
A. J. Foyt | ||
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13 | ______________ | |
Don Freeland | 14 | ______________ |
Paul Russo | 15 | |
Billy Garrett | ||
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16 | ______________ | |
Paul Goldsmith | 17 | ______________ |
Bob Christie | 18 | |
Eddie Sachs | ||
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19 | ______________ | |
Jud Larson | 20 | ______________ |
Jim Rathmann | 21 | |
Al Keller | ||
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22 | ______________ | |
Johnny Thomson | 23 | ______________ |
Shorty Templeman | 24 | |
Jerry Unser | ||
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25 | ______________ | |
George Amick | 26 | ______________ |
Eddie Johnson | 27 | |
Len Sutton | ||
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28 | ______________ | |
Art Bisch | 29 | ______________ |
Chuck Weyant | 30 | |
Johnny Tolan | ||
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31 | ______________ | |
Mike Magill | 32 | ______________ |
Dempsey Wilson | 33 | |
Bill Cheesbourg |
Non-Qualifiers
Race
Classification
(W) = Previous winner of the race
(R) = Race rookie
Milestones
Standings
V T E | Indianapolis 500 | |
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Circuit | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |
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See also | United States Grand Prix • United States Grand Prix West • Indianapolis 500 • Detroit Grand Prix • Caesars Palace Grand Prix • Dallas Grand Prix • Questor Grand Prix • Miami Grand Prix |
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