1960 Indianapolis 500

1960 Indianapolis 500
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Race details
Date	May 30, 1960
Official Name	44th International 500 Mile Sweepstakes
Location	Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, IN, USA
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.0225km (2.5mi)
Distance	200 laps, 804.500km (500 miles)
Pole Position
Driver	Eddie Sachs Ewing-Offenhauser
Time	4:05.58 (4 laps)
Fastest Lap
Driver	Jim Rathmann Watson-Offenhauser
Time	1:01.59 on lap 197
Podium
First	Jim Rathmann Watson-Offenhauser
Second	Rodger Ward Watson-Offenhauser
Third	Paul Goldsmith Epperly-Offenhauser
Lap Leaders

The 44th International 500 Mile Sweepstakes was held on May 30, 1960 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The race was a part of the 1960 World Drivers Championship, the final time that it would be included. The race saw a record (at the time) 29 lead changes between Rodger Ward and Jim Rathmann. Rathmann held on for the victory when Ward slowed with three laps to go, after he noticed a front tire failing.

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

The full qualifying results for the 1960 Indianapolis 500 are outlined below:
(W) = Previous winner of the race
(R) = Race rookie
All times are for four laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time (4 laps)	Speed (mph)
1	6	Eddie Sachs	Ewing-Offenhauser	4:05.58	146.590
2	4	Jim Rathmann	Watson-Offenhauser	4:05.95	146.370
3	1	Rodger Ward (W)	Watson-Offenhauser	4:07.32	145.560
4	97	Dick Rathmann	Watson-Offenhauser	4:05.95	145.540
5	9	Len Sutton	Watson-Offenhauser	4:07.52	145.440
6	28	Troy Ruttman (W)	Watson-Offenhauser	4:07.65	145.360
7	22	Eddie Johnson	Trevis-Offenhauser	4:08.27	145.000
8	7	Don Branson	Phillips-Offenhauser	4:08.70	144.750
9	65	Chuck Stevenson	Watson-Offenhauser	4:08.85	144.660
10	10	Jimmy Bryan (W)	Salih-Offenhauser	4:09.08	144.530
11	73	Don Freeland	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:09.39	144.350
12	98	Lloyd Ruby (R)	Watson-Offenhauser	4:09.64	144.200
13	8	Johnny Boyd	Epperly-Offenhauser	4:10.40	143.770
14	38	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:10.63	143.630
15	32	Wayne Weiler (R)	Epperly-Offenhauser	4:10.85	143.510
16	5	A. J. Foyt	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:10.93	143.460
17	3	Johnny Thomson	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	4:05.83	146.440
18	2	Tony Bettenhausen	Watson-Offenhauser	4:07.91	145.210
19	26	Shorty Templeman	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:10.25	143.850
20	37	Gene Force	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:10.92	143.470
21	14	Bobby Grim	Meskowski-Offenhauser	4:11.47	143.150
22	27	Red Amick	Salih-Offenhauser	4:11.60	143.080
23	56	Jim Hurtubise (R)	Christensen-Offenhauser	4:01.52	149.050
24	48	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:10.18	143.890
25	44	Bob Veith	Meskowski-Offenhauser	4:11.11	143.360
26	99	Paul Goldsmith	Epperly-Offenhauser	4:12.13	142.780
27	17	Duane Carter	Kuzma-Offenhauser	4:12.87	142.630
28	18	Bud Tingelstad (R)	Trevis-Offenhauser	4:12.89	142.350
29	46	Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:13.16	142.200
30	76	Al Herman	Ewing-Offenhauser	4:13.81	141.830
31	39	Bill Homeier	Kuzma-Offenhauser	4:14.87	141.240
32	16	Jim McWithey	Epperly-Offenhauser	4:16.45	140.370
33	23	Dempsey Wilson	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:11.37	143.210

Grid

Pos	Pos	Pos
Driver	Driver	Driver
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1	______________
Eddie Sachs	2	______________
	Jim Rathmann	3
		Rodger Ward
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4	______________
Dick Rathmann	5	______________
	Len Sutton	6
		Troy Ruttman
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7	______________
Eddie Johnson	8	______________
	Don Branson	9
		Chuck Stevenson
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10	______________
Jimmy Bryan	11	______________
	Don Freeland	12
		Lloyd Ruby
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13	______________
Johnny Boyd	14	______________
	Bob Christie	15
		Wayne Weiler
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16	______________
A. J. Foyt	17	______________
	Johnny Thomson	18
		Tony Bettenhausen
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19	______________
Shorty Templeman	20	______________
	Gene Force	21
		Bobby Grim
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22	______________
Red Amick	23	______________
	Jim Hurtubise	24
		Gene Hartley
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25	______________
Bob Veith	26	______________
	Paul Goldsmith	27
		Duane Carter
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28	______________
Bud Tingelstad	29	______________
	Eddie Russo	30
		Al Herman
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31	______________
Bill Homeier	32	______________
	Jim McWithey	33
		Dempsey Wilson

Non-Qualifiers

The list of drivers who didn't qualify for the 1960 Indianapolis 500 are outlined below:

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor
21	Chuck Arnold (R)	Fred Gerhardt	Gerhardt-Offenhauser
23	Jimmy Daywalt	Bryant Heating	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
25	Jack Turner	Kelso Auto Dynamics	Lesovsky-Offenhauser
35	Al Keller	McKay's Bulldog	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
39	Norm Hall (R)	Ridgewood Builders	Kuzma-Offenhauser
41	Ebb Rose (R)	John Zink	Moore-Offenhauser
43	Chuck Hulse (R)	H.A. Chapman	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
69		Bob Sorenson	Kuzma-Offenhauser
52	Jack Rounds (R)	Hart Fullerton	Lesovsky-Offenhauser
58	Lee Drollinger (R)	Ray Brady	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
61	Bob Cleberg (R)	Detrioter Mobil Homes	Epperly-Offenhauser
71	Jim Packard (R)	Sclavi & Amos	Kuzma-Offenhauser
79	Ross Congdon (R)	Hall-Mar	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
89	Chuck Rodee (R)	Dunn Engineering	Dunn-Offenhauser

Race

Results

The full results for the 1960 Indianapolis 500 are outlined below:
(W) = Previous winner of the race
(R) = Race rookie

Pos.	No.	Grid	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Led	Time/Retired	Points
1	4	2	Jim Rathmann	Watson-Offenhauser	200	100	3:36:11.360	8
2	1	3	Rodger Ward (W)	Watson-Offenhauser	200	58	+12.749	6
3	99	26	Paul Goldsmith	Epperly-Offenhauser	200	0	+3:07.300	4
4	7	8	Don Branson	Phillips-Offenhauser	200	0	+3:07.979	3
5	3	17	Johnny Thomson	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	200	10	+3:11.350	2
6	22	7	Eddie Johnson	Trevis-Offenhauser	200	0	+4:10.609	1
7	98	12	Lloyd Ruby (R)	Watson-Offenhauser	200	0	+4:28.590
8	44	25	Bob Veith	Meskowski-Offenhauser	200	0	+5:17.479
9	18	28	Bud Tingelstad (R)	Trevis-Offenhauser	200	0	+8:19.909
10	38	14	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	0	+8:40.279
11	27	22	Red Amick	Salih-Offenhauser	200	0	+11:10.580
12	17	27	Duane Carter	Kuzma-Offenhauser	200	0	+11:17.199
13	39	31	Bill Homeier	Kuzma-Offenhauser	200	0	+12:10.710
14	48	24	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	196	0	+4 laps
15	65	9	Chuck Stevenson	Watson-Offenhauser	196	0	+4 laps
16	14	21	Bobby Grim	Meskowski-Offenhauser	194	0	+6 laps
17	26	19	Shorty Templeman	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	191	0	+9 laps
18	56	23	Jim Hurtubise (R)	Christensen-Offenhauser	185	0	Engine
19	10	10	Jimmy Bryan (W)	Salih-Offenhauser	152	0	Fuel pump
20	28	6	Troy Ruttman (W)	Watson-Offenhauser	134	11	Rear axle
21	6	1	Eddie Sachs	Ewing-Offenhauser	132	21	Electrical
22	73	11	Don Freeland	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	129	0	Electrical
23	2	18	Tony Bettenhausen	Watson-Offenhauser	125	0	Engine
24	32	15	Wayne Weiler (R)	Epperly-Offenhauser	103	0	Accident
25	5	16	A. J. Foyt	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	90	0	Clutch
26	46	29	Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	84	0	Accident
27	8	13	Johnny Boyd	Epperly-Offenhauser	77	0	Engine
28	37	20	Gene Force	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	74	0	Brakes
29	16	32	Jim McWithey	Epperly-Offenhauser	60	0	Brakes
30	9	5	Len Sutton	Watson-Offenhauser	47	0	Engine
31	97	4	Dick Rathmann	Watson-Offenhauser	42	0	Brakes
32	76	30	Al Herman	Ewing-Offenhauser	34	0	Clutch
33	23	33	Dempsey Wilson	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	11	0	Electrical

Milestones

• Final Indianapolis 500 for Formula One World Championship.

Standings

Drivers' World Championship Pos. Driver Pts +/- 1 Bruce McLaren 14 — 2 Jim Rathmann 8 ▲8 3 Stirling Moss 8 — 4 Rodger Ward 6 ▲6 5 Cliff Allison 6 — 6 Paul Goldsmith 4 ▲4 7 Phil Hill 4 — 8 Carlos Menditeguy 3 — 9 Tony Brooks 3 — 10 Don Branson 3 ▲3 11 Johnny Thomson 2 ▲2 12 Jo Bonnier 3 — 13 Wolfgang von Trips 2 — 14 Eddie Johnson 1 ▲1 15 Innes Ireland 1 — 16 Richie Ginther 1 —

Intercontinental Cup for Manufacturers Pos. Team Pts +/- 1 Cooper-Climax 14 — 2 Ferrari 10 — 3 Lotus-Climax 9 — 4 Cooper-Maserati 3 — 5 BRM 2 —

Videos

Two video parts of the 1960 Indianapolis 500.

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