1960 Indianapolis 500

1960 Indianapolis 500
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Round	3 of 1960
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Oval version)
Race Details
Date	May 30, 1960
Official Name	44th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes
Location	Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis, IN, USA
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.023 km (2.500 mi)
Distance	200 laps, 804.6 km (499.955 mi)
Pole Position
Driver	Eddie Sachs Ewing-Offenhauser
Time	1:01.395
Fastest Lap
Driver	Jim Rathmann Watson-Offenhauser
Time	1:01.59 on lap 197
Podium
First	Jim Rathmann
Second	Rodger Ward
Third	Paul Goldsmith
Lap Leaders

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

The full qualifying results for the 1960 Indianapolis 500 are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Record	Speed (km/h)
1	6	Eddie Sachs	Ewing-Offenhauser	1:01.395	146.590
2	4	Jim Rathmann	Watson-Offenhauser	1:01.487	146.370
3	1	Rodger Ward (W)	Watson-Offenhauser	1:01.830	145.560
4	97	Dick Rathmann	Watson-Offenhauser	1:01.837	145.540
5	9	Len Sutton	Watson-Offenhauser	1:01.880	145.440
6	28	Troy Ruttman (W)	Watson-Offenhauser	1:01.913	145.360
7	22	Eddie Johnson	Trevis-Offenhauser	1:02.068	145.000
8	7	Don Branson	Phillips-Offenhauser	1:02.175	144.750
9	65	Chuck Stevenson	Watson-Offenhauser	1:02.213	144.660
10	10	Jimmy Bryan (W)	Salih-Offenhauser	1:02.270	144.530
11	73	Don Freeland	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	1:02.347	144.350
12	98	Lloyd Ruby (W)	Watson-Offenhauser	1:02.410	144.200
13	8	Johnny Boyd	Epperly-Offenhauser	1:02.600	143.770
14	38	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	1:02.657	143.630
15	32	Wayne Weiler (R)	Epperly-Offenhauser	1:02.712	143.510
16	5	A. J. Foyt	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	1:02.733	143.460
17	3	Johnny Thomson	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	1:01.457	146.440
18	2	Tony Bettenhausen	Watson-Offenhauser	1:01.977	145.210
19	26	Shorty Templeman	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	1:02.562	143.850
20	37	Gene Force	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	1:02.730	143.470
21	14	Bobby Grim	Meskowski-Offenhauser	1:02.868	143.150
22	27	Red Amick	Salih-Offenhauser	1:02.900	143.080
23	56	Jim Hurtubise (R)	Christensen-Offenhauser	1:02.410	149.050
24	48	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	1:02.545	143.890
25	44	Bob Veith	Meskowski-Offenhauser	1:02.778	143.360
26	99	Paul Goldsmith	Epperly-Offenhauser	1:03.033	142.780
27	17	Duane Carter	Kuzma-Offenhauser	1:03.100	142.630
28	18	Bud Tingelstad (R)	Trevis-Offenhauser	1:03.223	142.350
29	46	Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	1:03.290	142.200
30	76	Al Herman	Ewing-Offenhauser	1:03.453	141.830
31	39	Bill Homeier	Kuzma-Offenhauser	1:03.718	141.240
32	16	Jim McWithey	Epperly-Offenhauser	1:04.112	140.370
33	23	Dempsey Wilson	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	1:04.842	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

Drivers Did Not Qualify

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

No.	Driver	Entreat	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:

Pos.	No.	Grid	Driver	Constructor	Qual. Speed	Laps	Led	Time/Retired	Money Won	Points
1	4	2	Jim Rathmann	Watson-Offenhauser	146.370	200	100	3:36:11.360	$110,000	8
2	1	3	Rodger Ward (W)	Watson-Offenhauser	145.560	200	58	+12.749	$48,025	6
3	99	26	Paul Goldsmith	Epperly-Offenhauser	142.780	200	0	+3:07.300	$24,350	4
4	7	8	Don Branson	Phillips-Offenhauser	144.750	200	0	+3:07.979	$15,475	3
5	3	17	Johnny Thomson	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	146.440	200	10	+3:11.350	$15,100	2
6	22	7	Eddie Johnson	Trevis-Offenhauser	145.000	200	0	+4:10.609	$9,200	1
7	98	12	Lloyd Ruby (W)	Watson-Offenhauser	144.200	200	0	+4:28.590	$7,900
8	44	25	Bob Veith	Meskowski-Offenhauser	143.360	200	0	+5:17.479	$7,850
9	18	28	Bud Tingelstad (R)	Trevis-Offenhauser	142.350	200	0	+8:19.909	$6,900
10	38	14	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	143.630	200	0	+8:40.279	$6,700
11	27	22	Red Amick	Salih-Offenhauser	143.080	200	0	+11:10.580	$5,520
12	17	27	Duane Carter	Kuzma-Offenhauser	142.630	200	0	+11:17.199	$5,450
13	39	31	Bill Homeier	Kuzma-Offenhauser	141.240	200	0	+12:10.710	$4,980
14	48	24	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	143.890	196	0	+4 laps	$5,710
15	65	9	Chuck Stevenson	Watson-Offenhauser	144.660	196	0	+4 laps	$4,740
16	14	21	Bobby Grim	Meskowski-Offenhauser	143.150	194	0	+6 laps	$4,920
17	26	19	Shorty Templeman	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	143.850	191	0	+9 laps	$5,100
18	56	23	Jim Hurtubise (R)	Christensen-Offenhauser	149.050	185	0	Connecting rod	$8,880
19	10	10	Jimmy Bryan (W)	Salih-Offenhauser	144.530	152	0	Fuel pump	$4,400
20	28	6	Troy Ruttman (W)	Watson-Offenhauser	145.360	134	11	Rear axle	$6,220
21	6	1	Eddie Sachs	Ewing-Offenhauser	146.590	132	21	Magneto	$9,390
22	73	11	Don Freeland	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	144.350	129	0	Magneto	$4,310
23	2	18	Tony Bettenhausen	Watson-Offenhauser	145.210	125	0	Connecting rod	$5,080
24	32	15	Wayne Weiler (R)	Epperly-Offenhauser	143.510	103	0	Accident	$4,200
25	5	16	A. J. Foyt	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	143.460	90	0	Clutch	$4,220
26	46	29	Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	142.200	84	0	Accident	$4,140
27	8	13	Johnny Boyd	Epperly-Offenhauser	143.770	77	0	Engine	$4,160
28	37	20	Gene Force	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	143.470	74	0	Brakes	$4,480
29	16	32	Jim McWithey	Epperly-Offenhauser	140.370	60	0	Brakes	$4,100
30	9	5	Len Sutton	Watson-Offenhauser	145.440	47	0	Engine	$4,320
31	97	4	Dick Rathmann	Watson-Offenhauser	145.540	42	0	Brakes	$4,440
32	76	30	Al Herman	Ewing-Offenhauser	141.830	34	0	Clutch	$4,010
33	23	33	Dempsey Wilson	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	143.210	11	0	Magneto	$4,380

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.