1958 Indianapolis 500
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| Winner |
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| Fastest lap |
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| Circuit | Indianapolis, 200 laps |
| Round | 4 of 11 |
| Race numbers | 68th World Championship race |
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +6 | (USA) Jimmy Bryan | Epperly-Offenhauser | 200 | 3hr 44m 13.800s | 8 |
| 2 | +23 | (USA) George Amick | Epperly-Offenhauser | 200 | +27.629s | 6 |
| 3 | +5 | (USA) Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | 4 | |
| 4 | +5 | (USA) Tony Bettenhausen | Epperly-Offenhauser | 200 | 4 FL | |
| 5 | +15 | (USA) Jim Rathmann | Epperly-Offenhauser | 200 | 2 | |
| 6 | -3 | (USA) Jimmy Reece | Watson-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 7 | +6 | (USA) Don Freeland | Phillips-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 8 | +11 | (USA) Jud Larson | Watson-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 9 | +17 | (USA) Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 10 | +23 | (USA) Bill Cheesbourg | Kurtis Kraft-Novi | 200 | ||
| 11 | +10 | (USA) Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 12 | -6 | (USA) Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 13 | +17 | (USA) Johnnie Tolan | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 14 | +3 | (USA) Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 189 | DNF | |
| 15 | +17 | (USA) Dempsey Wilson | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 151 | DNF | |
| 16 | -4 | (USA) AJ Foyt | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 148 | DNF | |
| 17 | +14 | (USA) Mike Magill | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 136 | DSQ | |
| 18 | -4 | (USA) Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft-Novi | 122 | DNF | |
| 19 | +4 | (USA) Shorty Templeman | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 116 | DNF | |
| 20 | -9 | (USA) Rodger Ward | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 93 | DNF | |
| 21 | -6 | (USA) Billy Garrett | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 80 | DNF | |
| 22 | -4 | (USA) Eddie Sachs | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 68 | DNF | |
| 23 | -1 | (USA) Johnny Thomson | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 52 | DNF | |
| 24 | +5 | (USA) Chuck Weyant | Dunn-Offenhauser | 38 | DNF | |
| 25 | -15 | (USA) Jack Turner | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 21 | DNF | |
| 26 | -22 | (USA) Bob Veith | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 1 | DNF | |
| 27 | -26 | (USA) Dick Rathmann | Watson-Offenhauser | 0 | DNF | |
| 28 | -26 | (USA) Ed Elisian | Watson-Offenhauser | 0 | DNF | |
| 29 | -24 | (USA) Pat O’Connor | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | DNF | |
| 30 | -14 | (USA) Paul Goldsmith | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | DNF | |
| 31 | -7 | (USA) Jerry Unser | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | DNF | |
| 32 | -5 | (USA) Len Sutton | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | DNF | |
| 33 | -5 | (USA) Art Bisch | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 0 | DNF | |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | 17 |
| 2 | (ITA) Luigi Musso | 12 |
| 3 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | 8 |
| = | (USA) Jimmy Bryan | 8 |
| 5 | (USA) Harry Schell | 8 |
| 6 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | 7 |
| 7 | (USA) George Amick | 6 |
| 8 | (FRA) Jean Behra | 6 |
| 9 | (GBR) Peter Collins | 4 |
| = | (USA) Johnny Boyd | 4 |
| 11 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 4 |
| = | (USA) Tony Bettenhausen | 4 |
| 13 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | 3 |
| = | (GBR) Roy Salvadori | 3 |
| 15 | (USA) Jim Rathmann | 2 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- George Amick (only start)
- Art Bisch (only start)
- AJ Foyt
- Paul Goldsmith
- Jud Larson
- Len Sutton
- Jerry Unser (only start)
- Dempsey Wilson
- Last start
- Ed Elisian
- Billy Garrett
- Pat O’Connor
- Johnnie Parsons
- Jimmy Reece
- Johnnie Tolan
- Wins
- 1st and only for Jimmy Bryan (20th different winner, 8th American driver)
- 2nd and last for Epperly
- Race 1-2
- 2nd and last for Epperly
- Podiums
- 3rd and last for Jimmy Bryan (only podium for Epperly)
- 1st for George Amick (56th different podium finisher, 23rd American driver)
- 1st and only for Johnny Boyd (57th different podium finisher, 24th American driver)
- 16th and last for Kurtis Kraft
- 3rd & 4th for Epperly
- Poles
- 1st and only for Dick Rathmann (17th different polesitter, 9th American driver)
- 2nd and last for Watson
- 1-2 start
- 1st and only for Watson (7th different constructor to qualify 1-2)
- Fastest laps
- 1st and only for Tony Bettenhausen (22nd different fastest lap setter, 7th American driver)
- 2nd and last for Epperly
- Front row starts
- 1st and only for Dick Rathmann, Ed Elisian & Jimmy Reece (41st, 42nd & 43rd different front row starters, 19th, 20th & 21st American drivers)
- Points finishes
- 3rd and last for Jimmy Bryan
- 1st and only for George Amick & Johnny Boyd (93rd & 94th different point scorers, 32nd & 33rd American drivers)