1958 Indianapolis 500

Date	Friday, 30 May 1958
Winner	Jimmy Bryan Epperly-Offenhauser
Pole position	Dick Rathmann Watson-Offenhauser
Fastest lap	Tony Bettenhausen Epperly-Offenhauser
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
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

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Cooper-Climax	19
2	Ferrari	14
3	Vanwall	8
4	BRM	8
5	Maserati	3

Stats & 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)