Daytona 100
Daytona International Speedway
2.5 Mile Paved Oval
40 Laps/100 Miles
April 4, 1959

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status

Points
1 2 Jim Rathmann 16 Simoniz Watson Offy 40 0:35:14.40 170.261 200
2 3 Rodger Ward 5 Leader Card 500 Watson Offy 40 Finished 160
3 6 Bob Christie 65 Federal Engineering Kurtis 500D Offy 39 Flagged 140
4 9 George Amick 2 Bowes Seal Fast Epperly Offy 39 Wrecked BS - fatal 120
5 1 Dick Rathmann 41 Sumar Kurtis 500G Offy 39 Flagged 100
6 5 Elmer George 21 HOW Kuzma Offy 38 Flagged 80
7 15 Johnny Thomson 3 Racing Associates Lesovsky Offy 38 Flagged 60
8 14 A. J. Foyt 10 Dean Van Lines Kuzma Offy 37 Flagged 50
9 17 Pat Flaherty 84 John Zink Watson Offy 37 Flagged 40
10 18 Jim Packard 22 Glessner Silnes D Offy 37 Flagged 30
11 7 Don Branson 9 Bob Estes Phillips D Offy 37 Flagged 20
12 12 Bill Cheesbourg 25 Wright-Knight Kurtis 4000D Offy 36 Spun to miss G. Amick 10
13 16 Al Keller 82 Central Excavating Kuzma Offy 35 Flagged
14 19 Bill Randall 95 Safety Auto Glass Kurtis 500C Offy 34 Flagged
15 20 Jimmy Davies 53 Greenman-Casale Kuzma Offy 33 Flagged
16 13 Jud Larson 4 Bowes Seal Fast Lesovsky D Offy 32 Flagged
17 4 Dempsey Wilson 24 Hoyt Machine Kurtis 500C Offy 28 Spun out, turn 2
18 10 Tony Bettenhausen 75 Racing Associates Kuzma Offy 6 Oil leak
19 8 Eddie Sachs 44 Peter Schmidt Kuzma D Offy 6 Ignition
20 11 Len Sutton 8 Wolcott Lesovsky Offy 6 Broken piston
-- -- Chuck Arnold 71 Hall-Mar Curtis Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Jerry Unser 52 Leader Card Duo Watson D Offy -- Wrecked practice, T2
-- -- Bob Veith 55 Sclavi & Amos Kuzma Offy -- Wrecked practice, T2
-- -- Paul Russo 75 Racing Associates Kuzma Offy -- Driven by T. Bettenhausen
-- -- Mike Magill 77 Dayton Steel Sutton Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Tony Bettenhausen 1 Ansted Rotary Epperly Offy -- Did not appear
-- -- Bob Said 95 Safety Auto Glass Kurtis 500C Offy -- Driven by B. Randall

Lap Leaders Total Laps
Jim Rathmann 35 1-6, 12-40
Rodger Ward 5 7-11