Race of Champions
Trenton International Speedway
1 Mile Paved Oval
87 Laps/87 Miles
April 19, 1959

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

Points
1 2 Tony Bettenhausen 81 Central Excavating Kuzma D Offy 87 0:57:15.69 91.160 200
2 7 Rodger Ward 52 Leader Card Duo Watson D Offy 87 Finished 160
3 6 Jimmy Davies 53 Greenman-Casale Kuzma Offy 86 Flagged 140
4 17 Jim Rathmann 2 Hopkins Kuzma D Offy 86 Flagged 120
5 8 Chuck Arnold 71 Hall-Mar Curtis Offy 85 Flagged 100
6 15 Elmer George 21 HOW Kuzma Offy 85 Flagged 80
7 18 Bobby Grim 48 Sumar Kuzma D Offy 84 Flagged 60
8 20 Jerry Unser 76 Leitenberger Silnes/Sherman D Offy 83 Flagged 50
9 19 Joe Barzda 33 Harden Russo/Nichels D Offy 82 Flagged 40
10 21 Van Johnson 59 Ray Brady Kurtis 4000D Offy 79 Flagged 30
11 4 Jim Packard 22 Glessner Silnes D Offy 73 Flagged 20
12 14 Gene Force 64 Shannon Bros. Watts Offy 63 Out 10
13 1 Don Branson 9 Bob Estes Phillips D Offy 57 Spun out, turn 3
14 12 Dick Linder 5 Vargo Kurtis 4000D Offy 56 Wrecked T3 - fatal
15 11 Bob Christie 65 Federal Engineering Kurtis 500D Offy 56 Spun to miss Branson
16 5 Len Sutton 8 Wolcott Lesovsky Offy 53 Out
17 9 Pat Flaherty 84 John Zink Watson Offy 53 Out
18 13 Bob Schroeder 78 Midwest Manufacturing Lesovsky D Offy 52 Out
19 10 Eddie Sachs 44 Peter Schmidt Kuzma D Offy 40 Out
20 3 Johnny Thomson 3 Racing Associates Lesovsky Offy 20 Handling problems
21 16 Tony Bonadies 94 Tassi Vatis Kurtis 4000D Offy 15 Out
-- -- Bill Cheesbourg 25 Hardwood Door Kurtis 500G Offy -- DNQ, seized engine
-- -- A. J. Foyt 10 Dean Van Lines Kuzma Offy -- DNQ, broken crankshaft
-- -- Dick Rathmann X X X X -- Did not appear
-- -- Bob Veith X X X X -- Did not appear
-- -- Al Keller 82 Central Excavating Kuzma D Offy -- Did not appear
 
Lap Leaders Total Laps
Tony Bettenhausen 71 2, 25, 27-34, 49-87
Rodger Ward 15 26, 35-48
Don Branson 1 1