Springfield 100
Illinois State Fairgrounds
1 Mile Dirt Oval
100 Laps/100 Miles
August 22, 1959

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

Points
1 8 Len Sutton 81 Central Excavating Kuzma Offy 100 1:03:02.06 95.186 200
2 1 Don Branson 9 Bob Estes Phillips Offy 100 Finished 160
3 11 Al Keller 21 HOW Watson Offy 100 Finished 140
4 12 Johnny Thomson 3 Racing Associates Kuzma Offy 100 Finished 120
5 4 Ed Elisian 16 Hopkins Kuzma Offy 100 Finished 100
6 16 Dick Rathmann 25 Hardwood Door Kurtis 4000 Offy 100 Finished 80
7 3 Eddie Sachs 7 Competition Engineering Meskowski Offy 99 Flagged 60
8 15 Bob Veith 17 Tiz-So Silnes Offy 99 Flagged 50
9 10 Don Freeland 68 Ridgewood Builders Phillips Offy 98 Flagged 40
10 14 Wayne Weiler 39 Fike Plumbing Kurtis 4000 Offy 98 Flagged 30
11 17 Chuck Weyant 72 Wyandotte Tool Kurtis 4000 Offy 97 Flagged 20
12 18 Duane Carter 78 Stearly Motor Freight Lesovsky Offy 96 Flagged 10
13 9 Jim Packard 22 Glessner Silnes Offy 93 Flagged
14 7 Jim McWithey 8 Wolcott Lesovsky Offy 91 Flagged
15 5 A. J. Foyt 10 Dean Van Lines Kuzma Offy 64 Blown engine
16 2 Bobby Grim 4 Bowes Seal Fast Lesovsky Offy 35 Steering
17 13 Tony Bettenhausen 1 John Zink Heater Moore R Offy 10 Piston
18 6 Rodger Ward 5 Leader Card Duo Watson Offy 4 Piston
-- -- Bill Cheesbourg 18 Braund Plywood Kuzma Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Jimmy Davies 83 Turner Epperly R Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Lee Drollinger 39 Shaheen Hill Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Bobby Grim 48 Sumar Kuzma Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Bill Homeier 94 Tassi Vatis Kurtis 4000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Herb Hill 89 Hill Carpets Kurtis 500A Stock -- Did not qualify
-- -- Jud Larson 4 Bowes Seal Fast Lesovsky Offy -- Driven by Grim
-- -- Ralph Liguori 54 Bill Forbes Racing Kuzma R Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Bob Wente 76 Leitenberger Silnes/Sherman Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Dempsey Wilson 34 Federal Engineering Kurtis 4000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Chuck Rodee 59 Ray Brady Kurtis 4000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Lloyd Ruby 46 Micro-lube Turner Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Jack Turner X X X X -- Did not appear

Lap Leaders Total Laps
Don Branson 55 1-55
Len Sutton 45 56-100