USAC/FIA Formula Libre Race
Daytona International Speedway
2.5 Mile Paved Oval
20 Laps/50 Miles
April 4, 1959
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 2 | Jim Rathmann | 16 | Simoniz | Watson | Offy | 20 | 0:18:40.14 160.694 | |
| 2 | 1 | Dick Rathmann | 41 | Sumar | Kurtis 500G | Offy | 20 | Finished | |
| 3 | 5 | Bob Christie | 65 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 500D | Offy | 20 | Finished | |
| 4 | 9 | Johnny Thomson | 3 | Racing Associates | Lesovsky | Offy | 19 | Flagged | |
| 5 | 10 | Jim Packard | 22 | Glessner | Silnes D | Offy | 19 | Flagged | |
| 6 | 4 | Elmer George | 21 | HOW | Kuzma | Offy | 19 | Flagged | |
| 7 | 8 | Bill Cheesbourg | 25 | Wright-Knight | Kurtis 4000D | Offy | 19 | Flagged | |
| 8 | 6 | Don Branson | 9 | Bob Estes | Phillips D | Offy | 17 | Flagged | |
| 9 | 7 | Dempsey Wilson | 75 | Racing Associates | Kuzma | Offy | 17 | Flagged | |
| 10 | 14 | Jimmy Davies | 53 | Greenman-Casale | Kuzma | Offy | 16 | Flagged | |
| 11 | 11 | Al Keller | 82 | Central Excavating | Kuzma | Offy | 10 | Broken piston | |
| 12 | 13 | Bill Randall | 95 | Safety Auto Glass | Kurtis 500C | Offy | 10 | Oil leak | |
| 13 | 3 | Rodger Ward | 5 | Leader Card 500 | Watson | Offy | 4 | Spun out, turn 2 | |
| 14 | 12 | Pat Flaherty | 84 | John Zink | Watson | Offy | 4 | Out | |
| -- | -- | Mike Magill | 75 | Racing Associates | Kuzma | Offy | 7 | Relieved Dem. Wilson, 11-17 | |
| -- | -- | Tony Bettenhausen | 75 | Racing Associates | Kuzma | Offy | -- | Driven by Dem. Wilson |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| Jim Rathmann | 17 | X |
| Rodger Ward | 3 | X |