The 1958 Indianapolis 500 started May 30th, 1958 at 01:00 on Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, USA. Dick Rathmann started from pole position with Ed Elisian next to him. Jimmy Reece started from third place.
After 3 hour, 44 minutes and 13 seconds Jimmy Bryan finished the race first. The podium was completed with George Amick in second and Johnny Boyd in third place.
After the 1958 Indianapolis 500, Stirling Moss is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 17 points. Moss is 5 points ahead of Luigi Musso.
After 3 hour, 44 minutes and 13 seconds Jimmy Bryan finished the race first. The podium was completed with George Amick in second and Johnny Boyd in third place.
After the 1958 Indianapolis 500, Stirling Moss is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 17 points. Moss is 5 points ahead of Luigi Musso.
Circuit
Location
Indianapolis, USA
Date
May 30th, 1958 at 01:00
Round
4/11
Winner
Jimmy Bryan
Winning time
3:44:13.80
Pole position
Dick Rathmann
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 6 | #1 Jimmy Bryan | Epperly | 3:44:13.80 | 7 | 200 | 8 |
| 2 23 | #99 George Amick | Epperly | +27.63 | 25 | 200 | 6 |
| 3 5 | #9 Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | +1:09.67 | 8 | 200 | 4 |
| 4 5 | #33 Tony Bettenhausen | Epperly | +1:34.81 | 9 | 200 | 4 |
| 5 15 | #2 Jim Rathmann | Epperly | +1:35.62 | 20 | 200 | 2 |
| 6 3 | #16 Jimmy Reece | Watson | +2:16.95 | 3 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 6 | #26 Don Freeland | Phillips | +2:21.06 | 13 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 11 | #44 Jud Larson | Watson | +5:34.02 | 19 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 17 | #61 Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | +6:15.76 | 26 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 23 | #54 Bill Cheesbourg | Kurtis Kraft | +8:03.59 | 33 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 10 | #52 Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | +9:14.20 | 21 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 6 | #45 Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | +9:40.85 | 6 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 17 | #19 Johnnie Tolan | Kuzma | +9:52.24 | 30 | 200 | 0 |
| - | #65 Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Spun off) | 17 | 189 | 0 |
| - | #59 Dempsey Wilson | Kuzma | DNF (Heat shield fire) | 32 | 151 | 0 |
| - | #29 Anthony Foyt | Kuzma | DNF (Spun off) | 12 | 148 | 0 |
| - | #77 Mike Magill | Kurtis Kraft | Disqualified | 31 | 136 | 0 |
| - | #15 Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Throttle) | 14 | 122 | 0 |
| - | #83 Shorty Templeman | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Brakes) | 23 | 116 | 0 |
| - | #8 Rodger Ward | Lesovsky | DNF (Magneto) | 11 | 93 | 0 |
| - | #43 Billy Garrett | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Magneto) | 15 | 80 | 0 |
| - | #88 Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | DNF (Transmission) | 18 | 68 | 0 |
| - | #7 Johnny Thomson | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Steering) | 22 | 52 | 0 |
| - | #89 Chuck Weyant | Dunn | DNF (Accident) | 29 | 38 | 0 |
| - | #25 Jack Turner | Lesovsky | DNF (Fuel pump) | 10 | 21 | 0 |
| - | #14 Bob Veith | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Accident) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #97 Dick Rathmann | Watson | DNF (Accident) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #5 Ed Elisian | Watson | DNF (Accident) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #4 Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Accident) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #31 Paul Goldsmith | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Accident) | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #92 Jerry Unser | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Accident) | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #68 Len Sutton | Kurtis Kraft | DNF (Accident) | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #57 Art Bisch | Kuzma | DNF (Accident) | 28 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Vanwall | 2 | 2 | 17 | |
| 2 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 2 | 12 | -5 | |
| 3 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper | 1 | 1 | 8 | -9 |
| 4 | Jimmy Bryan | Epperly | 1 | 1 | 8 | -9 |
| 5 | Harry Schell | BRM | 1 | 8 | -9 | |
| 6 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 1 | 7 | -10 | |
| 7 | George Amick | Epperly | 1 | 6 | -11 | |
| 8 | Jean Behra | BRM | 1 | 6 | -11 | |
| 9 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 1 | 4 | -13 | |
| 10 | Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 4 | -13 | |
| 11 | Tony Bettenhausen | Epperly | 4 | -13 | ||
| 12 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 4 | -13 | ||
| 13 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | 3 | -14 | ||
| 14 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper | 3 | -14 | ||
| 15 | Jim Rathmann | Epperly | 2 | -15 | ||
| 16 | Cliff Allison | Team Lotus | 0 | -17 | ||
| 17 | Jimmy Reece | Watson | 0 | -17 | ||
| 18 | Don Freeland | Phillips | 0 | -17 | ||
| 19 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 0 | -17 | ||
| 20 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 0 | -17 | ||
| 21 | Jud Larson | Watson | 0 | -17 | ||
| 22 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 0 | -17 | ||
| 23 | Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 24 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati | 0 | -17 | ||
| 25 | Bill Cheesbourg | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 26 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 0 | -17 | ||
| 27 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 28 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 29 | Johnnie Tolan | Kuzma | 0 | -17 | ||
| 30 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 0 | -17 | ||
| 31 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 0 | -17 | ||
| 32 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati | 0 | -17 | ||
| 33 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | Vanwall | 0 | -17 | ||
| 34 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 35 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 0 | -17 | ||
| 36 | Dempsey Wilson | Kuzma | 0 | -17 | ||
| 37 | Anthony Foyt | Kuzma | 0 | -17 | ||
| 38 | Masten Gregory | Maserati | 0 | -17 | ||
| 39 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 0 | -17 | ||
| 40 | Mike Magill | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 41 | Ken Kavanagh | Maserati | 0 | -17 | ||
| 42 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 43 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati | 0 | -17 | ||
| 44 | Shorty Templeman | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 45 | Bruce Kessler | Connaught | 0 | -17 | ||
| 46 | Rodger Ward | Lesovsky | 0 | -17 | ||
| 47 | Paul Emery | Connaught | 0 | -17 | ||
| 48 | Billy Garrett | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 49 | Maria de Filippis | Maserati | 0 | -17 | ||
| 50 | Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | 0 | -17 | ||
| 51 | André Testut | Maserati | 0 | -17 | ||
| 52 | Johnny Thomson | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 53 | Giulio Cabianca | OSCA | 0 | -17 | ||
| 54 | Chuck Weyant | Dunn | 0 | -17 | ||
| 55 | Luigi Piotti | OSCA | 0 | -17 | ||
| 56 | Jack Turner | Lesovsky | 0 | -17 | ||
| 57 | Bob Veith | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 58 | Dick Rathmann | Watson | 0 | -17 | ||
| 59 | Bernie Ecclestone | Connaught | 0 | -17 | ||
| 60 | Ed Elisian | Watson | 0 | -17 | ||
| 61 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 62 | Luigi Taramazzo | Maserati | 0 | -17 | ||
| 63 | Louis Chiron | Maserati | 0 | -17 | ||
| 64 | Paul Goldsmith | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 65 | Jerry Unser | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 66 | Len Sutton | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -17 | ||
| 67 | Art Bisch | Kuzma | 0 | -17 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | #4 Jim Rathmann | Rodger Ward | Paul Goldsmith | Eddie Sachs | |
| 1959 | #5 Rodger Ward | Jim Rathmann | Johnny Thomson | Johnny Thomson | |
| 1957 | #9 Sam Hanks | Jim Rathmann | Jimmy Bryan | Pat O'Connor | |
| 1956 | #8 Pat Flaherty | Sam Hanks | Don Freeland | Pat Flaherty | |
| 1955 | #6 Bob Sweikert | Tony Bettenhausen | Jimmy Davies | Jerry Hoyt | |
| 1954 | #14 Bill Vukovich | Jimmy Bryan | Jack McGrath | Jack McGrath | |
| 1953 | #14 Bill Vukovich | Art Cross | Sam Hanks | Bill Vukovich | |
| 1952 | #98 Troy Ruttman | Jim Rathmann | Sam Hanks | Fred Agabashian | |
| 1951 | #99 Lee Wallard | Mike Nazaruk | Jack McGrath | Duke Nalon | |
| 1950 | #1 Johnnie Parsons | Bill Holland | Mauri Rose | Walt Faulkner |