| series | Champcar complete |
| race | Indy 500 |
| year | 1959 |
| team | car | entry | driver | start | finish | chassis | engine | laps led | * | |
| Leader Card | 5 | Leader Card | Rodger Ward | | 6 | 1 | Watson 59 FE [2] | Offy 252 | 130 | |
| Lindsey Hopkins | 16 | Simoniz | Jim Rathmann | | 3 | 2 | Watson 59 FE [1] | Offy 252 | 19 | |
| Racing Associates | 3 | Racing Associates | Johnny Thomson | | 1 | 3 | Lesovsky 59 FE [3] | Offy 252 | 40 | |
| John R Wills | 1 | Hoover Motor Express | Tony Bettenhausen | | 15 | 4 | Epperly 59 FE [5] | Offy 252 | ||
| Norm Demler | 99 | Norm Demler | Paul Goldsmith | | 16 | 5 | Epperly 58 FE [3] | Offy 252 | ||
| George Bignotti | 33 | Bowes Seal Fast | Johnny Boyd | | 11 | 6 | Epperly 59 FE [4] | Offy 252 | ||
| Smokey Yunick | 37 | Smokey's Reverse Torque | Duane Carter | | 12 | 7 | Kurtis 500H FE [715-58] | Offy 252 | ||
| JS Donaldson | 19 | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Eddie Johnson | | 8 | 8 | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-6] | Offy 252 | ||
| Gerhardt | 45 | Bardahl | Paul Russo | | 27 | 9 | Kurtis 500G FE [391-56] | Offy 252 | ||
| Dean Racing | 10 | Dean Van Lines | AJ Foyt | | 17 | 10 | Kuzma 59 FE [10] | Offy 252 | ||
| Gilbert Morcroft | 88 | Drewry's | Gene Hartley | | 9 | 11 | Kuzma 56 FE [3] | Offy 252 | ||
| John Zink | 74 | John Zink | Bob Veith | | 7 | 12 | Moore 59 FE [1] | Offy 252 | ||
| Harry Dunn | 89 | Dunn Engineering | Al Herman | | 23 | 13 | Dunn 500B FE [365-53] | Offy 252 | ||
| Federal Engineering | 66 | Federal Engineering | Jimmy Daywalt | | 13 | 14 | Kurtis 500E FE [388-56] | Offy 252 | ||
| Karl Hall | 71 | Hall-Mar | Chuck Arnold | | 21 | 15 | Curtis 500B FE [359-53] | Offy 252 | ||
| Ray T Brady | 58 | Ray Brady | Jim McWithey | | 33 | 16 | Kurtis 500C FE [377-54] | Offy 252 | ||
| Peter Schmidt | 44 | Peter Schmidt | Eddie Sachs | | 2 | 17 | Kuzma 59 FE [11] | Offy 252 | ||
| H.H. Johnson | 57 | Helse | Al Keller | | 28 | 18 | Kuzma 56 FE [2] | Offy 252 | ||
| John Zink | 64 | John Zink | Pat Flaherty | | 18 | 19 | Watson 58 FE [1] | Offy 252 | 11 | |
| Lee Elkins | 73 | McNamara/Chiropractic | Dick Rathmann | | 4 | 20 | Watson 58 FE [2] | Offy 252 | ||
| Lysle Greenman | 53 | Greenman-Casale | Bill Cheesbourg | | 30 | 21 | Kuzma 57 FE [5] | Offy 252 | ||
| Jim Robbins | 15 | Jim Robbins | Don Freeland | | 25 | 22 | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-9] | Offy 252 | ||
| Ray Crawford | 49 | Meguiar's Mirror Glaze | Ray Crawford | | 32 | 23 | Elder 59 FE [1] | Offy 252 | ||
| Bob Estes | 9 | Bob Estes | Don Branson | | 10 | 24 | Phillips 59 FE [3] | Offy 252 | ||
| Federal Engineering | 65 | Federal Engineering | Bob Christie | | 24 | 25 | Kurtis 500D FE [383-55] | Offy 252 | ||
| Chapman Root | 48 | Sumar | Bobby Grim | | 5 | 26 | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-7] | Offy 252 | ||
| Ernest Ruiz | 24 | Travelon Trailer | Jack Turner | | 14 | 27 | Christiansen 59 FE [1] | Offy 252 | ||
| Roy McKay | 47 | Roy McKay | Chuck Weyant | | 29 | 28 | Kurtis 500J FE [J120-59] | Offy 252 | ||
| George Bignotti | 7 | Bowes Seal Fast | Jud Larson | | 19 | 29 | Kurtis 500J FE [J119-59] | Offy 252 | ||
| Dayton-Walther | 77 | Dayton-Walther | Mike Magill | | 31 | 30 | Kurtis 500G FE [392-56] | Offy 252 | ||
| LeRoy Foutch | 87 | Wheeler-Foutch | Red Amick | | 26 | 31 | Kurtis 500C FE [376-54] | Offy 252 | ||
| Roger Wolcott | 8 | Wolcott | Len Sutton | | 22 | 32 | Lesovsky 57 FE [2] | Offy 252 | ||
| George Salih | 6 | Belond AP | Jimmy Bryan | | 20 | 33 | Salih 57 FE [1] | Offy 252 | ||
| Agajanian | 98 | Agajanian | Earl Motter | | DNS | Kuzma 58 FE [7] | Offy 252 | |||
| Agajanian | 98 | Agajanian | Rex Easton | | DNS | Kuzma 58 FE [7] | Offy 252 | |||
| Agajanian | 98 | Agajanian | Chuck Weyant | | DNS | Kuzma 58 FE [7] | Offy 252 | |||
| Agajanian | 98 | Agajanian | Ralph Liguori | | DNS | Kuzma 58 FE [7] | Offy 252 | |||
| Agajanian | 98 | Agajanian | Chuck Daigh | | DNS | Kuzma 58 FE [7] | Offy 252 | |||
| Agajanian | 98 | Agajanian | Rodger Ward | | DNS | Kuzma 58 FE [7] | Offy 252 | |||
| Agajanian | 98 | Agajanian | Eddie Russo | | DNS | Kuzma 58 FE [7] | Offy 252 | |||
| Arciero | 69 | Arciero Racing | Shorty Templeman | | DNS | Kurtis 500C FE [372-54] | Maserati 4.2 V8 | |||
| Ashley Wright | 25 | Hardwood Door | Dick Rathmann | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-11] | Offy 252 | |||
| Ashley Wright | 25 | Hardwood Door | Bill Cheesbourg | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-11] | Offy 252 | |||
| Ashley Wright | 25 | Hardwood Door | Dempsey Wilson | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-11] | Offy 252 | |||
| Bill Ansted | 1 | Ansted Rotary | Tony Bettenhausen | | DNS | Epperly 58 FE [2] | Offy 252 | |||
| Bill Forbes Racing | 54 | Bill Forbes Racing | Don Edmunds | | DNS | Kuzma 58 FE [6] | Offy 252 | |||
| Bill Forbes Racing | 54 | Bill Forbes Racing | Shorty Templeman | | DNS | Kuzma 58 FE [6] | Offy 252 | |||
| Chapman Root | 41 | Sumar | Bill Homeier | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-8] | Offy 252 | |||
| Chapman Root | 41 | Sumar | Jim McWithey | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-8] | Offy 252 | |||
| Chapman Root | 41 | Sumar | Chuck Weyant | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-8] | Offy 252 | |||
| Chapman Root | 41 | Sumar | Bill Cheesbourg | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-8] | Offy 252 | |||
| Chapman Root | 41 | Sumar | Jimmy Davies | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-8] | Offy 252 | |||
| Chapman Root | 41 | Sumar | Dempsey Wilson | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-8] | Offy 252 | |||
| Chapman Root | 41 | Sumar | Dick Rathmann | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-8] | Offy 252 | |||
| Chapman Root | 41 | Sumar | Ralph Liguori | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-8] | Offy 252 | |||
| Cornis Engineering | 51 | Cornis Engineering | Bob Cortner | | DNS | Cornis 57 FE [1] | Offy 252 | |||
| Dean Racing | 21 | Dean Van Lines | Earl Motter | | DNS | Kuzma 55 FE [1] | Offy 252 | |||
| Dean Racing | 21 | Dean Van Lines | Elmer George | | DNS | Kuzma 55 FE [1] | Offy 252 | |||
| Doug Caruthers | 76 | Braund Plywood | Van Johnson | | DNS | Epperly 57 FE [1] | Offy 252 | |||
| Doug Caruthers | 76 | Braund Plywood | Bill Cheesbourg | | DNS | Epperly 57 FE [1] | Offy 252 | |||
| Doug Caruthers | 76 | Braund Plywood | Shorty Templeman | | DNS | Epperly 57 FE [1] | Offy 252 | |||
| Doug Caruthers | 76 | Braund Plywood | Ralph Liguori | | DNS | Epperly 57 FE [1] | Offy 252 | |||
| Doug Caruthers | 76 | Braund Plywood | Rex Easton | | DNS | Epperly 57 FE [1] | Offy 252 | |||
| Doug Caruthers | 76 | Braund Plywood | Don Edmunds | | DNS | Epperly 57 FE [1] | Offy 252 | |||
| Federal Engineering | 66 | Federal Engineering | Bob Christie | | DNS | Kurtis 500E FE [388-56] | Offy 252 | |||
| Fred Sclavi | 55 | Sclavi & Amos | Earl Motter | | DNS | Kurtis 500C FE [370-54] | Offy 252 | |||
| Fred Sclavi | 55 | Sclavi & Amos | Gene Force | | DNS | Kurtis 500C FE [370-54] | Offy 252 | |||
| Fred Sclavi | 55 | Sclavi & Amos | Jim Packard | | DNS | Kurtis 500C FE [370-54] | Offy 252 | |||
| Gehlhausen | 78 | Midwest Manufacturing | Bob Schroeder | | DNS | Kurtis 500D FE [384-55] | Offy 252 | |||
| Gehlhausen | 78 | Midwest Manufacturing | Eddie Russo | | DNS | Kurtis 500D FE [384-55] | Offy 252 | |||
| Gehlhausen | 78 | Midwest Manufacturing | Gene Force | | DNS | Kurtis 500D FE [384-55] | Offy 252 | |||
| George Bignotti | 7 | Bowes Seal Fast | Johnny Boyd | | DNS | Kurtis 500J FE [J119-59] | Offy 252 | |||
| George Bignotti | 33 | Bowes Seal Fast | Jud Larson | | DNS | Epperly 59 FE [4] | Offy 252 | |||
| Gerhardt | 45 | Bardahl | Johnny Boyd | | DNS | Kurtis 500G FE [391-56] | Offy 252 | |||
| Gerhardt | 45 | Bardahl | Rex Easton | | DNS | Kurtis 500G FE [391-56] | Offy 252 | |||
| Gerhardt | 45 | Bardahl | Johnnie Parsons | | DNS | Kurtis 500G FE [391-56] | Offy 252 | |||
| H.H. Johnson | 57 | Helse | Jerry Unser | | DNS | Kuzma 58 FE [8] | Offy 252 | |||
| Harry Allen Chapman | 43 | Harry Allen Chapman | Jack Turner | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-10] | Offy 252 | |||
| Harry Allen Chapman | 43 | Harry Allen Chapman | Johnnie Tolan | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-10] | Offy 252 | |||
| Harry Turner | 1 | Harry Turner | Eddie Russo | | DNS | Epperly 58 FE [2] | Offy 252 | |||
| Hart Fullerton | 39 | Massaglia Hotels | Rex Easton | | DNS | Lesovsky 56 FE [1] | Offy 252 | |||
| JS Donaldson | 19 | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Joe Scopa | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-6] | Offy 252 | |||
| Joe Binter | 91 | Binter | Van Johnson | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-1] | Offy 252 | |||
| Joe Binter | 91 | Binter | Johnny Moorehouse | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-1] | Offy 252 | |||
| Joe Binter | 91 | Binter | Andy Furci | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-1] | Offy 252 | |||
| John R Wills | 23 | Hoover Motor Express | Tony Bettenhausen | | DNS | Epperly 59 FE [5] | Offy 252 | |||
| John R Wills | 23 | Hoover Motor Express | Rex Easton | | DNS | Epperly 59 FE [5] | Offy 252 | |||
| John Zink | 64 | John Zink | Dick Rathmann | | DNS | Watson 58 FE [1] | Offy 252 | |||
| John Zink | 84 | John Zink | | DNS | Watson 57 FE [1] | Offy 252 | ||||
| LeRoy Foutch | 87 | Wheeler-Foutch | AJ Foyt | | DNS | Kurtis 500C FE [376-54] | Offy 252 | |||
| Leader Card | 52 | Leader Card | Jud Larson | | DNS | Watson 59 D [3] | Offy 252 | |||
| Leader Card | 52 | Leader Card | Rex Easton | | DNS | Watson 59 D [3] | Offy 252 | |||
| Leader Card | 52 | Leader Card | Rodger Ward | | DNS | Watson 59 D [3] | Offy 252 | |||
| Leonard Smith | 72 | Speed Enterprise | Chuck Arnold | | DNS | Kurtis 500C FE [378-54] | Offy 252 | |||
| Leonard Smith | 72 | Speed Enterprise | Russ Congdon | | DNS | Kurtis 500C FE [378-54] | Offy 252 | |||
| Lysle Greenman | 53 | Greenman-Casale | Jimmy Davies | | DNS | Kuzma 57 FE [5] | Offy 252 | |||
| Mari George | 21 | HOW | Elmer George | | DNS | Kuzma 59 FE [9] | Offy 252 | |||
| Mari George | 21 | HOW | Tony Hulman | | DNS | Kuzma 59 FE [9] | Offy 252 | |||
| Myron E Osborn | 62 | Radsco Battery Cables | Van Johnson | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-2] | Offy 252 | |||
| Myron E Osborn | 62 | Radsco Battery Cables | Bill Cheesbourg | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-2] | Offy 252 | |||
| Myron E Osborn | 62 | Radsco Battery Cables | Bill Homeier | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-2] | Offy 252 | |||
| Myron E Osborn | 62 | Radsco Battery Cables | Shorty Templeman | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-2] | Offy 252 | |||
| Myron E Osborn | 62 | Radsco Battery Cables | Chuck Weyant | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-2] | Offy 252 | |||
| Novi Racing | 34 | Novi Diesel | Dempsey Wilson | | DNS | Kurtis 500F FE [390-56] | Novi 168 V8 sc | |||
| Novi Racing | 34 | Novi Diesel | Paul Russo | | DNS | Kurtis 500F FE [390-56] | Novi 168 V8 sc | |||
| Novi Racing | 38 | Novi Diesel | Paul Russo | | DNS | Kurtis 500F FE [389-56] | Novi 168 V8 sc | |||
| Novi Racing | 38 | Novi Diesel | Dempsey Wilson | | DNS | Kurtis 500F FE [389-56] | Novi 168 V8 sc | |||
| Ollie Prather | 42 | Go-Kart | Bill Homeier | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-14] | Offy 252 | |||
| Peter Salemi | 82 | Central Excavating | Earl Motter | | DNS | Kurtis 500C FE [375-54] | Offy 252 | |||
| Peter Salemi | 82 | Central Excavating | Eddie Russo | | DNS | Kurtis 500C FE [375-54] | Offy 252 | |||
| Peter Salemi | 82 | Central Excavating | Bill Homeier | | DNS | Kurtis 500C FE [375-54] | Offy 252 | |||
| Peter Salemi | 82 | Central Excavating | Chuck Rodee | | DNS | Kurtis 500C FE [375-54] | Offy 252 | |||
| Peter Salemi | 82 | Central Excavating | Dempsey Wilson | | DNS | Kurtis 500C FE [375-54] | Offy 252 | |||
| Ray Crawford | 49 | Meguiar's Mirror Glaze | Dempsey Wilson | | DNS | Elder 59 FE [1] | Offy 252 | |||
| Roy McKay | 47 | Roy McKay | Paul Russo | | DNS | Kurtis 500J FE [J120-59] | Offy 252 | |||
| Roy McKay | 47 | Roy McKay | Eddie Russo | | DNS | Kurtis 500J FE [J120-59] | Offy 252 | |||
| Roy McKay | 47 | Roy McKay | Shorty Templeman | | DNS | Kurtis 500J FE [J120-59] | Offy 252 | |||
| Roy McKay | 92 | Roy McKay | Jack Ensley | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-15] | Offy 252 | |||
| Roy McKay | 93 | Roy McKay | Eddie Russo | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-12] | Offy 252 | |||
| Scuderia Eldorado | 12 | Eldorado Italia | Ralph Liguori | | DNS | Maserati 420M FE [4203] | Maserati 4.2 V8 | |||
| Scuderia Eldorado | 12 | Eldorado Italia | Guarino Bertocchi | | DNS | Maserati 420M FE [4203] | Maserati 4.2 V8 | |||
| Shreve-Perkins-Griesemer | 17 | Safety Auto Glass | Johnny Kay | | DNS | Kurtis 500C FE [373-54] | Offy 252 | |||
| Shreve-Perkins-Griesemer | 17 | Safety Auto Glass | Shorty Templeman | | DNS | Kurtis 500C FE [373-54] | Offy 252 | |||
| Shreve-Perkins-Griesemer | 17 | Safety Auto Glass | Jack Ensley | | DNS | Kurtis 500C FE [373-54] | Offy 252 | |||
| Smokey Yunick | 35 | City of Daytona Beach | Smokey Yunick | | DNS | Kurtis 500G2 FE [G2-3] | Offy 252 |
