1958 Season - Round 4 - 1958-05-30
Jimmy Bryan won the 1958 Indianapolis 500 for Epperly, with George Amick (Epperly) second and Johnny Boyd (Kurtis Kraft) third. The win came from P7 on the grid.
George Amick (Epperly) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P2 at the flag β a 23-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 17 drivers failing to finish.
30 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1958 Indianapolis 500, completing round 4 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Bryan | Epperly | 7 | Finished | 8 | |
| 2 | George Amick | Epperly | 25 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Tony Bettenhausen |
| Epperly |
| 9 |
| Finished |
| 4 |
| 5 | Jim Rathmann | Epperly | 20 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Jimmy Reece | Watson | 3 | Finished | 0 |
| 7 | Don Freeland | Phillips | 13 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Jud Larson | Watson | 19 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | 26 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Bill Cheesbourg | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | Finished | 0 |
| 11 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | 21 | Finished | 0 |
| 12 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 6 | Finished | 0 |
| 13 | Johnnie Tolan | Kuzma | 30 | Finished | 0 |
| 14 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 17 | Spun off | 0 |
| 15 | Dempsey Wilson | Kuzma | 32 | Heat shield fire | 0 |
| 16 | Anthony Foyt | Kuzma | 12 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Mike Magill | Kurtis Kraft | 31 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 18 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | Throttle | 0 |
| 19 | Shorty Templeman | Kurtis Kraft | 23 | Brakes | 0 |
| 20 | Rodger Ward | Lesovsky | 11 | Magneto | 0 |
| 21 | Billy Garrett | Kurtis Kraft | 15 | Magneto | 0 |
| 22 | Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | 18 | Transmission | 0 |
| 23 | Johnny Thomson | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | Steering | 0 |
| 24 | Chuck Weyant | Dunn | 29 | Accident | 0 |
| 25 | Jack Turner | Lesovsky | 10 | Fuel pump | 0 |
| 26 | Bob Veith | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | Accident | 0 |
| 27 | Dick Rathmann | Watson | 1 | Accident | 0 |
| 28 | Ed Elisian | Watson | 2 | Accident | 0 |
| 29 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| 30 | Paul Goldsmith | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | Accident | 0 |