Championship points standings for the USAC National Championship 1959
Position | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyres | Points | 1. | ![]() | Rodger Ward | Leader Card | Watson (Offenhauser) | 2400 |
2. | ![]() | Tony Bettenhausen | Central Excavating, Hoover Motor Express, Racing Associates, Dean Van Lines, Hopkins Racing | Moore (Offenhauser) Epperly (Offenhauser) Kuzma D (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser) | 1430 |
3. | ![]() | Johnny Thomson | Racing Associates | Lesovsky (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser) | 1400 |
4. | ![]() | Jim Rathmann | Hopkins Racing | Epperly (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser) | 1154.8 |
5. | ![]() | A. J. Foyt | Dean Van Lines, Racing Associates | Kuzma (Offenhauser) Lesovsky (Offenhauser) | 910.2 |
6. | ![]() | Eddie Sachs | Peter Schmidt, Competition Engineering | Meskowski D (Offenhauser) Meskowski (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser) Kuzma D (Offenhauser) | 797 |
7. | ![]() | Don Branson | Bob Estes | Phillips D (Offenhauser) Phillips (Offenhauser) | 780 |
8. | ![]() | Johnny Boyd | Bignotti | Epperly (Offenhauser) | 760 |
9. | ![]() | Len Sutton | Wolcott Memorial Racing, Central Excavating | Lesovsky (Offenhauser) Lesovsky D (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser) Kuzma D (Offenhauser) | 520 |
10. | ![]() | Paul Goldsmith | Norm Demler, Dean Van Lines | Epperly (Offenhauser) | 500 |
11. | ![]() | Don Freeland | Jim Robbins, Leader Card, Ridgewood Builders, Bignotti | Phillips (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser) Kurtis 500G (Offenhauser) Kurtis 500J (Offenhauser) Lesovsky (Offenhauser) | 480 |
12. | ![]() | Bobby Grim | Chapman Root, Hopkins Racing, Bignotti | Kurtis 500G (Offenhauser) Kuzma D (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser) Lesovsky D (Offenhauser) | 480 |
13. | ![]() | Gene Force | Shannon Brothers, Sclavi & Amos, Tiz-So | Silnes (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser) Watts (Offenhauser) Silnes D (Offenhauser) | 450 |
14. | ![]() | Jim McWithey | Ray Brady, Wolcott Memorial Racing | Kurtis 500C (Offenhauser) Lesovsky (Offenhauser) Lesovsky D (Offenhauser) | 450 |
15. | ![]() | Eddie Johnson | Donaldson, Hardwood Door | Kurtis 500G (Offenhauser) Kurtis 4000D (Offenhauser) | 390 |
16. | ![]() | Dick Rathmann | CHapman Root, Kalamazoo Sports, Hardwood Door | Kurtis 500G (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser) Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser) | 370 |
17. | ![]() | Bob Veith | John Zink Heater, Tiz-So, Ernest Ruiz | Silnes D (Offenhauser) Moore (Offenhauser) Shilala (Offenhauser) | 340 |
18. | ![]() | Duane Carter | Smokey Yunick, Stearly Motor Freight | Kurtis (Offenhauser) Lesovsky (Offenhauser) | 310 |
19. | ![]() | Al Keller | Central Excavating, H.H. Johnson, HOW | Watson (Offenhauser) Watson D (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser) | 300 |
20. | ![]() | Clarence Walter Larson | Bignotti | Kurtis 500G (Offenhauser) Kurtis 500J (Offenhauser) Lesovsky D (Offenhauser) Lesovsky (Offenhauser) | 280 |
21. | ![]() | Jim Hurtubise | Racing Associates | Lesovsky (Offenhauser) Kuzma D (Offenhauser) | 260 |
22. | ![]() | Shorty Templeman | Drewry's, Federal Engineering | Kuzma (Offenhauser) Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser) Kurtis 4000 D (Offenhauser) | 250 |
23. | ![]() | Jack Turner | Ernest Ruiz, Stearly Motor Freight | Christain (Offenhauser) Lesovsky D (Offenhauser) Lesovsky (Offenhauser) | 250 |
24. | ![]() | Ed Elisian | HOW, Hart Fullerton, Hopkins Racing, Ernest Ruiz | Watson D (Offenhauser) Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser) Christain (Offenhauser) | 240 |
25. | ![]() | Elmer George | HOW | Kuzma (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser) | 233 |
26. | ![]() | Van Johnson | Ray Brady, Vargo | Kurtis 4000 D (Offenhauser) Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser) | 230 |
27. | ![]() | Paul Russo | Bardahl/ Fred Gerhardt | Kurtis 500G (Offenhauser) | 200 |
28. | ![]() | Wayne Weiler | HOW, Fike Plumbing | Watson D (Offenhaser) Watson (Offenhauser) Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser) Kurtis 4000D (Offenhauser) | 190 |
29. | ![]() | Chuck Weyant | Roy McKay, Leitenberger, Wyandotte Tool, Dunn Engineering | Kurtis 500J (Offenhauser) Silnes/Sherman (Offenhauser) Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser) Dunn (Offenhauser) | 170 |
30. | ![]() | Bill Homeier | Vatis Enterprises | Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser) | 165 |
31. | ![]() | Alvin Farmer | Wyandotte Tool, Stearly Motor Freight | Kurtis 4000D (Offenhauser) Lesovsky (Offenhauser) | 160 |
32. | ![]() | Jimmy Davies | Greenman-Casale, Stearly Motor Freight | Lesovsky (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser) | 140 |
33. | ![]() | Bob Christie | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 500C (Offenhauser) | 140 |
34. | ![]() | Ralph Liguori | Chapman Root, Hall-Mar, Bill Forbes Racing | Kuzma (Offenhauser) Curtis (Offenhauser) | 130 |
35. | ![]() | George Amick | Bignotti | Epperly (Offenhauser) | 120 |
35. | ![]() | Rex Easton | Stearly Motor Freight | Lesovsky (Offenhauser) | 120 |
37. | ![]() | Jim (James R) Packard | Glessner | Silnes D (Offenhauser) Silnes (Offenhauser) | 120 |
38. | ![]() | Chuck Arnold | Hall-Mar, Donaldson | Curtis (Offenhauser) Kurtis 500G (Offenhauser) | 100 |
39. | ![]() | Gene Hartley | R.T. Marley, Hoover Motor Express | Kuzma (Offenhauser) Epperly (Offenhauser) | 100 |
40. | ![]() | Bill Cheesbourg | Wright-Knight, Greenman-Casale, Braund Plywood | Kurtis 4000D (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser) Epperly (Offenhauser) | 80 |
41. | ![]() | Jerry Unser | Leitenberger | Silnes/Sherman D (Offenhauser) | 50 |
42. | ![]() | Pat Flaherty | John Zink Heater, | Watson (Offenhauser) Moore (Offenhauser) | 40 |
43. | ![]() | Joseph J Barzda | Harden | Russo/Nichels D (Offenhauser) | 40 |
44. | ![]() | Bill (William) Hyde | Scovell | Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser) | 40 |
45. | ![]() | Buddy Cagle | John Zink Heater | Watson D (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser) | 30 |
46. | ![]() | Jack Rounds | Fike Plumbing | Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser) | 30 |
47. | ![]() | Lee (Leo) Drollinger | Shaheen | Hill (Offenhauser) | 20 |
48. | ![]() | Dempsey Wilson | Hoyt Machine, Federal Engineering, Central Excavating, Bardahl/ Fred Gerhardt, | Kurtis 4000D (Offenhauser) Kuzma D (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser) Kurtis 500C (Offenhauser) Kurtis 500G (Offenhauser) | 10 |
49. | ![]() | Len Duncan | Midwest Manufacturing | Lesovsky D (Offenhauser) | 10 |
49. | ![]() | Johnnie Tolan | Greenman-Casale | Kuzma (Offenhauser) | 10 |
![]() | Red Amick | Wheeler-Foutch | Kurtis 500C (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Tony Bonadies | Vatis Enterprises | Kurtis 4000D (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Jimmy Bryan | Salih | Salih (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Bob Cleberg | Braund Plywood | Epperly (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Russ Congdon | Hall-Mar | Curtis (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Ray Crawford | Crawford | Elder (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Jimmy Daywalt | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 500E (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Al Herman | Dunn Engineering | Dunn (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Chuck Hulse | Blum Engineering | Blum (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Johnny Kay | Harden | Russo/Nichels (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Dick Linder | Vargo | Kurtis 4000D (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Mike Magill | Dayton Steel | Sutton (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Bob McLean | Shannon Brothers | Watts (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Bill Randall | Safety Auto Glass | Kurtis 500C (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Lloyd Ruby | Texas Racing Club, John Zink Heater | Turner (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Bob (Robert) Schroeder | Midwest Manufacturing | Lesovsky D (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Leonard Stephens | Leitenberger | Silnes (Offenhauser) | 0 |
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Driver | Number | ||
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Most race wins | ![]() | Rodger Ward | 4 |
Most pole positions | ![]() | Johnny Thomson | 3 |
![]() | Don Branson | 3 | |
Most podium positions | ![]() | Rodger Ward | 8 |
Most podium positions without a win | ![]() | Don Branson | 3 |
![]() | A. J. Foyt | 3 |
# | Date | Circuit | Winner | Second | Third | Pole | FL |
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