1959 Indianapolis 500 (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Results from the 1959 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Saturday, May 30, 1959. The event was part of the 1959 World Drivers' Championship. The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, also known as the Indianapolis 500, the Indy 500 or The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The event lends its name to the IndyCar class, or formula, of open-wheel race cars that have competed in it. The event, billed as The Greatest Spectacle in Racing, is considered one of the three most significant motorsports events in the world. The official attendance is not disclosed by Speedway management, but the permanent seating capacity is more than 257,000 people, and infield seating that raises capacity further to an approximate 400,000.