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Jimmy Bryan won the 1958 Indianapolis 500

Jimmy Bryan won the 1958 Indianapolis 500 for Epperly, ahead of George Amick and Johnny Boyd at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Race recap

Winner
Jimmy Bryan
Team
Epperly
Top listed
Jimmy Bryan, George Amick, and Johnny Boyd
Race date
May 30, 1958
Pole
Dick Rathmann
Fastest lap
Tony Bettenhausen
Classified drivers
33
Circuit
Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The decisive result

Jimmy Bryan finished first for Epperly. George Amick is listed 2 for Epperly, with Johnny Boyd 3 for Kurtis Kraft.

Grid to finish

George Amick from P25 to P2 (+23), Bill Cheesbourg from P33 to P10 (+23), and Eddie Johnson from P26 to P9 (+17) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Dick Rathmann started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 13 Finished, 9 Accident, 2 Magneto, 2 Spun off, and 1 Brakes. Tony Bettenhausen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:02.370 on lap 55. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Jimmy BryanEpperly3:44:13.8008
2George AmickEpperly3:44:41.4296
3Johnny BoydKurtis Kraft3:45:23.4704
4Tony BettenhausenEpperly3:45:48.6114
5Jim RathmannEpperly3:45:49.4202
6Jimmy ReeceWatson3:46:30.7500
7Don FreelandPhillips3:46:34.8610
8Jud LarsonWatson3:49:47.8210
9Eddie JohnsonKurtis Kraft3:50:29.5600
10Bill CheesbourgKurtis Kraft3:52:17.3900
11Al KellerKurtis Kraft3:53:28.0000
12Johnnie ParsonsKurtis Kraft3:53:54.6510
13Johnnie TolanKuzma3:54:06.0400
14Bob ChristieKurtis KraftSpun off0
15Dempsey WilsonKuzmaFire0
16Anthony Joseph FoytKuzmaSpun off0
17Mike MagillKurtis KraftAccident0
18Paul RussoKurtis KraftRadiator0
19Shorty TemplemanKurtis KraftBrakes0
20Rodger WardLesovskyMagneto0