Indianapolis 500 Starting Grid - 1958

Position Car Num. Driver Car Name/Entrant* Make/Model Qual Speed
1 97 Dick Rathmann McNamara Watson/Offy 145.970
2 5 Ed Elisian John Zink Watson/Offy 145.920
3 16 Jimmy Reece John Zink Watson/Offy 145.510
4 14 Bob Veith Bowes Seal Fast KK500G/Offy 144.880
5 4 Pat O'Connor Sumar KK500G/Offy 144.820
6 45 Johnnie Parsons (W) Gerhardt KK500G/Offy 144.680
7 1 Jimmy Bryan Belond A.P. Salih/Offy 144.180
8 9 Johnny Boyd Bowes Seal Fast KK500G/Offy 144.020
9 33 Tony Bettenhausen Jones & Maley Epperly/Offy 143.910
10 25 Jack Turner Massaglia Hotels Lesovsky/Offy 143.430
11 8 Rodger Ward Wolcott Fuel Injection Lesovsky/Offy 143.260
12 29 A.J. Foyt (R) Dean Van Lines Kuzma/Offy 143.130
13 26 Don Freeland Bob Estes Phillips/Offy 143.030
14 15 Paul Russo Novi Auto Air Conditioner Kurtis/Novi 142.950
15 43 Billy Garrett Chapman KK500G/Offy 142.770
16 31 Paul Goldsmith (R) City of Daytona Beach KK500G/Offy 142.740
17 65 Bob Christie Federal Engineering KK500E/Offy 142.250
18 88 Eddie Sachs Schmidt Kuzma/Offy 144.660
19 44 Jud Larson (R) John Zink Watson/Offy 143.510
20 2 Jim Rathmann Leader Card 500 Roadster Epperly/Offy 143.140
21 52 Al Keller Bardahl KK500G-2/Offy 142.930
22 7 Johnny Thomson D-A Lubricant Kurtis/Offy 142.900
23 83 Shorty Templeman McNamara KK500C/Offy 142.810
24 92 Jerry Unser (R) McKay KK500G/Offy 142.750
25 99 George Amick (R) Demler Epperly/Offy 142.710
26 61 Eddie Johnson Bryant Heating & Cooling KK500G/Offy 142.670
27 68 Len Sutton (R) Jim Robbins KK500G/Offy 142.650
28 57 Art Bisch (R) Helse Kuzma/Offy 142.630
29 89 Chuck Weyant Dunn Engineering Dunn/Offy 142.600
30 19 Johnnie Tolan Greenman-Casale Kuzma/Offy 142.300
31 77 Mike Magill Dayton Steel Foundry KK500G/Offy 142.270
32 59 Dempsey Wilson (R) Sorenson Kuzma/Offy 134.270
33 54 Bill Cheesbourg Novi Auto Air Conditioner Kurtis/Novi 142.540