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| Date | Friday 30 May 1958 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event |  Indianapolis 500 |
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| Circuit | Indianapolis |
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| Event Format | Race of 200 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #4 of 11 in 1958
#68 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 200 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 4023 m |
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| Race Distance | 4023 × 200 = 804.600 km |
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| Grid Format | 3-3-3-3 |
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| Pole Position | Left |
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| First Corner | Left |
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| Track Direction | Anti-clockwise |
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| Weather | Sunny, Mild, Dry |
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| Entries | 33 |
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| Qualifiers | 33 |
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| Finishers | 13 |
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| Debutants | A.J. Foyt (Driver),
Art Bisch (Driver),
Dempsey Wilson (Driver),
George Amick (Driver),
Jerry Unser (Driver),
Jud Larson (Driver),
Len Sutton (Driver),
Paul Goldsmith (Driver),
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Kurtis Kraft 500G2 (Car Model),
Bob Sorenson (Entrant),
Ellen McKinney Zink (Entrant),
Fred Gerhardt (Entrant),
Henry Yunik (Entrant),
Norman C. Demler (Entrant),
Robert M. Bowes II (Entrant)
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| Milestones | Car 97 – 1st Pole Position (Car Number)
Cars Inc – 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
Kalamazoo Sports Inc – 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
 Dick Rathmann – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
Jimmy Bryan – 1st Win (Driver)
Kurtis Kraft – 200th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
Tony Bettenhausen – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
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| Deaths | Pat O'Connor |
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| Records Broken |
1. Most 11th Place Finishes – Kurtis Kraft (9),
2. Highest Disqualification Ratio – Mike Magill (50.00%),
3. Most 22nd Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (6),
4. Most 23rd Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (5),
5. Most 26th Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (5),
6. Most 31st Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (3)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most 12th Place Finishes – Kurtis Kraft (5),
2. Highest 7th Place Finish Ratio – Phillips (40.00%),
3. Most 24th Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (6),
4. Most 27th Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (6),
5. Most 33rd Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (6)
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