That's an interesting front row from '59 - #3 is the pole car of Johnny Thompson - a Lesovsky which was a 'left hand drive' Roadster.

In the middle is Eddie Sachs in a Kuzma - Kuzmas were always there or thereabouts but a Kuzma Roadster never won the 500.

On the outside is Jim Rathmann in an upright Watson - all three are Offy powered...in 1959 all 33 starters were , the only exception being that one was a supercharged 168 c.i. (in '55 and '60 every starter was a normally aspirated Offy)

The V8 Novis were the only real opposition but the best finish for one of these was 4th in '57.