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1959 Springfield 100

USAC Champ Car Series race number 6 of 13
Saturday, August 22, 1959 at Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL
100 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (100.0 miles)

Time of race: 1:03:02
Average Speed: 95.186 mph
Pole Speed: 106.509 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 1

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chassis / Engine	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
17	13	1	Tony Bettenhausen	John Zink Heater (John Zink)	Moore / Offy	10	167	piston	0
2	1	9	Don Branson	Bob Estes	Phillips / Offy	100	3,580	running	55	160
12	18	78	Duane Carter	Stearly Motor Freight (Doug Stearly)	Lesovsky / Offy	96	428	running	0	10
5	4	16	Ed Elisian	Lindsey Hopkins	Kuzma / Offy	100	1,203	running	0	100
15	5	10	A.J. Foyt	Dean Van Lines (Al Dean)	Kuzma / Offy	64	293	engine	0
9	10	68	Don Freeland	Ridgewood Builders	Phillips / Offy	98	625	running	0	40
16	2	4	Bobby Grim	Bowes Seal Fast (George Bignotti)	Lesovsky / Offy	35	251	steering	0
3	11	21	Al Keller	HOW (Mari Hulman George)	Watson / Offy	100	2,152	running	0	140
14	7	8	Jim McWithey	Wolcott Memorial Racing Team	Lesovsky / Offy	91	334	running	0
13	9	22	Jim Packard	Lee Glessner	Silnes / Offy	93	376	running	0
6	16	25	Dick Rathman	Hardwood Door (Kathryn Wright)	Kurtis / Offy	100	916	running	0	80
7	3	7	Eddie Sachs	Competition Engineering (Walter Meskowski)	Meskowski / Offy	99	729	running	0	60
1	8	81	Len Sutton	Central Excavating (Pete Salemi)	Kuzma / Offy	100	5,081	running	45	200
4	12	3	Johnny Thomson	Racing Associates	Kuzma / Offy	100	1,307	running	0	120
8	15	17	Bob Veith	Tiz-So (Fred Sclavi)	Silnes / Offy	99	677	running	0	50
18	6	5	Rodger Ward	Leader Card Duo (Bob Wilke)	Watson / Offy	4	167	piston	0
10	14	39	Wayne Weiler	Fike Plumbing (Hart Fullerton)	Kurtis / Offy	98	573	running	0	30
11	17	72	Chuck Weyant	Wyandotte Tool (Milan Bursac)	Kurtis / Offy	97	522	running	0	20

Failed to qualify: Dempsey Wilson (#34), Bob Wente (#76), Chuck Rodee (#59), Jimmy Davies (#83), Bill Cheesbourg (#18), Ralph Liguori (#54), Lee Drollinger (#39), Bobby Grim (#48), Lloyd Ruby (#46), Bill Homeier (#94), Herb Hill (#89)

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Don Branson	1	55	55
Len Sutton	56	100	45

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