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1962 Indianapolis 500

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USAC Champ Car Series race number 2 of 13
Wednesday, May 30, 1962 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:33:50
Average Speed: 140.293 mph
Pole Speed: 150.37 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: 11.52 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 6

Glossary 1962 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1962 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chassis / Engine	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
10	28	38	Johnny Boyd	Metal-Cal (George Salih)	Epperly / Offy	200	8,841	running	0	150
12	11	14	Don Branson	Mid-Continent Securities (Lindsey Hopkins)	Epperly / Offy	200	6,041	running	0	50
30	31	29	Bob Christie	North Electric (William Tucker)	Kurtis / Offy	17	5,311	crash	0
31	22	83	Allen Crowe	S-R Racing Enterprises (Pete Salemi)	Watson / Offy	17	5,431	crash	0
4	12	27	Don Davis	Rose Truck Lines (Racing Associates)	Lesovsky / Offy	200	16,716	running	0	600
22	33	79	Jimmy Daywalt	Albany, NY (Tassi Vatis)	Kurtis / Offy	74	5,351	transmission	0
23	5	1	A.J. Foyt	Bowes Seal-Fast (George Bignotti)	Trevis / Offy	70	5,721	lost wheel	2
17	17	21	Elmer George	Sarkes Tarzian (Mari Hulman George)	Lesovsky / Offy	147	5,341	engine	0
26	26	53	Paul Goldsmith	American Rubber & Plastic (George Bignotti)	Epperly / Offy	26	5,031	magneto	0
19	15	18	Bobby Grim	Gil Morcroft	Trevis / Offy	96	5,191	oil leak	0
20	8	34	Dan Gurney	Harvey Aluminum (Mickey Thompson)	Thompson / Buick	92	5,161	rear end	0
27	20	88	Gene Hartley	Drewry's (M & W Racing)	Watson / Offy	23	6,201	steering	0
21	16	19	Chuck Hulse	Federal Engineering	Kurtis / Offy	91	5,531	fuel pump	0
13	29	91	Jim Hurtubise	Jim Robbins	Watson / Offy	200	6,621	running	0
25	18	32	Eddie Johnson	Polyaire Foam (John Chalik)	Trevis / Offy	38	6,261	magneto	0
7	1	98	Parnelli Jones	Willard Battery (J.C. Agajanian)	Watson / Offy	200	32,966	running	120	300
5	3	54	Bobby Marshman	Bryant Heating & Cooling	Epperly / Offy	200	14,316	running	0	500
16	9	17	Roger McCluskey	Bell Lines Trucking (Fred Sclavi)	Watson / Offy	169	5,911	spun out	3
6	7	15	Jim McElreath	Schulz Fueling Equipment (Ollie Prather)	Kurtis / Offy	200	10,366	running	0	400
24	13	9	Dick Rathman	Harry Allen Chapman	Watson / Offy	51	5,091	magneto	0
9	23	44	Jim Rathmann	Simoniz / Vista (Smokey Yunick)	Watson / Offy	200	8,041	running	0	200
32	21	67	Chuck Rodee	Travelon Trailer (Ernest Ruiz)	Christensen / Offy	17	5,601	crash	0
14	32	86	Ebb Rose	Rose Truck Lines (Racing Associates)	Porter / Offy	200	6,001	running	0
8	24	12	Lloyd Ruby	Thompson Industries (Ansted-Thompson Racing)	Watson / Offy	200	8,541	running	0	250
28	14	62	Paul Russo	Denver-Chicago Trucking (Myron Osborn)	Watson / Offy	20	4,921	engine	0
18	30	26	Troy Ruttman	Jim Robbins	Kuzma / Offy	140	5,871	piston	0
3	27	2	Eddie Sachs	Autolite (Al Dean)	Ewing / Offy	200	26,591	running	0	700
2	4	7	Len Sutton	Leader Card 500 Roadster (Bob Wilke)	Watson / Offy	200	44,556	running	9	800
11	6	4	Shorty Templeman	Bill Forbes	Watson / Offy	200	6,461	running	0	100
15	10	5	Bud Tingelstad	Konstant Hot (Bruce Homeyer)	Phillips / Offy	200	5,631	running	0
29	25	45	Jack Turner	Bardahl (Fred Gerhardt)	Kurtis / Offy	17	5,141	crash	0
33	19	96	Bob Veith	Meguiar's Mirror Glaze (Ray Crawford)	Elder / Offy	12	5,871	engine	0
1	2	3	Rodger Ward	Leader Card 500 Roadster (Bob Wilke)	Watson / Offy	200	125,015	running	66	1000

Relief Drivers:
Car #21: Paul Russo (74 laps) ; A.J. Foyt (21) laps
Car #88: Bill Cheesbourg (3 laps)

Failed to qualify: Dempsey Wilson (#31), Bob Mathouser (#43), Jimmy Daywalt (#46), Mike McGreevey (#46), Dan Gurney (#52), Roy Graham (#55), Tommy Copp (#58), Gig Stephens (#61), Al Miller (#64), Jim Hemmings (#65), Ralph Liguori (#68), Johnny Coy (#68), Ed Kostenuk (#37), Bill Cheesbourg (#35, 59), Ronnie Duman (#28), Duane Carter (#72), Chuck Arnold (#23, 37, 46, 47), Don Freeland (#36), Bruce Jacobi (#22), Jim Rathmann (#10), Chuck Stevenson (#16), Leon Clum (#23), Norm Hall (#25, 41), Keith Rachwitz (#33), Chuck Daigh (#35), Herb Hill (#69)

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Parnelli Jones	1	59	59
A.J. Foyt	60	61	2
Roger McCluskey	62	64	3
Parnelli Jones	65	125	61
Rodger Ward	126	160	35
Len Sutton	161	169	9
Rodger Ward	170	200	31

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