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1961 Trenton 100

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USAC Champ Car Series race number 1 of 12
Sunday, April 9, 1961 at Trenton Speedway, Trenton, NJ
100 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (100.0 miles)

Time of race: 1:00:48
Average Speed: 98.679 mph
Pole Speed: 105.541 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: n/a
Attendance: 17,453
Lead changes: 1

Glossary 1961 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1961 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chassis / Engine	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	2	12	Eddie Sachs	Dean Van Lines (Al Dean)	Ewing / Offy	100	5,053	running	70	200
2	7	56	Jim Hurtubise	Sterling Plumbing (Barnett Brothers)	Kuzma / Offy	100	3,052	running	0	160
3	8	52	Troy Ruttman	John Zink Trackburner (John Zink)	Watson / Offy	100	2,041	running	0	140
4	9	7	Dick Rathman	Bill Forbes Racing (Bill Forbes)	Meskowski / Offy	99	1,441	running	0	120
5	5	1	A.J. Foyt	Bowes Seal Fast (George Bignotti)	Kurtis / Offy	99	1,157	running	0	100
6	12	51	Roger McCluskey	Fike Plumbing (Harlan Fike)	Kuzma / Offy	99	961	running	0	80
7	14	42	Len Duncan	Stearly Motor Freight (Doug Stearly)	Lesovsky / Offy	98	764	running	0	60
8	10	21	Elmer George	HOW (Mari Hulman George)	Watson / Offy	98	710	running	0	50
9	11	46	Jiggs Peters	Ray Brady	Kurtis / Offy	97	656	running	0	40
10	17	6	Bob Cleberg	Bell Lines Trucking (Fred Sclavi)	Silnes / Offy	97	602	running	0	30
11	21	87	A.J. Shepherd	Wheeler-Foutch (Leroy Foutch)	Kurtis / Offy	96	548	running	0	20
12	18	37	Chuck Hulse	Tassi Vatis	Kurtis / Offy	96	450	running	0	10
13	20	65	Don Horvath	M.U.G. (Bruce Bromme)	Bromme / Offy	95	396	running	0
14	15	58	Bruce Jacobi	Churchill Harden	Russo-Nichels / Offy	94	352	running	0
15	6	98	Parnelli Jones	Willard Battery (J.C. Agajanian)	Lesovsky / Offy	66	264	mechanical	0
16	3	3	Don Branson	Hoover Motor Express (John Wills)	Kuzma / Offy	63	220	spun out	0
17	19	93	Bobby Marshman	Howard Iddings	Meyer / Offy	36	176	crash	0
18	4	2	Rodger Ward	Leader Card (Bob Wilke)	Watson / Offy	32	176	valve	0
19	1	5	Tony Bettenhausen	Autolite (Lindsey Hopkins)	Kuzma / Offy	31	132	ignition	30
20	16	19	Jack Rounds	Konstant Hot (Bruce Homeyer)	Philipp / Offy	21	132	mechanical	0
21	22	64	Tommy Copp	Shannon Brothers	Watts / Offy	18	88	mechanical	0
22	13	79	Johnny Coy	Hall-Mar (Karl Hall)	Curtis / Offy	6	88	engine	0

Failed to qualify: Len Sutton (#81), Rex Easton (#72), Red Riegel (#63), Beau Clerke (#71), Cotton Farmer (#96), Bill Randall (#95), Tony Bonadies (#23), Tony Romit (#85)

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Tony Bettenhausen	1	30	30
Eddie Sachs	31	100	70

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