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1959 Langhorne 100

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USAC Champ Car Series race number 5 of 13
Sunday, June 14, 1959 at Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA
100 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:00:16
Average speed: 99.553 mph
Pole speed: 105.448 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 5.844 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1959 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1959 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	11	56	Van Johnson	Jake Vargo	Kurtis / Offy	100	5525	running	27	200
2	1	4	Jud Larson	Bowes Seal Fast (George Bignotti)	Lesovsky / Offy	100	3900	running	28	160
3	13	39	Ed Elisian	Hart Fullerton	Kurtis / Offy	100	2330	running	0	140
4	7	78	Rex Easton	Stearly Motor Freight (Doug Stearly)	Lesovsky / Offy	100	1423	running	0	120
5	2	21	Elmer George	HOW (Mari Hulman George)	Watson / Offy	100	1310	running	45	73
6	15	54	Ralph Liguori	Bill Forbes Racing (Bill Forbes)	Kuzma / Offy	100	1025	running	0	80
7	12	25	Dick Rathmann	Hardwood Door (Kathryn Wright)	Kurtis / Offy	100	800	running	0	60
8	5	52	Don Freeland	Leader Card Duo (Bob Wilke)	Watson / Offy	99	744	running	0	50
9	3	9	Don Branson	Bob Estes	Phillips / Offy	99	688	running	0	40
10	4	17	Bob Veith	Tiz-So (Fred Sclavi)	Silnes / Offy	97	631	running	0	30
11	18	22	Jim Packard	Lee Glessner	Silnes / Offy	97	575	running	0	20
12	17	76	Chuck Weyant	Leitenberger	Silnes-Sherman / Offy	96	473	running	0	10
13	6	10	A.J. Foyt	Dean Van Lines (Al Dean)	Kuzma / Offy	76	416	fuel tank	0
14	10	8	Len Sutton	Wolcott Memorial Racing Team	Lesovsky / Offy	64	370	shock absorber	0
15	16	81	Dempsey Wilson	Central Excavating (Pete Salemi)	Kuzma / Offy	57	324	torsion bar	0
16	8	48	Bobby Grim	Sumar (Chapman Root)	Kuzma / Offy	33	277	steering	0
17	14	83	Tony Bettenhausen	Dean Van Lines (Al Dean)	Epperly / Offy	21	185	engine	0
18	9	44	Eddie Sachs	Peter Schmidt	Kuzma / Offy	16	185	overheating	0

Relief Drivers:

Car #21: Eddie Sachs (27 laps), 27 points)

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Johnny Thomson	3	Racing Associates
	Jimmy Davies	15	Pete Wales
	Bill Cheesbourg	18	Braund Plywood
	Joe Barzda	33	Harden
	Jim McWithey	59	Ray Brady
	Chuck Arnold	71	Hall-Mar
	Bill Homeier	94	Tassi Vatis

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jud Larson	1	28	28
Elmer George	29	73	45
Van Johnson	74	100	27