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1961 Hoosier Hundred

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USAC Champ Car Series race number 9 of 12
Saturday, September 16, 1961 at Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, IN
100 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:04:57
Average speed: 92.369 mph
Pole speed: 102.975 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: 36646
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1961 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1961 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	1	A.J. Foyt	Bowes Seal Fast (George Bignotti)	Meskowski / Offy	100	12615	running	84	200
2	2	44	Bobby Marshman	Competition Engineering (Walter Meskowski)	Meskowski / Offy	99	6802	running	0	160
3	14	15	Jim McElreath	Lindsey Hopkins	Kuzma / Offy	98	3780	running	0	140
4	9	66	Len Sutton	Jewett-Cameron (Rolla Vollstedt)	Vollstedt / Offy	98	2486	running	0	120
5	4	7	Shorty Templeman	Bill Forbes Racing (Bill Forbes)	Meskowski / Offy	98	2284	running	0	100
6	6	52	Chuck Hulse	John Zink Trackburner (John Zink)	Watson / Offy	98	1900	running	0	80
7	16	49	Ralph Liguori	Arthur Koopman	Lesovsky / Offy	96	1516	running	0	60
8	5	5	Don Branson	Autolite (Lindsey Hopkins)	Kuzma / Offy	95	1415	running	0	50
9	17	47	Danny Jones	Joe Hunt Magneto (Joe Hunt)	Lesovsky / Offy	95	1314	running	0	40
10	15	45	Dick Rathmann	Bardahl (Fred Gerhardt)	Meskowski / Offy	95	1213	running	0	30
11	18	68	Bob Mathouser	Blum Engineering (Henry Blum)	Blum / Offy	94	1112	running	0	20
12	3	98	Parnelli Jones	Willard Battery (J.C. Agajanian)	Lesovsky / Offy	78	1530	rear end	16	10
13	11	51	Don Davis	Fike Plumbing (Harlan Fike)	Kuzma / Offy	59	819	spun out	0
14	13	3	Roger McCluskey	Hoover Motor Express (John Wills)	Kuzma / Offy	43	728	mechanical	0
15	10	21	Elmer George	HOW (Mari Hulman George)	Watson / Offy	31	637	mechanical	0
16	12	19	Al Keller	Konstant Hot (Bruce Homeyer)	Philipp / Offy	14	546	mechanical	0
17	7	2	Rodger Ward	Leader Card (Bob Wilke)	Watson / Offy	12	364	mechanical	0
18	8	56	Jim Hurtubise	Sterling Plumbing (Barnett Brothers)	Kuzma / Offy	12	364	mechanical	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	A.J. Shepherd	6	Bell Lines Trucking
	Eddie Sachs	12	Dean Van Lines
	Jim McWithey	29	Hart Fullerton
	Allen Crowe	34	Federal Engineering
	Bobby Grim	37	Tassi Vatis
	Bud Tingelstad	42	Stearly Motor Freight
	Bruce Jacobi	58	Harden
	Ronnie Duman	72	Wyandotte Tool
	Leon Clum	77	Dayton Steel Wheel
	Lloyd Ruby	81	Central Excavating
	Vern Harriman	85	Stoye
	Norm Hall	88	Kelly
	Harry Beck	95	Safety Auto Glass
	Cotton Farmer	96	Windmill Trucking

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Parnelli Jones	1	16	16
A.J. Foyt	17	100	84