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1961 Rex Mays Classic

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USAC Champ Car Series race number 3 of 12
Sunday, June 4, 1961 at Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, WI
100 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 0:57:46
Average speed: 103.86 mph
Pole speed: 105.448 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 13 sec
Attendance: 30007
Lead changes: 1

Glossary 1961 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1961 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	2	Rodger Ward	Leader Card 500 (Bob Wilke)	Watson / Offy	100	7413	running	100	200
2	5	19	Al Keller	Konstant Hot (Bruce Homeyer)	Philipp / Offy	100	4668	running	0	160
3	1	27	Dick Rathmann	Harry Allen Chapman	Watson / Offy	100	2985	running	0	140
4	9	8	Len Sutton	S & R Racing Enterprises (Pete Salemi)	Watson / Offy	100	2147	running	0	120
5	3	15	Jim Hurtubise	Lindsey Hopkins	Watson / Offy	99	1723	running	0	100
6	7	3	Don Branson	Hoover Motor Express (John Wills)	Epperly / Offy	99	1432	running	0	80
7	14	41	Johnny Boyd	Leader Card 500 (Bob Wilke)	Watson / Offy	99	1142	running	0	60
8	6	21	Elmer George	HOW (Mari Hulman George)	Kuzma / Offy	99	1064	running	0	50
9	13	23	Don Freeland	Bardahl (Fred Gerhardt)	Kurtis / Offy	99	987	running	0	40
10	8	5	Wayne Weiler	Autolite (Lindsey Hopkins)	Epperly / Offy	98	909	running	0	30
11	19	6	Eddie Johnson	Bell Lines Trucking (Fred Sclavi)	Silnes / Offy	98	832	running	0	20
12	11	35	Dempsey Wilson	Lysle Greenman	Kuzma / Offy	97	686	running	0	10
13	21	94	Bill Cheesbourg	McCullough (Ray Crawford)	Elder / Offy	97	609	running	0
14	16	37	Chuck Hulse	Tassi Vatis	Kurtis / Offy	93	541	running	0
15	20	72	Ronnie Duman	Wyandotte Tool (Milan Bursac)	Meskowski / Offy	91	406	spun out	0
16	18	52	Troy Ruttman	John Zink Trackburner (John Zink)	Watson / Offy	71	338	mechanical	0
17	15	86	Roger McCluskey	Meyer Speedway (Racing Associates)	Porter / Offy	56	270	brakes	0
18	17	10	Paul Goldsmith	Racing Associates	Lesovsky / Offy	44	270	overheating	0
19	12	31	Bobby Marshman	Hoover Motor Express (John Wills)	Epperly / Offy	34	203	engine	0
20	22	12	Bob Christie	Dean Van Lines (Al Dean)	Kuzma / Offy	26	203	handling	0
21	10	62	Lloyd Ruby	Denver-Chicago Trucking (Myron Osborn)	Watson / Offy	21	135	valve	0
22	4	1	A.J. Foyt	Bowes Seal Fast (George Bignotti)	Trevis / Offy	12	135	magneto	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Bob Cleberg	6	Bell Lines Trucking
	Shorty Templeman	7	Bill Forbes Racing
	Jim Rathmann	16	Ansted Rotary
	Jim McWithey	29	Hart Fullerton
	Rex Easton	42	Stearly Motor Freight
	Don Davis	49	Art Koopman
	Bud Tingelstad	51	Fike Plumbing
	Bruce Jacobi	58	Harden
	A.J. Shepherd	61	Roy
	Tommy Copp	64	Shannon Brothers
	Ernie Koch	66	Jewett-Cameron
	Bert Brooks	69	Eelco Custom Shaft
	Beau Clerke	71	Bo Ju
	Leon Clum	77	Dayton Steel Wheel
	Norm Hall	85	Federal Engineering
	Jack Conely	89	Dunn Engineering
	Cliff Spalding	90	Connor's Speed Shop
	Tony Bonadies	91	Deakin
	Cotton Farmer	96	Windmill Trucking
	Parnelli Jones	98

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Rodger Ward	1	100	100