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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 (100.000 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: 17453
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	12	Eddie Sachs	Dean Van Lines (Al Dean)	Ewing / Offy	100	5053	running	70	200
2	7	56	Jim Hurtubise	Sterling Plumbing (Barnett Brothers)	Kuzma / Offy	100	3052	running	0	160
3	8	52	Troy Ruttman	John Zink Trackburner (John Zink)	Watson / Offy	100	2041	running	0	140
4	9	7	Dick Rathmann	Bill Forbes Racing (Bill Forbes)	Meskowski / Offy	99	1441	running	0	120
5	5	1	A.J. Foyt	Bowes Seal Fast (George Bignotti)	Kurtis / Offy	99	1157	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

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Tony Bonadies	23	Donaldson
	Red Riegel	63	Vargo
	Beau Clerke	71	Bo Ju
	Rex Easton	72	Wyandotte Tool
	Len Sutton	81	Central Excavating
	Tony Romit	85	Stoye
	Bill Randall	95	Safety Auto Glass
	Cotton Farmer	96	Glessner

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