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1961 Trenton 100

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USAC Champ Car Series race number 10 of 12
Sunday, September 24, 1961 at Trenton Speedway, Trenton, NJ
100 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 0:59:24
Average speed: 101.013 mph
Pole speed: 104.803 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 0

Glossary 1961 USAC Champ Car Series results / 1961 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	12	Eddie Sachs	Dean Van Lines (Al Dean)	Kuzma / Offy	100	5320	running	100	200
2	7	56	Jim Hurtubise	Sterling Plumbing (Barnett Brothers)	Kuzma / Offy	100	3172	running	0	160
3	12	2	Rodger Ward	Leader Card (Bob Wilke)	Watson / Offy	100	2088	running	0	140
4	3	5	Don Branson	Autolite (Lindsey Hopkins)	Kuzma / Offy	100	1581	running	0	120
5	9	19	Al Keller	Konstant Hot (Bruce Homeyer)	Philipp / Offy	99	1269	running	0	100
6	4	52	Chuck Hulse	John Zink Trackburner (John Zink)	Watson / Offy	99	1054	running	0	80
7	18	10	Roger McCluskey	Racing Associates	Lesovsky / Offy	99	839	running	0	60
8	8	51	Don Davis	Fike Plumbing (Harlan Fike)	Kuzma / Offy	99	780	running	0	50
9	10	98	Parnelli Jones	Willard Battery (J.C. Agajanian)	Lesovsky / Offy	98	722	running	0	40
10	20	32	Bob Christie	North Electric (William Tucker)	Kurtis / Offy	97	663	running	0	30
11	14	66	Len Sutton	Jewett-Cameron (Rolla Vollstedt)	Vollstedt / Offy	97	604	running	0	20
12	17	42	Allen Crowe	Stearly Motor Freight (Doug Stearly)	Lesovsky / Offy	95	497	running	0	10
13	13	72	Ronnie Duman	Wyandotte Tool (Milan Bursac)	Meskowski / Offy	71	438	engine	0
14	2	1	A.J. Foyt	Bowes Seal Fast (George Bignotti)	Meskowski / Offy	66	390	engine	0
15	22	21	Johnny Boyd	Leader Card (Bob Wilke)	Watson / Offy	57	292	spun out	0
16	15	7	Shorty Templeman	Bill Forbes Racing (Bill Forbes)	Meskowski / Offy	40	243	driver fatigue	0
17	11	25	Bob Veith	Shaler Rislone	Epperly / Offy	39	195	engine	0
18	6	8	Lloyd Ruby	S & R Racing Enterprises (Pete Salemi)	Watson / Offy	37	195	mechanical	0
19	5	44	Bobby Marshman	Competition Engineering (Walter Meskowski)	Meskowski / Offy	28	146	engine	0
20	21	45	Dick Rathmann	Bardahl (Fred Gerhardt)	Meskowski / Offy	17	146	mechanical	0
21	19	81	Jim McElreath	Central Excavating (Pete Salemi)	Kuzma / Offy	13	97	mechanical	0
22	16	79	Johnny Coy	Hall-Mar (Karl Hall)	Curtis / Offy	9	97	radiator	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Leon Clum	3	Hoover Motor Express
	Bud Tingelstad	6	Bell Lines Trucking
	Eddie Johnson	7	Bill Forbes Racing
	Bill Cheesbourg	16	Thompson Industries
	Chuck Arnold	34	Federal Engineering
	Bruce Jacobi	37	Tassi Vatis
	Jiggs Peters	44	Howard
	Hal Rettberg	46	Ray Brady
	Danny Jones	47	Joe Hunt Magneto
	Ralph Liguori	49	Art Koopman
	Ray Brown	58	Harden
	Red Riegel	63	Vargo
	Vern Harriman	85	Stoye
	Bob Mathouser	86	Racing Associates
	Jim Hemmings	91	W.R.D.
	Harry Beck	95	Safety Auto Glass
	Cotton Farmer	96	Windmill Trucking

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Eddie Sachs	1	100	100