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Joe James/Pat O'Connor Memorial 100

USAC Sprint Car race
Salem Speedway, Salem, IN
October 13, 1968
100 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 50 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	2	Rollie Beale	4	Ray Smith		100	1,361	running	100
2		Greg Weld	92	Greg Weld		100	1,088	running	0
3		Cy Fairchild	36	Stahl Brothers		100	826	running	0
4	1	Bill Puterbaugh	71	Mark Hughes		99	705		0
5		Herman Wise				98	569		0
6		Tom Bigelow				96	451		0
7		Carl Williams				95	375		0
8		Bruce Walkup				94	342		0
9		Jerry Daniels				88	344		0
10		Wib Spaulding				86	312		0
11		Bob Pratt				82	226		0
12		Johnny Parsons				35	161		0
13		Charles Booth				33	123		0
14		Bob Wente  Merle Bettenhausen				32	90		0
15		Ralph Liguori				21	75		0
16		Chuck Engel				15	82		0
		Charles Masters	91	E.T. Morse		0		did not qualify	0
		Charles Masters	27	Steve Stapp		0		did not qualify	0

Notes: Bill Puterbaugh was the fast qualifier.
Time of race: 00:32:30
Average Speed: 92.296 MPH
Race Purse: $ 7,500