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USAC Midget race
Salem Speedway, Salem, IN
May 31, 1971
40 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 20 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	6	John Batts	95	John Batts		40		running
2	4	Dave Strickland	2	Shannon Buick
3	1	John Anderson	20	George Gamester
4	2	Arnold Knepper	31	Arnold Knepper
5	16	Lee Kunzman	96	Linne Enterprises
6	13	Billy Vukovich	66	Stan Lee
7	5	Bill Renshaw	11	Bill Renshaw
8	3	Billy Engelhart	6	Vance Moore
9	17	Chuck Arnold	82	Harry Turner
10	12	Roger West	15	George Middleton
11	18	Larry Dickson	51
12	14	Gary Irvin	42	Gary Irvin
13	15	Jerry McClung	4	David Birmingham
14	8	Jimmy Caruthers	1	D.J. Caruthers
15	9	Gary Bettenhausen	16	Gary Bettenhausen
16	7	Bob Wente	25	Walter Knepper
17	11	Tom Bigelow	84	Carl Gehlhausen
18	10	Sam Sessions	29	Don Vogler
19	19	Roger Branson	27	Howard Lehmann		0		did not qualify	0
20	20	Danny Caruthers	5	D.J. Caruthers		0		did not qualify	0
21	21	Larry Rice	63	Dean Helmick		0		did not qualify	0
22	22	Harry Beck	91			0		did not qualify	0
23	23	Bob Evans	97	Agajanian Faas Racers		0		did not qualify	0
24	24	Chuck Taylor	16			0		did not qualify	0
25	25	Gary Ponzini	21	Gary Gamester		0		did not qualify	0
26	26	Jim McClean	69	Bob Lockard		0		did not qualify	0
27	27	Les Scott	10	Les Scott		0		did not qualify	0
28	28	Sonny Ates	74	Bob Willey		0		did not qualify	0
29	29	Bill Koepfer	85	Caves Buick		0		did not qualify	0
30	30	Jigger Sirois	88	Mid-Northern Transfer		0		did not qualify	0
31	31	Sam Sessions	55	Gene Hamilton		0		did not qualify	0

Notes: Gary Bettenhausen was the fast qualifier.
Time of race: 00:13:20
Average Speed: 89.993 MPH
Pole Speed: 18.75 seconds
Race Purse: $ 3,215