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State Fair Century

USAC Stock Car race
Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, IN
September 4, 1963
100 laps on 1 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	A.J. Foyt	43	Velma Hurst	1963 Ford	100	3,400	running	5
2	19	Gary Bettenhausen	99		1963 Dodge	100		running	0
3	18	John Rostek	9		1963 Ford				7
4	6	Keith Ploughe	7		1963 Ford				0
5	2	Don White	2		1963 Ford		2,182		88
6	16	Elmer Musgrave	4		1963 Mercury				0
7	8	John Kilborn	20		1963 Dodge				0
8	20	Sal Tovella	8		1963 Ford				0
9	22	Bob Slensby	21		1963 Ford				0
10	3	Herb Shannon	12		1963 Plymouth				0
	4	Norm Nelson	3		1963 Plymouth				0
	5	Bill Cheesbourg	6		1962 Ford				0
	7	Rodger Ward	16		1962 Mercury			accident	0
	9	Al Shear	28		1963 Plymouth			accident	0
	10	Whitey Gerken	54		1963 Ford				0
	11	Curtis Turner	26		1963 Ford				0
	12	Whitey Johnson	98		1963 Pontiac				0
	13	Parnelli Jones	15		1963 Mercury				0
	14	Paul Goldsmith	1		1963 Plymouth			accident	0
	15	Leo Drollinger	40		1963 Ford				0
	17		55		1963 Ford				0
	21				1961 Pontiac				0
	23				1962 Chevrolet				0
	24								0

Notes: A.J. Foyt was the fast qualifier.
Some sources report an 18, 20, or 23 car inversion for the start.
Time of race: 01:20:19
Average Speed: 74.69 MPH
Pole Speed: 42.96 seconds
Race Purse: $ 14,530