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USAC Sprint Car race
Indianapolis Raceway Park, Clermont, IN
July 2, 1961
30 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 18.75 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Parnelli Jones	1	Harlan Fike		30	876	running	30
2	3	A.J. Foyt	1	A.J. Foyt		30		running	0
3	6	Jim Hurtubise	56			30		running	0
4	4	Len Sutton	3	A.J. Watson		30		running	0
5	8	Al Keller	9	Bruce Homeyer		30		running	0
6	16	Rex Easton	44	Walter Meskowski		29		running	0
7	10	Elmer George	12	Elmer George		29		running	0
8	9	Bud Tinglestad	10	Flynn		29		running	0
9	11	Jim Hemmings	7	Hoffman		29		running	0
10	17	Bob Mathouser	37	Louis Lukemeier		29		running	0
11	14	Bobby Boughan	32	Hood		29		running	0
12	13	Al Miller	5	Carl Gehlhausen		28		running	0
13	18	Dick Pratt	20	Woodbury		28		running	0
14	19	Dick Freeman	7	Beck		28		running	0
15	7	Allen Crowe	93	Iddings		26			0
16	15	Calvin Gilstrap	65	Gilstrap		26			0
17	2	Don Branson	2			8		did not finish	0
18	12	Chuck Hulse	12	Null		6		accident	0
19	5	Roger McCluskey	4	Elmer George		0		did not start	0
20	20	Leroy Neumeyer	1	John Pfrommer		0		did not qualify	0
21	21	Roy Robbins	21	Robbins		0		did not qualify	0
22	22	Bill Cheesbourg	88	StanBrass		0		did not qualify	0
23	23	Clare Lawicki	37	Stevens		0		did not qualify	0
24	24	Curly Boyd	16	Bratoon		0		did not qualify	0
25	25	Tommy Copp	53	McCurdy		0		did not qualify	0
26	26	Leon Clum	19	Gutzwiller		0		did not qualify	0
27	27	Hugh Randall	80	Fetter		0		did not qualify	0
28	28	Red Renner	35	Knepper		0		did not qualify	0
29	29	Martin Cosat	77	Cosat		0		did not qualify	0
30	30	Bob King	50	King		0		did not qualify	0

Notes: A.J. Foyt was the fast qualifier.
33 cars attempted to qualify for 18 starting positions.
Time of race: 00:12:28
Average Speed: 90.16 MPH
Pole Speed: 24.44 seconds
Race Purse: $ 5,500