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Hoosier Grand Prix

USAC Road Racing Championship race
Indianapolis Raceway Park, Clermont, IN
July 29, 1962
40 laps on 2.5 mile road course; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1		Roger Penske	6		Cooper T53 F1-14-61/Climax	40		running
2		Dan Gurney	96		Lotus 18 903/Climax	40		running
3	1	Jim Hall	66	Chaparral	Lotus 19 371/Climax	40		running
4		Bob Holbert	14		Porsche RS60	38
5		Rodger Ward	4		Kurtis Kraft O-10-46/Offenhauser	38
6		Herb Swan	99		Porsche RS60	37
7		Don Hulette	204		Maserati 250F	37
8		Bob Schroeder	71		Lotus Climax	36
9		Bud Gates	28		Chevrolet Corvette	36
10		Harry Washburn	47		Porsche RS60	36
11		Tom Terrell	55		Lotus 19	35
12	2	Hap Sharp	95	Chaparral	Cooper T53 F1-15-61/Climax	34		stalled
13		Dean Causey	141		Elva VI	35
14		Lloyd Barton	31		Jaguar XK-SS	32
15		Stewart McMillen	18		Osca 850	32
16		Gerry Mason	41		Porsche 356A	32
17		Tim Mayer	16		Cooper Monaco	31		stalled
18		Bill Kirtley	98		BMC Junior	32	100
19		Bill Fuller	17		Chevrolet Corvette	22
20		Chuck Rodeghier	87		Offenhauser Midget	17
21		Bob Johnson	24		Gemini Ford	13
22		Innes Ireland	11		Lotus 21 936/Climax	8		valve
23		Hamilton Vose	32			4
24		Jimmy Daywalt	73		Lister Corvette	3
25		Alan Connell	5		Cooper Monaco	1		pinion
26		Delmo Johnson	3		de Tomaso Alfa Romeo	1
27		Bob Spooner	121		Maserati Chevrolet	1

Notes: First of two 40-lap features.
27 cars started the race.
Time of race: 01:10:58
Average Speed: 84.55 MPH
Attendance: 9,000