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Joe James/Pat O'Connor Memorial

USAC Sprint Car race
Salem Speedway, Salem, IN
September 30, 1962
100 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 50 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	2	A.J. Foyt	9	A.J. Watson	Chevrolet	100	1,482	running	94
2	3	Roger McCluskey	3	Bruce Homeyer	Chevrolet	100		running	0
3	6	Elmer George	21	Elmer George	Chevrolet	98		running	0
4	7	Ronnie Duman	8	Walter Meskowski	Chevrolet	98		running	0
5	14	Bobby Boughan	22	LaWarre	Chevrolet			running	0
6	13	Johnny Rutherford	10	Walter Flynn	Chevrolet			running	0
7	9	Al Miller	5	Carl Gehlhausen	Offenhauser			running	0
8	8	Harold Smith	93	Iddings	Chevrolet			running	0
9	15	Dave Norris	77	Coke	Chevrolet			running	0
10	11	Chuck Engel	11	Harold Beck	Chevrolet			running	0
11	16	Mickey Shaw	7	August Hoffman	Offenhauser			running	0
12	5	Bud Tinglestad	2	Dee Tinglestad	Chevrolet	69		stalled	0
13	4	Don Branson	28	Ebb Rose	Chevrolet	59		did not finish	0
14	10	Bobby Marvin	76	Bobby Marvin	Chevrolet				0
15	12	Cotton Farmer	12	Stapp	Chevrolet	21		engine	0
16	1	Parnelli Jones	1	Harlan Fike	Chevrolet	6		connecting rod	6
17	17	Bob Black	17	Paul Mead	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0
18	18	Dave Weir	96	Kemerly	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0
19	19	Dick Northam	53	Harold McCurdy	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0
20	20	Tommy Copp	83	Rufus Gray	Dodge	0		did not qualify	0
21	21	Clare Lawicki	37	Hoy Stevens	GMC	0		did not qualify	0
22	22	Bob Smith	16	Warren Null	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0
23	23	Don Brown	54	Don Brown	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0

Notes: Parnelli Jones was the fast qualifier.
Time of race: 00:32:44
Average Speed: 91.629 MPH
Pole Speed: 18.58 seconds