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USAC Sprint Car race
Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, OH
July 3, 1965
30 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 15 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	5	Red Riegel	14	John Wergland	Chevrolet	30	840	running	22
2	7	Gary Congdon		Stapp	Chevrolet				0
3	8	Carl Williams		Ward Dunseth					0
4	3	Don Branson		Jud Phillips	Offenhauser				0
5	1	Bob Wente		Jack Colvin	Chevrolet				0
6	10	Ronnie Duman		Carl Forberg					0
7	11	Greg Weld							0
8	9	Larry Dickson		George Nesler					0
9	14	Al Smith		Casey Newberry					0
10	12	Chuck Arnold		John Ankeney					0
11	13	Chuck Engel		Clyde Gutzweiler					0
12	6	Jud Larson		A.J. Watson	Offenhauser			magneto	0
13	4	Johnny Rutherford		Walter Meskowski	Chevrolet		180		7
14	2	Roger McCluskey		Clarence Anderson				tires	1
15	15	Jerry Daniels		Frank Wagner	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0
16	16	Bud Randall		Harold Beck	Offenhauser	0		did not qualify	0
17	17	Dee Jones		Harold McCurdy	Offenhauser	0		did not qualify	0
18	18	Charles Booth		Bill Dixon		0		did not qualify	0
19	19	Bob Mathouser		Bill O'Day	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0
20	20	Bob Pratt		Dale Doty		0		did not qualify	0
21	21	Bruce Jacobi		Howard Iddings		0		did not qualify	0
22	22	Johnny Logan		Lang	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0
23	23	Bob Black		Arthur Peacock	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0
24	24	Dave Norris		Roger Coke	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0
25	25	Sam Sessions		Ray Smith	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0
26	26	Arnold Knepper		Bob Lockard	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0
27	27	Leo Caldwell		Warren Null	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0
28	28	Mario Andretti	3	Rufus Gray	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0
29	29	Jerry Richert		Frank Wagner	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0

Notes: Roger McCluskey was the fast qualifier.
Time of race: 00:09:49
Average Speed: 91.59 MPH
Pole Speed: 18.97 seconds
Race Purse: $ 5,000