International 500 Mile Sweepstakes
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Paved Oval
200 Laps/500 Miles
May 30, 1961

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status

Points
1 7 A. J. Foyt 1 Bowes Seal Fast Trevis Offy 200 3:35:37.49 139.130 1,000
2 1 Eddie Sachs 12 Dean Van Lines Ewing Offy 200 3:35:45.77 139.041 800
3 4 Rodger Ward 2 Del Webb's Sun City Watson Offy 200 3:36:32.68 138.539 700
4 18 Shorty Templeman 7 Bill Forbes Racing Meskowski Offy 200 3:39:10.84 136.873 600
5 26 Al Keller 19 Konstant Hot Philipp Offy 200 3:40:31.94 136.034 500
6 28 Chuck Stevenson 18 Metal-Cal Epperly Offy 200 3:41:00.45 135.742 400
7 33 Bobby Marshman 31 Hoover Motor Express Epperly Offy 200 3:41:20.77 135.534 300
8 25 Lloyd Ruby 5 Autolite Epperly Offy 200 3:42:27.14 134.860 250
9 13 Jack Brabham 17 Cooper Climax Cooper RE Climax 200 3:43:41.22 134.116 200
10 32 Norm Hall 34 Federal Engineering Kurtis 500C Offy 200 3:43:42.39 134.104 150
11 15 Gene Hartley 28 John Chalik Trevis Offy 198 Flagged 132.376 100
12 5 Parnelli Jones 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Watson Offy 192 Flagged 127.845 50
13 6 Dick Rathmann 97 Jim Robbins Watson Offy 164 Broken fuel pump
14 17 Paul Goldsmith 10 Racing Associates Lesovsky Offy 160 Broken connecting rod
15 12 Wayne Weiler 15 Coral Harbor Watson Offy 147 Wheel bearing
16 31 Dempsey Wilson 35 Lysle Greenman Kuzma Offy 145 Fuel pump
17 16 Bob Christie 32 North Electric Kurtis Offy 132 Burned piston
18 10 Eddie Johnson 33 Jim Robbins Kuzma Offy 127 Wrecked, NW
19 8 Len Sutton 8 Bryant Heating & Cooling Watson Offy 110 Clutch
20 22 Troy Ruttman 52 John Zink Trackburner Watson Offy 105 Clutch
21 20 Johnny Boyd 41 Leader Card 500 Roadster Watson Offy 105 Clutch
22 3 Jim Hurtubise 99 Demler Epperly Offy 102 Broken piston
23 19 Ebb Rose 86 Meyer Speedway Porter Offy 93 Broken connecting rod
24 30 Cliff Griffith 26 McCullough Elder Offy 55 Broken piston
25 21 Jack Turner 45 Bardahl Kurtis Offy 52 Wrecked, MS
26 14 A.J. Shepherd 73 Travelon Trailer Christiansen Offy 51 Wrecked, MS
27 29 Roger McCluskey 22 Racing Associates Moore Offy 51 Wrecked, MS
28 9 Bill Cheesbourg 14 Dean Van Lines Kuzma Offy 50 Wrecked, MS
29 27 Don Davis 83 Dart-Kart Trevis Offy 49 Wrecked, MS
30 11 Jim Rathmann 4 Simoniz Watson Offy 48 Magneto
31 23 Jimmy Daywalt 55 Schulz Fueling Equipment Kurtis 500G Offy 27 Broken brake line
32 24 Bobby Grim 16 Thompson Industries Watson Offy 26 Piston
33 2 Don Branson 3 Hoover Motor Express Epperly Offy 2 Bent valves
-- -- Bert Brooks 79 Hall-Mar Curtis Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Bob Cleberg 6 Bell Lines Trucking Kuzma Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Chuck Arnold 62 Denver-Chicago Trucking Watson Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Don Davis 85 Federal Engineering Kurtis Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Duane Carter 61 Roy Epperly Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Duane Carter 94 McCullough Elder Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Leon Clum 77 Dayton Steel Foundry Sutton Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Ray Crawford 94 McCullough Elder Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Ronnie Duman 43 Ray Brady Kurtis Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Russ Congdon 69 Eelco Custom Shaft Kuzma Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Tony Bettenhausen 24 Stearly Motor Freight Watson Offy -- Wrecked practice - fatal
-- -- Jack Ensley 84 Ansted-Thompson Kuzma Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Cotton Farmer 23 Bardahl Kurtis Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Don Freeland 47 Joe Hunt Magneto Ewing Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Don Freeland 27 Chapman Watson Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Chuck Hulse 37 Tassi Vatis Kurtis Offy -- Wrecked practice
-- -- Norm Hall 92 Concannon Car Co. Flying Kurtis Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Norm Hall 88 Drewry's Kurtis Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Danny Jones 47 Joe Hunt Magneto Ewing Offy -- Wrecked practice
-- -- Jim McWithey 29 Hart Fullerton Lesovsky Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Mike Magill 82 San Diego Steel Products Chenoweth Chevy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Bob Veith 23 Bardahl Kurtis Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Bob Veith 25 Shaler Rislone Epperly Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Bob Veith 44 Schmidt Meskowski Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Bob Veith 85 Federal Engineering Kurtis Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Bud Tingelstad 54 Dean Van Lines Kuzma Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Chuck Weyant 88 Drewry's Kurtis Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Bill Randall 95 Safety Auto Glass Kurtis Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Chuck Rodee 89 Dunn Engineering Dunn Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Dick Rathmann 75 Paxton Products Kurtis Novi SC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Jack Rounds 44 Schmidt Meskowski Offy -- Spun, practice
-- -- Jack Rounds 87 M. P. C. Kurtis Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Lloyd Ruby 9 Kelso Auto Dynamics Lesovsky Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Paul Russo 21 Bryant Heating & Cooling Kuzma Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Bob Wente 88 Drewry's Kurtis Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Paul Russo 24 Stearly Motor Freight Watson Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Tony Bettenhausen X Hopkins Epperly Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Tony Bettenhausen 15 Coral Harbor Watson Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Ralph Liguori 75 Paxton Products Kurtis Novi SC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Harry Beck 95 Safety Auto Glass Kurtis Offy -- Entry declined, lack of experience

 

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