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1961 Langhorne 100


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USAC Champ Car Series race number 4 of 12
Sunday, June 18, 1961 at Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA
100 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:00:14
Average speed: 99.601 mph
Pole speed: 108.369 mph
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: 27000
Lead changes: 4

Glossary    1961 USAC Champ Car Series results   /   1961 standings

PosSt#DriverChass./Eng.LapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 31   A.J. Foyt Bowes Seal Fast   (George Bignotti)Meskowski / Offy1006025running57200
21198   Parnelli Jones Willard Battery   (J.C. Agajanian)Lesovsky / Offy1004264running0160
3 712   Eddie Sachs Dean Van Lines   (Al Dean)Kuzma / Offy992370running0140
41521   Elmer George HOW   (Mari Hulman George)Watson / Offy981570running0120
51351   Roger McCluskey Fike Plumbing   (Harlan Fike)Kuzma / Offy981438running0100
6 97   Dick Rathmann Bill Forbes Racing   (Bill Forbes)Meskowski / Offy961195running080
71863   Red Riegel Jake VargoKurtis / Offy94952running060
8 256   Jim Hurtubise Sterling Plumbing   (Barnett Brothers)Kuzma / Offy93886engine3250
91742   Rex Easton Stearly Motor Freight   (Doug Stearly)Lesovsky / Offy91821running022
101658   Bruce Jacobi Churchill HardenRusso-Nichels / Offy82755hood straps030
11 544   Bobby Marshman Competition Engineering   (Walter Meskowski)Meskowski / Offy78689torsion bar08
121446   Jiggs Peters Ray BradyKurtis / Offy68558overheating010
13 849   Don Davis Arthur KoopmanLesovsky / Offy63502overheating0 
14 43   Don Branson Hoover Motor Express   (John Wills)Kuzma / Offy52446magneto0 
15 119   Al Keller Konstant Hot   (Bruce Homeyer)Philipp / Offy42390hit in eye11 
161296   Cotton Farmer Windmill Trucking   (Lee Glessner)Silnes / Offy21335crash0 
17 681   Jack Rounds Central Excavating   (Pete Salemi)Kuzma / Offy19223fuel tank0 
181037   Chuck Hulse Tassi VatisKurtis / Offy5223fuel pump0 

Relief Drivers:

Car #42: Ronnie Duman (41 laps), 18 points)
Car #44: Chuck Hulse (45 laps), 12 points)

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
Bob Cleberg6Bell Lines Trucking
Ernie Koch66Jewett-Cameron
Beau Clerke71Bo Ju
Ronnie Duman72Wyandotte Tool
Johnny Coy85Stoye

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Jim Hurtubise12121
  Al Keller223211
  Jim Hurtubise334311
  A.J. Foyt4410057