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1960 Springfield 100


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USAC Champ Car Series race number 5 of 12
Saturday, August 20, 1960 at Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL
100 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:06:00
Average speed: 90.909 mph
Pole speed: 104.348 mph
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: 25000
Lead changes: 1

Glossary    1960 USAC Champ Car Series results   /   1960 standings

PosSt#DriverChass./Eng.LapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 242   Jim Packard Stearly Motor Freight   (Doug Stearly)Lesovsky / Offy1005266running83200
2166   Eddie Sachs Dean Van Lines   (Al Dean)Kuzma / Offy1003782running0160
3 721   Elmer George HOW   (Mari Hulman George)Watson / Offy1002187running0140
41898   Lloyd Ruby J.C. AgajanianLesovsky / Offy1001329running0120
5 451   Wayne Weiler Fike Plumbing   (Harlan Fike)Kuzma / Offy1001224running0100
61468   Chuck Stevenson Ridgewood BuildersPhilipp / Offy98933running080
7 17   Don Branson Bob EstesPhilipp / Offy97734running1760
8 581   Len Sutton Central Excavating   (Pete Salemi)Kuzma / Offy92690running050
9 319   Johnny Thomson Hoover Motor Express   (John Wills)Kuzma / Offy83637engine040
10 93   Jim Hurtubise Bernco Engineering   (Racing Associates)Kuzma / Offy82805running030
111252   Jack Rounds Hart FullertonKurtis / Offy76532magneto020
121194   Bill Homeier Tassi VatisKurtis / Offy52437engine010
131524   Roger McCluskey Koopman's   (Arthur Koopman)Lesovsky / Offy45534engine0 
141366   Ernie Koch Jewett-Cameron   (Rolla Vollstedt)Vollstedt / Offy43341engine0 
15 62   Tony Bettenhausen Dowgard   (Lindsey Hopkins)Kuzma / Offy30424radius rod0 
161035   Cotton Farmer Lee GlessnerSilnes / Offy4256engine0 
17 85   A.J. Foyt Bowes Seal Fast   (George Bignotti)Meskowski / Offy1171spun out0 
181714   Bobby Grim Bill Forbes Racing   (Bill Forbes)Meskowski / Offy1170spun out0 

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
Rodger Ward1Leader Card
Gene Force17Sclavi
Shorty Templeman26Federal Engineering
Don Freeland28John Zink
Paul Russo41Texas Racing Club
Harold Leep44Peter Schmidt
Parnelli Jones45Detroiter Mobile Homes
Lee Drollinger53Wyandotte Tool
Dempsey Wilson55Greenman-Casale
Chuck Arnold63Vargo
Eddie Johnson88Hardwood Door

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Don Branson11717
  Jim Packard1810083