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Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, WI
August 29, 1959
100 laps on 1 mile paved oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Rodger Ward	16	Robert Wilke		100	1,056	running	80
2		Jimmy Davies				100	739	running	3
3		Eddie Johnson				100	528	running	0
4		Chuck Rodeghier				100	369	running	0
5		Shorty Templeman				99	264	running	0
6		Len Sutton				99	224	running	0
7		Russ Congdon				99	195	running	0
8		Leroy Warriner				98	190	running	0
9		Frank Burany				98	187	running	0
10		Bill Homeier				98	185	running	0
11		Bill Cheesbourg				97	140	running	0
12		Gene Hartley				97	140	running	0
13		Ed Walker				96	116	running	0
14		Don Boorse				92	111	running	0
15		Joe Giba				91	101	running	0
16		Gene Force				91	98	running	0
17		Johnnie Parsons				87	79	engine	0
18		Tony Bettenhausen				64	74	fuel fitting	17
19		Keith Thomas				55	69	running	0
20		Tommy Copp				52	63	engine	0
21		Bob Wente				42	48	wheel	0
22		Jimmy Knight				37	45	engine	0
23		Bob McLean				25	42	oil	0
24		Danny Oakes				21	40	stalled	0
25		Jack Reynolds				18	35	universal joint	0
26		Don Branson				13	32	oil pressure	0
27		Orville Franks				6	29	oil pressure	0

Notes: Gene Force's car qualified by Chuck Weyant.
Time of race: 01:01:48
Average Speed: 97.264 MPH
Pole Speed: 36.27 seconds
2 cautions for 9 laps
Race Purse: $ 5,200
Attendance: 6,959