Home



USAC Midget race
Gardena Stadium, Gardena, CA
April 21, 1956
100 laps on 0.25 mile dirt oval; 25 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1		Johnnie Parsons	45	Fred Gerhardt		100		running
2	16	Johnny Boyd	17	Gus Linhares	Offenhauser
3		George Amick	14	T.R. Selders	Offenhauser
4		Jimmy Reece
5		Jack Jordan
6		Edgar Elder	72	Frank Magarian	Offenhauser
7		Jimmy Davies	23
8		Danny Oakes	59
9		Johnnie Tolan	76
10		Dickie Reese	9
11		Johnnie Baldwin	18
12		Tony Bettenhausen	21
13		Dempsey Wilson	44
14		Frank Armi	99
15		Walt Faulkner
16		Joe Garson	36
17		Bill Homeier	98			3		flipped
18		Rodger Ward	51
19	19	Don Edmunds	72			0		did not qualify	0
20	20	Roy Prosser				0		did not qualify	0
21	21	Howard Kelley	46			0		did not qualify	0
22	22	Bob Cortner	10			0		did not qualify	0
23	23	Hal Minyard	24			0		did not qualify	0
24	24	Troy Ruttman	31			0		did not qualify	0
25	25	Shorty Templeman	2			0		did not qualify	0
26	26	Jim Gilchrist	69			0		did not qualify	0
27	27	Earl Motter	25			0		did not qualify	0
28	28	Billy Cantrell	55			0		did not qualify	0
		Joe Leonard	8			0			0
		Billy Garrett	3			0			0
		Larry Dunham	54			0			0
		Ray Crawford	49			0		did not qualify	0
		Jimmy Reece	12			0			0
		Rex Easton	4			0			0
		Bob Carroll	89			0			0
		Colby Scroggin	35			0			0
		Joe Giba	62			0			0
		Norm Hall	34			0			0
		Bob Machin	88			0			0
		Skee Redican	15			0			0
		Johnnie Woods	58			0			0

Notes: George Amick was the fast qualifier.
Time of race: 00:28:02
Average Speed: 53.498 MPH
Pole Speed: 14.5 seconds
Race Purse: $ 5,000
Attendance: 7,500