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Pittsburgh 500

ARCA Stock Car race
Heidelberg Raceway, Heidelberg, PA
August 27, 1961
500 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 250 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1		Bob James  Kenny Reeder			1961 Dodge	500		running
2		Paul Wensink			1961 Dodge
3	3	Clyde Parker			1961 Chevrolet
4		Virgil Barbe			1959 Oldsmobile
5		Buzz Woodward			1960 Chevrolet
6	14	Jack Lawrence			1959 Chevrolet
7		Bob Duell			1960 Ford
8	15	Al Smith			1960 Plymouth
9	9	Dick Freeman			1960 Ford
14		Emory Mahan			1961 AMC Rambler
22	7	Don Luffy						mechanical
25	6	Lee Stover				320		accident
26	22	Bob Gibson						mechanical
27	4	Billy Meyer						mechanical
37		Buddy O'Connor						mechanical
38	23	Dick Bailey						mechanical
39		Bill Freithofer						rocker arm
	1	Harold Smith				440		accident
	2	Iggy Katona
	5	Paul Parks						engine
	8	Auggie Sandman
	10	Curtis Crider
	11	Ron Krejic
	12	Wayne Bennett
	13	Dan Kalis
	16	Jim Bickerstaff
	17	Bill Erhardt						accident
	18	Homer Newland
	19	Harlan Richardson
	20	Tom Drew
	21	Bob Sandman
	24	Keith Ploughe
	25	Dudley Stacy
	26	Cleo Ashley
	27	John Reynolds
		Don Albright	51			39		engine
		Nook Walters						accident

Notes: 23 of 42 starters running at the finish.
Ken Reeder relieved Bob James for part of the race.
Harold Smith was the fast qualifier.
Time of race: 04:11:09
Average Speed: 59.725 MPH
Pole Speed: 24.96 seconds