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USAC Sprint Car (Midwest) race
New Bremen Speedway, New Bremen, OH
August 19, 1956
30 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 15 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	4	Eddie Sachs	25	Bill Cheesman	Offenhauser	30		running	29
2	2	Jim McWithey			Leitenberger			running	1
3	3	Pat O'Connor	9	Bob Estes				running	0
4	1	Bob Veith	6	Ernie Ruiz				running	0
5		Bill Brown						running	0
6		Tony Bettenhausen						running	0
7		Johnny Thomson						running	0
8		Elmer George						running	0
9		Van Johnson						running	0
10		Bob King						running	0
		Jim Packard				28		running	0
		Bill Joslin				0		did not qualify	0
		Russ Royce				0		did not qualify	0
		Bob Cleberg						running	0
		Don Branson						did not finish	0
		Joe Barzda						did not finish	0

Notes: 14 cars started the race. 36 cars attempted to qualify.
Jim McWithey was the fast qualifier.
Time of race: 00:10:51
Average Speed: 82.87 MPH
Pole Speed: 20.8 seconds
Race Purse: $ 6,500
Attendance: 5,000