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USAC Midget race
West 16th Street Speedway, Indianapolis, IN
September 8, 1956
150 laps on 0.25 mile paved oval; 37.5 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	10	Shorty Templeman	2	Ashley Wright		150		running
2	11	Gene Hartley	88
3	3	Rex Easton	4
4	8	Forrest Parker	12
5	15	Johnny Kay	73
6	5	Leroy Warriner	67
7	7	Johnnie Tolan	9
8	9	Al Alpern	48
9	2	George Tichenor	33
10	18	Bob McLean	18
11	16	Gays Biro	9
12	1	Len Sutton	1
13	12	Ronnie Kaplan	69
14	25	Paul Howe	38
15	19	Wally Hostetler	25
16	17	Ted Hartley	33
17	6	Jimmy Knight	10
18	20	Chuck Rodeghier	87
19	24	Hank Nykaza	7
20	4	Justin King	79
21	23	Bob Gregg	22
22	22	Al Chamberlain	55
23	21	Gene Force	22
24	14	Mauri Wilson	61
25	13	Roy Newman	56			0		did not start	0
26	26	Jim McWithey	86			0		did not qualify	0
27	27	Jim Hemmings	50			0		did not qualify	0
28	28	Bill Sprentall	32			0		did not qualify	0
29	29	Nick Wilkens	44			0		did not qualify	0

Notes: Len Sutton was the fast qualifier.
Assuming a straight-up start due to length of the race.
Time of race: 00:40:53
Average Speed: 55.05 MPH
Pole Speed: 15.64 seconds
Race Purse: $ 3,300
Attendance: 6,600