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Reading Fair Sweepstakes

USAC Sprint Car (Eastern) race
Reading Fairgrounds, Reading, PA
September 23, 1956
20 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 10 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Tommy Hinnershitz	1	Tommy Hinnershitz		20		running	15
2	3	Jud Larson	2	John Pfrommer
3	5	Johnny Thomson
4	2	Van Johnson
5	13	Hank Rogers
6	9	Gene Hartley
7	10	Mike Magill
8	8	Charles Musselman
9	4	Ernie McCoy
10	12	Al Herman
11	14	Jack McLaughlin
12	7	Russ Klar
13	6	Bill Brown
14	11	Buster Warke
15	15	Red Riegel				0		did not qualify	0
16	16	Joseph Mattera				0		did not qualify	0
17	17	Don Wood				0		did not qualify	0
18	18	Dick Williamson				0		did not qualify	0
19	19	Jim Ryder				0		did not qualify	0
20	20	Bill Magill				0		did not qualify	0

Notes: Jud Larson was the fast qualifier.
Time of race: 00:08:45
Average Speed: 68.463 MPH
Pole Speed: 23.95 seconds
Attendance: 10,000