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USAC Midget race
Ascot Park, Gardena, CA
December 31, 1961
40 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 20 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	9	Parnelli Jones	98Jr	Edwards	Offenhauser	40		running	39
2	7	A.J. Foyt	5	Jack London	Offenhauser	40		running	0
3	3	Shorty Templeman	99	Meyer	Offenhauser			running	1
4	8	Lloyd Corbin	46	Van Berckelaer	Offenhauser			running	0
5	6	Allen Heath	18	Trainor	Offenhauser			running	0
6	18	Billy Cantrell	98	Ridge	Offenhauser				0
7	11	Gene Brown	48	Trainor	Offenhauser				0
8	5	Leroy Neumeyer	23	Kischell	Offenhauser				0
9	10	Charles Booth	4	Jack London	Offenhauser				0
10	13	Tommy Copp	37	Linhares	Offenhauser				0
11	16	Keith Rachwitz	32	Weaver Brothers	Offenhauser				0
12	14	Mike McGreevy	88	Goff	Offenhauser				0
13	17	Bob Hogle	17	Kail	Offenhauser				0
14	15	Willie Humzinker	7	Humzinker	Offenhauser				0
15	1	Clay Robbins	43	Cook	Ford				0
19	19	Roger McCluskey	28	Caruthers	Offenhauser	0		did not qualify	0
20	20	Joe Garson	41	Graham	Offenhauser	0		did not qualify	0
21	21	Elmer George	2	Jack London	Offenhauser	0		did not qualify	0
22	22	Buddy Lee	27	Lynch	Offenhauser	0		did not qualify	0
23	23	Johnny Moorhouse	19	Cornis	Offenhauser	0		did not qualify	0
24	24	Ned Spath	71	Hurd	Offenhauser	0		did not qualify	0
25	25	Carl Williams	55	Robb	Offenhauser	0		did not qualify	0
26	26	Dempsey Wilson	35	Walker	Offenhauser	0		did not qualify	0
27	27	Don Melton	36	Melton	Ford	0		did not qualify	0
28	28	Jim Devitt	78	McFadden	Ford	0		did not qualify	0
29	29	George Benson	81	Benson	Offenhauser	0		did not qualify	0
30	30	Jack Brunner	25A	Tullant	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0
31	31	Don Horvath	8	Horvath	Offenhauser	0		did not qualify	0
32	32	Russ Long	63	Bogan	Offenhauser	0		did not qualify	0
33	33	Dee Jones	39	Gilchrist	Offenhauser	0		did not qualify	0
34	34	Jack Sachse	44	Hurron	Ford	0		did not qualify	0
35	35	Don Meacham	51	Hulse	Fergie	0		did not qualify	0
36	36	Russ Monyugh	49	Monyugh	Offenhauser	0		did not qualify	0
37	37	Duane Sears	25	Hoakinson	Ford	0		did not qualify	0
38	38	Bill Graham	11	Martin	Ford	0		did not qualify	0
39	39	Dick Deis	4	Deis	Volvo	0		did not qualify	0
40	40	Nick Diulo	127	Swartzlander	Offenhauser	0		did not qualify	0
41	41	Joe O'Rourke	57	O'Rourke	Ford	0		did not qualify	0
42	42	John McKeand	40	McKeand	Ford	0		did not qualify	0
43	43	Willy Swift	87	Gilmour	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0
	2	Jim Hurtubise	80	Mickey Thompson	Pontiac Tempest	4		mechanical	0
	4	Bill Krause	62	Stitt	Offenhauser	4		accident	0
	12	Norm Hall	20	Ward	Offenhauser				0

Notes: Parnelli Jones was the fast qualifier.
Time of race: 00:15:37
Average Speed: 76.811 MPH
Pole Speed: 23 seconds