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USAC Sprint Car (Midwest) race
Salem Speedway, Salem, IN
October 13, 1957
100 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 50 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	2	Pat O'Connor	1	Bob Estes		100		running	91
2	3	Elmer George	21	Mari Hulman George				running	0
3	6	Rex Easton	8	Dillon				running	0
4	10	Ed Elisian	83	Lee Elkins				running	0
5	5	Andy Linden	73	Lee Elkins				running	0
6	4	A.J. Foyt	25	Bill Cheesman				running	0
7	9	Wayne Alspaugh	2	Hall				running	0
8	7	Don Branson	98	August Hoffman				running	0
9	1	Jim McWithey  Pete Allen	33	Ray Erickson				running	9
10	12	Leon Clum	31	Engle				running	0
11	11	Red Amick	27	Amick				running	0
12	13	Norm Hall	5	Watterson				running	0
13	8	Chuck Rodeghier	27	Cowghill			115	running	0
14	14	Bud Tinglestad	19	Guttswiller		57		did not finish	0
15	15	Curly Boyd	24	Allen		0		did not qualify	0
16	16	Pete Allen	3	Hood		0		did not qualify	0
17	17	Red Renner	11	Beck		0		did not qualify	0
18	18	Cotton Farmer	4	Hyneman		0		did not qualify	0
19	19	Jim Hemmings	35	Allen		0		did not qualify	0
20	20	R.B. Hensley	47	Hensley		0		did not qualify	0
21	21	Bobby Stokes	66	Bennett		0		did not qualify	0
22	22	Bob Criss	29	Taylor		0		did not qualify	0
23	23	George Lynch	22	Cadwell		0		did not qualify	0
24	24	Bob McLean	38	Jennings		0		did not qualify	0
25	25	Jim Davis	54	Flynn		0		did not qualify	0

Notes: Jim McWithey was the fast qualifier.
Time of race: 00:35:12
Average Speed: 85.211 MPH
Pole Speed: 18.935 seconds