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USAC Midget race
Ascot Park, Gardena, CA
March 22, 1959
100 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 50 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	16	George Amick	15	Glen Dennee		100		running
2	7	Johnnie Parsons				100		running
3	2	Mike McGreevy
4	17	Johnny Boyd
5	3	Shorty Templeman
6	1	Johnnie Tolan
7	11	Ray Crawford
8		Danny Oakes
9		Tommy Copp
10		Gene Gurney
11		Dempsey Wilson
12		Wayne Weiler
13		Don Davis
14		Billy Cantrell				27		crankshaft
15		Danny Jones
16		Johnny Moorhouse
17		Jimmy Davies
18		Don Cameron
19	19	Joe Garson				0		did not qualify	0
20	20	Bill Boyd				0		did not qualify	0
21	21	Bud Sterrett				0		did not qualify	0
22	22	Bob Cortner				0		did not qualify	0
23	23	Tony Lenti				0		did not qualify	0
		Earl Motter				0		did not qualify	0

Notes: George Amick and Johnny Boyd tied for fast qualifying speed.
Time of race: 00:40:22
Average Speed: 74.295 MPH
Pole Speed: 22.34 seconds
Race Purse: $ 3,000
Attendance: 5,000