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USAC Midget race
Lorain County Fairgrounds, South Amherst, OH
August 9, 1959
100 laps on 0.333 mile dirt oval; 33.333 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	14	Eddie Johnson	21	Jerry Zeelo		100		running
2		Gene Force				100		running
3		Leroy Warriner
4		Russ Congdon
5		Johnnie Parsons
6		Bob McLean
7		Gene Hartley
8		Johnny Kay
9		Les Scott
10		John Slowiak
11		Shorty Templeman
12		Bill Eubank
13		Chuck Rodeghier
14		Bill Spear
15	16	Jimmy Davies				83		rear end
16		Dick Frazier
17		Don Horvath
18		Buckie Sager
		Gene Blair				0		did not qualify	0
		Tommy Copp				0		did not qualify	0
		Jim Shaffer				0		did not qualify	0

Notes: 29 cars entered for 18 spots in the feature.
Jimmy Davies was the fast qualifier.
Bill Homeier missed the race, as his plane was stuck in Pennsylvania.
Pole Speed: 18.19 seconds
Attendance: 3,547