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Reading Century

USAC Sprint Car race
Reading Fairgrounds, Reading, PA
September 16, 1962
100 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 50 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	13	Roger McCluskey	3	Bruce Homeyer	Chevrolet	100		running	65
2	1	Parnelli Jones	1	Harlan Fike	Chevrolet	100		running	35
3	4	Jiggs Peters	33	Joe Barzda	Chevrolet	99		running	0
4	17	Jim McElreath	15	John Pfrommer	Offenhauser			running	0
5	8	Chuck Hulse	10	Walt Flynn	Offenhauser			running	0
6	5	Charles Booth	5	Elmer George	Chevrolet			running	0
7	10	Red Riegel	12	Walter Beletsky	Chevrolet			running	0
8	7	Hal Rettberg	45	Doud-Eckert	Chevrolet			running	0
9	12	Cotton Farmer	18	Charles Sacks	Chevrolet			running	0
10	15	Johnny Mann	36	Mike Caruso	Offenhauser			running	0
11	3	Chuck Engel	93	Howard Iddings	Chevrolet			running	0
12	5	Dave Humphrey	66	Lynch	Chevrolet			running	0
13	11	Mickey Shaw	8		Chevrolet			running	0
14	16	Bobby Boughan	22	LaWarre	Chevrolet			did not finish	0
15	14	Ernie McCoy	35	Jake Vargo	Offenhauser			did not finish	0
16	2	Jim Hurtubise	56	Barnett Brothers	Chevrolet	0		accident	0
17	9	Bobby Marvin	16	Warren Null	Chevrolet	0		did not start	0
18	18	Leroy Neumeyer	12	Stapp	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0
19	19	Johnny Rutherford	52	Clem Tebow	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0
20	20	Don Brown	54	Don Brown	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0
21	21	Bud Tinglestad				0		did not qualify	0
22	22	Clare Lawicki	37	Hoy Stevens	GMC	0		did not qualify	0
23	23	Bob Harkey	14	Smith	Offenhauser	0		did not qualify	0
24	24	George Morris	83	Rufus Gray		0		did not qualify	0
25	25	Tom Price	31	Tom Price	Offenhauser	0		did not qualify	0
26	26	Bobby Marvin	76	Bobby Marvin	Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0

Notes: Parnelli Jones was the fast qualifier.
Time of race: 00:42:33
Average Speed: 70.492 MPH
Pole Speed: 23.88 seconds