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1962 USAC MIDGET REVIEW: A BITTERSWEET THREE-PEAT FOR DAVIES

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

In what seems like a cruel twist of fate, the 1962 USAC National Midget season witnessed both the emergence of its second ever three-peat champion and the loss of its first triple champion all within the span of four months, which cast a bittersweet pall over the happenings in the series’ seventh year of competition.

Jimmy Davies’ tenacity and grit found no quit in 1962 and, consequently, he chalked up enough points to win the USAC National Midget driving championship for the third straight year after previously placing at the top in both 1960 and 1961.

The Glendale, Calif. native who made his home in Monticello, Ind. during the season became the second driver to achieve the feat of three-straight USAC National Midget titles, repeating Shorty Templeman accomplishment from 1956-57-58.

One of the most devastating accidents in series history resulted in a double fatality on August 23 at the Marion Fairgrounds in Ohio.* Templeman of Seattle, Wash. and Jim Hemmings of North Vernon, Ind. were both killed on the second lap of the feature which sent Templeman flipping multiple times while Hemmings was ejected from his car.* Templeman had just been cleared to return to racing two weeks earlier after missing the previous two months due to an accident in June.

Missouri’s Bob Wente edged closer to becoming a championship contender as he finished a close second just 58 points behind Davies in the 62-race season, which accounted for a $7,031 point fund distributed as a bonus to the top-12 drivers.* There were 1,100 miles of feature midget events during the year, paying $137,850.* The drivers were running for an average of $2,223 per race, which amounted to $125 per feature mile.

Davies won nine feature races, finished second in six of them and third in seven and established a series record that very well may never be touched with a remarkable 25 fast qualifying times during the season.

Wente took the checkered flag on eight occasions placed second in eight and third in seven. Tommy Copp finished the season in third place, moving up two positions from his 1961 showing of fifth.

The season included remarkable driving by Allen Crowe of Springfield, Ill., who was forced out of action in September due to an accident in a USAC National Championship race and still managed to finish eighth in the standings.

Chuck Weyant of Springfield, Ill. blasted his way to a feature win on March 24 as he captured the 100-lap midget event at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Ill.* Wild enthusiasm reigned as more than 15,000 crowded into their seats to observe the season’s final indoor midget competition.

Drewry’s Ltd. Awarded a specially designed Omega wristwatch to the 1962 USAC National Midget champion.* Drewry’s Red Marley and his firm also presented trophies at many of the Midwest USAC events during the season at tracks like Soldier Field, Terre Haute, South Bend, Illiana, Raceway Park and the Indianapolis Speedrome.* Marley owned cars won four USAC National Midget feature events between 1956 and 1958 with Gene Hartley as his driver.

For the second consecutive season, Kenosha, Wis. car owner/driver Harry Turner ran afoul of USAC officials and was promptly suspended indefinitely from USAC competition for participating in a non-sanctioned event without approval and under an assumed name.* At the time of the suspension in early July, Turner's midgets were both in the top-ten of the entrant point standings.* Furthermore, driver Harold "Willie" Wildhaber, who had joined USAC just three weeks earlier, was also suspended in early July for participating in a non-sanctioned event without approval.

Billy Cantrell of Anaheim, Calif. lapped the entire field en route to a 150-lap Turkey Night Grand Prix victory at Ascot Park in Gardena, Calif.* Cantrell had some nervous moments when his fuel supply was nearly depleted at lap 140.* His car sputtered and slowed drastically for the remaining 10 laps, but his lead was enough to remain ahead of Johnny Moorhouse.

The wide array of engines utilized by USAC Midget teams in 1962 was an eclectic variety, which included Offenhauser, Volvo, Oldsmobile F-85, Buick Studebaker, Tempest, Ford V-8 and Falcon powerplants.* A special six-cylinder engine known as a Willison powered one car and Ferguson Tractor engines were still being used by several car owners.

Also worth noting is that 1962 marked the initial USAC National Midget feature win by the series’ winningest all-time driver, Mel Kenyon, who scored the first of his 111 victories in a 25-lapper at Springfield (Ill.) Speedway on June 11.

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1962 USAC National Midget Driver Points

POS. **** PTS. ************** DRIVER

1*********** 474.96********** Jimmy Davies, Glendale, Calif.

2*********** 416.35********** Bob Wente, Saint Louis, Mo.

3*********** 264.6************ Tommy Copp, Fresno, Calif.

4*********** 259**************** Bob Tattersall, Streator, Ill.

5*********** 228.25********** Mel Kenyon, Davenport, Iowa

6*********** 213.75********** Russ Congdon, Puyallup, Wash.

7*********** 202.05********** Chuck Rodee, Speedway, Ind.

8*********** 176.05********** Allen Crowe, Springfield, Ill.

9*********** 141.3************ Bobby Grim, Indianapolis, Ind.

10********* 129.5************ Billy Wood, Kenosha, Wis.

11********* 124.75********** Cliff Spalding, Bothell, Wash.

12********* 117.3************ Parnelli Jones, Torrance, Calif.

13********* 101.3************ Jigger Sirois, Shelby, Ind.

14********* 97.7*************** Bob McLean, Granger, Ind.

15********* 96.65************ Harry Beck, Indianapolis, Ind.

16********* 83.7*************** Shorty Templeman, Seattle, Wash.

17********* 76.6*************** Billy Cantrell, Anaheim, Calif.

18********* 69.4*************** Ronnie Duman, Dearborn, Mich.

19********* 67.85************ Les Scott, Livonia, Mich.

20********* 66.85************ Don Branson, Rantoul, Ill.

21********* 58.95************ A.J. Foyt, Houston, Texas

22********* 56.45************ Bobby Marshman, Pottstown, Pa.

23********* 55.5*************** Chuck Weyant, Springfield, Ill.

24********* 54.4*************** Porky Rachwitz, Redondo Beach, Calif.

25********* 53.5*************** Johnny Moorhouse, Santa Ana, Calif.

26********* 53.4*************** Roger McCluskey, Tucson, Ariz.

27********* 52.85************ Tony Lenti, Chicago, Ill.

28********* 47****************** Johnny Riva, Northbrook, Ill.

29********* 44.3*************** Cotton Farmer, Crowley, Texas

30********* 41.15************ Jim Smith, Columbus, Ohio

31********* 40.5*************** Dickie Deis, Fresno, Calif.

32********* 39****************** Dwight Brown, Decatur, Ill.

33********* 36.65************ Dick Northam, New Castle, Ind.

34********* 35.65************ Harry Turner, Kenosha, Wis.

35********* 33.35************ Johnnie Tolan, Victor, Colo.

36********* 30.35************ Ray Elliott, Lockport, Ill.

37********* 27.35************ Bud Tingelstad, Dayton, Ohio

38********* 27.3*************** Danny Frye, Hazelwood, Mo.

39********* 26.45************ Chuck Hulse, Downey, Calif.

40********* 25.6*************** Dick Kincaid, Terre Haute, Ind.

41********* 25****************** Tim Sullivan, Denver, Colo.

42********* 25****************** Carl Williams, Kansas City, Mo.

43********* 24.5*************** Jim Florian, Mentor, Ohio

44********* 24.45************ Jim McElreath, Arlington, Texas

45********* 23.2*************** George Benson, San Jose, Calif.

46********* 22.05************ Mike McGreevy, Hayward, Calif.

47********* 21.75************ Chuck Arnold, Stamford, Conn.

48********* 20.7*************** Arnie Knepper, Belleville, Ill.

49********* 20.6*************** Elmer George, Hockerville, Okla.

50********* 20.4*************** Eddie Johnson, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

51********* 19.3*************** Ted Hartley, Roanoke, Ind.

52********* 18.95************ Joe Garson, Los Angeles, Calif.

53********* 18.1*************** Chuck Marshall, Springfield, Ill.

54********* 17.9*************** Newt White, Lockport, Ill.

55********* 16.35************ Bill Mehner, Portland, Ore.

56********* 16****************** Allen Heath, Northridge, Calif.

57********* 14.8*************** Dean Holden, Palo Alto, Calif.

58********* 14.5*************** Johnny Wood, Hollywood, Calif.

59********* 14.4*************** Ed Stanley, Brecksville, Ohio

60********* 13.8*************** Ed McVay, Kansas City, Mo.

61********* 13.5*************** Ralph Parkinson, Wichita Falls, Texas

62********* 12.5*************** Dale McDaniel, Kansas City, Mo.

63********* 12.1*************** Bruce Jacobi, Salem, Ind.

64********* 12.1*************** Chuck Booth, Sacramento, Calif.

65********* 11.75************ Ned Spath, Ojai, Calif.

66********* 11.4*************** Bill Puterbaugh, Roxana, Ill.

67********* 10.5*************** Gil Michaels, Berwyn, Ill.

68********* 10.3*************** Nick Wilhelm, Montpelier, Ind.

69********* 10.3*************** Lowell Sachs, Escondido, Calif.

70********* 10.1*************** Forrest Parker, Lafayette, Ind.

71********* 9.65*************** Norm Rapp, Daly City, Calif.

72********* 9.25*************** Bob Burbridge, San Francisco, Calif.

73********* 9.25*************** Russ Moynagh, Huntington Beach, Calif.

74********* 8.8***************** Bob Mathouser, Gardena, Calif.

75********* 8.7***************** Don Davis, Phoenix, Ariz.

76********* 8.6***************** John Gavin, Lynwood, Calif.

77********* 8.1***************** Don Horvath, Riverside, Calif.

78********* 7.8***************** Verne Harriman, Cheektowaga, N.Y.

79********* 7.6***************** Jim Hemmings, North Vernon, Ind.

80********* 7.45*************** Bobby Unser, Albuquerque, N.M.

81********* 6.8***************** Norm Hall, Los Angeles, Calif.

82********* 6.7***************** Bob Lithgow, Streator, Ill.

83********* 6.55*************** Teddy Dean, Evansville, Ind.

84********* 5.65*************** Joe Walter, Kansas City, Mo.

85********* 5.6***************** Johnny Roberts, Breckenridge, Mich.

86********* 5.3***************** Frank Armi, Portland, Ore.

87********* 5.1***************** Colby Scroggin, Los Angeles, Calif.

88********* 4.8***************** Dee Hileman, Palo Alto, Calif.

89********* 4.7***************** Sonny McDaniel, Pasadena, Texas

90********* 4.4***************** Dempsey Wilson, Lawndale, Calif.

91********* 4.3***************** Bob Coulter, Lakewood, Calif.

92********* 4******************** Buddy Rackley, Houston, Texas

93********* 4******************** George Nash, Enid, Okla.

94********* 3.85*************** John Yonke, Kansas City, Mo.

95********* 3.8***************** Duane Hanson, Madison, Wis.

96********* 3.7***************** Don Meacham, Fresno, Calif.

97********* 3.6***************** Louie Unser, Albuquerque, N.M.

98********* 3.6***************** Bill Sarles, Lafayette, Ind.

99********* 3.5***************** Jim Neff, Florissant, Mo.

100******* 3.5***************** Bill Homeier, Pacoima, Calif.

101******* 3.5***************** Jim Adair, Indianapolis, Ind.

102******* 3.45*************** Jimmy Knight, Worth, Ill.

103******* 3.4***************** Gene Weyant, Springfield, Ill.

104******* 3.2***************** Hal Minyard, Crestline, Calif.

105******* 3******************** Jay Woodside, Wichita, Kan.

106******* 2.9***************** Billy Humphreys, Melbourne, Vic.

107******* 2.7***************** Bud Hoppe, Saint Louis, Mo.

108******* 2.65*************** Grayson Harmon, La Mirada, Calif.

109******* 2.45*************** John Slowiak, Chicago, Ill.

110******* 2.3***************** Ronnie Chumley, Houston, Texas

111******* 2.2***************** Paul Hooper, Detroit, Mich.

112******* 2.2***************** Joe Giba, Denver, Colo.

113******* 2.2***************** Larry Ferrua, Fresno, Calif.

114******* 2.2***************** Bud Bogard, Indianapolis, Ind.

115******* 2.2***************** Dick Atkins, Hayward, Calif.

116******* 2.15*************** Wib Spalding, Granite City, Ill.

117******* 2.1***************** Bob DeJong, Hayward, Calif.

118******* 2******************** Hugh Randall, Louisville, Ky.

119******* 2******************** Chuck Henderson, Merriam, Kan.

120******* 1.9***************** Phil Bradley, Phoenix, Ariz.

121******* 1.85*************** Rodger Ward, Beloit, Kan.

122******* 1.85*************** Don Miller, North Hollywood, Calif.

123******* 1.85*************** Ray Lattie, Templeton, Calif.

124******* 1.85*************** Gary Koster, Woodland, Calif.

125******* 1.85*************** Ray Douglas, San Gabriel, Calif.

126******* 1.6***************** Fibber Walters, Toledo, Ohio

127******* 1.6***************** Denny Keith, Greentown, Ind.

128******* 1.6***************** Willie Hunziker, Riverside, Calif.

129******* 1.6***************** Gary Congdon, Garden Grove, Calif.

130******* 1.6***************** Frank Burany, Elm Grove, Wis.

131******* 1.55*************** Jim Steele, El Monte, Calif.

132******* 1.5***************** Maynard Hoffman, Anderson, Ind.

133******* 1.3***************** Eddie Jackson, Denver, Colo.

134******* 1.3***************** Willie Swift, Anaheim, Calif.

135******* 1.15*************** John Tenney, Battle Creek, Mich.

136******* 1******************** Vol Davis, Tulare, Calif.

137******* 1******************** Ted Bohlander, Minonk, Ill.

138******* 0.6***************** Ralph Liguori, Tampa, Fla.

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1962 USAC National Midget Entrant Points

POS. **** PTS. ************** ENTRANT, TEAM LOCATION

1*********** 437.7************ Jimmy Davies, Monticello, Ind. (#1)

2*********** 377.15********** Bob Higman, Lafayette, Ind. (#23)

3*********** 262.45********** Lloyd Rahn, Tuscola, Ill. (#2)

4*********** 204.3************ Ted Bohlander, Minonk, Ill. (#69)

5*********** 183.5************ Lloyd Rahn, Tuscola, Ill. (#10)

6*********** 183.1************ Ed Loniewski, Michigan City, Ind. (#87)

7*********** 131**************** Coxie Bowman, Ossian, Ind. (#33)

8*********** 124.1************ Claude Lowther, Cincinnati, Ohio (#48)

9*********** 97.15************ Don Harmon, Seattle, Wash. (#57)

10********* 94.9*************** Justin King, Columbus, Ind. (#79)

11********* 90.1*************** Tim Sullivan, Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii (#95)

12********* 81****************** George Hopkins, Harvey, Ill. (#54)

13********* 79.6*************** Carl Forberg, Warren, Mich. (#70)

14********* 72****************** Chuck Benda, Chicago, Ill. (#89)

15********* 66.65************ Bob Nowicke, Louisville, Ky. (#6)

16********* 61.8*************** Leon Mensing, Lowden, Iowa (#55)

17********* 60.4*************** Harry Grabow, Warsaw, Ind. (#92)

18********* 56.2*************** Ralph Wilke & Gus Wesell, Milwaukee, Wis. (#5)

19********* 55.95************ Ed Pearson, Marion, Ohio (#21)

20********* 54.9*************** Jack London, Oakland, Calif. (#2)

21********* 48.3*************** Harry Turner, Kenosha, Wis. (#82)

22********* 48.15************ Jack Sims, Hobart, Ind. (#23)

23********* 45.4*************** Ralph Wilke & Gus Wesell, Milwaukee, Wis. (#4)

24********* 43.9*************** Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#99)

25********* 43.9*************** Bruce Homeyer, Cedar Grove, N.J.

26********* 41.4*************** Doug Caruthers, Anaheim, Calif. (#34)

27********* 40.6*************** Richard Marek, Kenosha, Wis. (#102)

28********* 40.5*************** Harry Turner, Kenosha, Wis. (#83)

29********* 40****************** Jack London, Oakland, Calif.

30********* 39.5*************** Jim Smith, Columbus, Ohio (#72)

31********* 39.25************ Bob & Gene Shannon, Dayton, Ohio (#22)

32********* 38.7*************** Mel Owens, Troy, Mich. (#32)

33********* 36.9*************** C.E. Lynch, Garden Grove, Calif. (#27)

34********* 34.7*************** Eddie Meyer, Hollywood, Calif. (#99)

35********* 33.45************ Paul Baines, Charleston, Ill. (#88)

36********* 29.7*************** Leon Mensing, Lowden, Iowa (#51)

37********* 28.75************ Lou Cooper, Orland Park, Ill. (#3)

38********* 27.4*************** Ray Ridenour, South Bend, Ind. (#33)

39********* 26.5*************** Jim Gary, Claremont, Calif. (#50)

40********* 26.05************ Milan Bursac, Wyandotte, Mich. (#77)

41********* 25.2*************** Therrel Keith, Greentown, Ind. (#56)

42********* 23.4*************** George Benson, San Jose, Calif. (#81)

43********* 23.15************ John Wills, Nashville, Tenn. (#71)

44********* 22.85************ Frank Bardazon, Detroit, Mich. (#16)

45********* 21.45************ Don Kischell, Downey, Calif. (#23)

46********* 20.85************ Dick Kincaid, Terre Haute, Ind. (#23)

47********* 20.7*************** Jerry Zeelo, Gates Mills, Ohio (#21)

48********* 20.4*************** Dallas Garman, Fairfield, Ill. (#109)

49********* 20.1*************** Bob Wente, Saint Louis, Mo. (#6)

50********* 14.95************ Ted Hartley, Roanoke, Ind. (#4)

51********* 14.3*************** Louis Snook, Charlotte, Texas (#65)

52********* 14****************** Ed Silk, Wichita Falls, Texas (#85)

53********* 13.5*************** Marv Edwards, Los Angeles, Calif. (#98JR)

54********* 13.15************ Bob Higman, Lafayette, Ind. (#67)

55********* 12.35************ Richard Hubbell, Arcadia, Calif. (#21)

56********* 12.3*************** Gay Van Berckelaer, Westminster, Calif. (#45)

57********* 10.97************ C.E. Kirchner, Solon, Ohio (#11)

58********* 10.85************ Dick Kincaid, Terre Haute, Ind. (#19)

59********* 10.8*************** Barney Flynn, Chillicothe, Ill. (#9)

60********* 10.6*************** Gil Michaels, Berwyn, Ill. (#44)

61********* 10.1*************** Forrest Parker, Lafayette, Ind. (#12)

62********* 10****************** L. Gene Hamilton, Robinson, Ill. (#55)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 7, 1962 – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob McLean (Lloyd Rahn #2), 2. Les Scott, 3. Bobby Grim, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Allen Crowe, 6. Chuck Weyant, 7. Jim Hemmings, 8. Benny Rapp, 9. Mel Kenyon, 10. Nick Wilhelm. FQ: Mel Kenyon (9.230)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 13, 1962 – International Amphitheatre – Chicago, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Harry Turner #21), 2. Dick Northam, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Danny Kladis, 5. Johnny White, 6. Gene Hartley, 7. Chuck Rodee, 8. Billy Wood, 9. Ray Elliott, 10. Ted Hartley. FQ: Gene Hartley (8.680)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 26, 1962 – Cincinnati Gardens – Cincinnati, Ohio

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Gene Hartley (George Hopkins #54), 2. Billy Wood, 3. Johnny White, 4. Nick Wilhelm, 5. Chuck Rodee, 6. Jimmy Davies, 7. Les Scott, 8. Allen Crowe, 9. Wayne Woodward, 10. Jim Adair. FQ: Allen Crowe (8.390)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 27, 1962 – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Chuck Weyant (Milan Bursac #77), 2. Les Scott, 3. Bob McLean, 4. Chuck Rodee, 5. Bobby Grim, 6. Allen Crowe, 7. Ray Elliott, 8. Nick Wilhelm, 9. Jim Haynes, 10. Danny Kladis. FQ: Allen Crowe (8.800)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 11, 1962 – Ascot Stadium – Gardena, California

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Roger McCluskey (Doug Caruthers #28), 2. A.J. Foyt, 3. Jimmy Davies, 4. Bruce Jacobi, 5. Tommy Copp, 6. Allen Heath, 7. Johnny Wood, 8. Mike McGreevy, 9. Johnny Moorhouse, 10. Chuck Booth, 11. Porky Rachwitz, 12. Billy Cantrell, 13. Rodger Ward, 14. Don Horvath, 15. Jim McElreath, 16. Dempsey Wilson, 17. Elmer George, 18. Chuck Hulse. FQ: Jimmy Davies (22.870)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 24, 1962 – International Amphitheatre – Chicago, Illinois

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Chuck Weyant (Milan Bursac #77), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Clark Templeman, 4. Bob McLean, 5. Allen Crowe, 6. Chuck Rodee, 7. Jigger Sirois, 8. Bob Wente, 9. Billy Wood, 10. Ted Hartley. FQ: Chuck Rodee (9.170)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 14, 1962 – Ascot Stadium – Gardena, California

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Billy Cantrell (Jack London #2), 2. Parnelli Jones, 3. Johnny Moorhouse, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. A.J. Foyt, 6. Johnnie Tolan, 7. Johnny Wood, 8. Jimmy Davies, 9. Frank Armi, 10. Ned Spath, 11. Hal Minyard, 12. Chuck Booth, 13. Russ Moynagh, 14. Willie Hunziker, 15. Allen Heath, 16. Porky Rachwitz, 17. Joe Garson, 18. Norm Hall. FQ: Parnelli Jones (22.310)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 20, 1962 – Longhorn Speedway – Austin, Texas

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Rodee (Ed Loniewski #87), 2. Jimmy Davies, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Newt White, 5. Bob Tattersall, 6. A.J. Foyt, 7. Russ Congdon, 8. George Benson, 9. Eddie McVay, 10. George Nash, 11. Bill Homeier, 12. Sonny McDaniel, 13. Dale McDaniel, 14. Jim Smith, 15. Ronnie Chumley, 16. Allen Crowe, 17. Dick Kincaid, 18. Ralph Parkinson. FQ: Jimmy Davies (15.890)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 21, 1962 – Meyer Speedway – Houston, Texas

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jim McElreath (John Zink #52), 2. Jimmy Davies, 3. A.J. Foyt, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Allen Crowe, 6. Chuck Rodee, 7. Buddy Rackley, 8. George Benson, 9. Russ Congdon, 10. Bob Tattersall, 11. Dale McDaniel, 12. Eddie McVay, 13. Jim Smith, 14. Ralph Parkinson, 15. George Nash, 16. Sonny McDaniel, 17. Bill Homeier, 18. Dick Kincaid. FQ: Jimmy Davies (22.800)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 4, 1962 – Taft Stadium – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Jimmy Davies #1), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Ralph Parkinson, 4. Danny Frye, 5. Carl Williams, 6. Eddie McVay, 7. Mel Kenyon, 8. Jay Woodside, 9. Dale McDaniel, 10. Joe Walter, 11. Bob Tattersall, 12. Chuck Henderson, 13. John Yonke. FQ: Jimmy Davies (18.140)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 6, 1962 – Olympic Stadium – Kansas City, Missouri

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Arnie Knepper (Dallas Garman #109), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Jimmy Davies, 4. Mel Kenyon, 5. Carl Williams, 6. Roger Lane, 7. Howard House, 8. Danny Frye, 9. Dale McDaniel, 10. Eddie McVay, 11. Jack Hayes, 12. John Yonke. FQ: Danny Frye (12.790)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 13, 1962 – Glen Este Speedway – Glen Este, Ohio

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Bob Higman #23), 2. Elmer George, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Billy Wood, 5. Russ Congdon, 6. Dick Kincaid, 7. Forrest Parker, 8. Dick Northam, 9. Ed Stanley, 10. Bill Sarles, 11. Jim Smith, 12. Ross Smith, 13. Bill Harter, 14. Grant Wilmot, 15. John Tenney, 16. Dave Dilbone, 17. Tim Sullivan, 18. Jimmy Davies. FQ: Russ Congdon (16.480)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 29, 1962 – Indianapolis Speedrome – Indianapolis, Indiana

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Jimmy Davies #1), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Tommy Copp, 5. Bob Tattersall, 6. Jigger Sirois, 7. Dick Ritchie, 8. Gil Michaels, 9. Ronnie Duman, 10. Bill Mehner, 11. Porky Rachwitz, 12. Ralph Parkinson, 13. Mike McGreevy, 14. Billy Wood, 15. Tony Lenti, 16. Bud Bogard, 17. Russ Congdon, 18. Ralph Liguori. FQ: Jimmy Davies (13.640)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 1, 1962 – Macon Speedway – Macon, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Rodee (Ed Loniewski #87), 2. Russ Congdon, 3. Jimmy Davies, 4. Johnny Riva, 5. Allen Crowe, 6. Tommy Copp, 7. Chuck Marshall, 8. Porky Rachwitz, 9. Dwight Brown, 10. Danny Frye, 11. Dick Kincaid, 12. Ray Elliott, 13. Bob Mathouser, 14. Chuck Weyant, 15. Bill Sarles, 16. Ralph Parkinson, 17. Jim Neff, 18. Gary Congdon. FQ: Allen Crowe

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 2, 1962 – Rockford Speedway – Rockford, Illinois

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Ralph Wilke & Gus Wesell #5), 2. Billy Wood, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Jigger Sirois, 5. Tommy Copp, 6. Les Scott, 7. Chuck Rodee, 8. Jim Hurtubise, 9. Gil Michaels, 10. Dick Ritchie, 11. Mike McGreevy, 12. Allen Crowe, 13. Porky Rachwitz, 14. Johnny Riva, 15. Jimmy Davies, 16. Russ Congdon, 17. Shorty Templeman, 18. Don Branson. FQ: Bob Tattersall (14.830)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 6, 1962 – Kentucky State Fairgrounds – Louisville, Kentucky

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Bob Higman #23), 2. Parnelli Jones, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Jimmy Davies, 5. Tommy Copp, 6. Ray Elliott, 7. Allen Crowe, 8. Cliff Spalding, 9. Tim Sullivan, 10. Gene Rogers, 11. Cotton Farmer, 12. Hugh Randall, 13. Dick Kincaid, 14. Chuck Rodee. FQ: Jimmy Davies (14.790)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 8, 1962 – Cloverleaf Speedway – Valley View, Ohio

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Tommy Copp (Ed Pearson #21), 2. Shorty Templeman, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Allen Crowe, 6. Chuck Rodee, 7. Bob Miley, 8. Jim Florian, 9. Tim Sullivan, 10. Harry Beck, 11. Vern Harriman, 12. Cotton Farmer, 13. Jimmy Davies, 14. Ronnie Duman, 15. Ed Stanley, 16. Jim Smith, 17. Dan Fagnelli, 18. Denny Lott, 19. Bill Banks. FQ: Jimmy Davies

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 10, 1962 – Freeport Motor Speedway – Freeport, Illinois

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Tommy Copp (Lloyd Hamm #10), 2. Chuck Rodee, 3. Jigger Sirois, 4. Mel Kenyon, 5. Jimmy Davies, 6. Cotton Farmer, 7. Bob Wente, 8. Don Branson, 9. Russ Congdon, 10. Tim Sullivan, 11. Henry Pens, 12. Harry Beck, 13. Danny Kladis, 14. Billy Wood, 15. Johnny Riva, 16. Bob Tattersall, 17. George Kladis, 18. Ray Elliott. FQ: Jigger Sirois (25.560)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 11, 1962 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Leon Mensing #55), 2. Jimmy Davies, 3. Tommy Copp, 4. Russ Congdon, 5. Arnie Knepper, 6. Allen Crowe, 7. Porky Rachwitz, 8. Bob Wente, 9. Chuck Weyant, 10. Cotton Farmer, 11. Chuck Rodee, 12. Dwight Brown, 13. Danny Frye, 14. Dickie Deis, 15. Russ Long, 16. Bob Tattersall, 17. Jigger Sirois, 18. Billy Wood. FQ: Allen Crowe (13.220)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 13, 1962 – Flat Rock Speedway – Flat Rock, Michigan

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Tommy Copp (Ed Pearson #21), 2. Shorty Templeman, 3. Billy Wood, 4. Chuck Rodee, 5. Jimmy Davies, 6. Jigger Sirois, 7. Bob Wente, 8. Bob McLean, 9. Ronnie Duman, 10. Cotton Farmer. FQ: Jimmy Davies (13.580)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 14, 1962 – Berlin Raceway – Marne, Michigan

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Parnelli Jones (Bob Nowicke #6), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Allen Crowe, 4. Jimmy Davies, 5. Porky Rachwitz, 6. Bud Tingelstad, 7. Tommy Copp, 8. Cotton Farmer, 9. Billy Wood, 10. Bob Knight, 11. Jigger Sirois, 12. Bobby Grim, 13. Ronnie Duman, 14. Shorty Templeman, 15. Jim Smith, 16. Dick Kincaid, 17. Chuck Rodee. FQ: Bobby Grim (22.780)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 15, 1962 – Indianapolis Speedrome – Indianapolis, Indiana

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Cliff Spalding (Don Harmon #57), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Harry Beck, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Bobby Grim, 6. Jimmy Davies, 7. Chuck Rodee, 8. Russ Congdon, 9. Allen Crowe, 10. Bob McLean, 11. Tommy Copp, 12. Billy Wood, 13. Tim Sullivan, 14. Tony Lenti, 15. Jim Smith, 16. Bud Tingelstad, 17. Cotton Farmer, 18. Bill Mehner. FQ: Russ Congdon

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 16, 1962 – South Bend Motor Speedway – South Bend, Indiana

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Shorty Templeman (George Hopkins #54), 2. Tommy Copp, 3. Jimmy Davies, 4. Bobby Grim, 5. Allen Crowe, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Les Scott, 8. Bud Tingelstad, 9. Johnny Riva, 10. John Slowiak, 11. Cliff Spalding, 12. Harry Beck, 13. Ronnie Duman, 14. Russ Congdon, 15. Billy Wood, 16. Chuck Rodee, 17. Bob Tattersall, 18. Jigger Sirois. FQ: Billy Wood (13.010)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 17, 1962 – Danville Fairgrounds – Danville, Illinois

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Jimmy Davies #1), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Cotton Farmer, 4. Allen Crowe, 5. Tommy Copp, 6. Bobby Grim, 7. Billy Wood, 8. Forrest Parker, 9. Chuck Marshall, 10. Russ Congdon, 11. Bob Tattersall, 12. Harry Beck, 13. Dick Kincaid, 14. Tim Sullivan, 15. Bob Mathouser, 16. Jim Millmaker, 17. Dick Northam, 18. Shorty Templeman. FQ: Shorty Templeman

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 20, 1962 – Raceway Park – Blue Island, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Bob Higman #23), 2. Jigger Sirois, 3. Jimmy Davies, 4. Mel Kenyon, 5. Russ Congdon, 6. Tommy Copp, 7. Bobby Grim, 8. Harry Beck, 9. Billy Wood, 10. Tony Lenti, 11. Cotton Farmer, 12. Cliff Spalding, 13. Newt White, 14. Byron Fisher, 15. Todd Barton, 16. Chuck Arnold, 17. Bob Tattersall, 18. Danny Kladis. FQ: Jimmy Davies

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 23, 1962 – Mount Clemens Speedway – Mount Clemens, Michigan

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Jimmy Davies #1), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Russ Congdon, 5. Bobby Grim, 6. Willie Wildhaber, 7. Billy Wood, 8. Jigger Sirois, 9. Johnny Fedricks, 10. Jim Florian, 11. Ed Stanley, 12. Les Scott, 13. Porky Rachwitz, 14. Bill Mehner, 15. Dick Kincaid, 16. Vern Harriman, 17. Johnny White, 18. Tommy Copp. FQ: Jimmy Davies

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 30, 1962 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Tommy Copp (Lloyd Hamm #10), 2. Jimmy Davies, 3. Russ Congdon, 4. Tony Lenti, 5. Porky Rachwitz, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Bobby Grim, 8. Don Morgan, 9. Mel Kenyon, 10. Johnny Riva, 11. Bill Mehner, 12. Dickie Deis, 13. Dick Kincaid, 14. Billy Humphreys, 15. Don Melton, 16. Jigger Sirois, 17. Harry Beck, 18. Chuck Arnold. FQ: Jimmy Davies

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 1, 1962 – Heidelberg Raceway – Heidelberg, Pennsylvania

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Tommy Copp (Lloyd Hamm #10), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Russ Congdon, 4. Eddie Johnson, 5. Bobby Grim, 6. Jimmy Davies, 7. Jim Florian, 8. Porky Rachwitz, 9. Vern Harriman, 10. Fritz Meyer, 11. Jim Shaffer, 12. Bob Wente, 13. Les Scott, 14. Mel Kenyon, 15. D. Dale, 16. Ted Bohlander, 17. Bob Hamilton, 18. Harry Beck. FQ: Jimmy Davies

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 3, 1962 – Cloverleaf Speedway – Valley View, Ohio

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Jimmy Davies #1), 2. Chuck Rodee, 3. Russ Congdon, 4. Tommy Copp, 5. Bob Tattersall, 6. Cotton Farmer, 7. Jim McElreath, 8.* Bobby Grim, 9. Mel Kenyon, 10. Tony Lenti, 11. Harry Beck, 12. Bob Wente, 13. Jigger Sirois, 14. Don Morgan, 15. Jim Florian, 16. Ronnie Duman, 17. Eddie Johnson, 18. Bob McLean. FQ: Jimmy Davies (15.480)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 6, 1962 – Huntsville Speedway – Huntsville, Alabama

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bobby Grim (Coxie Bowman #33), 2. Tommy Copp, 3. Russ Congdon, 4. Allen Crowe, 5. Harry Beck, 6. Jimmy Davies, 7. Cliff Spalding, 8. Jim Smith, 9. Tim Sullivan, 10. Don Morgan, 11. Dick Northam, 12. Mel Kenyon, 13. Jigger Sirois, 14. Billy Wood, 15. Bob Tattersall, 16. Don Melton, 17. Cotton Farmer, 18. Chuck Rodee. FQ: Harry Beck (14.300)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 16, 1962 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Allen Crowe (Ted Bohlander #69), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Don Branson, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Russ Congdon, 6. Jimmy Davies, 7. Mel Kenyon, 8. Tommy Copp, 9. Chuck Weyant, 10. Dwight Brown, 11. Porky Rachwitz, 12. Chuck Rodee. FQ: Jimmy Davies (13.160)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 17, 1962 – Pittsfield Speedway – Pittsfield, Illinois

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Dwight Brown (Jack Stroud #93), 2. Allen Crowe, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Tommy Copp, 5. Jimmy Davies, 6. Bill Puterbaugh, 7. Bob Tattersall, 8. Russ Congdon, 9. Chuck Rodee, 10. Don Branson, 11. Bruce Jacobi, 12. Mel Kenyon, 13. Tony Lenti, 14. Porky Rachwitz, 15. Harry Beck, 16. Jerry Blundy, 17. Bob Mathouser. FQ: Bob Wente (13.440)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 19, 1962 – Galesburg Speedway – Galesburg, Michigan

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Rodee (Ed Loniewski #87), 2. Cliff Spalding, 3. Parnelli Jones, 4. Tommy Copp, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Russ Congdon, 7. Mel Kenyon, 8. Tony Lenti, 9. Bob Tattersall, 10. Bobby Grim, 11. Les Scott, 12. Jimmy Davies, 13. Bill Mehner, 14. Jim Smith, 15. Tim Sullivan, 16. Don Melton, 17. Ronnie Duman, 18. Harry Beck. FQ: Bob Wente (15.290)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 20, 1962 – Columbus Motor Speedway – Columbus, Ohio

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Bob Higman #23), 2. Tommy Copp, 3. Cliff Spalding, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Jim Florian, 6. Russ Congdon, 7. Bobby Grim, 8. Jimmy Davies, 9. Mel Kenyon, 10. Tony Lenti, 11. Jigger Sirois, 12. Harry Beck, 13. Jim Smith, 14. George Benson, 15. Cotton Farmer, 16. Dick Northam, 17. Chuck Rodee, 18. Dick Betts. FQ: Jimmy Davies (16.780)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 21, 1962 – South Bend Motor Speedway – South Bend, Indiana

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Cliff Spalding (Don Harmon #57), 2. Les Scott, 3. Bobby Grim, 4. Chuck Rodee, 5. Dickie Deis, 6. Tony Lenti, 7. Russ Congdon, 8. Jimmy Davies, 9. Billy Wood, 10. Bob Tattersall, 11. Tommy Copp, 12. Bob Wente, 13. Jigger Sirois, 14. Bob McLean, 15. Bill Mehner, 16. George Benson, 17. Jim Haynes, 18. Johnny Riva. FQ: Jimmy Davies (13.000)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 25, 1962 – Raceway Park – Blue Island, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Johnny Riva (Jack Sims #73), 2. Cliff Spalding, 3. Jimmy Davies, 4. Russ Congdon, 5. Chuck Rodee, 6. Newt White, 7. Tony Lenti, 8. Bob McLean, 9. Allen Crowe, 10. Jigger Sirois, 11. Henry Pens, 12. Warren Schiebe, 13. Bob Lithgow, 14. Bobby Grim, 15. Bob Tattersall, 16. Billy Wood, 17. Mel Kenyon, 18. Dickie Deis. FQ: Billy Wood

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 27, 1962 – Orange Show Stadium – San Bernardino, California

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Johnny Moorhouse (Clyde Lynch #27), 2. Bobby Marshman, 3. Jimmy Davies, 4. Joe Garson, 5. Johnny Wood, 6. Russ Moynagh, 7. Lowell Sachs, 8. Bob Coulter, 9. Billy Cantrell, 10. Elmer George, 11. Bob Hogle, 12. Dempsey Wilson, 13. Ray Lattie, 14. Parnelli Jones, 15. Chuck Hulse, 16. Johnnie Tolan, 17. Ned Spath, 18. Bobby Unser. FQ: Jimmy Davies (16.510)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 28, 1962 – Champaign-Urbana Fairgrounds – Champaign, Illinois

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Roger McCluskey (Bruce Homeyer #7), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Don Davis, 4. Don Branson, 5. Allen Crowe, 6. Jigger Sirois, 7. Russ Congdon, 8. Bob McLean, 9. Ronnie Duman, 10. Bob Tattersall, 11. Bobby Grim, 12. Chuck Weyant, 13. Tommy Copp, 14. Billy Wood, 15. Harry Beck, 16. George Benson, 17. Chuck Marshall, 18. Porky Rachwitz. FQ: Allen Crowe (25.430)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 28, 1962 – Ascot Stadium – Gardena, California

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Billy Cantrell (Jack London #2), 2. Jimmy Davies, 3. Johnny Moorhouse, 4. Parnelli Jones, 5. Allen Heath, 6. Bob Hogle, 7. Johnnie Tolan, 8. Elmer George, 9. Bobby Marshman, 10. Chuck Hulse, 11. Dee Hileman, 12. Bob Burbridge, 13. Don Weaver, 14. Louie Unser, 15. Grayson Harmon, 16. Joe Garson, 17. Colby Scroggins, 18. Bobby Unser. FQ: Parnelli Jones (22.610)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 29, 1962 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Claude Lowther #3), 2. Harry Turner, 3. Russ Congdon, 4. Tommy Copp, 5. Porky Rachwitz, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Bill Puterbaugh, 8. Bob McLean, 9. Jigger Sirois, 10. Nick Wilhelm, 11. Ronnie Duman, 12. Allen Crowe, 13. Tony Lenti, 14. Les Scott, 15. Cotton Farmer, 16. George Benson, 17. Bud Bogard, 18. Bob Mathouser. FQ: Allen Crowe (18.630)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 29, 1962 – Kearney Bowl – Fresno, California

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Parnelli Jones (Marv Edwards #98), 2. Billy Cantrell, 3. Bobby Marshman, 4. Jimmy Davies, 5. Dean Holden, 6. Bobby Unser, 7. Joe Garson, 8. Chuck Booth, 9. Johnnie Tolan, 10. Bob Burbridge, 11. Dick Atkins, 12. Bob DeJong, 13. Gary Koster, 14. Don Weaver, 15. Johnny Wood, 16. Ned Spath, 17. Larry Ferrua, 18. Norm Rapp. FQ: Bobby Marshman (13.700)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 4, 1962 – Cloverleaf Speedway – Valley View, Ohio

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Harry Beck (Justin King #79), 2. Cliff Spalding, 3. Ronnie Duman, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Russ Congdon, 6. Jimmy Davies, 7. Chuck Rodee, 8. Shorty Templeman, 9. Allen Crowe, 10. Bob McLean, 11. Tommy Copp, 12. Bob Tattersall, 13. Cotton Farmer, 14. Dickie Deis, 15. Jigger Sirois, 16. Jim Florian, 17. Eddie Johnson, 18. Tim Sullivan. FQ: Jimmy Davies (14.910)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 8, 1962 – Kentucky State Fairgrounds – Louisville, Kentucky

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Jimmy Davies #1), 2. Tommy Copp, 3. Russ Congdon, 4. Chuck Rodee, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Bob Tattersall, 7. Wib Spalding, 8. Bobby Grim, 9. Jim Smith, 10. Tim Sullivan, 11. Bobby Marshman, 12. Porky Rachwitz, 13. Shorty Templeman, 14. Joe Giba, 15. Allen Crowe, 16. George Benson, 17. Dick Northam, 18. Jigger Sirois. FQ: Jimmy Davies (14.820)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 10, 1962 – Indianapolis Speedrome – Indianapolis, Indiana

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Claude Lowther #3), 2. Russ Congdon, 3. Eddie Johnson, 4. Allen Crowe, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Tony Lenti, 7. Mel Kenyon, 8. Shorty Templeman, 9. Chuck Rodee, 10. Chuck Arnold, 11. Tommy Copp, 12. Bobby Grim, 13. Teddy Dean, 14. Bob McLean, 15. Tim Sullivan, 16. Dick Northam, 17. Billy Wood, 18. Harry Beck. FQ: Bobby Grim (15.200)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 11, 1962 – Soldier Field – Chicago, Illinois

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Ronnie Duman (Carl Forberg #7), 2. Jimmy Davies, 3. Jigger Sirois, 4. Bob McLean, 5. Shorty Templeman, 6. Mel Kenyon, 7. Bill Mehner, 8. Chuck Rodee, 9. Johnny Riva, 10. Bob Wente, 11. Parnelli Jones, 12. Bob Tattersall, 13. Dickie Deis, 14. Frank Burany, 15. Russ Congdon, 16. Tony Lenti, 17. Cliff Spalding, 18. Eddie Johnson. FQ: Shorty Templeman (16.410)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 15, 1962 – Rockford Speedway – Rockford, Illinois

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Don Branson (Ralph Wilke & Gus Wesell #4), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Cliff Spalding, 4. Jimmy Davies, 5. Parnelli Jones, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Bob Tattersall, 8. Shorty Templeman, 9. Allen Crowe, 10. Russ Congdon, 11. Tommy Copp, 12. Billy Wood, 13. Bob Lithgow, 14. Jigger Sirois, 15. Johnny Riva, 16. Ray Elliott, 17. Bill Mehner, 18. Chuck Rodee. FQ: Jimmy Davies (15.020)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 16, 1962 – Pittsfield Speedway – Pittsfield, Illinois

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Parnelli Jones (Ralph Wilke & Gus Wesell #5), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Russ Congdon, 4. Dwight Brown, 5. Shorty Templeman, 6. Jimmy Davies, 7. Mel Kenyon, 8. Jigger Sirois, 9. Bob Wente, 10. Chuck Weyant, 11. Danny Frye, 12. Bud Hoppe, 13. Dick Kincaid, 14. Bill Puterbaugh, 15. Wib Spalding, 16. Jim Neff, 17. Jim Smith, 18. Joe Giba. FQ: Jimmy Davies (13.810)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 17, 1962 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Claude Lowther #3), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Allen Crowe, 5. Tommy Copp, 6. Dwight Brown, 7. Chuck Weyant, 8. Russ Congdon, 9. Billy Wood, 10. Gene Weyant, 11. Chuck Booth, 12. Ronnie Duman, 13. Jim Moughan, 14. Bill Puterbaugh, 15. Dick Kincaid, 16. Jigger Sirois, 17. Carl Williams, 18. Jim Neff. FQ: Allen Crowe (12.790)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 18, 1962 – Illiana Motor Speedway – Schererville, Indiana

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Jimmy Davies #1), 2. Cliff Spalding, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Don Branson, 5. Chuck Rodee, 6. Bob Tattersall, 7. Johnny Riva, 8. Tommy Copp, 9. Dickie Deis, 10. Billy Wood, 11. Newt White, 12. Russ Congdon, 13. Les Scott, 14. Jim Smith, 15. Chuck Booth, 16. Harry Beck, 17. Bob McLean, 18. Harry Turner. FQ: Jimmy Davies (22.130)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 19, 1962 – Winchester Speedway – Winchester, Indiana

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Bob Higman #23), 2. Harry Beck, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Dickie Deis, 5. Jim Smith, 6. Bob McLean, 7. Russ Congdon, 8. Johnny Riva, 9. Les Scott, 10. Dick Northam, 11. Chuck Marshall, 12. Jimmy Davies, 13. Billy Wood, 14. Denny Keith, 15. Don Miller, 16. Tommy Copp, 17. Harry Turner, 18. Bill Harter. FQ: Bob Wente (18.830)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 22, 1962 – Fairbury American Legion Speedway – Fairbury, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Jimmy Davies #1), 2. Chuck Rodee, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Don Branson, 5. Tommy Copp, 6. Shorty Templeman, 7. Bobby Grim, 8. Bob Tattersall, 9. Bob Wente, 10. Dickie Deis, 11. Billy Wood, 12. Russ Congdon, 13. Bob McLean, 14. Bob Lithgow, 15. Dick Kincaid, 16. Allen Crowe, 17. Steve Orme, 18. Ray Elliott. FQ: Allen Crowe

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 23, 1962 – Marion Fairgrounds – Marion, Ohio

FEATURE: (15 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Bob Higman #23), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Ronnie Duman, 4. Jimmy Davies, 5. Bobby Grim, 6. Tommy Copp, 7. Allen Crowe, 8. Bob McLean, 9. Dickie Deis, 10. Harry Turner, 11. Paul Hooper, 12. Shorty Templeman, 13. Jim Hemmings, 14. Harry Beck, 15. Dick Northam, 16. Russ Congdon, 17. Bob Tattersall, 18. Jim McElreath. FQ: Roger McCluskey

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 24, 1962 – Orange Show Stadium – San Bernardino, California

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Russ Moynagh (Justin King #79), 2. Allen Heath, 3. Johnny Moorhouse, 4. Don Horvath, 5. Billy Cantrell, 6. Johnnie Tolan, 7. Eddie Sachs, 8. Willie Hunziker, 9. Bob McCoy, 10. Jim Devitt, 11. Loren Chiever, 12. Clay Robbins, 13. Bernie Schecter, 14. Ned Spath, 15. Bob Behrens, 16. Johnny Wood, 17. Joe Garson, 18. Ed Johns. FQ: Johnnie Tolan (17.080)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 1, 1962 – Illiana Motor Speedway – Schererville, Indiana

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Bob Higman #23), 2. Russ Congdon, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Cliff Spalding, 5. Bobby Grim, 6. Bob McLean, 7. Dickie Deis, 8. Dwight Brown, 9. Chuck Rodee, 10. Billy Wood, 11. Gil Michaels, 12. Bob Tattersall, 13. Jimmy Davies, 14. Harry Beck, 15. Johnny Riva, 16. Harry Turner, 17. Tony Lenti, 18. Dick Westcott. FQ: Mel Kenyon (22.290)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 2, 1962 – Mazon Speed Bowl – Mazon, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #61), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Bob McLean, 4. Johnny Riva, 5. Russ Congdon, 6. Dickie Deis, 7. Tony Lenti, 8. Cliff Spalding, 9. Gil Michaels, 10. Dick Northam, 11. Dwight Brown, 12. Bobby Grim, 13. Newt White, 14. Harry Beck, 15. Bill Mehner, 16. Jim Smith, 17. Les Scott, 18. Jimmy Davies. FQ: Bob Tattersall (12.800)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 16, 1962 – New Jersey State Fairgrounds – Trenton, New Jersey

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bobby Marshman (Bruce Homeyer #7), 2. Chuck Arnold, 3. Don Branson, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Bobby Grim, 6. Bob Tattersall, 7. Tommy Copp, 8. Jim Smith, 9. Foster Campbell, 10. Chuck Rodee, 11. Bill Gallagher, 12. Harry Beck, 13. Ed Stanley, 14. Byron Fisher, 15. Gig Stephens, 16. Jim Shaffer, 17. Bob McLean, 18. Mel Kenyon, 19. Jimmy Davies, 20. Joe Aspenleiter, 21. Harry Turner, 22. Dick Hagy, 23. Lloyd Rahn. FQ: Bob Wente (35.580)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 7, 1962 – Terre Haute Action Track – Terre Haute, Indiana – Hut 100

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Ronnie Duman (Carl Forberg #7), 2. Bud Tingelstad, 3. Jim Hurtubise, 4. Jimmy Davies, 5. Tommy Copp, 6. Bob McLean, 7. Don Branson, 8. Roger McCluskey, 9. Chuck Rodee, 10. Dwight Brown, 11. Bobby Marshman, 12. Todd Barton, 13. Carl Williams, 14. Mel Kenyon, 15. Harry Beck, 16. Bob Wente, 17. Dick Northam, 18. Johnny Riva, 19. Keith Thomas, 20. Jim Neff, 21. Russ Congdon, 22. Elmer George, 23. Bob Tattersall, 24. Jim McElreath. FQ: Jimmy Davies (25.010)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 12, 1962 – Tucson Motor Speedway – Tucson, Arizona

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Roger McCluskey (Doug Caruthers #34), 2. Harry Turner, 3. Tommy Copp, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Colby Scroggin, 6. Leroy Neumayer, 7. Dickie Deis, 8. Johnnie Tolan, 9. Lowell Sachs, 10. Jim Smith, 11. Johnny Moorhouse, 12. Al Unser, 13. Jimmy Davies, 14. Russ Moynagh, 15. Bob Wente, 16. Mel Kenyon, 17. Bob Hogle, 18. Phil Bradley. FQ: Jimmy Davies (16.780)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 13, 1962 – Manzanita Speedway – Phoenix, Arizona

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Johnnie Tolan (Jim Gary #50), 2. Chuck Hulse, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Mel Kenyon, 5. Tommy Copp, 6. Harry Beck, 7. Jimmy Davies, 8. Johnny Gavin, 9. Dickie Deis, 10. Leroy Neumayer, 11. Russ Moynagh, 12. Harry Turner, 13. Roy Douglas, 14. Dee Jones, 15. Bob Tattersall, 16. Ray Pollach, 17. Dempsey Wilson, 18. Lowell Sachs. FQ: Jimmy Davies (24.150)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 20, 1962 – Ascot Stadium – Gardena, California

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. A.J. Foyt (Jack London #5), 2. Bill Cantrell, 3. Parnelli Jones, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Tommy Copp, 6. Don Melton, 7. Jimmy Davies, 8. Carl Williams, 9. Charlie Lawlor, 10. Allen Heath, 11. Bob Wente, 12. Johnny Gavin, 13. Mel Kenyon, 14. Johnnie Tolan, 15. Johnny Rutherford, 16. Lowell Sachs, 17. Jim Steele, 18. Roger McCluskey. FQ: Roger McCluskey (23.020)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 21, 1962 – San Jose Speedway – San Jose, California

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Bob Higman #23), 2. Dean Holden, 3. George Benson, 4. A.J. Foyt, 5. Harry Beck, 6. Jimmy Davies, 7. Tommy Copp, 8. Bob Tattersall, 9. Harry Turner, 10. Norm Rapp, 11. Elmer George, 12. Mel Kenyon, 13. Chuck Hulse, 14. Mike McGreevy, 15. Don Melton, 16. Bob DeJong, 17. Joe Soares, 18. Bob Burbridge. FQ: Bob Wente (15.920)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 22, 1962 – Ascot Stadium – Gardena, California – Turkey Night Grand Prix

FEATURE: (150 laps) 1. Billy Cantrell (Jack London #2), 2. Johnny Moorhouse, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Don Horvath, 7. Carl Williams, 8. Don Meacham, 9. Norm Hall, 10. Ned Spath, 11. Bob Hogle, 12. Allen Heath, 13. Parnelli Jones, 14. Bob Burbridge, 15. Johnny Gavin, 16. A.J. Foyt, 17. Don Melton, 18. Joe Garson, 19. Phil Bradley, 20. Willie Swift, 21. Jimmy Davies, 22. Roger McCluskey, 23. Jim Steele, 24. Tommy Copp. FQ: Parnelli Jones (22.960)

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