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1961 USAC MIDGET REVIEW: NO KINKS FOR DAVIES, HE DOES IT AGAIN

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

For the second straight flip of the calendar, the USAC National Midget season, and the accompanying driving championship, belonged to none other than Jimmy Davies.

Unlike the year before when Davies became the first driver/owner champion in series history, in 1961, he teamed with burgeoning team owner Howard Linne of Mendota, Ill.* The results spoke for themselves with a magnificent seasonal resume featuring 11 victories which earned Linne the one and only series entrant championship in his illustrious career.

Using the same formula of combining good qualification efforts with good finishing positions that won him a narrow victory in 1960, Davies completely dominated the division and was leading by more than 300 points at the end of the year.

Davies, the Glendale, Calif. native who now resided near the Indiana beach town of Monticello, was a veteran of practically every type of racing at this point in his career, but at the time had confined his activities to the small cars.* He was the fastest qualifier on 12 occasions, more than any other driver, and finished inside the top-six in 28 of the 48 races he started.

Bob Wente of Saint Louis, Mo. once again chased Davies all season.* The year prior, in 1960, Wente got a streak going that almost overhauled the leader, but this time around, he just couldn’t close the gap.

Newly crowned USAC Championship Car titlist and recent first-time Indianapolis 500 victor A.J. Foyt made a few appearances in the USAC National Midget division and was practically invincible every time.* In 13 races, he won nine, among them being the Hut 100 and the Turkey Night Grand Prix.* He also added a second, a third and a fourth, which earned him seventh place in the final standings despite being absent from the lineup for 45 of the 58 events.

Gene Hartley of Roanoke, Ind. finished third once again to make the top-three in the final standings a carbon copy of the year before.* However, Chuck Rodee and Tommy Copp were newcomers to the top-five.

In an interesting development during the month of February, Harry Turner of Kenosha, Wisc. was suspended from the USAC for failure to disassociate himself from an independent Midget racing association of which he is one of the founders and is presently serving as president (UARA).* The organization was found to be in direct competition to USAC’s National Midget division in the Central Area.* With his absence, it was the first year in USAC’s young history that a Turner car didn’t win a race.* He’d return triumphantly to victory lane in the second event of the following season in 1962.

Eight first-time winners emerged with the series in 1961.* Allen Crowe scored at South Bend (Ind.) Motor Speedway in July while Rufus “Parnelli” Jones hit the midget scene running with two marquee victories, first on Wisconsin’s Milwaukee Mile in August and once again during the season finale on New Year’s Eve at Ascot Park in Gardena, Calif.

Sporting one of the more unique nicknames in all of racing, Keith “Porky” Rachwitz was tops for the initial time with the series in July at the Champaign-Urbana Fairgrounds in Illinois as well as at Michigan’s Hartford Motor Speedway a month later.* Meanwhile, win number one for Arnie Knepper came on his Illini home soil of the Springfield Speedway in June.

On a hot and muggy summer afternoon with temperatures soaring into the 90s, the first and only occurrence of multiple winners came about in a USAC/ARDC co-sanctioned event at Trenton’s New Jersey State Fairgrounds.* Attrition among driver and machinery was at the forefront of the storylines.* Fast qualifier Jimmy Davies was one of the first to bow out of the 250-lapper just nine laps in due to an engine issue in his Linne machine.

The second half found young Bobby Marshman as the leader, building a three-lap cushion in the process.* Soon after, Marshman became one of nine drivers to enter the pits in search of a relief driver.* Davies stepped into Marshman’s Bruce Homeyer ride and finished the distance for the victory.* For Marshman, he was credited with his first career series win.

Danny Frye notched his first in August at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill.* while both Joe Walter and Vern Harriman tallied their only USAC wins at Missouri’s Olympic Stadium and at Ohio’s Cloverleaf Speedway, respectively.

In mid-December, Lafayette, Indiana car owner, builder, constructor Bob Higman was appointed as the new USAC National Midget representative with champion driver Jimmy Davies pegged as the alternate.* Higman was named to the position in place of driver Gene Hartley.

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1961 USAC National Midget Driver Points

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

1*********** 1265.2********** Jimmy Davies, Glendale, Calif.

2*********** 964.7************ Bob Wente, Saint Louis, Mo.

3*********** 785.1************ Gene Hartley, Roanoke, Ind.

4*********** 624.9************ Chuck Rodee, Speedway, Ind.

5*********** 617.2************ Tommy Copp, Fresno, Calif.

6*********** 593.5************ Parnelli Jones, Torrance, Calif.

7*********** 583.4************ A.J. Foyt, Houston, Texas

8*********** 485.5************ Bobby Marshman, Pottstown, Pa.

9*********** 414.3************ Porky Rachwitz, Redondo Beach, Calif.

10********* 400**************** Bill Randall, North Reading, Mass.

11********* 376.5************ Russ Congdon, Puyallup, Wash.

12********* 375.7************ Dale Swaim, Jeffersonville, Ind.

13********* 371.5************ Bobby Grim, Indianapolis, Ind.

14********* 360.5************ Rex Easton, Springfield, Ill.

15********* 350**************** Tony Bonadies, Bronx, N.Y.

16********* 320.5************ Allen Crowe, Springfield, Ill.

17********* 292.3************ Shorty Templeman, Seattle, Wash.

18********* 265**************** Leroy Warriner, Indianapolis, Ind.

19********* 245**************** Jim Hurtubise, North Tonawanda, N.Y.

20********* 234.1************ Chuck Weyant, Springfield, Ill.

21********* 193.8************ Lloyd Corbin, Anaheim, Calif.

22********* 178**************** Ernie McCoy, Reading, Pa.

23********* 160**************** Len Sutton, Portland, Ore.

24********* 149.9************ Johnny Roberts, Breckenridge, Mich.

25********* 149.9************ Don Branson, Rantoul, Ill.

26********* 144.5************ Bruce Jacobi, Salem, Ind.

27********* 142.4************ Mike McGreevy, Hayward, Calif.

28********* 140**************** Bert Brooks, New Britain, Conn.

29********* 139.7************ Arnie Knepper, Belleville, Ill.

30********* 136.5************ Bob McLean, Granger, Ind.

31********* 120.5************ Cotton Farmer, Crowley, Texas

32********* 114.7************ Don Horvath, Riverside, Calif.

33********* 110**************** Chuck Arnold, Stamford, Conn.

34********* 105.2************ Billy Cantrell, Anaheim, Calif.

35********* 104**************** Bill Homeier, Pacoima, Calif.

36********* 100**************** Jiggs Peters, Metuchen, N.J.

37********* 99****************** Bud Tingelstad, Dayton, Ohio

38********* 93.4*************** Cliff Spalding, Bothell, Wash.

39********* 93****************** Chuck Marshall, Springfield, Ill.

40********* 82.2*************** Dick Northam, New Castle, Ind.

41********* 77.6*************** Harry Beck, Indianapolis, Ind.

42********* 74.5*************** Hugh Randall, Louisville, Ky.

43********* 72****************** Carl Williams, Kansas City, Mo.

44********* 70****************** Roger McCluskey, Tucson, Ariz.

45********* 69.2*************** Chuck Booth, Sacramento, Calif.

46********* 66****************** Al Miller, Roseville, Mich.

47********* 65.5*************** A.J. Shepherd, Chester, Ark.

48********* 65****************** Elmer George, Hockerville, Okla.

49********* 62.2*************** Eddie Johnson, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

50********* 51.3*************** Jim Hemmings, North Vernon, Ind.

51********* 50****************** Verne Harriman, Cheektowaga, N.Y.

52********* 50****************** Gene Force, New Madison, Ohio

53********* 49.4*************** Ted Hartley, Roanoke, Ind.

54********* 49****************** Bob Harkey, Charlotte, N.C.

55********* 47****************** Norm Rapp, Daly City, Calif.

56********* 46.7*************** Gil Michaels, Berwyn, Ill.

57********* 45****************** Johnnie Tolan, Victor, Colo.

58********* 43****************** Don Davis, Phoenix, Ariz.

59********* 41****************** Johnny Moorhouse, Santa Ana, Calif.

60********* 40****************** Wayne Weiler, Phoenix, Ariz.

61********* 38.6*************** Bill Mehner, Portland, Ore.

62********* 38****************** Roy Graham, Buffalo, N.Y.

63********* 36****************** Joe Garson, Los Angeles, Calif.

64********* 35.4*************** George Benson, San Jose, Calif.

65********* 34.5*************** Frank Burany, Elm Grove, Wis.

66********* 34****************** Forrest Parker, Lafayette, Ind.

67********* 33****************** Len Duncan, Philadelphia, Pa.

68********* 32****************** Johnny Baldwin, San Carlos, Calif.

69********* 31****************** Bob Mathouser, Gardena, Calif.

70********* 30****************** Al Keller, Green Acres City, Fla.

71********* 30****************** Dempsey Wilson, Lawndale, Calif.

72********* 28.5*************** Bob DeJong, Hayward, Calif.

73********* 28.5*************** Hal Minyard, Crestline, Calif.

74********* 27.5*************** Joe Soares, Modesto, Calif.

75********* 24.8*************** Allen Heath, Northridge, Calif.

76********* 24.5*************** Cal Niday, Pacoima, Calif.

77********* 22.5*************** Dean Holden, Palo Alto, Calif.

78********* 21****************** Joe Leonard, San Jose, Calif.

79********* 20.5*************** Buddy Lee, Duarte, Calif.

80********* 19.5*************** Bill Burdick, Kansas City, Mo.

81********* 19.5*************** Ronnie Duman, Dearborn, Mich.

82********* 18****************** Norm Hall, Los Angeles, Calif.

83********* 18****************** Dee Hileman, Palo Alto, Calif.

84********* 16****************** John Sager, Toledo, Ohio

85********* 16****************** Bob Hogle, Buena Park, Calif.

86********* 15****************** Willie Hunziker, Riverside, Calif.

87********* 15****************** Joe Wagoner, Santa Maria, Calif.

88********* 14****************** Leroy Neumayer, Compton, Calif.

89********* 13.8*************** Danny Jones, Long Beach, Calif.

90********* 12****************** Bob Lithgow, Streator, Ill.

91********* 10.9*************** Ed Stanley, Brecksville, Ohio

92********* 9.5***************** Bob Coulter, Lakewood, Calif.

93********* 9******************** Ralph Liguori, Tampa, Fla.

94********* 9******************** Chuck Hulse, Downey, Calif.

95********* 8.4***************** Bob Burbridge, San Francisco, Calif.

96********* 7.5***************** Clay Robbins, North Hollywood, Calif.

97********* 7.5***************** Jim Devitt, Calimesa, Calif.

98********* 6******************** Gene Gurney, Hayward, Calif.

99********* 6******************** Jim Florian, Mentor, Ohio

100******* 6******************** Gig Stephens, North Reading, Mass.

101******* 5******************** Gene Pastor, Denver, Colo.

102******* 5******************** Jim Shaffer, New Castle, Pa.

103******* 4.5***************** Vern Faler, Columbus, Ohio

104******* 4.5***************** Dickie Deis, Fresno, Calif.

105******* 3.2***************** Bill Krause, Long Beach, Calif.

106******* 3******************** Russ Sweedler, Elwood, Ill.

107******* 3******************** Larry Ferrua, Fresno, Calif.

108******* 3******************** Red Riegel, Leesport, Pa.

109******* 2.4***************** Bud Clemons, Riverside, Calif.

110******* 2.4***************** Don Meacham, Fresno, Calif.

111******* 1.5***************** Don Melton, San Bernardino, Calif.

112******* 1.5***************** Bill Shaw, Chowchilla, Calif.

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1961 USAC National Midget Entrant Points

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

1*********** 1030.5********** Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#1)

2*********** 653.1************ Lloyd Hamm, Richmond, Ind. (#10)

3*********** 599.5************ Bob Higman, Lafayette, Ind. (#67)

4*********** 597.6************ Lloyd Rahn, Tuscola, Ill. (#2)

5*********** 546.9************ Ed Pearson, Marion, Ohio (#21)

6*********** 530**************** Bruce Homeyer, Cedar Grove, N.J. (#9)

7*********** 493.9************ Ed Loniewski, Michigan City, Ind. (#87)

8*********** 422.7************ Chuck Benda, Chicago, Ill. (#89)

9*********** 413.3************ Danny Quella, Gardena, Calif. (#8)

10********* 407**************** Michael Nagy, Racine, Wis. (#29)

11********* 375.7************ Justin King, Columbus, Ind. (#79)

12********* 340**************** Ralph Wilke & Gus Wesell, Milwaukee, Wis. (#4)

13********* 325.4************ Jack London, Oakland, Calif. (#5)

14********* 316.3************ Coxie Bowman, Ossian, Ind. (#33)

15********* 313**************** Ted Bohlander, Minonk, Ill. (#69)

16********* 271.8************ Bill Logan, Warren, Mich. (#15)

17********* 265.9************ Frank Bardazon, Detroit, Mich. (#16)

18********* 246.3************ Therrel Keith, Greentown, Ind. (#56)

19********* 214.8************ Gay Van Berckelaer, Westminster, Calif. (#45)

20********* 212**************** Ralph Wilke & Gus Wesell, Milwaukee, Wis. (#5)

21********* 179.9************ George Hopkins, Harvey, Ill. (#54)

22********* 172.5************ Marv Edwards, Los Angeles, Calif. (#98JR)

23********* 161.3************ Dallas Garman, Fairfield, Ill. (#5)

24********* 155.4************ Porter Goff, Alameda, Calif. (#14)

25********* 149.5************ Howard Patterson, Washington, Pa. (#77)

26********* 130**************** Bob Nowicke, Louisville, Ky. (#6)

27********* 128.5************ Hank Green, Indianapolis, Ind. (#76)

28********* 119.7************ Jack London, Oakland, Calif. (#4)

29********* 119.3************ Claude Lowther, Cincinnati, Ohio (#48)

30********* 111.6************ Mel Owens, Troy, Mich. (#33)

31********* 111.5************ Ray Ridenour, South Bend, Ind. (#33)

32********* 109**************** Gus Linhares, Burbank, Calif. (#37)

33********* 109**************** Don Weaver, Redondo Beach, Calif. (#32)

34********* 100**************** Ken Brenn, Warren, N.J. (#24)

35********* 100**************** Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#93)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 8, 1961 – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Gene Force (Bill Logan #35), 2. Chuck Weyant, 3. Dick Northam, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Chuck Marshall, 6. Johnny Roberts, 7. Chuck Rodee, 8. Danny Kladis, 9. Harry Beck, 10. Byron Fisher. FQ: Danny Kladis (8.880)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 14, 1961 – International Amphitheatre – Chicago, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Bob Higman #67), 2. Gene Hartley, 3. Chuck Rodee, 4. Bernie Wilhelmi, 5. Ray Elliott, 6. Danny Kladis, 7. Chuck Marshall, 8. Johnny Riva, 9. Ed Stanley, 10. Russ Sweedler. FQ: Russ Sweedler (8.580)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: February 4, 1961 – International Amphitheatre – Chicago, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob McLean (Lloyd Rahn #2), 2. Ray Elliott, 3. Bobby Grim, 4. Chuck Rodee, 5. Johnny Roberts, 6. Danny Kladis, 7. Bob Wente, 8. Russ Sweedler, 9. Shorty Templeman, 10. Ted Hartley. FQ: Russ Sweedler (8.510)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 19, 1961 – Orange Show Stadium – San Bernardino, California

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. A.J. Foyt (Jack London #5), 2. Tommy Copp, 3. Johnny Moorhouse, 4. Norm Hall, 5. Steve Searock, 6. Willie Hunziker, 7. Hugh Randall, 8. Clay Robbins, 9. Billy Cantrell, 10. Jimmy Davies, 11. Bill Sullivan, 12. Don Melton, 13. Wayne Weiler, 14. Lowell Sachs, 15. Johnnie Tolan, 16. A.J. Shepherd, 17. Joe Garson, 18. Don Horvath. FQ: Don Horvath (15.820)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 25, 1961 – International Amphitheater – Chicago, Illinois

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Bob Higman #67), 2. Bobby Grim, 3. Chuck Rodee, 4. Johnny Roberts, 5. Ray Elliott, 6. Bob Tattersall, 7. Dale Swaim, 8. Duane Hanson, 9. Ted Hartley, 10. Tony Lenti. FQ: Johnny Roberts (8.420)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 15, 1961 – Ascot Stadium – Gardena, California

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. A.J. Foyt (Jack London #5), 2. Wayne Weiler, 3. Parnelli Jones, 4. Leroy Warriner, 5. Don Davis, 6. Dempsey Wilson, 7. Tommy Copp, 8. Cal Niday, 9. Johnnie Tolan, 10. Porky Rachwitz, 11. Don Horvath, 12. Billy Cantrell, 13. Mike McGreevy, 14. Bill Boyd, 15. Willie Hunziker, 16. Joe Wagoner, 17. Norm Hall, 18. Lowell Sachs, 19. Jimmy Davies, 20. Danny Jones, 21. Joe Garson, 22. Sonny Pratt, 23. Johnny Moorhouse, 24. Frank Armi. FQ: Jimmy Davies (22.460)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 23, 1961 – Kearney Bowl – Fresno, California

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Howard Linne #1), 2. Norm Rapp, 3. Joe Leonard, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Tommy Copp, 6. Cal Niday, 7. Johnnie Tolan, 8. Dean Holden, 9. George Benson, 10. Buddy Lee, 11. Bob Burbridge, 12. Bill Shaw, 13. Porky Rachwitz, 14. Vol Davis, 15. Willie Hunziker, 16. Joe Garson, 17. Joe Soares, 18. Johnny Baldwin. FQ: Norm Rapp (13.900)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 30, 1961 – Olympic Stadium – Kansas City, Missouri

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Joe Walter (George Turner #81), 2. Tommy Copp, 3. Eddie McVay, 4. Harry Beck, 5. Joe Wills, 6. Dale McDaniel, 7. Roger Lane, 8. Ned Kirkpatrick, 9. Bob Mathouser, 10. Bill Burdick, 11. Gene Pastor, 12. Don Horvath, 13. George DeLaporte, 14. Bob Parker, 15. Bob McLean, 16. Danny Frye, 17. Carl Williams, 18. Jimmy Davies. FQ: Tommy Copp (13.450)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 29, 1961 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana – Night Before The 500

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Howard Linne #1), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Porky Rachwitz, 4. Tommy Copp, 5. Rex Easton, 6. Cotton Farmer, 7. Johnny White, 8. Hugh Randall, 9. Al Miller, 10. Allen Crowe, 11. Leroy Warriner, 12. Bill Homeier, 13. Frank Burany, 14. Bob Tattersall, 15. Buddy Cagle, 16. Russ Congdon, 17. Bob McLean, 18. Johnnie Tolan. FQ: Bob Tattersall (17.260)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 3, 1961 – Soldier Field – Chicago, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Howard Linne #1), 2. Cliff Spalding, 3. Rex Easton, 4. Chuck Rodee, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Johnnie Tolan, 7. Tommy Copp, 8. Shorty Templeman, 9. Hugh Randall, 10. Parnelli Jones, 11. Gene Hartley, 12. Johnny White, 13. Cotton Farmer, 14. Johnny Roberts, 15. Bob McLean, 16. Allen Crowe, 17. Bob Tattersall, 18. Russ Sweedler. FQ: Jimmy Davies (16.700)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 4, 1961 – New Bremen Speedway – New Bremen, Ohio

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Lloyd Hamm #10), 2. Johnny Roberts, 3. Chuck Marshall, 4. Gene Hartley, 5. Leroy Warriner, 6. Allen Crowe, 7. Jim Hemmings, 8. Jimmy Davies, 9. Bobby Grim, 10. Hugh Randall, 11. Dale Swaim, 12. Porky Rachwitz. FQ: Bob Wente (20.720)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 8, 1961 – Flat Rock Speedway – Flat Rock, Michigan

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Tommy Copp (Ed Pearson #21), 2. Leroy Warriner, 3. Shorty Templeman, 4. Russ Congdon, 5. Chuck Rodee, 6. Dale Swaim, 7. Parnelli Jones, 8. Cotton Farmer, 9. Cliff Spalding, 10. Rex Easton, 11. Jimmy Davies, 12. Bob Wente, 13. Harry Beck, 14. Johnny White, 15. Johnny Coy, 16. Bob Reemsnyder, 17. Allen Crowe, 18. Buckie Sager. FQ: Jimmy Davies

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 9, 1961 – Sun Valley Speedway – Anderson, Indiana

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Cliff Spalding (Don Harmon #57), 2. Chuck Rodee, 3. Allen Crowe, 4. Russ Congdon, 5. Jimmy Davies, 6. Parnelli Jones, 7. A.J. Foyt, 8. A.J. Shepherd, 9. Tommy Copp, 10. Bob Wente, 11. Leroy Warriner, 12. Cotton Farmer, 13. Dick Northam, 14. Buckie Sager, 15. Bobby Grim, 16. Porky Rachwitz, 17. Harry Beck, 18. Bob Reemsnyder. FQ: Bob Wente (13.700)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 10, 1961 – Cloverleaf Speedway – Valley View, Ohio

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Tommy Copp (Ed Pearson #21), 2. Jimmy Davies, 3. Chuck Rodee, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Allen Crowe, 6. Harry Beck, 7. Cotton Farmer, 8. Bobby Grim, 9. Bill Homeier, 10. Bob Mathouser, 11. Jim Shaffer, 12. Buckie Sager, 13. Bob Miley, 14. Ed Stanley, 15. Johnny White, 16. Buddy Martin, 17. Dan Fagnelli, 18. Joe Coryea. FQ: Jimmy Davies (15.070)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 12, 1961 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Rex Easton (Lloyd Rahn #2), 2. Porky Rachwitz, 3. Bill Homeier, 4. Allen Crowe, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Chuck Weyant, 7. Johnny Roberts, 8. Chuck Rodee, 9. Gene Weyant, 10. Leroy Warriner, 11. Tommy Copp, 12. Cotton Farmer, 13. Dale Swaim, 14. Danny Frye, 15. Bob Tattersall, 16. Arnie Knepper, 17. Jerry Mans, 18. Teddy Dean. FQ: Jimmy Davies (13.430)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 17, 1961 – South Bend Motor Speedway – South Bend, Indiana

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Rodee (Ed Loniewski #87), 2. Russ Congdon, 3. Jimmy Davies, 4. Gene Hartley, 5. Leroy Warriner, 6. Cliff Spalding, 7. Bob Wente, 8. Tommy Copp, 9. Bobby Grim, 10. Johnny Riva, 11. Bob McLean, 12. Allen Crowe, 13. Bob Lithgow, 14. Bill Mehner, 15. John Slowiak, 16. Porky Rachwitz, 17. Bill Homeier, 18. Dale Swaim. FQ: Bob Wente (13.090)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 18, 1961 – Danville Fairgrounds – Danville, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Howard Linne #1), 2. Chuck Rodee, 3. Gene Hartley, 4. Chuck Weyant, 5. Carl Williams, 6. Dale Swaim, 7. Bob Wente, 8. Tommy Copp, 9. Leroy Warriner, 10. Chuck Marshall, 11. Russ Sweedler, 12. Bob Lithgow, 13. Bobby Grim, 14. Porky Rachwitz, 15. Harry Beck, 16. Allen Crowe, 17. Bob Tattersall, 18. Steve Orme. FQ: Bob Wente (14.720)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 19, 1961 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Arnie Knepper (Dallas Garman #5), 2. Chuck Rodee, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Rex Easton, 5. Gene Hartley, 6. Jimmy Davies, 7. Bobby Grim, 8. Tommy Copp, 9. Chuck Weyant, 10. Dale Swaim, 11. Danny Frye, 12. Ned Kirkpatrick, 13. Harry Beck, 14. Bill Burdick, 15. Leroy Warriner, 16. Porky Rachwitz, 17. Carl Williams, 18. Russ Sweedler. FQ: Bob Wente (13.530)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 29, 1961 – Berlin Raceway – Marne, Michigan

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Howard Linne #1), 2. Parnelli Jones, 3. Bob Wente, 4. A.J. Foyt, 5. Porky Rachwitz, 6. Tommy Copp, 7. Cotton Farmer, 8. Bobby Grim, 9. Dale Swaim, 10. Russ Congdon, 11. Johnny White, 12. Rex Easton, 13. Bob Tattersall, 14. Harry Beck, 15. Bob Mathouser, 16. Don Davis, 17. Hugh Randall, 18. A.J. Shepherd. FQ: Jimmy Davies

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 30, 1961 – Sun Valley Speedway – Anderson, Indiana

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. A.J. Foyt (Bob Higman #67), 2. Shorty Templeman, 3. Bobby Grim, 4. Porky Rachwitz, 5. Jimmy Davies, 6. Dale Swaim, 7. Tommy Copp, 8. Cotton Farmer, 9. Hugh Randall, 10. Nick Wilhelm, 11. Bill Mehner, 12. Ted Hartley. FQ: Jimmy Davies

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 1, 1961 – Soldier Field – Chicago, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Tommy Copp (Ed Pearson #21), 2. Rex Easton, 3. A.J. Shepherd, 4. Shorty Templeman, 5. Porky Rachwitz, 6. Cotton Farmer, 7. Bill Mehner, 8. Frank Burany, 9. Eddie Johnson, 10. Dale Swaim, 11. Parnelli Jones, 12. Allen Crowe, 13. Ed Stanley, 14. Harry Beck, 15. Bob Mathouser, 16. Bob Lithgow, 17. Russ Congdon, 18. Ted Hartley. FQ: Parnelli Jones

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 2, 1961 – New Jersey State Fairgrounds – Trenton, New Jersey

FEATURE: (250 laps) 1. Bobby Marshman & Jimmy Davies (Bruce Homeyer #19), 2. Bill Randall, 3. Tony Bonadies, 4. Gene Hartley, 5. Bert Brooks, 6. Ernie McCoy, 7. Bill Homeier, 8. Bruce Jacobi, 9. Jiggs Peters, 10. Len Duncan, 11. Dick Miller, 12. Bob Wente, 13. Johnny Mann, 14. Vern Harriman, 15. Chuck Rodee, 16. Leroy Warriner, 17. Bob McLean, 18. Fritz Meyer, 19. Hank Williams, 20. Red Marlowe, 21. Bob Schaeffer, 22. Ed Brown, 23. Carl Miller, 24. King Carpenter, 25. Johnny Coy, 26. Tom Goggin, 27. Red Riegel, 28. Dutch Schaeffer, 29. Bob Harkey, 30. Andy Furci, 31. Roy Graham, 32. Gig Stephens, 33. Bob Hillis, 34. Ray Brown, 35. Sonny Sanders, 36. Jimmy Davies, 37. Ed Marino, 38. Dave Keller, 39. Ralph Liguori, 40. Jim McKinley, 41. Ernie Borelli. FQ: Jimmy Davies

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 3, 1961 – Cloverleaf Speedway – Valley View, Ohio

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Gene Hartley (Bob Higman #67), 2. Bobby Grim, 3. Chuck Rodee, 4. Tommy Copp, 5. Shorty Templeman, 6. Jimmy Davies, 7. Bob Wente, 8. Bud Tingelstad, 9. Bob Tattersall, 10. Porky Rachwitz, 11. Hugh Randall, 12. Cotton Farmer, 13. Bill Mehner, 14. Dale Swaim, 15. Jim Florian, 16. Eddie Johnson, 17. Harry Beck, 18. A.J. Shepherd. FQ: Chuck Rodee

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 7, 1961 – Chattanooga Speedway – Ringgold, Georgia

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bobby Grim (Coxie Bowman #33), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Tommy Copp, 4. Jimmy Davies, 5. Parnelli Jones, 6. Porky Rachwitz, 7. Chuck Rodee, 8. Bob Wente, 9. Rex Easton, 10. Gene Hartley, 11. Leroy Warriner, 12. Hugh Randall, 13. Dale Swaim, 14. Dick Northam, 15. Nick Wilhelm, 16. Cotton Farmer, 17. Bill Mehner, 18. Bill Homeier. FQ: Porky Rachwitz (17.330)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 8, 1961 – Fairgrounds Speedway – Nashville, Tennessee

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Dale Swaim (Justin King #67), 2. Gene Hartley, 3. Chuck Rodee, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Rex Easton, 6. Tommy Copp, 7. Bobby Grim, 8. Jimmy Davies, 9. Bob Tattersall, 10. Parnelli Jones, 11. Dick Northam, 12. Nick Wilhelm, 13. Bill Mehner, 14. Harry Beck, 15. Porky Rachwitz, 16. Leroy Warriner, 17. Hugh Randall. FQ: Chuck Rodee (15.800)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 10, 1961 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Lloyd Hamm #10), 2. Gene Hartley, 3. Dwight Brown, 4. Allen Crowe, 5. Jimmy Davies, 6. Bud Tingelstad, 7. Bob Mathouser, 8. Gene Weyant, 9. Bob Tattersall, 10. Bob Lithgow, 11. Dale Swaim, 12. Rex Easton, 13. Carl Williams, 14. Bill Homeier, 15. Porky Rachwitz, 16. Bobby Grim, 17. Russ Sweedler, 18. Arnie Knepper. FQ: Allen Crowe (13.440)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 15, 1961 – Columbus Motor Speedway – Columbus, Ohio

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Russ Congdon (Bill Logan #15), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Cotton Farmer, 4. Bud Tingelstad, 5. Tommy Copp, 6. Shorty Templeman, 7. Jimmy Davies, 8. Gene Hartley, 9. Allen Crowe, 10. Bruce Jacobi, 11. Dick Northam, 12. Dale Swaim, 13. Bill Homeier, 14. Bob Tattersall, 15. Rex Easton, 16. Johnny White, 17. Buckie Sager, 18. Ted Hartley. FQ: Gene Hartley (16.150)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 19, 1961 – Kentucky State Fairgrounds – Louisville, Kentucky

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Shorty Templeman (Therrel Keith #56), 2. Russ Congdon, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Allen Crowe, 5. Parnelli Jones, 6. Dale Swaim, 7. Bob Wente, 8. Cotton Farmer, 9. Bud Tingelstad, 10. Bob Mathouser, 11. Bob Lithgow, 12. Leroy Warriner, 13. Porky Rachwitz, 14. Jimmy Davies, 15. Gene Hartley, 16. Bill Mehner, 17. Hugh Randall, 18. Dick Northam. FQ: Gene Hartley (15.210)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 20, 1961 – Galesburg Speedway – Galesburg, Michigan

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Dale Swaim (Justin King #79), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Bobby Grim, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Shorty Templeman, 6. Allen Crowe, 7. Russ Congdon, 8. Rex Easton, 9. Buckie Sager, 10. Bill Mehner, 11. Tommy Copp, 12. Gene Hartley, 13. Jimmy Davies, 14. Bill Homeier, 15. Bob McLean, 16. Porky Rachwitz, 17. Bob Lithgow, 18. Bob Mathouser. FQ: Jimmy Davies (15.290)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 22, 1961 – South Bend Motor Speedway – South Bend, Indiana

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Allen Crowe (Ted Bohlander #69), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Gene Hartley, 4. Chuck Rodee, 5. Shorty Templeman, 6. Jimmy Davies, 7. Russ Congdon, 8. Bob McLean, 9. Bobby Grim, 10. Eddie Johnson, 11. A.J. Shepherd, 12. Rex Easton, 13. Bill Homeier, 14. Tommy Copp, 15. Bob Lithgow, 16. Bob Tattersall, 17. Leroy Warriner, 18. Dale Swaim. FQ: Allen Crowe (13.200)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 29, 1961 – Champaign-Urbana Fairgrounds – Champaign, Illinois

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Porky Rachwitz (Danny Quella Jr. #8), 2. Parnelli Jones, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Leroy Warriner, 5. Rex Easton, 6. Allen Crowe, 7. Chuck Weyant, 8. Dale Swaim, 9. Chuck Marshall, 10. Jimmy Davies, 11. Roger Lane, 12. Bud Tingelstad, 13. Chuck Rodee, 14. Jim Hemmings, 15. Bob Mathouser, 16. Gene Hartley, 17. Tommy Copp, 18. Shorty Templeman. FQ: Porky Rachwitz (25.180)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 29, 1961 – Orange Show Stadium – San Bernardino, California

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. A.J. Foyt (Jack London #5), 2. Hal Minyard, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Don Davis, 5. Joe Wagoner, 6. George Benson, 7. Danny Jones, 8. Bob Coulter, 9. Gene Gurney, 10. Dempsey Wilson, 11. Eddie McVay, 12. Billy Cantrell, 13. Joe Soares, 14. Tommy Morrow, 15. Johnny Wood, 16. Bud Clemons, 17. Buddy Lee, 18. Don Horvath. FQ: Buddy Lee (16.480)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 30, 1961 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Howard Linne #1), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Shorty Templeman, 4. Dale Swaim, 5. Carl Williams, 6. Porky Rachwitz, 7. Chuck Rodee, 8. Rex Easton, 9. Bob Tattersall, 10. Bobby Grim, 11. Johnny Roberts, 12. Bobby Marshman, 13. Leroy Warriner, 14. Buckie Sager, 15. Bruce Jacobi, 16. Bud Bogard, 17. Tommy Copp, 18. Bob Mathouser. FQ: Bob Wente (18.550)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 4, 1961 – Lawrenceburg Speedway – Lawrenceburg, Indiana

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. A.J. Foyt (Bob Nowicke #6), 2. Russ Congdon, 3. Porky Rachwitz, 4. Jimmy Davies, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Allen Crowe, 7. Dale Swaim, 8. Bud Tingelstad, 9. Chuck Rodee, 10. Rex Easton, 11. Cotton Farmer, 12. Bobby Grim, 13 Ross Smith, 14 Ralph Liguori, 15 Jim Hemmings, 16 Leroy Warriner, 17 Carl Williams, 18 Bruce Jacobi. FQ: Jimmy Davies (14.930)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 5, 1961 – Cloverleaf Speedway – Valley View, Ohio

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Vern Harriman (William Guenther #12), 2. Eddie Johnson, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Dale Swaim, 5. Jimmy Davies, 6. Leroy Warriner, 7. Tommy Copp, 8. Chuck Rodee, 9. Russ Congdon, 10. Buckie Sager, 11. Rex Easton, 12. Ed Stanley, 13. Bobby Grim, 14. Buddy Martin, 15. Joe Pinter, 16. M. Nehmer, 17. Allen Crowe, 18. Gene Hartley. FQ: Chuck Rodee (15.130)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 12, 1961 – Wisconsin State Fair Park – West Allis, Wisconsin

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Parnelli Jones (Chuck Benda #89), 2. Len Sutton, 3. Jim Hurtubise, 4. Bobby Marshman, 5. Jimmy Davies, 6. Gene Hartley, 7. Rex Easton, 8. Bob Wente, 9. Tommy Copp, 10. Al Keller, 11. Chuck Rodee, 12. Don Branson, 13. Bruce Jacobi, 14. Ernie McCoy, 15. Palmer Crowell, 16. Carl Williams, 17. Bob Lithgow, 18. Gil Michaels, 19. Leroy Warriner, 20. Bill Mehner, 21. Porky Rachwitz, 22. Bud Tingelstad, 23. Chuck Marshall, 24. Jim Smith, 25. Allen Crowe, 26. Ted Hartley, 27. Danny Kladis, 28. Jiggs Peters, 29. Dale Swaim, 30. Johnny Roberts, 31. Bill Homeier, 32. Bob Tattersall. FQ: Parnelli Jones (36.000)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 12, 1961 – Ascot Stadium – Gardena, California

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Billy Cantrell (Clyde Lynch #27), 2. Johnny Baldwin, 3. A.J. Foyt, 4. Elmer George, 5. Lloyd Corbin, 6. Don Horvath, 7. Mike McGreevy, 8. Buddy Lee, 9. Joe Soares, 10. Joe Garson, 11. Johnny Moorhouse, 12. Bob Coulter, 13. Danny Jones, 14. Joe Wagoner, 15. Don Melton, 16. Willie Hunziker, 17. Tommy Morrow, 18. Don Davis. FQ: A.J. Foyt (22.600)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 14, 1961 – Saint Charles Speedway – Saint Charles, Missouri

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Rex Easton (Lloyd Rahn #2), 2. Tommy Copp, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Arnie Knepper, 5. Porky Rachwitz, 6. Bruce Jacobi, 7. Chuck Weyant, 8. Carl Williams, 9. Buddy Cagle, 10. Jerry Kemp, 11. Bud Hoppe, 12. Bill Puterbaugh, 13. Harry Beck, 14. Danny Frye, 15. Allen Crowe, 16. Chuck Rodee, 17. Dwight Brown, 18. Jimmy Davies. FQ: Tommy Copp (13.020)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 16, 1961 – Rockford Speedway – Rockford, Illinois

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Howard Linne #1), 2. Chuck Rodee, 3. Ray Elliott, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Frank Burany, 6. Parnelli Jones, 7. Gene Hartley, 8. Don Branson, 9. Leroy Warriner, 10. Dale Swaim, 11. Bob Lithgow, 12. Gil Michaels, 13. Tommy Copp, 14. Bill Horstmeyer, 15. Allen Crowe, 16. Billy Wood, 17. Rex Easton, 18. Danny Kladis. FQ: Jimmy Davies (15.140)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 17, 1961 – Tri-City Speedway – Granite City, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Danny Frye (Jack Stroud #35), 2. Dale Swaim, 3. Gene Hartley, 4. Porky Rachwitz, 5. Chuck Weyant, 6. Rex Easton, 7. Buddy Cagle, 8. Allen Crowe, 9. Tommy Copp, 10. Bob Wente, 11. Chuck Rodee, 12. Jimmy Davies, 13. Joe Walter, 14. Bill Homeier, 15. Dwight Brown, 16. Bud Hoppe, 17. Jim McVay, 18. Leroy Warriner. FQ: Jimmy Davies (14.980)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 18, 1961 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Allen Crowe (Ted Bohlander #69), 2. Jimmy Davies, 3. Porky Rachwitz, 4. Gene Hartley, 5. Chuck Weyant, 6. Bill Burdick, 7. Dale Swaim, 8. Rex Easton, 9. Chuck Rodee, 10. Carl Williams, 11. Danny Frye, 12. Arnie Knepper, 13. Tommy Copp, 14. Bob Wente, 15. Ronnie Duman, 16. Buddy Cagle, 17. Leroy Warriner, 18. Dwight Brown. FQ: Rex Easton (12.720)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 20, 1961 – Terre Haute Action Track – Terre Haute, Indiana

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (George Hopkins #54), 2. Chuck Marshall, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Bob McLean, 5. Gil Michaels, 6. Frank Burany, 7. Jimmy Davies, 8. Dale Swaim, 9. Porky Rachwitz, 10. Tommy Copp, 11. Russ Congdon, 12. Chuck Rodee, 13. Carl Williams, 14. Bill Homeier, 15. Leroy Warriner, 16. Bobby Grim, 17. Chuck Weyant, 18. Bill Mehner. FQ: Bob Tattersall (25.580)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 22, 1961 – Hartford Motor Speedway – Hartford, Michigan

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Porky Rachwitz (Danny Quella Jr. #8), 2. Jimmy Davies, 3. Parnelli Jones, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Leroy Warriner, 7. Russ Congdon, 8. Gene Hartley, 9. Allen Crowe, 10. Ronnie Duman, 11. Bobby Grim, 12. Chuck Rodee, 13. Tom York, 14. Ray Elliott, 15. Dale Swaim, 16. Buckie Sager, 17. Tom Sellberg. FQ: Porky Rachwitz (22.870)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 23, 1961 – Fairbury American Legion Speedway – Fairbury, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Weyant (Dick Kincaid #19), 2. Parnelli Jones, 3. Russ Congdon, 4. Bobby Grim, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Forrest Parker, 7. Porky Rachwitz, 8. Jimmy Davies, 9. Dale Swaim, 10. Bill Homeier, 11. Chuck Rodee, 12. Johnny Roberts, 13. Bill Mehner, 14. Bob Lithgow, 15. Leroy Warriner, 16. Bob Tattersall, 17. Ray Kenens, 18. Ray Elliott. FQ: Johnny Roberts (15.380)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 26, 1961 – Champaign-Urbana Fairgrounds – Champaign, Illinois

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Howard Linne #1), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Shorty Templeman, 4. Bobby Grim, 5. Gene Hartley, 6. Leroy Warriner, 7. Ralph Liguori, 8. Porky Rachwitz, 9. Chuck Rodee, 10. Russ Congdon, 11. Forrest Parker, 12. Dick Northam, 13. Johnny Roberts, 14. Bob Lithgow, 15. Bill Mehner, 16. Ronnie Duman, 17. Dale Swaim, 18. Chuck Weyant. FQ: Forrest Parker (15.930)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 27, 1961 – Indianapolis Raceway Park – Clermont, Indiana

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Don Branson (Ralph Wilke & Gus Wesell #4), 2. Jimmy Davies, 3. A.J. Shepherd, 4. Allen Crowe, 5. Chuck Rodee, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Shorty Templeman, 8. Dale Swaim, 9. Gil Michaels, 10. Al Miller, 11. Bob Tattersall, 12. Tommy Copp, 13. Chuck Marshall, 14. Bobby Grim, 15. Russ Congdon, 16. Leroy Warriner, 17. Bob Lithgow, 18. Porky Rachwitz, 19. Bill Mehner, 20. Johnny Roberts, 21. Ronnie Duman, 22. Jack Turner, 23. Ralph Liguori, 24. Ted Hartley. FQ: Don Branson (25.920)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 9, 1961 – Columbus Motor Speedway – Columbus, Ohio

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Russ Congdon (Lloyd Rahn #2), 2. Gene Hartley, 3. Bobby Grim, 4. Chuck Rodee, 5. Dale Swaim, 6. Leroy Warriner, 7. Jimmy Davies, 8. Bill Mehner, 9. Jim Florian, 10. Vern Faler, 11. Ted Hartley, 12. Jim Neff, 13. Jim Smith, 14. Nick Wilhelm, 15. Dick Northam, 16. Bob Wente, 17. Ted Bohlander, 18. Ray Elliott. FQ: Dale Swaim (16.080)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 10, 1961 – Lawrenceburg Speedway – Lawrenceburg, Indiana

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Howard Linne #1), 2. Dick Northam, 3. Hugh Randall, 4. Dale Swaim, 5. Russ Congdon, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Jim Hemmings, 8. Gene Hartley, 9. Leroy Warriner, 10. Chuck Rodee, 11. Nick Wilhelm, 12. Jim Neff, 13. Lee Drollinger, 14. Ted Bohlander, 15. Bobby Grim, 16. Danny Jones, 17. Cotton Farmer, 18. Bill Eubank. FQ: Bob Wente (14.800)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 17, 1961 – Salem Speedway – Salem, Indiana

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Don Branson (Ralph Wilke & Gus Wesell #4), 2. Bud Tingelstad, 3. Chuck Rodee, 4. Bob McLean, 5. Ronnie Duman, 6. Leroy Warriner, 7. Tommy Copp, 8. Allen Crowe, 9. Bob Wente, 10. Jimmy Davies, 11. Chuck Marshall, 12. Jim Hemmings, 13. Gene Hartley, 14. Hugh Randall, 15. Shorty Templeman, 16. Forrest Parker, 17. Lee Drollinger, 18. Bobby Grim, 19. Russ Congdon, 20. Al Miller, 21. Danny Jones, 22. Dale Swaim, 23. Bill Mehner, 24. Dick Northam. FQ: Bud Tingelstad (19.510)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 1, 1961 – Terre Haute Action Track – Terre Haute, Indiana – Hut 100

FEATURE: (75 laps) 1. A.J. Foyt (Bob Nowicke #6), 2. Arnie Knepper, 3. Roger McCluskey, 4. Don Branson, 5. Bill Puterbaugh, 6. Russ Congdon, 7. Carl Williams, 8. Jimmy Davies, 9. Todd Barton, 10. Danny Frye, 11. Forrest Parker, 12. Hugh Randall, 13. Art Aubuchon, 14. Keith Thomas, 15. Don Davis, 16. Ronnie Duman, 17. Chuck Rodee, 18. Bob Wente, 19. Allen Crowe, 20. Tommy Copp, 21. Parnelli Jones, 22. Cotton Farmer, 23. Jim Hurtubise, 24. Chuck Weyant. FQ: Bob Wente (27.180)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 7, 1961 – Antioch Speedway – Antioch, California

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Howard Linne #1), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Bob DeJong, 4. Lloyd Corbin, 5. Joe Soares, 6. Johnny Moorhouse, 7. Don Horvath, 8. Dempsey Wilson, 9. Jim Devitt, 10. Chuck Booth, 11. Dee Hileman, 12. Hal Minyard, 13. Tommy Copp, 14. Glen Dennee, 15. George Benson, 16. Bill Shaw, 17. Larry Ferrua, 18. Don Meacham. FQ: Mike McGreevy (17.500)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 14, 1961 – Stockton 99 Speedway – Stockton, California

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Howard Linne #1), 2. Leroy Warriner, 3. George Benson, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Norm Rapp, 6. Dean Holden, 7. Chuck Booth, 8. Bob DeJong, 9. Tommy Copp, 10. Dick Deis, 11. Bob Burbridge, 12. Jim Devitt, 13. Dick Atkins, 14. Don Meacham, 15. Dee Hileman, 16. Tommy Morrow, 17. Larry Ferrua, 18. Frank Mantello. FQ: Leroy Warriner

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 21, 1961 – Ascot Stadium – Gardena, California

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. A.J. Foyt (Jack London #5), 2. Billy Cantrell, 3. Tommy Copp, 4. Shorty Templeman, 5. Lloyd Corbin, 6. Porky Rachwitz, 7. Bob Wente, 8. Bob Hogle, 9. Jimmy Davies, 10. Chuck Booth, 11. Johnny Moorhouse, 12. Norm Rapp, 13. Danny Jones, 14. Don Cameron, 15. Parnelli Jones, 16. George Benson, 17. Don Staudinger, 18. Bobby Marshman. FQ: A.J. Foyt (22.950)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 4, 1961 – Orange Show Stadium – San Bernardino, California

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. A.J. Foyt (Jack London #5), 2. Porky Rachwitz, 3. Tommy Copp, 4. Lloyd Corbin, 5. Jimmy Davies, 6. Don Horvath, 7. Chuck Hulse, 8. Joe Garson, 9. Bob Hogle, 10. Joe Soares, 11. Billy Cantrell, 12. Bob Wente, 13. Johnny Moorhouse, 14. Jim Hurtubise, 15. Don Melton, 16. Russ Long, 17. Allen Crowe, 18. Don Davis. FQ: Shorty Templeman (16.680)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 17, 1961 – Cincinnati Gardens – Cincinnati, Ohio

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Weyant (Chuck Weyant #7), 2. Jim Hemmings, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Russ Congdon, 5. Bob McLean, 6. Ted Hartley, 7. Johnny White, 8. Dick Northam, 9. Chuck Rodee, 10. Eddie Johnson. FQ: Ted Hartley (8.120)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 18, 1961 – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob McLean (Bob McLean #2), 2. Chuck Weyant, 3. Johnny Roberts, 4. Gil Michaels, 5. Russ Congdon, 6. Mel Kenyon, 7. Nick Wilhelm, 8. Ray Elliott, 9. Duane Hanson, 10. Ted Hartley. FQ: Bob McLean (9.050)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 23, 1961 – Ascot Stadium – Gardena, California – Turkey Night Grand Prix

FEATURE: (150 laps) 1. A.J. Foyt (A.J. Foyt #5), 2. Parnelli Jones, 3. Jim Hurtubise, 4. Jimmy Davies, 5. Lloyd Corbin, 6. Don Horvath, 7. Elmer George, 8. Chuck Booth, 9. Mike McGreevy, 10. Joe Garson, 11. Dee Hileman, 12. Porky Rachwitz, 13. Johnny Moorhouse, 14. Carl Williams, 15. Roger McCluskey, 16. Don Melton, 17. Shorty Templeman, 18. Tommy Copp, 19. George Benson, 20. Billy Cantrell, 21. Norm Rapp, 22. Don Davis, 23. Bob Hogle, 24. Russ Moynagh. FQ: Joe Garson (22.790)

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: December 31, 1961 – Ascot Stadium – Gardena, California

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Parnelli Jones (Marv Edwards #98), 2. A.J. Foyt, 3. Shorty Templeman, 4. Lloyd Corbin, 5. Allen Heath, 6. Billy Cantrell, 7. Gene Brown, 8. Leroy Neumayer, 9. Chuck Booth, 10. Tommy Copp, 11. Porky Rachwitz, 12. Mike McGreevy, 13. Bob Hogle, 14. Willie Hunziker, 15. Clay Robbins, 16. Jim Hurtubise, 17. Bill Krause, 18. Norm Hall. FQ: Parnelli Jones (23.000)

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[flagboy55]

Love the music reference Richie

[TQ29m]

I was out from January 61 to January 63 while in Washington DC, but picked it back up when I got back to indiana, what good times were then,but I was busy with a rearengment of my priorities ,and didn't get back to much but Indy for a while, was there for the Gasoline tragedies,then got back into my own racing, my wife was happy with me for that, but we're still together, 63+years now
Thanks Ritchie, for the updates