1961 Indianapolis 500 - Round 2

Name: 1961 Indianapolis 500
Start: 30/05/1961
Location: Indianapolis

Tuesday, May 30, 1961
Indianapolis 500
USAC National Championship

Race Winner

AJ Foyt jr , Bignotti-Bowes Racing Associates

Country

United States

Circuit

Indianapolis

Round

Laps

200

Pole

Eddie Sachs , Dean Van Lines Racing Division

Fastest Lap

Ruttman, 1m 00.98s

1961 Season

Past Results

1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1946, 1941, 1940, 1939, 1938, 1937, 1936, 1935, 1934, 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, 1922, 1921, 1920, 1919, 1916, 1915, 1914, 1913, 1912, 1911

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Race Results

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Position	Driver	No.	Team	Vehicle	Time	Points
1 6	AJ Foyt jr	1	Bignotti-Bowes Racing Associates	Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone)	3h 35m 37.49s	1000
2 1	Eddie Sachs	12	Dean Van Lines Racing Division	Ewing-Offenhauser (Firestone)	3h 35m 45.77s	800
3 1	Rodger Ward	2	Leader Card Racers	Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone)	3h 36m 32.68s	700
4 14	Shorty Templeman	7	Bill Forbes Racing	Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone)	3h 39m 10.84s	600
5 21	Al Keller	19	Bruce Homeyer	Phillips-Offenhauser (Firestone)	3h 40m 31.94s	500
6 22	Chuck Stevenson	18	C&H Supply	Epperly-Offenhauser (Firestone)	3h 41m 0.45s	400
7 26	Bobby Marshman	31	John R Wills	Epperly-Offenhauser (Firestone)	3h 41m 20.77s	300
8 17	Lloyd Ruby	5	Lindsey Hopkins Racing	Epperly-Offenhauser (Firestone)	3h 42m 27.14s	250
9 4	Jack Brabham	17	Cooper Car Co	Cooper T54-Climax (Dunlop)	3h 43m 41.22s	200
10 22	Norman Hall	34	Federal Engineering	Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser (Firestone)	3h 43m 42.39s	150
11 4	Gene Hartley	28	John Chalik	Trevis-Offenhauser (Firestone)	198 laps	100
12 7	Parnelli Jones	98	JC Agajanian	Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone)	192 laps	50
13 7	Dick Rathmann	97	Jim Robbins	Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone)	164 laps Fuel pump	0
14 3	Paul Goldsmith	10	Racing Associates	Lesovsky-Offenhauser (Firestone)	160 laps Con rod	0
15 3	Wayne Weiler	15	Lindsey Hopkins Racing	Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone)	147 laps Wheel bearing	0
16 15	Dempsey Wilson	35	Lysle Greenman	Kuzma-Offenhauser (Firestone)	145 laps Fuel pump	0
17 1	Bob Christie	32	William Tucker	Kurtis-Offenhauser (Firestone)	132 laps Piston	0
18 8	Eddie Johnson	33	Jim Robbins	Kuzma-Offenhauser (Firestone)	127 laps Accident	0
19 11	Len Sutton	8	Pete Salemi	Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone)	110 laps Clutch	0
20 2	Troy Ruttman	52	John Zink	Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone)	105 laps Clutch	0
21 1	Johnny Boyd	41	Leader Card Racers	Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone)	105 laps Clutch	0
22 19	Jim Hurtubise	99	Norman C Demler	Epperly-Offenhauser (Firestone)	102 laps Piston	0
23 4	Ebb Rose	86	Racing Associates	Porter-Offenhauser (Firestone)	93 laps Con rod	0
24 6	Cliff Griffith	26	Edgar R Elder	Elder-Offenhauser (Firestone)	55 laps Piston	0
25 4	Jack Turner	45	Fred Gerhardt	Kurtis-Offenhauser (Firestone)	52 laps Accident	0
26 12	AJ Shepherd	73	Ernest L Ruiz	Christiansen-Offenhauser (Firestone)	51 laps Accident	0
27 2	Roger McCluskey	22	Racing Associates	Moore-Offenhauser (Firestone)	51 laps Accident	0
28 19	Bill Cheesbourg	14	Dean Van Lines Racing Division	Kuzma-Offenhauser (Firestone)	50 laps Accident	0
29 2	Don Davis	83	Gilbert E Morcroft	Trevis-Offenhauser (Firestone)	49 laps Accident	0
30 19	Jim Rathmann	4	Ken-Paul	Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone)	48 laps Magneto	0
31 8	Jimmy Daywalt	55	Ollie Prather	Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser (Firestone)	27 laps Brakes	0
32 8	Bobby Grim	16	Ansted-Thompson Racing	Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone)	26 laps Piston	0
33 31	Don Branson	3	John R Wills	Epperly-Offenhauser (Firestone)	2 laps Valve	0

Qualifying

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Grid	Driver	Team	Time
1	Eddie Sachs	Dean Van Lines Racing Division	4m 4.1s
2	Don Branson	John R Wills	4m 5.16s
3	Jim Hurtubise	Norman C Demler	4m 6.06s
4	Rodger Ward	Leader Card Racers	4m 6.26s
5	Parnelli Jones	JC Agajanian	4m 6.44s
6	Dick Rathmann	Jim Robbins	4m 6.52s
7	AJ Foyt jr	Bignotti-Bowes Racing Associates	4m 6.74s
8	Len Sutton	Pete Salemi	4m 6.75s
9	Bill Cheesbourg	Dean Van Lines Racing Division	4m 6.79s
10	Eddie Johnson	Jim Robbins	4m 6.84s
11	Jim Rathmann	Ken-Paul	4m 7.57s
12	Wayne Weiler	Lindsey Hopkins Racing	4m 7.68s
13	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Co	4m 8.03s
14	AJ Shepherd	Ernest L Ruiz	4m 8.35s
15	Gene Hartley	John Chalik	4m 8.59s
16	Bob Christie	William Tucker	4m 8.65s
17	Paul Goldsmith	Racing Associates	4m 8.72s
18	Shorty Templeman	Bill Forbes Racing	4m 9.41s
19	Ebb Rose	Racing Associates	4m 9.41s
20	Johnny Boyd	Leader Card Racers	4m 9.84s
21	Jack Turner	Fred Gerhardt	4m 8.44s
22	Troy Ruttman	John Zink	4m 8.62s
23	Jimmy Daywalt	Ollie Prather	4m 9.62s
24	Bobby Grim	Ansted-Thompson Racing	4m 9.95s
25	Lloyd Ruby	Lindsey Hopkins Racing	4m 5.05s
26	Al Keller	Bruce Homeyer	4m 6.31s
27	Don Davis	Gilbert E Morcroft	4m 7.68s
28	Chuck Stevenson	C&H Supply	4m 7.95s
29	Roger McCluskey	Racing Associates	4m 8.16s
30	Cliff Griffith	Edgar R Elder	4m 8.21s
31	Dempsey Wilson	Lysle Greenman	4m 9.65s
32	Norman Hall	Federal Engineering	4m 9.04s
33	Bobby Marshman	John R Wills	4m 9.49s