1961 Indianapolis 500 - Round 2
- Tuesday, May 30, 1961
- Indianapolis 500
- USAC National Championship
Race Results
Position | Driver | No. | Team | Vehicle | Time | Points |
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1 6 |
1 |
Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
3h 35m 37.49s |
1000 |
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2 1 |
12 |
Ewing-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
3h 35m 45.77s |
800 |
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3 1 |
2 |
Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
3h 36m 32.68s |
700 |
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4 14 |
7 |
Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
3h 39m 10.84s |
600 |
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5 21 |
19 |
Phillips-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
3h 40m 31.94s |
500 |
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6 22 |
18 |
Epperly-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
3h 41m 0.45s |
400 |
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7 26 |
31 |
Epperly-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
3h 41m 20.77s |
300 |
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8 17 |
5 |
Epperly-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
3h 42m 27.14s |
250 |
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9 4 |
17 |
Cooper T54-Climax (Dunlop) |
3h 43m 41.22s |
200 |
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10 22 |
34 |
Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
3h 43m 42.39s |
150 |
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11 4 |
28 |
Trevis-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
198 laps |
100 |
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12 7 |
98 |
Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
192 laps |
50 |
||
13 7 |
97 |
Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
164 laps Fuel pump |
0 |
||
14 3 |
10 |
Lesovsky-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
160 laps Con rod |
0 |
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15 3 |
15 |
Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
147 laps Wheel bearing |
0 |
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16 15 |
35 |
Kuzma-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
145 laps Fuel pump |
0 |
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17 1 |
32 |
Kurtis-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
132 laps Piston |
0 |
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18 8 |
33 |
Kuzma-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
127 laps Accident |
0 |
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19 11 |
8 |
Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
110 laps Clutch |
0 |
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20 2 |
52 |
Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
105 laps Clutch |
0 |
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21 1 |
41 |
Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
105 laps Clutch |
0 |
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22 19 |
99 |
Epperly-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
102 laps Piston |
0 |
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23 4 |
86 |
Porter-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
93 laps Con rod |
0 |
||
24 6 |
26 |
Elder-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
55 laps Piston |
0 |
||
25 4 |
45 |
Kurtis-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
52 laps Accident |
0 |
||
26 12 |
73 |
Christiansen-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
51 laps Accident |
0 |
||
27 2 |
22 |
Moore-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
51 laps Accident |
0 |
||
28 19 |
14 |
Kuzma-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
50 laps Accident |
0 |
||
29 2 |
83 |
Trevis-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
49 laps Accident |
0 |
||
30 19 |
4 |
Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
48 laps Magneto |
0 |
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31 8 |
55 |
Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
27 laps Brakes |
0 |
||
32 8 |
16 |
Watson-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
26 laps Piston |
0 |
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33 31 |
3 |
Epperly-Offenhauser (Firestone) |
2 laps Valve |
0 |
Qualifying
Grid | Driver | Team | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
4m 4.1s |
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2 |
4m 5.16s |
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3 |
4m 6.06s |
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4 |
4m 6.26s |
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5 |
4m 6.44s |
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6 |
4m 6.52s |
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7 |
4m 6.74s |
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8 |
4m 6.75s |
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9 |
4m 6.79s |
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10 |
4m 6.84s |
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11 |
4m 7.57s |
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12 |
4m 7.68s |
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13 |
4m 8.03s |
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14 |
4m 8.35s |
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15 |
4m 8.59s |
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16 |
4m 8.65s |
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17 |
4m 8.72s |
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18 |
4m 9.41s |
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19 |
4m 9.41s |
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20 |
4m 9.84s |
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21 |
4m 8.44s |
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22 |
4m 8.62s |
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23 |
4m 9.62s |
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24 |
4m 9.95s |
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25 |
4m 5.05s |
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26 |
4m 6.31s |
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27 |
4m 7.68s |
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28 |
4m 7.95s |
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29 |
4m 8.16s |
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30 |
4m 8.21s |
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31 |
4m 9.65s |
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32 |
4m 9.04s |
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33 |
4m 9.49s |
Circuit - Indianapolis
Country
United States
Location
Speedway, Indiana
Type
Paved oval
Length
2.5 (Miles)
Record
Eddie Cheever (Lola T95/00-Buick/Menard), 38.119s, 236.103 mph, Indycars, 1996