Rex Mays Classic
The Milwaukee Mile
1 Mile Paved Oval
100 Laps/100 Miles
June 4, 1961
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
1 | 2 | Rodger Ward | 2 | Leader Card 500 | Watson | Offy | 100 | 0:57:46.21 103.860 | 200 |
2 | 5 | Al Keller | 19 | Konstant Hot | Philipp | Offy | 100 | Finished | 160 |
3 | 1 | Dick Rathmann | 27 | Chapman | Watson | Offy | 100 | Finished | 140 |
4 | 9 | Len Sutton | 8 | S & R Racing Enterprises | Watson | Offy | 100 | Finished | 120 |
5 | 3 | Jim Hurtubise | 15 | Hopkins | Watson | Offy | 99 | Flagged | 100 |
6 | 7 | Don Branson | 3 | Hoover Motor Express | Epperly | Offy | 99 | Flagged | 80 |
7 | 14 | Johnny Boyd | 41 | Leader Card 500 | Watson | Offy | 99 | Flagged | 60 |
8 | 6 | Elmer George | 21 | HOW | Kuzma | Offy | 99 | Flagged | 50 |
9 | 13 | Don Freeland | 23 | Bardahl | Kurtis | Offy | 99 | Flagged | 40 |
10 | 8 | Wayne Weiler | 5 | Autolite | Epperly | Offy | 98 | Flagged | 30 |
11 | 19 | Eddie Johnson | 6 | Bell Lines Trucking | Silnes D | Offy | 98 | Flagged | 20 |
12 | 11 | Dempsey Wilson | 35 | Lysle Greenman | Kuzma | Offy | 97 | Flagged | 10 |
13 | 21 | Bill Cheesbourg | 94 | McCullough | Elder | Offy | 97 | Flagged | |
14 | 16 | Chuck Hulse | 37 | Tassi Vatis | Kurtis | Offy | 93 | Flagged | |
15 | 20 | Ronnie Duman | 72 | Wyandotte Tool | Meskowski D | Offy | 91 | Spun out turn 1 | |
16 | 18 | Troy Ruttman | 52 | John Zink Trackburner | Watson | Offy | 71 | Mechanical | |
17 | 15 | Roger McCluskey | 86 | Meyer Speedway | Porter | Offy | 56 | Lost brakes | |
18 | 17 | Paul Goldsmith | 10 | Racing Associates | Lesovsky | Offy | 44 | Overheated | |
19 | 12 | Bobby Marshman | 31 | Hoover Motor Express | Epperly | Offy | 34 | Engine trouble, spun | |
20 | 22 | Bob Christie | 12 | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma | Offy | 26 | Poor handling | |
21 | 10 | Lloyd Ruby | 62 | Denver-Chicago Trucking | Watson | Offy | 21 | Broken valve | |
22 | 4 | A. J. Foyt | 1 | Bowes Seal Fast | Trevis | Offy | 12 | Magneto | |
-- | -- | Shorty Templeman | 7 | Bill Forbes Racing | Meskowski | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Beau Clerke | 71 | Bo Ju | Kuzma D | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Bert Brooks | 69 | Eelco Custom Shaft | Kuzma | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Bob Cleberg | 6 | Bell Lines Trucking | Kuzma | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow, C3 | |
-- | -- | Don Davis | 49 | Art Koopman | Lesovsky D | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow, C4 | |
-- | -- | Jack Conely | 89 | Dunn Engineering | Dunn | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow, C5 | |
-- | -- | Leon Clum | 77 | Dayton Steel Wheel | Sutton | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Tommy Copp | 64 | Shannon Brothers | Watts | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Tony Bonadies | 91 | Deakin | Kurtis | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Rex Easton | 42 | Stearly Motor Freight | Lesovsky D | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow, C7 | |
-- | -- | Cotton Farmer | 96 | Windmill Trucking | Silnes D | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Norm Hall | 85 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Bruce Jacobi | 58 | Harden | Russo/Nichels D | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Ernie Koch | 66 | Jewell-Cameron | Vollstedt D | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Jim McWithey | 29 | Hart Fullerton | Lesovsky | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Bud Tingelstad | 51 | Fike Plumbing | Kuzma D | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow, C6 | |
-- | -- | Jim Rathmann | 16 | Ansted Rotary | Watson | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | A. J. Shepherd | 61 | Roy | Epperly | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Cliff Spalding | 90 | Connor's Speed Shop | Kurtis 3000D | Chrysler | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Eddie Sachs | 12 | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma | Offy | -- | Withdrew, driven by Christie |
Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
Rodger Ward | 100 | 1-100 |