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Results of the 1961 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....

on Tuesday, May 30, 1961. This was the first Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, also known as the Indianapolis 500, the 500 Miles at Indianapolis, the Indy 500 or The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually, typically on the last weekend in May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...

not to be included in the Formula One

Formula One

Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...

World Championship since 1949.

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Status
1	7	1	United States A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr., or as he is universally known as in motorsports circles, A. J. Foyt , is a retired American automobile racing driver. He raced in numerous genres of motorsports. His open wheel racing includes USAC Champ cars and midget cars. He raced stock cars in NASCAR and USAC. He won...	145.903	9	200	71	Running
2	1	12	United States Eddie Sachs Eddie Sachs Edward Julius Sachs, Jr, born May 28, 1927 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, died May 30, 1964 in Speedway, Indiana was a United States Auto Club driver who was known as the "Clown Prince of Auto Racing." He coined the phrase "If you can't win, be spectacular."...	147.481	1	200	44	Running
3	4	2	United States Rodger Ward Rodger Ward Rodger M. Ward was an American racecar driver who won the 1959 and 1962 Indianapolis 500. He also was the 1959 and 1962 USAC Championship Car champion.-Early history:...	146.187	5	200	7	Running
4	18	7	United States Shorty Templeman Shorty Templeman Clark "Shorty" Templeman was an American racecar driver.-Championship car:...	144.341	27	200	0	Running
5	26	19	United States Al Keller Al Keller Al Keller was an American racecar driver.Keller participated in the NASCAR "Strictly Stock"/"Grand National" series from 1949 to 1956 with 29 career starts...	146.157	6	200	0	Running
6	28	18	United States Chuck Stevenson Chuck Stevenson Charles "Chuck" Stevenson was an American racecar driver.- AAA and USAC Championship Car series :...	145.191	16	200	0	Running
7	33	31	United States Bobby Marshman Bobby Marshman Bobby Marshman , was an American racecar driver.Born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Marshman died in San Antonio, Texas from injuries sustained in a tire test in Phoenix, Arizona. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1961-1964 seasons, with 49 career starts, including each...	144.293	29	200	0	Running
8	25	5	United States Lloyd Ruby Lloyd Ruby Lloyd Ruby was an American racecar driver.Ruby raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1958-1977 seasons, with 177 career starts, including every Indianapolis 500 race during 1960-1977. He finished in the top ten 88 times, with 7 victories. His best Indy finish was 3rd in 1964...	146.909	2	200	0	Running
9	13	17	Australia Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Sir John Arthur "Jack" Brabham, AO, OBE is an Australian former racing driver who was Formula One champion in , and . He was a founder of the Brabham racing team and race car constructor that bore his name....	145.144	17	200	0	Running
10	32	34	United States Norm Hall Norm Hall Norm Hall , was an American racecar driver.Born in San Francisco, California, Hall died in Pittsboro, Indiana. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1961, 1964, and 1965 seasons, with 17 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1961 and 1964...	144.555	26	200	0	Running
11	15	28	United States Gene Hartley Gene Hartley Leslie "Gene" Hartley was an American racecar driver. He was born and died in Roanoke, Indiana.Hartley was the son of midget car driver Ted Hartley, who competed into his 60s. "Auto racing is all I’ve ever known," Gene once said in an interview at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway...	144.817	22	198	0	Flagged
12	5	98	United States Parnelli Jones Parnelli Jones Rufus Parnell "Parnelli" Jones , is a retired American racing driver and racecar owner. He is most remembered for his 1963 Indianapolis 500 win, and almost winning the 1967 Indy 500 in a turbine car...	146.080	7	192	27	Flagged
13	6	97	United States Dick Rathmann Dick Rathmann Dick Rathmann was an American racecar driver....	146.033	8	164	0	Fuel Pump
14	17	10	United States Paul Goldsmith Paul Goldsmith Paul Goldsmith is a motorcycle Hall of Famer, Motorsports Hall of Fame of America inductee and former USAC and NASCAR driver.- Motorcycle career :...	144.741	25	160	0	Connecting Rod
15	12	15	United States Wayne Weiler Wayne Weiler Wayne Weiler was an American racecar driver.Weiler started as a dirt track driver in Arizona in 1951. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series from 1958 to 1961 with 19 starts...	145.349	14	147	0	Wheel Bearing
16	31	35	United States Dempsey Wilson Dempsey Wilson Dempsey Wilson was an American racecar driver.Wilson was born in Los Angeles, California. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1956, 1958-1965 and 1968-1969 seasons with 32 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1958, 1960, 1961, and 1963...	144.202	31	145	0	Fuel Pump
17	16	32	United States Bob Christie Bob Christie Bob Christie was an American racecar driver.Christie raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1956-1963 seasons, with 15 career starts, including every Indianapolis 500 race in that span...	144.782	24	132	0	Piston
18	10	33	United States Eddie Johnson Eddie Johnson (auto racer) Eddie Johnson was an American racecar driver.Born in Richmond, Virginia, Johnson died in a plane crash near Cleveland, Ohio. He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1950-1952 and 1955-1966 seasons with 33 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in all of those...	145.843	12	127	0	Crash T4
19	8	8	United States Len Sutton Len Sutton Len Sutton was an American racecar driver. He is best known for finishing second at the 1962 Indianapolis 500.-Early racing career:...	145.897	10	110	0	Clutch
20	22	52	United States Troy Ruttman Troy Ruttman Troy Ruttman was an American race car driver. He was the older brother of NASCAR driver Joe Ruttman.Ruttman won the Indianapolis 500 in 1952, and , he is the youngest winner of the race....	144.799	23	105	10	Clutch
21	20	41	United States Johnny Boyd Johnny Boyd Johnny Boyd was an American racecar driver.Born in Fresno, California, Boyd drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series from 1954 to 1966 with 56 starts...	144.092	32	105	0	Clutch
22	3	99	United States Jim Hurtubise Jim Hurtubise In 1957, Hurtubise started his NASCAR career running two races. Over the next twenty years, he would race 36 races, winning one race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and amassing eleven top ten finishes.-Award:...	146.306	4	102	35	Piston
23	19	86	United States Ebb Rose Ebb Rose Jesse Ebb Rose was an American racecar driver.Rose raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1961-1963 seasons, with 4 career starts, including the 1961-1963 Indianapolis 500 races. His best finish at Indy was in 14th position in both 1962 and 1963.-Indy 500 results:...	144.338	28	93	0	Rod
24	30	26	United States Cliff Griffith Cliff Griffith Cliff Griffith was an American racecar driver.Griffith drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1950-1952, 1956 and 1961 seasons with 19 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in each of those years except 1950...	145.038	19	55	0	Piston
25	21	45	United States Jack Turner Jack Turner (driver) Jack Turner was an American racecar driver. He was nicknamed "Cactus Jack."-Midget car career:...	144.904	21	52	0	Crash FS
26	14	73	United States A. J. Shepherd A. J. Shepherd Alvin Junior "A. J." Shepherd was an American racecar driver.Born in Chester, Arkansas, Shepherd died in Miami, Oklahoma after living much of his life in Wichita, Kansas. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1960-1961 seasons with 7 starts, including the 1961 Indianapolis 500...	144.954	20	51	0	Crash FS
27	29	22	United States Roger McCluskey Roger McCluskey Roger McCluskey was an American race car driver. He was from Tucson, Arizona.He won championship titles in three divisions of USAC -Sprints, Stocks, and Champ Cars. He won the USAC Sprint Car title in 1963 and 1966, the USAC Stock car title in 1969 and 1970. The Champ Car title in 1973...	145.068	18	51	0	Crash FS
28	9	14	United States Bill Cheesbourg Bill Cheesbourg Bill Cheesbourg was an American racecar driver.Cheesbourg started racing jalopies in Tucson and successfully moved into midgets racing all over Arizona after World War II...	145.873	11	50	0	Crash FS
29	27	83	United States Don Davis Don Davis (driver) Don Davis was an American racecar driver.Born in Tucson, Arizona, Davis died in Dayton, Ohio as a result of injuries suffered in a sprint car race at New Bremen Speedway. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1960-1962 seasons with 15 starts, including the 1961 and 1962...	145.349	15	49	0	Crash FS
30	11	4	United States Jim Rathmann Jim Rathmann Jim Rathmann was an American race car driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1960....	145.413	13	48	6	Magneto
31	23	55	United States Jimmy Daywalt Jimmy Daywalt Jimmy Daywalt was an American racecar driver.Born in Wabash, Indiana, he drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1950, 1953-1957, 1959, and 1961-1962 seasons with 20 starts. He finished in the top ten 3 times...	144.219	30	27	0	Brake Line
32	24	16	United States Bobby Grim Bobby Grim Robert "Bobby" Grim was an American racecar driver.Born in Coal City, Indiana, Grim died of cancer in Indianapolis, Indiana. He drove in the and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1958-1969 seasons with 66 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races each year from 1959-1968 except 1965...	144.029	33	26	0	Piston
33	2	3	United States Don Branson Don Branson Don Branson was an American racecar driver.Born in Rantoul, Illinois, Branson was killed in a racing crash at Ascot Park in Gardena, California. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series and also in sprint cars, racing champ cars in the 1956-1966 seasons with 129 starts, including the...	146.843	3	2	0	Bent Valves

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