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Event: Hoosier Grand PrixDate: 25.6.1961
Track: Indianapolis Raceway Park (United States), 4.023 kmsOrganiser: unknown

USAC Indianapolis
Weather:unknown
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:2x100 miles
Attendance:8640
Entered:unknown
Practiced:28
Qualified:28
Started:28
Finished:14
Classified:19
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Race notes:
Overall positions confirmed only for first five finishers, others just assumed based on heat results.
Winners:
Overall:6Scarab Mk II ChevroletAugie Pabst
Leaders:
laps I/1-21:Lotus 19 ClimaxBill Krause
laps I/22-40:1Maserati 450S 5.7Lloyd Ruby
laps II/1-2:6Scarab Mk II ChevroletAugie Pabst
laps 3-7:Lister - ChevroletLen Sutton
laps 8-40:6Scarab Mk II ChevroletAugie Pabst
Fastest Laps:
Overall:6Scarab Mk II ChevroletAugie Pabst (USA)1:50.5000
Pole Positions:
Overall:99Lotus 19 ClimaxBill Krause1:51.3000
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (6), Maserati (5), Chevrolet (3), Lister (2), Osca (2)
Top engines by numbers:Chevrolet (7), Porsche (7), Maserati (5), Osca (2)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 718 (5), Maserati Tipo 61 (3), Chevrolet Corvette (3)
Driver nationalities:USA (23)
Engine positions:front-engined (60%), mid-engined (40%)
Oldest known drivers:Loyal Katskee (47), Ken Miles (43), George Koehne (41)
Youngest known drivers:André Gessner (27), Augie Pabst (28), Don Skogmo (31)

Official Race Programme:

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