1965 USAC MIDGET REVIEW: McGREEVY WINS ONE FOR MEL
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media
A devastating, fiery crash midway through the 1965 season proved to have a lasting impact that changed the course of multiple drivers’ lives, careers and the USAC National Midget division in its 10th year of competition.
Reigning Midget champion Mel Kenyon’s USAC Championship Car incident at Langhorne (Pa.) Speedway on June 20 resulted in severe burns and the loss of the fingers on his left hand. At the time, Kenyon had already scored seven wins and was leading the standings as he pursued a second consecutive series championship.
With Kenyon recuperating, Mel and Don Kenyon called upon veteran Mike McGreevy to take over the reins and complete the season in the team’s No. 1. McGreevy’s mission from that point forward was two-fold. Naturally, one of the reasons was to win his first USAC championship. But to Mike, the other reason was just as important.
“I'd like to win it for Mel,” McGreevy said at the time. “With Mel sidelined in the Brooke Medical Center with those burns, he doesn't have a chance to defend the driving title he won last year. So, maybe I can get he and Don the car owners championship. We're sure going to keep trying.”
And he did. McGreevy sewed up the series’ entrant title for the Kenyon Brothers’ STP-sponsored machine with 416.6 points. Bob Nowicke's machine was second with 345.30 points with his driver, Bob Tattersall.
Along the way, en route to the driving title, McGreevy had driven for Jack London, Lloyd Hamm, Bob Steffes, Fred Gerhardt and in the Pestana-Lang machine with a total of seven wins, which was no mean feat since his closest competition, Tattersall, won a staggering, then series record, 12 feature events, five more than McGreevy did.
Often referred to as “Iron Mike,” since his 5’1” stature belies his ability behind the wheel of a race car, he took over the Kenyon Brothers STP Special on June 30, 10 days after Mel’s crash, getting up to speed during a three-week span during a late summer stretch in which he won three features, on August 12 at Rockford (Ill.) Speedway, on August 15 at Jackson (Mich.) Motor Speedway and on September 3 at the Mazon (Ill.) Speed Bowl.
In winning the USAC National Midget driving championship, McGreevy (Hayward, Calif.) compiled an astounding record. In 56 out of the possible 68 races he competed in, he finished outside the top-12 in only six events. He also finished inside the top-five in 37 races with seven firsts, 11 times second, was third on eight occasions, fourth thrice, fifth eight times and sixth three times, winning nearly $10,000 in prize money.
McGreevy started racing midgets in 1947 in the San Francisco, Calif. area and was the BCRA midget champion for 1958 and 1960. In 1963, he was 11th in the USAC National Midget point standings and, in 1964, had moved up to fourth place.
Don Horvath, a veteran of 10 years of racing, succumbed during an early season USAC National Midget event at California’s Vallejo Speedway on February 14. Horvath died as the result of injuries received when he flipped during a time trial run. The Riverside, Calif. native captured seven USAC victories between 1963-64, all of which came at venues in his home state.
To bolster the western portion of the series schedule, J.C. Agajanian, Tony Coldeway and Mel Allen joined forces to set up a west coast circuit that started in April and ran through the summer in October with the points all counting toward the USAC National Midget championship. On alternating Friday nights, races were contested at San Bernadino, Saugus and Bakersfield. These were augmented by Saturday night events at Ascot Park and the Kearney Bowl.
Likewise, 16-time USAC National Midget winner Billy Cantrell retired from active competition prior to the 1965 season but didn’t take a complete leave of absence from the racing scene. The 1962 Turkey Night Grand Prix victor was promptly named the west coast representative for the USAC National Midget division.
In March, car owner Bob Higman was re-elected as the USAC National Midget board representative with Mel Kenyon tabbed as the alternate. Bob and his wife, Pat, also became proud new parents of a son, Jeffery. Announcement of the birth was clever: Cubic Inches, 20; Dry Weight, 6 pounds., 14 ounces. Sponsor Name, Jeffery Newton. Qualifying Time, 6:25 a.m., 2/6/65. Designer, Bob Higman. Chief Mechanic, Pat Higman.
The series ran into 11 rainouts – and one blackout, the result of a transformer blowout at the Danville (Ill.) Fairgrounds.
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1965 USAC National Midget Driver Points
POS. PTS. DRIVER
1 448.4 Mike McGreevy, Hayward, Calif.
2 372.6 Bob Tattersall, Streator, Ill.
3 327.7 Chuck Rodee, Speedway, Ind.
4 308.45 Bob Wente, Saint Louis, Mo.
5 246.65 Bobby Grim, Indianapolis, Ind.
6 238.2 Jimmy Davies, Glendale, Calif.
7 218.95 Jimmy Knight, Worth, Ill.
8 206.2 Mel Kenyon, Davenport, Iowa
9 202.55 Tommy Copp, Fresno, Calif.
10 184.05 Bill Mehner, Portland, Ore.
11 138.15 Les Scott, Livonia, Mich.
12 137.9 Bob McLean, Granger, Ind.
13 119.95 Tom Sellberg, Inglewood, Calif.
14 118 Warren Scheibe, Denver, Colo.
15 112.4 Allen Heath, Northridge, Calif.
16 89.5 George Benson, San Jose, Calif.
17 85.1 Sonny Ates, Sellersburg, Ind.
18 84.4 Johnny Riva, Northbrook, Ill.
19 82.1 Johnny Moorhouse, Santa Ana, Calif.
20 77.1 Don Meacham, Fresno, Calif.
21 75.8 Ray Elliott, Lockport, Ill.
22 73.2 Dempsey Wilson, Lawndale, Calif.
23 71.5 Dick Atkins, Hayward, Calif.
24 65.4 Dickie Deis, Fresno, Calif.
25 65.05 Paul Jones, Torrance, Calif.
26 64.65 George Snider, Fresno, Calif.
27 57.35 Lowell Sachs, Escondido, Calif.
28 51.55 Henry Pens, Joliet, Ill.
29 44.85 Billy Vukovich, Fresno, Calif.
30 43.15 Ronnie Duman, Dearborn, Mich.
31 42.45 Bob Lithgow, Streator, Ill.
32 42.2 Carl Williams, Kansas City, Mo.
33 41.55 Eddie Johnson, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
34 38.05 A.J. Foyt, Houston, Texas
35 37.3 Don Vogler, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
36 36.75 Bill Gallaugher, Bedford, Ohio
37 35.05 Roger McCluskey, Tucson, Ariz.
38 34 Porky Rachwitz, Redondo Beach, Calif.
39 33.9 Bob Harkey, Charlotte, N.C.
40 32.8 Ned Spath, Ojai, Calif.
41 32.25 Johnnie Tolan, Victor, Colo.
42 29.7 Parnelli Jones, Torrance, Calif.
43 26.5 Chuck Weyant, Springfield, Ill.
44 26.35 Joe Garson, Los Angeles, Calif.
45 26.35 Walt Kennedy, Hacienda Heights, Calif.
46 25.45 Bob Twitty, Bakersfield, Calif.
47 25.2 Johnny Baldwin, San Carlos, Calif.
48 25.15 Ken Petersen, Maple Valley, Wash.
49 25 Larry Ferrua, Fresno, Calif.
50 23.9 Bernie Schechter, Riverside, Calif.
51 21.9 Hal Minyard, Crestline, Calif.
52 21.05 Chuck Arnold, Stamford, Conn.
53 21 Colby Scroggin, Los Angeles, Calif.
54 19.45 Tom Trader, Hanford, Calif.
55 18.75 Bob Behrens, Downey, Calif.
56 18 Bill Puterbaugh, Roxana, Ill.
57 17.25 Danny Frye, Hazelwood, Mo.
58 16.7 Tom Bigelow, Whitewater, Wis.
59 16.35 Bob Hogle, Buena Park, Calif.
60 15.2 Larry Dickson, Marietta, Ohio
61 14.8 Ed Stanley, Brecksville, Ohio
62 14.75 Ted Hartley, Roanoke, Ind.
63 14.7 John Taylor, Terre Haute, Ind.
64 14.25 Ralph Liguori, Tampa, Fla.
65 13.7 Duane Sears, Westminster, Calif.
66 12.95 Don Lewis, Springfield, Ill.
67 12.35 John Tenney, Battle Creek, Mich.
68 12.25 Willie Swift, Anaheim, Calif.
69 12.05 John Hysinger, Buena Park, Calif.
70 12 Dee Hileman, Palo Alto, Calif.
71 11.3 Greg Weld, Kansas City, Mo.
72 10.65 Al Henderson, Downey, Calif.
73 9.8 Ray Lattie, Templeton, Calif.
74 9.7 Cap Arnold, South Bend, Ind.
75 9.2 Dave Strickland, Pleasant Hill, Calif.
76 9.15 Gary Bettenhausen, Tinley Park, Ill.
77 8 Skip Hedrick, Costa Mesa, Calif.
78 7.55 Sammy Sessions, Nashville, Mich.
79 7.55 Skee Redican, Bell, Calif.
80 7.5 Frank Burany, Elm Grove, Wis.
81 7.4 Bud Tingelstad, Dayton, Ohio
82 7.4 Norm Rapp, Daly City, Calif.
83 7.35 Russ Sweedler, Elwood, Ill.
84 7.2 Sherman Cleveland, Woodland, Calif.
85 7.15 Ed Johns, Monterey Park, Calif.
86 7.1 Bob Hamilton, Columbus, Ohio
87 6.8 Jim Hines, New Castle, Ind.
88 6.65 Ray Dropp, Palatine, Ill.
89 6.6 John Safro, Pewaukee, Wis.
90 6.5 Arnie Knepper, Belleville, Ill.
91 6.3 Bob Hare, Lyons, Ill.
92 6.2 Mickey Shaw, Berea, Ohio
93 6.2 Ron Hughes, Anaheim, Calif.
94 5.85 Bob Richards, Lockport, Ill.
95 5.55 John Starner, San Bernardino, Calif.
96 5 Jack Hamlin, El Cerrito, Calif.
97 4.75 Tommy Morrow, Palo Alto, Calif.
98 4.75 Don Hawley, Los Angeles, Calif.
99 4.7 Billy Wilkerson, El Monte, Calif.
100 4.5 Frank Allen, Lomita, Calif.
101 4.5 John Batts, Jamestown, Ind.
102 4.5 Red Riegel, Leesport, Pa.
103 4.5 Jack Devitt, Whittier, Calif.
104 4.3 Chuck Booth, Sacramento, Calif.
105 4.3 George Kladis, Chicago, Ill.
106 4.15 Pete Burnett, Reynoldsburg, Ohio
107 4 Bruce Jacobi, Salem, Ind.
108 3.9 Gordon Johncock, Hastings, Mich.
109 3.9 Dick Geide, San Bruno, Calif.
110 3.7 Bill Renshaw, Murphysboro, Ill.
111 3.6 Al Pombo, Fresno, Calif.
112 3.6 Gary Congdon, Garden Grove, Calif.
113 3.6 Bob Huebner, Tucson, Ariz.
114 3.6 Mel Cornett, Wauwatosa, Wis.
115 3.5 Jim Florian, Mentor, Ohio
116 3.5 Dick Akens, Joliet, Ill.
117 3.45 Ernie Zartler, Chicago, Ill.
118 3.2 Herb Shannon, Peoria, Ill.
119 3 Bud Baker, Fresno, Calif.
120 3 Russ Congdon, Puyallup, Wash.
121 3 Mario Andretti, Nazareth, Pa.
122 2.9 Elgin Holmes, Lancaster, Calif.
123 2.85 Jack DeArmond, West Covina, Calif.
124 2.6 Joe Giba, Denver, Colo.
125 2.6 Don Carmichael, Berwyn, Ill.
126 2.6 Don Staudinger, Anaheim, Calif.
127 2.45 Gary Koster, Woodland, Calif.
128 2.45 Cotton Farmer, Crowley, Texas
129 2 Bill Harter, Hagerstown, Ind.
130 2 George Roberts, Wilmington, Calif.
131 2 Wally Lambert, Manhattan, Ill.
132 2 Dave Whitehorse, Madison, Wis.
133 1.85 George Cross, Barstow, Calif.
134 1.85 Ron Tuttle, Ravenna, Ohio
135 1.85 Larry Sinclair, Indianapolis, Ind.
136 1.85 Lloyd Nygren, Fresno, Calif.
137 1.85 Walt Reiff, Sacramento, Calif.
138 1.6 Walt Huff, Sherman Oaks, Calif.
139 1.6 Jim Hite
140 1.6 Bob Tomlinson, Oak Lawn, Ill.
141 1.5 Jigger Sirois, Shelby, Ind.
142 1.45 Jerry Mans, Wood River, Ill.
143 1.4 Lou Burmeister, Milwaukee, Wis.
144 1.3 Al Unser, Albuquerque, N.M.
145 1.3 John Klotz, Fort Wayne, Ind.
146 1.3 Bob Schell, West Covina, Calif.
147 1.25 Bill Hunter, Indianapolis, Ind.
148 1.15 Bob Nicholson, Millbrae, Calif.
149 1.15 Herb Hill, Stockton, Calif.
150 1 Dale Crossna, San Bernardino, Calif.
151 1 Fred Chipero, Glendale, Calif.
152 0.9 Willard Yates, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
153 0.85 Johnny Rutherford, Fort Worth, Texas
154 0.7 Grayson Harmon, La Mirada, Calif.
155 0.7 Danny Kladis, Chicago, Ill.
156 0.6 Burt Foland, Mountain View, Calif.
157 0.6 Bob DeJong, Hayward, Calif.
1965 USAC National Midget Entrant Points
POS. PTS. ENTRANT, TEAM LOCATION
1 441 Mel & Don Kenyon, Davenport, Iowa (#1)
2 355.75 Bob Nowicke, Louisville, Ky. (#4)
3 297.05 Ed Loniewski, Michigan City, Ind. (#87)
4 266.45 Coxie Bowman, Ossian, Ind. (#33)
5 218.15 Jimmy Knight, Worth, Ill. (#24)
6 183.05 Bob & Gene Shannon, Dayton, Ohio (#22)
7 163.9 Lloyd Rahn, Tuscola, Ill. (#2)
8 154.6 Jimmy Davies, Monticello, Ind. (#5)
9 140.15 Ed Hitze, Lafayette, Ind. (#18)
10 133.5 Doug Caruthers, Anaheim, Calif. (#7)
11 119.65 Bob Radebaugh, Peoria, Ill. (#94)
12 103.3 Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#93)
13 102.75 Jack London, Oakland, Calif. (#4)
14 101.9 Oliver Johnson, San Jose, Calif. (#96)
15 96.4 Tom Sellberg, Inglewood, Calif. (#8)
16 88.55 Gay Van Berckelaer, Westminster, Calif. (#45)
17 82.85 John Saeman & Harry Grabow, Warsaw, Ind. (#9)
18 82.55 Bob Steffes, Elwood, Ill. (#96)
19 78.75 Marv Edwards, Los Angeles, Calif. (#83)
20 75.8 Lou Cooper, Orland Park, Ill. (#3)
21 71.95 Willard Coil, Washington Court House, Ohio (#14)
22 71.8 Walt Schweitzer, Bakersfield, Calif. (#3)
23 71.7 Bob Hanson, Hacienda Heights, Calif. (#46)
24 68.15 Bud Trainor, Phoenix, Ariz. (#58)
25 63.35 Fred Gerhardt, Fresno, Calif. (#72)
26 60.95 Lloyd Hamm, Richmond, Ind. (#10)
27 58.5 John Pestana & Bobby Lang, Fremont, Calif. (#3)
28 58.45 Myron Caves, Fresno, Calif. (#85)
29 57.35 Jack Sims, Hobart, Ind. (#73)
30 57.35 George Newnam, Culver City, Calif. (#5x)
31 55.65 Bill Logan, Warren, Mich. (#15)
32 53.55 Bob Weaver, Woodland Hills, Calif. (#32)
33 51 L. Gene Hamilton, Robinson, Ill. (#55)
34 49.35 Don Vogler, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (#29)
35 47.9 Jim Gary, Claremont, Calif. (#50)
36 47 John Shanoian, Fresno, Calif. (#98x)
37 45.8 George Hopkins, Harvey, Ill. (#54)
38 44.9 Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#99)
39 44.8 Jack Stroud, Hazelwood, Mo. (#35)
40 43.15 Carl Forberg, Warren, Mich. (#7)
41 40.85 Jerry Zeelo, Gates Mills, Ohio (#21)
42 40.75 Bill Logan, Warren, Mich. (#16)
43 40.6 Bob Lithgow, Streator, Ill. (#28)
44 37.55 Harv Guttry, Arroyo Grande, Calif. (#23)
45 36.5 Don Kischell, Downey, Calif. (#12)
46 36.25 Boyce Holt, Marion, Ind. (#20)
47 32.3 Norm Britton, San Leandro, Calif. (#18)
48 30.3 Ray Ridenour, South Bend, Ind. (#33)
49 30 Max Willis, Roxana, Ill. (#7)
50 26.8 Sim Clark, Santa Clara, Calif. (#1x)
51 26.7 Orville Moats, Jeffersonville, Ohio (#16)
52 26.35 Walt Kennedy, Hacienda Heights, Calif. (#116)
53 25.5 Glen Dennee, San Jose, Calif. (#15)
54 25.05 Robert Willeford, Bedford Heights, Ohio (#71)
55 24.45 Ken Petersen, Maple Valley, Wash. (#54x)
56 23.9 Bernie Schechter, Riverside, Calif. (#78)
57 23.6 Ed Pearson, Marion, Ohio (#21)
58 23.1 Vel Miletich, Torrance, Calif. (#97)
59 22.7 Greg Flatow, Chicago, Ill. (#52)
60 22.65 Ted Hartley, Roanoke, Ind. (#47)
61 22.05 Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#96)
62 21.9 John Pestana & Bobby Lang, Fremont, Calif. (#99)
63 21.15 Bob Harkey, Charlotte, N.C. (#19)
64 21.1 Chuck Denton & Don Hairer, Berkley, Mo. (#63)
65 19.85 Frank Berlott, Santa Clara, Calif. (#9)
66 19.45 LeRoy Kail, Pico Rivera, Calif. (#17)
67 18.75 Bob Behrens, Downey, Calif. (#84)
68 18.7 John Taylor, Terre Haute, Ind. (#94)
69 18.25 C.E. Kirchner, Solon, Ohio (#11)
70 17.3 D.G. McPherson, Hanford, Calif. (#86)
71 16.95 Bob & Gene Shannon, Dayton, Ohio (#1)
72 16.85 Lloyd Corbin, Anaheim, Calif. (#44)
73 14.8 Ed Stanley, Brecksville, Ohio (#81)
74 14.7 Bill Kollman, Orland Park, Ill. (#6)
75 14.55 Mel Owens, Troy, Mich. (#33)
76 13.2 Therrel Keith, Greentown, Ind. (#56)
77 12.95 Don Lewis, Springfield, Ill. (#71)
78 12.65 Eddie Meyer, Hollywood, Calif. (#99)
79 12.05 John Hysinger, Buena Park, Calif. (#19)
80 10.95 Cy Westbrook, Los Angeles, Calif. (#99)
81 10.45 Les Staszak, Canoga Park, Calif. (#7x)
82 10.3 Dickie Deis, Fresno, Calif. (#49)
83 9.8 Stan McKeiraman, Los Angeles, Calif. (#64)
84 9.7 Rex Hall, White Pigeon, Mich. (#18)
85 9.6 Harry Starner, Colton, Calif. (#59)
86 9.25 Hank Hansen, Saint Louis, Mo. (#42)
87 8.8 Frank Griffo, San Gabriel, Calif. (#6)
88 8.7 Joe Bertoncini, Madera, Calif. (#17)
89 8.1 Gus Sohm, Saint Louis, Mo. (#92)
90 8.05 Bob Hoff, Huntington Beach, Calif. (#80)
91 7.6 Tony Saylor, Joliet, Ill. (#29)
92 7.35 Joe Finley, Lancaster, Calif. (#34)
93 6.85 John Hajduk, Niles, Ill. (#26)
94 6.7 Ronnie Groves, Granada Hills, Calif. (#39)
95 6.65 Roger Kolze, Joliet, Ill. (#98)
96 6.6 John Safro, Pewaukee, Wis. (#2)
97 6.2 Bob Rosen, Oakland, Calif. (#2)
98 6.2 Ted Hughes, Anaheim, Calif. (#34)
99 6 Henry Jeffrey, Lombard, Ill. (#51)
100 5.9 George Davis, Davis, Calif. (#5x)
101 5.85 Bob Richards, Lockport, Ill. (#14)
102 5.55 John Starner, San Bernardino, Calif. (#64)
103 5.15 J.D. Pilley, Valley Center, Calif. (#71)
104 5 Les Brandon, Napa, Calif. (#27)
105 4.8 C.E. Lynch, Garden Grove, Calif. (#27)
106 4.5 Theron Rodney, Stanton, Calif. (#52)
107 4.45 Don McColley, Crown Point, Ind. (#53)
108 4.35 Jim Hines, New Castle, Ind. (#57)
109 4.3 Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#93)
110 4.2 Jack Stroud, Hazelwood, Mo. (#25)
111 4 Jake Vargo, Perkasie, Pa. (#17)
112 3.9 Barney Flynn, Chillicothe, Ill. (#9)
113 3.9 Dallas Garman, Fairfield, Ill. (#5)
114 3.9 Paul Sechini, San Francisco, Calif. (#21)
115 3.7 Bill Renshaw, Murphysboro, Ill. (#83)
116 3.7 Gus Sohm, Saint Louis, Mo. (#93)
117 3.6 Frank Fiore, San Carlos, Calif. (#12x)
118 3.45 Ernie Zartler, Chicago, Ill. (#31)
119 3.45 George Cross, Barstow, Calif. (#97)
120 3.4 Sheldon Arkow, Canton, Ohio (#19)
121 2.95 Ralph Coil, Washington Court House, Ohio (#16)
122 2.9 Paul Krueger, Madison, Wis. (#82)
123 2.9 John McFadden, Gardena, Calif. (#55)
124 2.85 Clay Young, Beaumont, Calif. (#22)
125 2.7 Harry Turner, Kenosha, Wis. (#12)
126 2.6 Joe Giba, Denver, Colo. (#62)
127 2.6 Don Carmichael, Berwyn, Ill. (#27)
128 2.5 Lee Williams, Peoria Heights, Ill. (#11)
129 2.45 Jack Stroud, Hazelwood, Mo. (#63)
130 2.45 Richard Hoffman, Loveland, Ohio (#7)
131 2.45 Scott Hunter, Wichita Falls, Texas (#66)
132 2.45 Dempsey Wilson, Lawndale, Calif. (#6)
133 2.45 Joe Kleinbauer, Los Angeles, Calif. (#40)
134 2.3 Pete Burnett, Reynoldsburg, Ohio (#28)
135 2.2 Bob Bailey, Indianapolis, Ind. (#39)
136 2 Bill Harter, Hagerstown, Ind. (#14)
137 2 Dave Jones, Joliet, Ill. (#57)
138 2 Wayne Zuber, Fort Wayne, Ind. (#40)
139 2 Dave Whitehorse, Madison, Wis. (#98)
140 1.85 Myron Dinnen, Cedarville, Ohio (#95)
141 1.85 Ron Tuttle, Ravenna, Ohio (#61)
142 1.85 Carl Rogers, Sunnyvale, Calif. (#8)
143 1.6 Art Anderson, Santa Monica, Calif. (#57)
144 1.6 Jim Hite (#72)
145 1.5 Ralph Wilke & Gus Wesell, Milwaukee, Wis. (#4)
146 1.4 Lou Burmeister, Milwaukee, Wis. (#3)
147 1.4 Don Weaver, Redondo Beach, Calif. (#33)
148 1.3 Allan Hart, Minonk, Ill. (#69)
149 1.3 Vern Dressen, Monrovia, Calif. (#53)
150 1.15 M.O. Jackson, Santa Clara, Calif. (#25x)
151 1 Dale Crossna, San Bernardino, Calif. (#83)
152 0.9 Lloyd Whiting, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (#99)
153 0.7 Dick Little, Los Angeles, Calif. (#38)
154 0.7 Luther Davison, Santa Ana, Calif. (#61)
155 0.6 Louis Bourdet, San Francisco, Calif. (#25)
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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 1, 1965 – Cincinnati Gardens – Cincinnati, Ohio
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Henry Pens (Bob Steffes #96), 2. Bob McLean, 3. Les Scott, 4. Bud Tingelstad, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Bob Harkey, 7. Ray Elliott, 8. Chuck Rodee, 9. Ronnie Duman, 10. Bobby Grim. FQ: Bobby Grim (7.710)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 10, 1965 – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Lloyd Hamm #10), 2. Bobby Grim, 3. Bob McLean, 4. Ray Elliott, 5. Don Vogler, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Chuck Rodee, 8. Tom Bigelow, 9. John Safro, 10. Henry Pens. FQ: Bobby Grim (8.830)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 31, 1965 – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Les Scott (Bill Logan #16), 2. Bob McLean, 3. Ray Elliott, 4. Bobby Grim, 5. Chuck Rodee, 6. Mel Kenyon, 7. Bob Wente, 8. Chuck Weyant, 9. John Batts, 10. Jim Hines. FQ: Bobby Grim (8.860)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: February 14, 1965 – Vallejo Speedway – Vallejo, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Sim Clark #1), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Tommy Copp, 4. Johnny Baldwin, 5. Dee Hileman, 6. George Benson, 7. Dick Atkins, 8. Chuck Booth, 9. Sherman Cleveland, 10. Dempsey Wilson, 11. Larry Ferrua, 12. Tom Trader, 13. Porky Rachwitz, 14. Don Meacham, 15. Gary Koster, 16. Duane Sears, 17. Tommy Morrow, 18. Al Henderson. FQ: Allen Heath (14.300)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 14, 1965 – Cincinnati Gardens – Cincinnati, Ohio
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Ronnie Duman (Carl Forberg #7), 2. Ed Stanley, 3. Don Vogler, 4. Bob McLean, 5. Les Scott, 6. Ray Elliott, 7. Chuck Rodee, 8. Chuck Weyant, 9. Ted Hartley, 10. Bob Hamilton. FQ: Ray Elliott (7.510)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 14, 1965 – Kearney Bowl – Fresno, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Parnelli Jones (Marv Edwards #98), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Jimmy Davies, 4. George Snider, 5. Allen Heath, 6. Tommy Copp, 7. Norm Rapp, 8. Tom Trader, 9. Al Pombo, 10. Bob Hogle, 11. Joe Garson, 12. Dick Atkins, 13. George Benson, 14. Ray Lattie, 15. Bob Nicholson, 16. Bud Baker, 17. Dee Hileman, 18. Bob DeJong. FQ: Mike McGreevy (13.410)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 27, 1965 – Manzanita Speedway – Phoenix, Arizona
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Allen Heath (Vel Miletich #97), 2. George Snider, 3. Jimmy Davies, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Dick Atkins, 7. Carl Williams, 8. Don Meacham, 9. Mike McGreevy, 10. Chuck Rodee, 11. Tommy Copp, 12. Ned Spath, 13. Tom Trader, 14. Joe Garson, 15. Duane Sears, 16. Ed Johns, 17. Les Scott, 18. Paul Jones. FQ: Jimmy Davies (23.550)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 10, 1965 – Saugus Speedway – Santa Clarita, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Jack London #4), 2. Jimmy Davies, 3. Tom Sellberg, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Johnny Baldwin, 6. Mel Kenyon, 7. Porky Rachwitz, 8. Don Meacham, 9. Tommy Copp, 10. Joe Garson, 11. Walt Kennedy, 12. Dave Strickland, 13. Tom Trader, 14. Bud Baker, 15. Johnny Moorhouse, 16. Allen Heath, 17. George Cross, 18. Dick Atkins. FQ: Mel Kenyon (18.150)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 17, 1965 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Bob Nowicke #98), 2. Jimmy Davies, 3. Tommy Copp, 4. Bob Wente, 5. George Snider, 6. Tom Sellberg, 7. Ned Spath, 8. Colby Scroggin, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. Walt Kennedy, 11. Bernie Schechter, 12. Bob Twitty, 13. Allen Heath, 14. Mike McGreevy, 15. Johnny Moorhouse, 16. Dick Atkins, 17. Mel Kenyon, 18. Dempsey Wilson. FQ: Allen Heath (17.070)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 24, 1965 – Kearney Bowl – Fresno, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Jack London #4), 2. Jimmy Davies, 3. Billy Vukovich, 4. George Snider, 5. Tommy Copp, 6. George Benson, 7. Dick Atkins, 8. Ray Lattie, 9. Tom Sellberg, 10. Dave Strickland, 11. Tom Trader, 12. Sherman Cleveland, 13. Joe Garson, 14. Mel Kenyon, 15. Tommy Morrow, 16. Johnny Baldwin, 17. Lloyd Nygren, 18. Burt Foland. FQ: Mike McGreevy (13.540)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 25, 1965 – Orange Show Stadium – San Bernardino, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Jimmy Davies #5), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Tommy Copp, 4. George Benson, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Allen Heath, 7. Johnnie Tolan, 8. Ned Spath, 9. Walt Kennedy, 10. Bernie Schechter, 11. George Snider, 12. Billy Vukovich, 13. Paul Jones, 14. Johnny Moorhouse, 15. Dempsey Wilson, 16. Tom Sellberg, 17. Duane Sears, 18. Joe Garson. FQ: Mike McGreevy (14.750)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 8, 1965 – Sportsdrome – Jeffersonville, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Dempsey Wilson, 3. Chuck Rodee, 4. Tommy Copp, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Jimmy Davies, 7. Dickie Deis, 8. Bill Mehner, 9. Bill Gallaugher, 10. Hal Minyard, 11. Bob Tattersall, 12. Les Scott, 13. Pete Burnett, 14. Sonny Ates. FQ: Mel Kenyon (15.030)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 9, 1965 – Lawrenceburg Speedway – Lawrenceburg, Indiana
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Jimmy Davies #5), 2. Dempsey Wilson, 3. Chuck Rodee, 4. Mel Kenyon, 5. Les Scott, 6. Bill Gallaugher, 7. Mike McGreevy, 8. Ray Elliott, 9. Dickie Deis, 10. Bill Mehner, 11. Joe Lane, 12. Bill Harter, 13. Carl Williams, 14. Joe Giba, 15. Jim Hines. FQ: Jimmy Davies (14.680)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 15, 1965 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Hogle (Doug Caruthers #7), 2. Allen Heath, 3. Colby Scroggin, 4. George Benson, 5. Johnny Moorhouse, 6. Duane Sears, 7. Porky Rachwitz, 8. Bob Twitty, 9. John Hysinger, 10. Ed Johns, 11. Tom Trader, 12. Lowell Sachs, 13. Bernie Schechter, 14. Frank Allen, 15. George Cross, 16. Jack DeArmond, 17. Jack O’Donnell, 18. Bob Behrens. FQ: Lowell Sachs (17.470)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 28, 1965 – Muncie Motor Speedway – Muncie, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Jimmy Knight, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Johnny Riva, 5. Warren Scheibe, 6. Bobby Grim, 7. Dickie Deis, 8. Bob McLean, 9. Jimmy Davies, 10. Bob Wente, 11. Ken Peterson, 12. Les Scott, 13. Sonny Ates, 14. Carl Williams, 15. Tommy Copp, 16. Tom Sellberg, 17. Bob Tattersall, 18. Don Meacham. FQ: Mel Kenyon (14.370)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 28, 1965 – Orange Show Stadium – San Bernardino, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Johnny Moorhouse (Gay Van Berckelaer #45), 2. Porky Rachwitz, 3. Allen Heath, 4. Paul Jones, 5. Lowell Sachs, 6. Bernie Schechter, 7. Colby Scroggin, 8. Walt Kennedy, 9. Elgin Holmes, 10. John Hysinger, 11. Frank Allen, 12. Lee Roberts, 13. Jack DeArmond, 14. Walt Huff, 15. Bob Twitty, 16. Duane Sears, 17. Dick Little. FQ: Paul Jones (14.900)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 29, 1965 – Indianapolis Speedrome – Indianapolis, Indiana – Night Before the 500
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Bobby Grim, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Jimmy Knight, 5. Johnny Riva, 6. Warren Scheibe, 7. Bob Wente, 8. Les Scott, 9. Ken Peterson, 10. Don Meacham, 11. Ted Hartley, 12. Sonny Ates, 13. Cap Arnold, 14. Bob Tattersall, 15. Ed Stanley, 16. Bob McLean, 17. Russ Congdon, 18. Jimmy Davies. FQ: Mel Kenyon (13.350)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 30, 1965 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Bobby Grim, 3. Carl Williams, 4. Dickie Deis, 5. Bob McLean, 6. Jimmy Knight, 7. Ray Elliott, 8. Don Meacham, 9. Russ Sweedler, 10. Cotton Farmer, 11. Bob Lithgow, 12. Warren Scheibe, 13. Tom Sellberg, 14. Bob Tattersall, 15. Jimmy Davies, 16. Bob Wente, 17. Sonny Ates, 18. Chuck Arnold. FQ: Jimmy Davies (17.820)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 4, 1965 – O’Hare Stadium – Chicago, Illinois
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Jimmy Knight (Jimmy Knight #24), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Bobby Grim, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Warren Scheibe, 7. Dickie Deis, 8. Tommy Copp, 9. Sonny Ates, 10. Russ Sweedler, 11. Henry Pens, 12. Wally Lambert, 13. Don Meacham, 14. Bob Tattersall, 15. Chuck Rodee, 16. Bob McLean, 17. Bob Hare, 18. Chuck Arnold. FQ: Mel Kenyon (13.680)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 9, 1965 – C.N.E. Fairgrounds – Toronto, Ontario
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Ronnie Duman (Carl Forberg #7) , 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Tommy Copp, 4. Dickie Deis, 5. Warren Scheibe, 6. Jimmy Knight, 7. Bill Mehner, 8. Sonny Ates, 9. Chuck Arnold, 10. Mike McGreevy, 11. Les Scott, 12. Tom Sellberg, 13. Ken Peterson, 14. Bob Tattersall, 15. Bobby Grim, 16. Bob Wente, 17. Jimmy Davies, 18. Chuck Rodee. FQ: Mike McGreevy (16.420)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 11, 1965 – Cloverleaf Speedway – Valley View, Ohio
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Jimmy Knight (Jimmy Knight #24), 2. Chuck Rodee, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Bob Tattersall, 6. Ronnie Duman, 7. Tom Sellberg, 8. Bill Mehner, 9. Les Scott, 10. Eddie Johnson, 11. Jim Florian, 12. Bobby Grim, 13. Tommy Copp, 14. Jim Hite, 15. Jimmy Davies, 16. Bob Miley, 17. Dickie Deis, 18. Ed Stanley. FQ: Mike McGreevy (14.620)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 12, 1965 – South Bend Motor Speedway – South Bend, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Les Scott (Bill Logan #15), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Bobby Grim, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Jimmy Knight, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Warren Scheibe, 8. Bill Gallaugher, 9. Bill Mehner, 10. Ken Peterson, 11. Carl Williams, 12. Tom Sellberg, 13. Dickie Deis, 14. Tommy Copp, 15. Bob Lithgow, 16. Chuck Arnold, 17. Cap Arnold, 18. Bob Tomlinson. FQ: Jimmy Knight (12.790)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 14, 1965 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Bob Nowicke #4), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Greg Weld, 6. Ralph Liguori, 7. Carl Williams, 8. Bill Puterbaugh, 9. Bill Mehner, 10. Don Lewis, 11. Don Vogler, 12. Ken Peterson, 13. Bill Renshaw, 14. Gary White, 15. Gary Congdon, 16. Larry Majeski, 17. Joe Lane, 18. Tom Sellberg. FQ: Carl Williams (13.480)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 14, 1965 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Carl Williams, 6. Greg Weld, 7. Bill Puterbaugh, 8. Bill Mehner, 9. Don Lewis, 10. Don Vogler, 11. Ken Peterson, 12. Bill Renshaw, 13. Larry Majeski, 14. Gary White, 15. Ralph Liguori, 16. Joe Lane, 17. Tom Sellberg, 18. Gary Congdon. FQ: None
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 17, 1965 – Jackson Motor Speedway – Jackson, Michigan
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Bob Nowicke #4), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Dickie Deis, 4. Bill Gallaugher, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Jimmy Davies, 7. Jimmy Knight, 8. Bill Mehner, 9. Ken Peterson, 10. John Tenney, 11. Mel Kenyon, 12. Rocky Fisher, 13. Tom Sellberg, 14. Gordon Johncock. FQ: Bob Tattersall (15.800)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 18, 1965 – Baer Field Raceway – Fort Wayne, Indiana
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Bob Nowicke #4), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Bobby Grim, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Bill Gallaugher, 7. Dickie Deis, 8. Jimmy Davies, 9. Les Scott, 10. Tommy Copp, 11. Bill Mehner, 12. Tom Sellberg, 13. Sonny Ates, 14. Bob Hare, 15. Chuck Rodee, 16. Jimmy Knight, 17. Ken Peterson, 18. Warren Scheibe. FQ: Mike McGreevy (19.020)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 19, 1965 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Lowell Sachs (George Newnam #5), 2. Johnnie Tolan, 3. George Benson, 4. Dempsey Wilson, 5. Johnny Moorhouse, 6. Joe Garson, 7. Buddy Taylor, 8. John Hysinger, 9. Don Hawley, 10. Porky Rachwitz, 11. Willy Swift, 12. Bob Twitty, 13. Walt Kennedy, 14. Bob Behrens, 15. Bernie Schechter, 16. John Starner, 17. Frank Allen, 18. Al Henderson. FQ: Lowell Sachs (17.470)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 24, 1965 – Kentucky State Fairgrounds – Louisville, Kentucky
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Bob Nowicke #4), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Jimmy Knight, 4. Bobby Grim, 5. Tom Sellberg, 6. Sonny Ates, 7. Bill Mehner, 8. Bill Gallaugher, 9. Dickie Deis, 10. Ray Dropp, 11. Mike McGreevy, 12. Chuck Rodee, 13. Ken Peterson, 14. Jimmy Davies, 15. Tommy Copp, 16. Warren Scheibe. FQ: Jimmy Knight (14.440)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 25, 1965 – Santa Fe Speedway – Hinsdale, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Bob Nowicke #4), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Bobby Grim, 4. Tom Bigelow, 5. Jimmy Davies, 6. Tommy Copp, 7. Jerry Matter, 8. Bill Mehner, 9. Dickie Deis, 10. Bob Lithgow, 11. Warren Scheibe, 12. Dave Whitehorse, 13. Chuck Rodee, 14. Bob Wente, 15. Tom Sellberg, 16. Bob Hare, 17. Dick Schutter, 18. Johnny Riva. FQ: Bill Mehner (14.560)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 26, 1965 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bobby Grim (Coxie Bowman #33), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Chuck Rodee, 4. Jimmy Davies, 5. Warren Scheibe, 6. Bill Mehner, 7. Tommy Copp, 8. Bob Lithgow, 9. John Tenney, 10. Ken Peterson, 11. Don Lewis, 12. Don Vogler, 13. Gary Byers, 14. Bob Tattersall, 15. Dickie Deis, 16. Bob McLean, 17. Bob Miley. FQ: Bob Tattersall (18.160)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 26, 1965 – Kearney Bowl – Fresno, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Allen Heath (Doug Caruthers #7), 2. George Snider, 3. George Benson, 4. Billy Vukovich, 5. Larry Ferrua, 6. Tony Lenti, 7. Johnny Baldwin, 8. Norm Rapp, 9. Bob Twitty, 10. Dick Atkins, 11. Don Meacham, 12. Hal Minyard, 13. Walt Kennedy, 14. Johnnie Tolan, 15. Tom Trader, 16. Joe Garson, 17. Dempsey Wilson, 18. Ray Lattie. FQ: George Benson (13.120)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 30, 1965 – Sandusky Speedway – Sandusky, Ohio
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Knight (Jimmy Knight #24), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Eddie Johnson, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Tommy Copp, 7. Bobby Grim, 8. Bill Mehner, 9. Ken Peterson, 10. John Tenney, 11. Bob Harkey, 12. Tom York, 13. Ron Tuttle, 14. Johnny Riva, 15. Ed Stanley, 16. Bob McLean, 17. Bill Gallaugher, 18. Chuck Rodee. FQ: Mike McGreevy (19.310)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 4, 1965 – Winchester Speedway – Winchester, Indiana
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Chuck Rodee (Ed Loniewski #87), 2. Tommy Copp, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Bill Mehner, 5. Mickey Shaw, 6. Les Scott, 7. John Taylor, 8. Bob Tattersall, 9. Sonny Ates, 10. Bob McLean, 11. Warren Scheibe, 12. Bill Gallaugher, 13. Cecil Smith, 14. Don Vogler, 15. Gary Byers. FQ: Chuck Rodee (18.300)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 5, 1965 – Flat Rock Speedway – Flat Rock, Michigan
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Rodee (Ed Loniewski #87), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Bobby Grim, 4. Eddie Johnson, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Les Scott, 7. Bob McLean, 8. Ronnie Duman, 9. Tommy Copp, 10. Bill Mehner, 11. Jimmy Davies, 12. Walt Kennedy, 13. Warren Scheibe, 14. Larry McCloskey, 15. Bill Gallaugher. FQ: Bobby Grim (13.230)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 11, 1965 – Macon Speedway – Macon, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Bob Nowicke #4), 2. Bill Puterbaugh, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Tommy Copp, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Danny Frye, 7. Chuck Rodee, 8. Bobby Grim, 9. Sonny Ates, 10. Bill Mehner, 11. Warren Scheibe, 12. Bob Lithgow, 13. Walt Kennedy, 14. John Taylor, 15. Larry Majeski, 16. Jimmy Davies, 17. Joe Lane. FQ: Chuck Rodee (12.520)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 12, 1965 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Ed Hitze #18), 2. Wib Spalding, 3. Warren Scheibe, 4. Chuck Rodee, 5. Bobby Grim, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Carl Williams, 8. Bob Tattersall, 9. Sonny Ates, 10. Bill Mehner, 11. Bob Lithgow, 12. Mike McGreevy, 13. Joe Lane, 14. Walt Kennedy, 15. Bill Puterbaugh. FQ: Bob Tattersall (13.550)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 12, 1965 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Ed Hitze #18), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Chuck Rodee, 4. Wib Spalding, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Bob Tattersall, 7. Bobby Grim, 8. Warren Scheibe, 9. Carl Williams, 10. Sonny Ates, 11. Bill Mehner, 12. Bob Lithgow, 13. Bill Puterbaugh, 14. Joe Lane, 15. Walt Kennedy. FQ: None
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 14, 1965 – O’Hare Stadium – Chicago, Illinois
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bob McLean (Willard Coil #14), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Chuck Rodee, 4. Tommy Copp, 5. Bob Tattersall, 6. Bobby Grim, 7. Bob Harkey, 8. Frank Burany, 9. Ray Elliott, 10. Bill Mehner, 11. Warren Scheibe, 12. Bob Wente, 13. Bob Lithgow, 14. Jimmy Knight, 15. Don Vogler, 16. Johnny Riva, 17. Bob Hare, 18. Jimmy Davies. FQ: Mike McGreevy (13.860)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 17, 1965 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Johnny Moorhouse (Gay Van Berckelaer #45), 2. Paul Jones, 3. Tony Lenti, 4. Don Meacham, 5. Hal Minyard, 6. Bob Behrens, 7. Bob Twitty, 8. Al Henderson, 9. Bob Bower, 10. Lowell Sachs, 11. Porky Rachwitz, 12. Ed Johns, 13. John Starner, 14. George Benson, 15. Don Hawley, 16. Bernie Schechter, 17. Steve Mesner, 18. Bob Schell. FQ: Johnny Moorhouse (17.420)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 21, 1965 – Peoria Speedway – Peoria, Illinois
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Bob Nowicke #4), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Jimmy Davies, 5. Carl Williams, 6. Bobby Grim, 7. Henry Pens, 8. Chuck Rodee, 9. Bill Mehner, 10. Warren Scheibe, 11. Tom Sellberg, 12. Herb Shannon, 13. Bob Lithgow, 14. John Taylor, 15. Tommy Copp, 16. John Batts, 17. Jack Hamlin. FQ: Chuck Rodee (13.920)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 23, 1965 – Santa Fe Speedway – Hinsdale, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Davies (Ed Hitze #18), 2. Johnny Riva, 3. Chuck Rodee, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Bob Tattersall, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Bill Mehner, 8. Warren Scheibe, 9. Bobby Grim, 10. George Snider, 11. Les Scott, 12. Bob Lithgow, 13. Bob Richards, 14. Tom Sellberg, 15. Ernie Zartler, 16. Don Vogler. FQ: Bill Mehner (14.510)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 24, 1965 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bobby Grim (Coxie Bowman #33), 2. Jimmy Davies, 3. Chuck Rodee, 4. Les Scott, 5. Bob Tattersall, 6. Tom Sellberg, 7. Bill Mehner, 8. Mike McGreevy, 9. John Taylor, 10. Bob Lithgow, 11. Gary Byers, 12. Jack Hamlin, 13. Bob Wente, 14. Teddy Dean, 15. John Tenney, 16. Warren Scheibe. FQ: Mike McGreevy (17.830)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 30, 1965 – Sportsdrome – Jeffersonville, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Sonny Ates (Coxie Bowman #33), 2. Chuck Rodee, 3. Jimmy Knight, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Bob McLean, 6. Ray Elliott, 7. Bill Mehner, 8. Bob Tattersall, 9. Jimmy Davies, 10. Warren Scheibe, 11. Tom Sellberg, 12. Bob Hamilton, 13. Larry Sinclair, 14. Sonny McDaniel, 15. Ted Hartley, 16. Bob Bower, 17. Bob Wente. FQ: Chuck Rodee (14.870)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 31, 1965 – Champaign-Urbana Fairgrounds – Champaign, Illinois
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Bob Nowicke #4), 2. Les Scott, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Jimmy Davies, 5. Tom Sellberg, 6. Johnny Riva, 7. Sonny Ates, 8. Tom Bigelow, 9. Warren Scheibe, 10. Bill Mehner, 11. Mike McGreevy, 12. Carl Williams, 13. John Taylor, 14. Bob Lithgow, 15. Bob Hamilton, 16. John Tenney, 17. Eddie Johnson, 18. Bob McLean. FQ: Les Scott (26.510)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 31, 1965 – Kearney Bowl – Fresno, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Allen Heath (Doug Caruthers #7), 2. Billy Vukovich, 3. George Benson, 4. Larry Ferrua, 5. Don Meacham, 6. Tony Lenti, 7. Dickie Deis, 8. Dempsey Wilson, 9. Paul Jones, 10. Bob Twitty, 11. Ned Spath, 12. Al Henderson, 13. Dave Strickland, 14. Dick Atkins, 15. Mike Mosley, 16. Tom Trader, 17. Johnnie Tolan, 18. Johnny Moorhouse. FQ: Billy Vukovich (13.340)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 6, 1965 – Baer Field Raceway – Fort Wayne, Indiana
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Chuck Rodee (Ed Loniewski #87), 2. Henry Pens, 3. Bobby Grim, 4. Bob McLean, 5. Les Scott, 6. Mike McGreevy, 7. Bill Mehner, 8. Bob Tattersall, 9. Sonny Ates, 10. Jimmy Knight, 11. Sammy Sessions, 12. Tom Sellberg, 13. Tommy Copp, 14. Bob Wente, 15. Johnny Riva, 16. John Tenney, 17. Ted Hartley, 18. Ray Elliott. FQ: Chuck Rodee (19.000)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 12, 1965 – Rockford Speedway – Rockford, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Chuck Rodee, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Jimmy Knight, 5. Henry Pens, 6. Tom Sellberg, 7. Don Vogler, 8. Jimmy Davies, 9. Bill Mehner, 10. Warren Scheibe, 11. Frank Burany, 12. Bob Lithgow, 13. Skip Hedrick, 14. Don Carmichael, 15. Herb Hill, 16. Johnny Riva, 17. Bob Wente, 18. George Snider. FQ: Mike McGreevy (14.470)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 13, 1965 – Ionia Free Fair – Ionia, Michigan
FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Chuck Rodee (Ed Loniewski #87), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Tommy Copp, 4. Bill Mehner, 5. Bob Tattersall, 6. Tom Sellberg, 7. Jimmy Davies, 8. Johnny Riva, 9. Billy Humphreys, 10. Ted Hartley, 11. Bob Wente, 12. Warren Scheibe, 13. Sammy Sessions, 14. Skip Hedrick, 15. Bob Lithgow, 16. Bill Puterbaugh, 17. Les Scott, 18. Sonny Ates. FQ: Chuck Rodee (24.890)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 14, 1965 – Ionia Free Fair – Ionia, Michigan
FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Eddie Johnson (Jerry Zeelo #21), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Sonny Ates, 4. Bob McLean, 5. Tom Sellberg, 6. Warren Scheibe, 7. Mike McGreevy, 8. Bob Tattersall, 9. Bill Mehner, 10. Johnny Riva, 11. John Taylor, 12. Les Scott, 13. Ted Hartley, 14. Billy Humphreys, 15. Bob Lithgow, 16. Jim Graybeal, 17. Jimmy Davies, 18. Gary Ivers. FQ: Eddie Johnson (25.030)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 15, 1965 – Jackson Motor Speedway – Jackson, Michigan
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Jimmy Knight, 4. Les Scott, 5. Bill Mehner, 6. Warren Scheibe, 7. Sonny Ates, 8. Sammy Sessions, 9. Chuck Rodee, 10. Bob McLean, 11. Tom Sellberg, 12. Jimmy Davies, 13. John Taylor, 14. Skip Hedrick, 15. Don Vogler. FQ: Chuck Rodee (15.970)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 20, 1965 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Bob Nowicke #4), 2. Chuck Rodee, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Jimmy Davies, 5. Bill Mehner, 6. Mike McGreevy, 7. Arnie Knepper, 8. Chuck Weyant, 9. Greg Weld, 10. Warren Scheibe, 11. Don Lewis, 12. Russ Congdon, 13. Jerry Mans, 14. Bill Renshaw, 15. Tommy Copp, 16. Tom Sellberg, 17. Mack Terry, 18. Joe Lane. FQ: Bill Mehner (12.990)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 20, 1965 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Rodee (Ed Loniewski #87), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Arnie Knepper, 4. Jimmy Davies, 5. Bill Mehner, 6. Mike McGreevy, 7. Chuck Weyant, 8. Tom Sellberg, 9. Greg Weld, 10. Don Lewis, 11. Warren Scheibe, 12. Carl Williams, 13. Bill Renshaw, 14. Bob Tattersall, 15. Mack Terry, 16. Jerry Mans, 17. Tommy Copp, 18. Joe Lane. FQ: None
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 21, 1965 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Johnny Moorhouse (Gay Van Berckelaer), 2. Allen Heath, 3. Lowell Sachs, 4. Johnny Baldwin, 5. Dempsey Wilson, 6. Porky Rachwitz, 7. Bob Behrens, 8. George Benson, 9. Bob Huebner, 10. Walt Kennedy, 11. Bernie Schechter, 12. Dickie Deis, 13. Billy Wilkerson, 14. Dick Atkins, 15. Al Henderson, 16. John Hysinger, 17. Tony Lenti, 18. Billy Vukovich. FQ: Allen Heath (22.160)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 25, 1965 – Fairbury American Legion Speedway – Fairbury, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Wente (George Hopkins #54), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Tommy Copp, 4. Tom Sellberg, 5. Bobby Grim, 6. Chuck Weyant, 7. Bill Mehner, 8. Chuck Rodee, 9. Mike McGreevy, 10. Johnny Riva, 11. Don Lewis, 12. Ray Elliott, 13. Skip Hedrick, 14. Bob Lithgow, 15. Don Vogler, 16. Jimmy Davies, 17. Herb Shannon, 18. Teddy Dean. FQ: Chuck Rodee (15.130)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 27, 1965 – Baer Field Raceway – Fort Wayne, Indiana
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Bob Nowicke #4), 2. Chuck Rodee, 3. Tom Sellberg, 4. Johnny Riva, 5. Bobby Grim, 6. Jimmy Knight, 7. Warren Scheibe, 8. Don Meacham, 9. Les Scott, 10. Bob Harkey, 11. Sonny Ates, 12. Bill Mehner, 13. Tom York, 14. Mike McGreevy, 15. Gary Bettenhausen, 16. Tommy Copp, 17. John Klotz, 18. Jimmy Davies. FQ: Mike McGreevy (19.210)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 28, 1965 – South Bend Motor Speedway – South Bend, Indiana
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Chuck Rodee (Ed Loniewski #87), 2. Bob McLean, 3. Bobby Grim, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Warren Scheibe, 7. Jimmy Knight, 8. Johnny Riva, 9. Don Meacham, 10. Chuck Arnold, 11. Gary Byers, 12. Bill Mehner, 13. Sonny Ates, 14. Ernie Zartler, 15. Tommy Copp, 16. Ted Hartley, 17. Bob Harkey, 18. Tom Sellberg. FQ: Cap Arnold (12.870)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 29, 1965 – Mazon Speed Bowl – Mazon, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bobby Grim (Coxie Bowman #33), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Johnny Riva, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Chuck Rodee, 7. Warren Scheibe, 8. Jimmy Knight, 9. Jerry Matter, 10. Don Meacham, 11. Bob Harkey, 12. Ray Elliott, 13. Tom Sellberg, 14. George Kladis, 15. Bill Mehner, 16. Jimmy Davies, 17. Bob McLean, 18. Les Scott. FQ: Chuck Rodee (12.630)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 1, 1965 – O’Hare Stadium – Chicago, Illinois
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Jimmy Knight (Jimmy Knight #24), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Don Meacham, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Chuck Rodee, 6. Ray Elliott, 7. Bob Harkey, 8. Johnny Riva, 9. Bob McLean, 10. Tommy Copp, 11. Bobby Grim, 12. Bob Richards, 13. Tom Sellberg, 14. Bob Tattersall, 15. Ray Dropp, 16. Jimmy Davies, 17. Dick Atkins, 18. Warren Scheibe. FQ: Jimmy Knight (13.700)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 3, 1965 – Mazon Speed Bowl – Mazon, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Jimmy Knight, 3. Chuck Rodee, 4. Les Scott, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Bob Tattersall, 7. Henry Pens, 8. Jerry Matter, 9. Johnny Riva, 10. Don Meacham, 11. Jimmy Davies, 12. Bob Hauck, 13. Dick Atkins, 14. Bobby Grim, 15. Ray Elliott, 16. Ray Dropp, 17. George Kladis, 18. Tom Sellberg. FQ: Les Scott (12.490)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 6, 1965 – Ohio State Fairgrounds – Columbus, Ohio
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Bob Steffes #96), 2. Roger McCluskey, 3. Tommy Copp, 4. Jimmy Knight, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Bob McLean, 7. Bob Harkey, 8. Chuck Arnold, 9. Bob Tattersall, 10. Johnny Riva, 11. Sonny Ates, 12. Warren Scheibe, 13. Les Scott, 14. Jimmy Davies, 15. Chuck Rodee, 16. Bobby Grim, 17. Paul Hooper, 18. Bill Mehner. FQ: Roger McCluskey (24.930)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 17, 1965 – Sun Valley Speedway – Anderson, Indiana
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bobby Grim (Coxie Bowman #33), 2. Chuck Rodee, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Ray Elliott, 5. Jimmy Knight, 6. Chuck Arnold, 7. Jimmy Davies, 8. Bill Mehner, 9. Warren Scheibe, 10. Sonny Ates, 11. Keith Thomas, 12. Bob Tattersall, 13. Ronnie Duman, 14. Tom Sellberg, 15. Ralph Liguori, 16. Don Vogler, 17. Jim Hines, 18. Ted Hartley. FQ: Mike McGreevy (13.300)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 18, 1965 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Parnelli Jones (Oliver Johnson #96), 2. Dempsey Wilson, 3. Paul Jones, 4. Billy Vukovich, 5. Hal Minyard, 6. Johnnie Tolan, 7. Allen Heath, 8. Joe Garson, 9. Herman Hutton, 10. Larry Ferrua, 11. Jack Dorsett, 12. Dickie Deis, 13. Mike Mosley, 14. Skee Redican, 15. Bob Behrens, 16. Ron Hughes, 17. Johnny Moorhouse, 18. Lowell Sachs. FQ: Lowell Sachs (16.950)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 25, 1965 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Bob Nowicke #4), 2. Jimmy Davies, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Ray Elliott, 5. Danny Frye, 6. Jimmy Knight, 7. Chuck Weyant, 8. Billy Humphreys, 9. Don Lewis, 10. Gary Byers, 11. Bill Mehner, 12. Don Vogler, 13. Bob McLean, 14. Bob Wente, 15. Tom Sellberg, 16. Ralph Liguori, 17. Willy Swift, 18. Gene Weyant. FQ: Danny Frye (13.190)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 26, 1965 – Indianapolis Raceway Park – Clermont, Indiana
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Howard Linne #99), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Johnny Riva, 5. Gary Bettenhausen, 6. Sonny Ates, 7. Jimmy Knight, 8. Bruce Jacobi, 9. Bill Mehner, 10. Chuck Weyant, 11. Bob Lithgow, 12. Tom Sellberg, 13. Jigger Sirois, 14. Billy Hunter, 15. Ray Elliott, 16. Dick Atkins, 17. Bob McLean, 18. Henry Pens, 19. Eddie Johnson, 20. Jimmy Davies, 21. Les Scott, 22. Ralph Liguori, 23. Roger West, 24. Chuck Rodee. FQ: Chuck Rodee (24.670)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 10, 1965 – Terre Haute Action Track – Terre Haute, Indiana – Hut 100
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. A.J. Foyt (Marv Edwards #83), 2. Bobby Grim, 3. Chuck Rodee, 4. Jimmy Davies, 5. Chuck Arnold, 6. Red Riegel, 7. Danny Frye, 8. Eddie Johnson, 9. Warren Scheibe, 10. Mel Cornett, 11. Bill Mehner, 12. Bob Lithgow, 13. Tom Bigelow, 14. Ralph Liguori, 15. Mike McGreevy, 16. Bob McLean, 17. Johnny Riva, 18. Bob Harkey, 19. Bob Wente, 20. Jim Graybeal, 21. Willard Yates, 22. Bob Tattersall, 23. Ray Elliott, 24. Jimmy Knight. FQ: Bob Wente (25.250)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 16, 1965 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Fred Gerhardt #72), 2. Tommy Copp, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Paul Jones, 5. Dempsey Wilson, 6. Bob Tattersall, 7. Johnnie Tolan, 8. Johnny Moorhouse, 9. Ned Spath, 10. George Snider, 11. Bill Mehner, 12. Don Staudinger, 13. George Benson, 14. Ron Hughes, 15. Allen Heath, 16. Skee Red
