1969 USAC MIDGET REVIEW: TWO GUN TATTERSALL GETS HIS FIRST
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media
After almost 20 years as a race driver, Bob Tattersall, of Streator, Ill. climaxed his career by winning the 1969 USAC National Championship, clinching the title the day after he and his wife Dee celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary.
Tattersall won 11 races on his way to the championship, 10 of which were established in the yellow No. 3 Offenhauser-powered car owned by Jack Stroud of Hazelwood, Mo. The 11th was earned while driving for Linne.
In 1965, Tattersall finished second to Mike McGreevy in the point standings and was also third in 1968 and fourth in 1962, 1966 and 1967. But 1969 marked his first full-out effort, to stick with the plan from start to finish night-after-night.
“I never really tried to win the title before this year,” said Tattersall, the crew-cut sporting veteran. “I used to take the season race by race and try hard to win each one. If I fell back or I didn't feel competitive, I’d drop out rather than finish sixth or seventh. But points are paid for every position in the feature, so the higher you finish the more points you make. If you drop out, or decide to pass up a race or two, you really hurt your chances.”
“Tat” started in no less than 66 features during the busy season, and he returned as the winner on 11 occasions. Although he led the point standings for much of the season, he was continuously dogged by three-time champion Mel Kenyon, who was attempting to win the championship for the third straight year.
Kenyon seemed well on his way to achieving this in the early part of the year until mechanical problems and two accidents put him at a great disadvantage. In one accident, Kenyon totaled his brand-new Don Edmunds-built machine, which was among the first cars in the series to utilize a roll cage.
With his primary ride sidelined, Kenyon was forced to take other rides until receiving delivery of another new Edmunds, but it didn’t keep him from victory lane, winning for owner Howard Linne in June at Wisconsin’s Capital Super Speedway.
Bob Hare led the points in the early part of the season through his indoor performances, but subsequently bowed to Gary Bettenhausen. Gary B’s Champ and Sprint Car activities caused his lead to dwindle and Kenyon moved to the front until his mid-June misfortune. Tattersall replied by winning three races in four starts and became the point leader on June 20.
Kenyon managed to squeeze by for a single race after winning at Indiana’s Avilla Speedway on July 16, but a victory by Tattersall at Springfield (Ill.) Speedway two nights later put the eventual champion back in front for good.
The season’s entrant champion, Jack Stroud, had been connected to auto racing since the mid-1930s, having started as a driver back in 1936. He competed in both big cars and motorcycles on flat tracks around Saint Louis, Mo. until moving to the west coast in 1939. At that time, he started driving midgets under the UMRA banner, which later became URA.
Stroud backed off from his driving in 1951 and quit in 1954. A charter member of USAC in 1956, Stroud continued as an owner with Red Hamilton driving and later switched to a youthful Bob Wente before hiring Tattersall.
The car that won the championship was known as the Honker II and was the latest in a long line of Honkers. The Honker was tagged onto a Stroud owned car that Danny Frye drove in 1960. Since that time, there had been The Little Honker, The Big Honker, The Red Honker, The New Honker, The Other Honker and The Honker II. The Honker II, built in 1966, was not the same car he used in 1969. “Actually, it should be the Honker III,” pointed out the mustachioed Stroud.
Two drivers lost their lives in USAC National Midget competition during the 1969 season, John Deering in August at Michigan’s Jackson Motor Speedway as well as Lloyd Nygren in September at California’s San Jose Speedway.
Billy Engelhart of Madison, Wis., seventh in points, was named the first ever USAC National Midget Rookie of the Year.
In what proved to be his final career start at Ohio’s Cincinnati Gardens, Ted Hartley, at age 66, became the oldest driver to record a top-10 USAC National Midget finish, taking sixth in the December’s opener, which also marked the first time that one season encompassed two years. USAC’s fiscal year started December 1, so, hey, it counts in the books for 1969.
Dave Strickland, third in the standings, set an all-time series record by starting 69 different events in 1969. Double nice.
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1969 USAC National Midget Driver Points
POS. PTS. DRIVER
1 499.12 Bob Tattersall, Streator, Ill.
2 453.75 Mel Kenyon, Lebanon, Ind.
3 434.57 Dave Strickland, Pleasant Hill, Calif.
4 348.8 Mike McGreevy, Hayward, Calif.
5 341 Bob Wente, Saint Louis, Mo.
6 307.47 Merle Bettenhausen, Tinley Park, Ill.
7 242.9 Billy Engelhart, Madison, Wis.
8 217.94 Les Scott, Livonia, Mich.
9 188.55 Lee Kunzman, Guttenberg, Iowa
10 173.92 Roger West, Joliet, Ill.
11 172.38 Bill Renshaw, Murphysboro, Ill.
12 167.42 Sonny Ates, Sellersburg, Ind.
13 123.35 Chuck Arnold, Stamford, Conn.
14 122.32 Larry Rice, Linden, Ind.
15 118.92 Jimmy Caruthers, Anaheim, Calif.
16 117.05 Henry Pens, Joliet, Ill.
17 106.75 Gary Bettenhausen, Tinley Park, Ill.
18 103.35 Don Vogler, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
19 85.92 Bobby Grim, Indianapolis, Ind.
20 81.05 Dick Jones, Whitewater, Wis.
21 77.32 Ray Elliott, Lockport, Ill.
22 72.8 Dick Pole, Harvey, Ill.
23 71.95 Hank Butcher, Hayward, Calif.
24 70.9 Johnny Parsons, Speedway, Ind.
25 69.9 Billy Vukovich, Fresno, Calif.
26 63.7 Chuck Weyant, Springfield, Ill.
27 62.57 Jigger Sirois, Shelby, Ind.
28 62.18 George Benson, San Jose, Calif.
29 57.75 Roger Branson, Champaign, Ill.
30 57.3 Bob Hare, Lyons, Ill.
31 54 Mel Cornett, Wauwatosa, Wis.
32 51.82 Johnny W. Anderson, Sacramento, Calif.
33 51.1 Larry Cannon, Danville, Ill.
34 50.2 Clark Templeman, Reseda, Calif.
35 48.45 Sammy Sessions, Nashville, Mich.
36 47.98 Tom Bigelow, Whitewater, Wis.
37 46.55 John Deering, Elgin, Ill.
38 46.5 Arnie Knepper, Belleville, Ill.
39 45 Bruce Walkup, Downey, Calif.
40 44.7 Bob Hauck, Joliet, Ill.
41 43.65 Don Brown, San Fernando, Calif.
42 27.9 Gary Irvin, West Lafayette, Ind.
43 26.8 Bill Mehner, Portland, Ore.
44 26.55 Dean Roper, Fair Grove, Mo.
45 24.7 Bob Lithgow, Streator, Ill.
46 24.05 Tommy Copp, Fresno, Calif.
47 23.6 Rob Greentree, Sydney, N.S.W.
48 22.45 George Snider, Fresno, Calif.
49 22.4 Jim McClean, Joliet, Ill.
50 21.65 Chuck Amati, Freeman Spur, Ill.
51 21.4 Willard Yates, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
52 20.4 Newt White, Lockport, Ill.
53 18.85 Bill Puterbaugh, Roxana, Ill.
54 18.15 Bob Richards, Lockport, Ill.
55 17.45 Al Moldenhauer, Madison, Wis.
56 17.1 Eddie Jackson, Denver, Colo.
57 17 Jack Fitzpatrick, Newport Beach, Calif.
58 16.55 Rich Walsh, San Bruno, Calif.
59 15.75 Cy Fairchild, Saginaw, Mich.
60 14.2 George Kladis, Chicago, Ill.
61 13.3 Jim Hines, New Castle, Ind.
62 12.85 Larry Kirkpatrick, Wood River, Ill.
63 12.65 John Batts, Jamestown, Ind.
64 12.3 Barry Handlin, Dallas, Texas
65 12.27 Todd Gibson, Richwood, Ohio
66 11.9 Charlie Masters, Waddy, Ky.
67 11.85 Bruce Moore, Moline, Ill.
68 11.65 Karl Raggio, Morgan Hill, Calif.
69 11.5 Steve Troxell, Denver, Colo.
70 10.8 DeWayne Woodward, Fresno, Calif.
71 10.6 Tommy McAndrews, Allentown, Pa.
72 9.9 Jim Malloy, Denver, Colo.
73 9.8 Palmer Crowell, Hillsboro, Ore.
74 9.6 Gary Johnson, Modesto, Calif.
75 9.5 Warren Scheibe, Denver, Colo.
76 9.43 Dave Ward, Indianapolis, Ind.
77 9 Jimmy Kirk, Charlestown, W.Va.
78 8.75 Danny Kladis, Chicago, Ill.
79 7.4 Joe Demko, Minneapolis, Minn.
80 6.7 Al Unser, Albuquerque, N.M.
81 6.4 George McBeath Jr., Spring Grove, Ill.
82 6.25 Chuck Booth, Sacramento, Calif.
83 6.2 Jack Calabrase, Lansing, Mich.
84 6.15 John Tenney, Battle Creek, Mich.
85 5.3 Paul Bates, San Jose, Calif.
86 5.3 Sam Isenhower, Joliet, Ill.
87 5.3 Walt Kennedy, Hacienda Heights, Calif.
88 5 Rick Davidson, Indianapolis, Ind.
89 4.9 Danny McKnight, Glendora, Calif.
90 4.85 Joe Giba, Denver, Colo.
91 4.7 Bob Harkey, Charlotte, N.C.
92 4.55 Ted Hartley, Roanoke, Ind.
93 4.55 Tom Steiner, Orland Park, Ill.
94 4.4 Henry Rossi, Gilroy, Calif.
95 4.3 Don Carmichael, Berwyn, Ill.
96 4.3 Gary Ponzini, Morgan Hill, Calif.
97 4.25 Ken Petersen, Maple Valley, Wash.
98 3.85 Wally Lambert, Manhattan, Ill.
99 3 Ernie Zartler, Chicago, Ill.
100 3.75 Jerry Karl, Manchester, Pa.
101 3.7 Mario Andretti, Nazareth, Pa.
102 3.65 Dick Zimmerman, Anaheim, Calif.
103 3.6 Wib Spalding, Granite City, Ill.
104 3.4 Bob Huebner, Tucson, Ariz.
105 3.2 Danny Frye, Hazelwood, Mo.
106 2.7 Ron Taylor, Saint Louis, Mo.
107 2.3 Keith Thomas, Madison, Wis.
108 2.3 Larry McCoy, Bristol, Pa.
109 2.15 Bobby Unser, Albuquerque, N.M.
110 1.85 Ron Hughes, Anaheim, Calif.
111 1.85 Jackie Burke, Houston, Texas
112 1.6 Johnny Rutherford, Fort Worth, Texas
113 1.6 Dave Logan, Concord, Calif.
114 1.6 Jack Crawford, Appalachian, N.Y.
115 1.5 Sonny McDaniel, Pasadena, Texas
116 1.4 Jerry Blundy, Galesburg, Ill.
117 1.3 Jim Blount, La Paz, Ind.
118 1.3 Buddy Cagle, Tulsa, Okla.
119 1.2 Jim McElreath, Arlington, Texas
120 1.15 Jim McVay, Independence, Mo.
121 1.15 Dennis Dorsey, Cicero, Ill.
122 1 George Stefanech Jr., Joliet, Ill.
123 1 Bill Kruger, Lombard, Ill.
124 1 Bob Mitchoff, Bryan, Ohio
125 0.85 Jim Maguire, Somerville, N.J.
126 0.7 Don Edmunds, Anaheim, Calif.
127 0.7 Danny Brown, Rossville, Ill.
128 0.7 Terry Vaughn, Milwaukee, Wis.
129 0.7 Allan Porter, Houston, Texas
130 0.6 Gary Calvert, Indianapolis, Ind.
1969 USAC National Midget Entrant Points
POS. PTS. ENTRANT, TEAM LOCATION
1 404.68 Jack Stroud, Hazelwood, Mo. (#3)
2 389.3 Bob & Gene Shannon, Dayton, Ohio (#22)
3 353.35 3-K Racing, Lebanon, Ind. (#1)
4 341 Junior Knepper, Belleville, Ill. (#25)
5 332.75 Bob Lockard, Joliet, Ill. (#69)
6 233.45 Vance Moore, Portage, Wis. (#21)
7 213.72 3-K Racing, Lebanon, Ind. (#61)
8 198 Lark Equipment Company, Terre Haute, Ind. (#2)
9 195.87 Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#93)
10 185.6 Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#96)
11 182.6 Les Scott, Livonia, Mich. (#10)
12 172.38 Bill Renshaw, Murphysboro, Ill. (#38)
13 116.48 Ed Loniewski, LaPorte, Ind. (#87)
14 112.4 Harry Turner, Kenosha, Wis. (#82)
15 106.35 Don Vogler, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (#29)
16 104.5 Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#99)
17 100.92 Doug Caruthers, Anaheim, Calif. (#15)
18 93.47 John Saeman, Warsaw, Ind. (#9)
19 88.1 Cliff Cornell, Hinsdale, Ill. (#18)
20 80.9 Leonard Faas, Placentia, Calif. (#16)
21 77.32 Lou Cooper, Orland Park, Ill. (#23)
22 71.45 Tom Krehl, Madison, Wis. (#28)
23 70.02 Bob Rice, Linden, Ind. (#36)
24 69.9 Bob Willey, Moline, Ill. (#74)
25 63.85 Gus Sohm, Saint Louis, Mo. (#90)
26 63.05 Lloyd Rahn, Tuscola, Ill. (#14)
27 61.3 Oliver Johnson, San Jose, Calif. (#96)
28 57.75 Howard Lehmann, Springfield, Ill. (#27)
29 54.6 Louis Snook, Charlotte, Texas (#65)
30 53.8 Bob Rosen, Oakland, Calif. (#11)
31 53.5 Bill Cooper, Chicago, Ill. (#37)
32 52.12 Gene Willman, Hales Corners, Wis. (#7)
33 50 George McBeath, Chicago, Ill. (#47)
34 49.2 Bob Hare, Lyons, Ill. (#39)
35 49.1 Dick & Owen Kincaid, Terre Haute, Ind. (#5)
36 47.38 John Hajduk, Niles, Ill. (#20)
37 46.2 David Birmingham, Scottsdale, Ariz. (#43)
38 41.65 Math Schneider, Lockport, Ill. (#67)
39 41.3 K.V. Weiland, Chicago, Ill. (#84)
40 40.55 George Middleton, Florissant, Mo. (#15)
41 40 Bob Nowicke, Louisville, Ky. (#7)
42 39.97 L. Gene Hamilton, Robinson, Ill. (#55)
43 38.15 Jack London, Oakland, Calif. (#4)
44 37.65 George Hopkins, Harvey, Ill. (#54)
45 37.3 Harry Conklin, Denver, Colo. (#64)
46 36.4 Ken Johnson, Elmhurst, Ill. (#80)
47 36.4 Jerry O'Connell, San Jose, Calif. (#98)
48 35.8 Arnie Knepper, Belleville, Ill. (#31)
49 34.95 George Alexander, Torrance, Calif. (#27)
50 32.9 Gary Gamester, Lombard, Ill. (#35)
51 32.52 Leonard Faas, Placentia, Calif. (#14)
52 32.4 Bob Lithgow, Streator, Ill. (#28)
53 30.8 Gary Irvin, West Lafayette, Ind. (#48)
54 27.2 Leonard Faas, Placentia, Calif. (#26)
55 24.55 Dave Smith, Indianapolis, Ind. (#36)
56 23.75 George Holterman, Lombard, Ill. (#53)
57 23.6 Rob Greentree, Indianapolis, Ind. (#12)
58 23.2 Dyno, Inc., Manitowoc, Wis. (#5)
59 23.05 D.K. Cumberworth, Santa Ana, Calif. (#41)
60 22.8 John Deering, Elgin, Ill. (#111)
61 21.85 3-K Racing, Lebanon, Ind. (#61)
62 21.45 Gary Bettenhausen, Tinley Park, Ill. (#7)
63 21.4 Lloyd Whiting, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (#99)
64 20.9 Walt Schweitzer, Bakersfield, Calif. (#60)
65 20.15 Bud Doty, Davenport, Iowa (#50)
66 19.8 Bill Logan, Warren, Mich. (#18)
67 18.3 Myron Caves, Fresno, Calif. (#84)
68 17.85 Ted Hartley, Roanoke, Ind. (#4)
69 17.8 Harry Stryker, Los Gatos, Calif. (#99)
70 17 Jack Fitzpatrick, Newport Beach, Calif. (#38x)
71 16.75 Roger Child, Tinley Park, Ill. (#19)
72 16.55 Rich Walsh, San Bruno, Calif. (#92)
73 16.4 Jack Mucia, Lombard, Ill. (#53)
74 15.5 Leonard Faas, Placentia, Calif. (#24)
75 14.2 Bob Corson, Harvey, Ill. (#52)
76 14.1 Sim Clark, Santa Clara, Calif. (#3x)
77 13.75 Bob Richards, Lockport, Ill. (#56)
78 12.85 Larry Kirkpatrick, Wood River, Ill. (#4)
79 12.6 Richard Herath, Joliet, Ill. (#202)
80 12.45 Tom Davidson, Indianapolis, Ind. (#63)
81 12.3 Barry Handlin, Dallas, Texas (#44)
82 12.25 Ralph Baiza, Coalinga, Calif. (#104)
83 11.85 Don Stokes, East Moline, Ill. (#182)
84 11.75 Coxie Bowman, Ossian, Ind. (#33)
85 11.6 Eddie Russo, Kenosha, Wis. (#97)
86 11.5 C.E. Kirchner, Solon, Ohio (#11)
87 10.6 Karl Thompson, Lansdale, Pa. (#71)
88 10.1 Bob Hanson, Hacienda Heights, Calif. (#46)
89 9.82 Sheldon Arkow, Canton, Ohio (#19)
90 9.7 Vern Shaver, Colorado Springs, Colo. (#59)
91 9.6 Mason Cook, Concord, Calif. (#18)
92 9.5 Len Tetrault, Tinley Park, Ill. (#68)
93 9.2 Doug Caruthers, Anaheim, Calif. (#93)
94 9 Ron Bennett, Livingston, N.J. (#22)
95 8.9 Ted Bohlander, Phoenix, Ariz. (#25)
96 8.8 Bud Trainor, Phoenix, Ariz. (#24)
97 7.8 Baker-Dooling Engineering, Wood River, Ill. (#68)
98 7.4 Bill Denning, Des Moines, Iowa (#59)
99 6.45 Lee Elkins, Kalamazoo, Mich. (#73)
100 6.4 Bud Jackson, Santa Clara, Calif. (#10)
101 6.2 Jack Schenk, Chicago, Ill. (#126)
102 6.15 Victor Henkels, Livonia, Mich. (#16)
103 5.8 O.B. Granger, Homer, Mich. (#27)
104 5.8 Frank Berlott, Santa Clara, Calif. (#117)
105 5.8 Arnie Knepper, Belleville, Ill. (#30)
106 5.55 Urnie Krueger, Countryside, Ill. (#58)
107 5.3 Walt Kennedy, Hacienda Heights, Calif. (#11)
108 4.9 Robert McKnight, Glendora, Calif. (#84x)
109 4.85 Henry Jeffrey, Lombard, Ill. (#51)
110 4.85 Joe Giba, Denver, Colo. (#62)
111 4.7 Bob Harkey, Charlotte, N.C. (#19)
112 4.5 Vel's Parnelli Jones, Torrance, Calif. (#89)
113 4.4 Henry Rossi, Gilroy, Calif. (#24)
114 4.35 Vel's Parnelli Jones, Torrance, Calif. (#98)
115 4.3 Dick Korff, Prospect Heights, Ill. (#17)
116 4.25 Jim Crews, Tacoma, Wash. (#192)
117 4.22 Leonard Faas, Placentia, Calif. (#5)
118 4.2 Richard Linder, Milwaukee, Wis. (#6)
119 3.9 Coxie Bowman, Ossian, Ind. (#34)
120 3.8 Ernie Zartler, Chicago, Ill. (#1)
121 3.8 Leonard Faas, Placentia, Calif. (#4)
122 3.75 Paul Bates, San Jose, Calif. (#82)
123 3.75 Ed Mataka, Maplewood, N.J. (#75)
124 3.65 Ed Silk, Wichita Falls, Texas (#85)
125 3.4 Harry Starner, Colton, Calif. (#59)
126 3.4 Joe Johnson, Saint Charles, Mo. (#16)
127 3.4 Joe Rydzewski, Phoenix, Ariz. (#75)
128 3.25 Bob Nowicke, Louisville, Ky. (#6)
129 2.3 Larry McCoy, Bristol, Pa. (#21)
130 1.9 Bill Lodewyck, Lockport, Ill. (#52)
131 1.85 Art Shanoian, Colma, Calif. (#12)
132 1.85 Gay Van Berckelaer, Westminster, Calif. (#45)
133 1.85 Jackie Burke, Houston, Texas (#70)
134 1.6 Karl Raggio, Morgan Hill, Calif. (#16)
135 1.6 Scott Hunter, Wichita Falls, Texas (#66)
136 1.5 W.A. Rommel, Houston, Texas (#91)
137 1.45 Gary Bond, Belleville, Ill. (#91)
138 1.4 Jim Patton, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (#56)
139 1.3 Jim Blount, La Paz, Ind. (#3)
140 1.3 Therrel Keith, Greentown, Ind. (#56)
141 1 George Stefanech, Joliet, Ill. (#150)
142 1 Walter Reichenbach, Lombard, Ill. (#132)
143 1 Bob Mitchoff, Bryan, Ohio (#133)
144 0.7 Oliver Brown, Rossville, Ind. (#157)
145 0.7 Terry Vaughn, Milwaukee, Wis. (#25)
146 0.7 H.W. Smith, San Antonio, Texas (#19)
147 0.6 Roger Branson, Champaign, Ill. (#72)
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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: December 15, 1968 – Cincinnati Gardens – Cincinnati, Ohio
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bob Hare (Bob Hare #19) 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Ray Elliott, 4. Sammy Sessions, 5. Dick Pole, 6. Ted Hartley, 7. Sonny Ates, 8. Dick Jones, 9. Mel Cornett, 10. Mel Kenyon. FQ: Bob Hare (7.960)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 5, 1969 – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Hauck (Math Schneider #67), 2. Sonny Ates, 3. Gary Bettenhausen, 4. Mel Kenyon, 5. Bob Hare, 6. Dick Pole, 7. Ernie Zartler, 8. Bill Mehner, 9. John Batts, 10. Danny Kladis. FQ: Dick Pole (8.730)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 26, 1969 – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bill Kollman (Bill Kollman #52), 2. Jim Hines, 3. Sonny Ates, 4. Dave Strickland, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Roger West, 7. Dick Pole, 8. Bobby Grim, 9. Danny Kladis, 10. Billy Engelhart. FQ: Dave Strickland (8.770)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: February 16, 1969 – San Jose Speedway – San Jose, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. George Benson (Oliver Johnson #96), 2. Hank Butcher, 3. Gary Bettenhausen, 4. Dave Strickland, 5. Gary Emmick, 6. Larry Ferrua, 7. Lloyd Nygren, 8. Jim Malloy, 9. Rich Walsh, 10. Mel Kenyon, 11. George Snider, 12. Dickie Deis, 13. Paul Bates, 14. Karl Raggio, 15. Burt Foland, 16. Gary Johnson, 17. Dewayne Woodward, 18. Bob DeJong. FQ: Burt Foland (14.930)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 8, 1969 – Astrodome – Houston, Texas
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Gary Bettenhausen (Bob Nowicke #7), 2. A.J. Foyt, 3. Billy Vukovich, 4. Ray Elliott, 5. Tom Bigelow, 6. Al Unser, 7. Mario Andretti, 8. Bruce Walkup, 9. Roger West, 10. Jigger Sirois, 11. Mike McGreevy, 12. Larry Rice, 13. Arnie Knepper, 14. Bob Wente, 15. Bill Renshaw, 16. Don Vogler, 17. Sammy Sessions, 18. Danny Frye, 19. Bobby Unser, 20. Jim McElreath, 21. Mel Kenyon, 22. Merle Bettenhausen, 23. Warren Scheibe, 24. Lee Kunzman. FQ: Sammy Sessions (13.000)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 9, 1969 – Astrodome – Houston, Texas
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Lee Kunzman (Bob Willey #74), 2. Bruce Walkup, 3. Sammy Sessions, 4. Tom Bigelow, 5. Jigger Sirois, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Lloyd Ruby, 8. Mario Andretti, 9. Mel Kenyon, 10. Wib Spalding, 11. Dick Jones, 12. Bob Hare, 13. Jim Malloy, 14. Bob Hauck, 15. Dave Strickland, 16. Johnny Rutherford, 17. Henry Pens, 18. Dick Pole, 19. Bill Puterbaugh, 20. Gary Bettenhausen, 21. Al Unser, 22. Bobby Unser, 23. Danny Frye, 24. A.J. Foyt. FQ: Bob Wente (12.640)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 28, 1969 – Corona Speedway – Tucson, Arizona
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Les Scott (Les Scott #10), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Hank Butcher, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Bill Renshaw, 7. Billy Vukovich, 8. Jim Malloy, 9. Chuck Arnold, 10. Gary Bettenhausen, 11. Ray Elliott, 12. Burt Foland, 13. Walt Kennedy, 14. Johnny Rutherford, 15. Mike McGreevy, 16. Sammy Sessions, 17. Jack Fitzpatrick, 18. George Snider. FQ: George Snider (16.460)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 29, 1969 – Manzanita Speedway – Phoenix, Arizona
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Merle Bettenhausen, 4. Gary Bettenhausen, 5. Chuck Arnold, 6. Les Scott, 7. Burt Foland, 8. Mike McGreevy, 9. George Snider, 10. Hank Butcher, 11. Dave Strickland, 12. Billy Engelhart, 13. Don Brown, 14. Sammy Sessions, 15. Billy Vukovich, 16. Jigger Sirois, 17. Sonny Ates, 18. Johnny Parsons. FQ: Gary Bettenhausen (23.210)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 12, 1969 – Kearney Bowl – Fresno, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Howard Linne #2), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Dave Strickland, 4. George Snider, 5. Billy Vukovich, 6. Jimmy Caruthers, 7. Tommy Copp, 8. Larry Ferrua, 9. Dewayne Woodward, 10. Rich Walsh, 11. Floyd Alvis, 12. Ken Peterson, 13. Clark Templeman, 14. Dave Logan, 15. Bob Tattersall, 16. Eddie Jackson, 17. Dickie Deis, 18. Burt Foland. FQ: Burt Foland (13.050)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 3, 1969 – Hershey Arena – Hershey, Pennsylvania
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Les Scott, 4. Billy Engelhart, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Roger West, 7. Bill Mehner, 8. Bob Hare, 9. Bill Renshaw, 10. Jerry Karl, 11. Tommy McAndrews, 12. Bob Hauck, 13. Merle Bettenhausen, 14. Bob Wente, 15. Ray Elliott, 16. Dick Pole, 17. Chuck Arnold, 18. Jack Crawford. FQ: Mel Kenyon (15.530)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 4, 1969 – Jennerstown Speedway – Jennerstown, Pennsylvania
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Jack Stroud #3), 2. Chuck Arnold, 3. Tommy McAndrews, 4. Mel Kenyon, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Billy Engelhart, 7. Bill Renshaw, 8. Bill Mehner, 9. Les Scott, 10. Roger West, 11. Mike McGreevy, 12. Merle Bettenhausen, 13. Dick Jones, 14. Al Moldenhauer, 15. Willard Yates, 16. Bob Hare, 17. Joe Giba, 18. Larry Rice. FQ: Mel Kenyon (22.940)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 11, 1969 – International Raceway Park – Ona, West Virginia
FEATURE RAINED OUT. FQ: Roger West (18.030)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 20, 1969 – Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds – Davenport, Iowa
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Jack Stroud #3), 2. Roger West, 3. Merle Bettenhausen, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Chuck Arnold, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. Dick Jones, 8. Chuck Weyant, 9. Willard Yates, 10. Bill Renshaw, 11. Billy Engelhart, 12. Larry Rice, 13. Burt Foland, 14. Rob Greentree, 15. Jim McVay, 16. Don Brown, 17. Jerry Blundy, 18. Bob Wente. FQ: Bob Tattersall (14.990)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 23, 1969 – Santa Fe Speedway – Hinsdale, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Roger West (Ed Loniewski #87), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Larry Cannon, 4. Dave Strickland, 5. Chuck Arnold, 6. Dick Pole, 7. Chuck Weyant, 8. Ray Elliott, 9. Bill Renshaw, 10. Dick Jones, 11. Don Brown, 12. Rob Greentree, 13. Larry Rice, 14. Mel Cornett, 15. Bob Hare, 16. Bob Tattersall, 17. Lee Kunzman, 18. Merle Bettenhausen. FQ: Bob Tattersall (15.000)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 29, 1969 – Indianapolis Raceway Park – Clermont, Indiana – Night Before the 500
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Junior Knepper #25), 2. Mel Cornett, 3. Dave Strickland, 4. Tom Bigelow, 5. Merle Bettenhausen, 6. Jimmy Caruthers, 7. Henry Pens, 8. Jigger Sirois, 9. Hank Butcher, 10. Les Scott, 11. Chuck Arnold, 12. Roger West, 13. Mike McGreevy, 14. Jim McClean, 15. George Benson, 16. Palmer Crowell, 17. Jim Maguire, 18. Rob Greentree, 19. Bob Tattersall, 20. Roger Branson. FQ: Bob Wente (24.370)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 29, 1969 – Indianapolis Raceway Park – Clermont, Indiana – Night Before the 500
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Henry Pens (Howard Linne #99), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Hank Butcher, 4. Les Scott, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Tom Bigelow, 7. Merle Bettenhausen, 8. Palmer Crowell, 9. Todd Gibson, 10. Mike McGreevy, 11. Jim McClean, 12. Jimmy Caruthers, 13. Roger West, 14. Jigger Sirois, 15. Bob Tattersall, 16. Jim Maguire, 17. Mel Cornett, 18. Chuck Arnold, 19. George Benson, 20. Roger Branson. FQ: None
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 31, 1969 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Lee Kunzman (Bob Willey #74), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Larry Cannon, 4. Merle Bettenhausen, 5. Bob Tattersall, 6. Dick Jones, 7. Tom Bigelow, 8. Don Brown, 9. Chuck Arnold, 10. Jimmy Caruthers, 11. Eddie Jackson, 12. Jack Calabrase, 13. Mel Cornett, 14. Hank Butcher, 15. John Batts, 16. Palmer Crowell, 17. Johnny Parsons, 18. Warren Scheibe. FQ: Dick Jones (18.440)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 5, 1969 – Rockford Speedway – Rockford, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Henry Pens (Howard Linne #99), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Les Scott, 5. Bob Tattersall, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. John Deering, 8. Bill Renshaw, 9. Eddie Jackson, 10. Merle Bettenhausen, 11. Chuck Arnold, 12. Dick Jones, 13. Don Vogler, 14. Dick Pole, 15. Jigger Sirois, 16. Keith Thomas, 17. Jim McClean, 18. Sonny Ates. FQ: Dave Strickland (13.980)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 11, 1969 – Avilla Speedway – Avilla, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Dave Strickland, 5. Les Scott, 6. Bill Renshaw, 7. Chuck Arnold, 8. Bill Puterbaugh, 9. Dick Pole, 10. Gary Bettenhausen, 11. Jack Calabrase, 12. Gary Irvin, 13. Merle Bettenhausen, 14. Larry Rice, 15. Sonny Ates, 16. Steve Troxell, 17. Jimmy Caruthers, 18. Roger West. FQ: Bob Tattersall (15.770)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 13, 1969 – Jackson Motor Speedway – Jackson, Michigan
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Sonny Ates, 3. Jimmy Caruthers, 4. John Deering, 5. Merle Bettenhausen, 6. Bob Tattersall, 7. Mike McGreevy, 8. Les Scott, 9. Clark Templeman, 10. Larry Rice, 11. Roger West, 12. Dave Ward, 13. Jack Fitzpatrick, 14. Bill Renshaw, 15. Jim McClean, 16. Dave Strickland, 17. Mel Cornett, 18. Dick Pole. FQ: Dave Strickland (15.390)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 14, 1969 – Spartan Speedway – Mason, Michigan
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Merle Bettenhausen (Bob Lockard #69), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Jigger Sirois, 5. Roger West, 6. Cy Fairchild, 7. Clark Templeman, 8. John Deering, 9. Mel Cornett, 10. Jim McClean, 11. Warren Scheibe, 12. Jimmy Caruthers, 13. Bill Renshaw, 14. Bob Tattersall, 15. Les Scott, 16. John Batts, 17. Rick Davidson, 18. Mel Kenyon. FQ: Jimmy Caruthers (13.930)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 17, 1969 – Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds – Davenport, Iowa
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Jack Stroud #3), 2. Merle Bettenhausen, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Larry Rice, 7. Sonny Ates, 8. Chuck Arnold, 9. Roger West, 10. Dick Jones, 11. Dave Strickland, 12. Bill Puterbaugh, 13. Tom Bigelow, 14. Jimmy Caruthers, 15. Ray Elliott, 16. Les Scott, 17. Jack Fitzpatrick, 18. Bill Renshaw, 19. Bob Lithgow, 20. Rob Greentree. FQ: Bob Tattersall (15.430)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 18, 1969 – Capital Super Speedway – Oregon, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Howard Linne #96), 2. Henry Pens, 3. Sonny Ates, 4. John Deering, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Mike McGreevy, 7. Jim McClean, 8. Rob Greentree, 9. Ray Elliott, 10. Billy Engelhart, 11. Bill Renshaw, 12. Les Scott, 13. Joe Giba, 14. Chuck Arnold, 15. Tom Bigelow, 16. Jimmy Caruthers, 17. Bob Tattersall, 18. Larry Rice. FQ: Sonny Ates (19.240)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 19, 1969 – Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Jack Stroud #3), 2. Merle Bettenhausen, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Tom Bigelow, 6. Rob Greentree, 7. Willard Yates, 8. Bill Puterbaugh, 9. Les Scott, 10. Dave Strickland, 11. Joe Demko, 12. Billy Engelhart, 13. Gary Bettenhausen, 14. Chuck Arnold, 15. Roger Branson, 16. Clark Templeman, 17. Dick Jones, 18. Warren Scheibe. FQ: Bob Tattersall (22.340)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 20, 1969 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Jack Stroud #3), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Jimmy Caruthers, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Chuck Arnold, 6. Les Scott, 7. Billy Engelhart, 8. Dave Strickland, 9. Bill Renshaw, 10. Gary Bettenhausen, 11. Willard Yates, 12. Clark Templeman, 13. Bob Harkey, 14. Dick Jones, 15. Sonny Ates, 16. Don Vogler, 17. Larry Cannon, 18. Arnie Knepper. FQ: Gary Bettenhausen (12.640)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 21, 1969 – Lake Hill Speedway – Valley Park, Missouri
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Junior Knepper #25), 2. Les Scott, 3. Roger West, 4. Dave Strickland, 5. Ray Elliott, 6. Dean Roper, 7. Mike McGreevy, 8. Bill Renshaw, 9. Arnie Knepper, 10. Sonny Ates, 11. Roger Branson, 12. Larry Rice, 13. Dave Ward, 14. Joe Demko, 15. Gary Irvin, 16. Bob Tattersall, 17. Merle Bettenhausen, 18. Don Vogler. FQ: Merle Bettenhausen (14.400)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 27, 1969 – Tri-State Speedway – Haubstadt, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Howard Linne #2), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Roger West, 4. Les Scott, 5. Clark Templeman, 6. George McBeath, 7. Gary Irvin, 8. Dave Ward, 9. Bill Renshaw, 10. Sonny Ates, 11. Mel Cornett, 12. Rob Greentree, 13. Merle Bettenhausen, 14. Bob Tattersall, 15. Larry Kirkpatrick, 16. Mel Kenyon, 17. Jack Fitzpatrick, 18. Steve Troxell. FQ: Bob Tattersall (16.240)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 28, 1969 – Joliet Memorial Stadium – Joliet, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Arnold (Harry Turner #82), 2. Merle Bettenhausen, 3. Henry Pens, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Johnny Parsons, 6. Bob Hare, 7. Dave Strickland, 8. Mel Kenyon, 9. Roger West, 10. Billy Engelhart, 11. Ray Elliott, 12. Mike McGreevy, 13. Bob Richards, 14. Dean Roper, 15. John Deering, 16. George Kladis, 17. Rob Greentree, 18. Steve Troxell. FQ: George Kladis (15.850)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 29, 1969 – Henry’s Speedway – Oxford, Indiana
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Howard Linne #96), 2. Merle Bettenhausen, 3. Dave Strickland, 4. Chuck Weyant, 5. Chuck Arnold, 6. Larry Rice, 7. Les Scott, 8. Sonny Ates, 9. Billy Engelhart, 10. Chuck Amati, 11. Clark Templeman, 12. Dick Pole, 13. George McBeath, 14. Bob Lithgow, 15. Gary Irvin, 16. Roger West, 17. Mel Cornett, 18. Jigger Sirois. FQ: Merle Bettenhausen (18.830)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 3, 1969 – Lake Hill Speedway – Valley Park, Missouri
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Howard Linne #2), 2. Henry Pens, 3. Les Scott, 4. Merle Bettenhausen, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Chuck Arnold, 7. Bob Tattersall, 8. Bob Wente, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. Bill Renshaw, 11. Eddie Jackson, 12. Billy Engelhart, 13. Bob Richards, 14. Ray Elliott, 15. Arnie Knepper, 16. Sonny Ates, 17. Roger West, 18. Roger Branson. FQ: Dave Strickland (14.750)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 4, 1969 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Junior Knepper #25), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Roger West, 4. Billy Engelhart, 5. Larry Cannon, 6. Ray Elliott, 7. Mike McGreevy, 8. Don Vogler, 9. Bill Renshaw, 10. Dick Jones, 11. Chuck Weyant, 12. Mel Cornett, 13. Clark Templeman, 14. Bob Lithgow, 15. Jack Fitzpatrick, 16. Larry Rice, 17. Rick Davidson, 18. Les Scott. FQ: Bob Wente (12.730)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 4, 1969 – San Jose Speedway – San Jose, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. George Benson (Oliver Johnson #96), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Tommy Copp, 4. Dewayne Woodward, 5. Henry Rossi, 6. Gary Johnson, 7. Dave Bowling, 8. Lloyd Nygren, 9. Burt Foland, 10. Dickie Deis, 11. Jim Clennan, 12. Hank Butcher, 13. Bob DeJong, 14. Rich Walsh, 15. Paul Bates, 16. Jim Eiland, 17. Gary Ponzini, 18. Billy Vukovich. FQ: Billy Vukovich (14.960)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 6, 1969 – Tri-City Speedway – Granite City, Illinois
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Junior Knepper #25), 2. Gary Bettenhausen, 3. Jigger Sirois, 4. Dean Roper, 5. Billy Engelhart, 6. Mike McGreevy, 7. Bill Renshaw, 8. Chuck Weyant, 9. Dick Jones, 10. Roger Branson, 11. Jack Fitzpatrick, 12. Clark Templeman, 13. Mel Cornett, 14. Don Vogler, 15. Larry Kirkpatrick, 16. Mel Kenyon, 17. Dave Strickland, 18. Jim McClean. FQ: Dave Strickland (25.710)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 11, 1969 – Hales Corners Speedway – Hales Corners, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Billy Engelhart, 3. Bob Hauck, 4. Larry Rice, 5. Bob Tattersall, 6. Bobby Grim, 7. Steve Troxell, 8. Jigger Sirois, 9. Don Vogler, 10. Bill Renshaw, 11. Clark Templeman, 12. Don Carmichael, 13. Bob Hare, 14. Dave Strickland, 15. Merle Bettenhausen, 16. Mel Cornett, 17. Roger West, 18. Sam Isenhower. FQ: Billy Engelhart (16.970)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 12, 1969 – Indianapolis Raceway Park – Clermont, Indiana
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Billy Engelhart (Vance Moore #21), 2. Sonny Ates, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Dave Strickland, 5. Roger West, 6. Merle Bettenhausen, 7. Mike McGreevy, 8. Mel Kenyon, 9. Les Scott, 10. Lee Kunzman, 11. Bob Tattersall, 12. Bill Renshaw, 13. Dick Jones, 14. Roger Branson, 15. Bill Mehner, 16. Gary Irvin, 17. Newt White, 18. John Deering, 19. Johnny Parsons, 20. Jigger Sirois, 21. Henry Pens, 22. Dick Pole. FQ: Bob Wente (24.650)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 13, 1969 – New Bremen Speedway – New Bremen, Ohio
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Gary Bettenhausen (Harry Turner #82), 2. Sonny Ates, 3. Merle Bettenhausen, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Arnie Knepper, 6. Mel Kenyon, 7. Bob Tattersall, 8. Lee Kunzman, 9. Sammy Sessions, 10. Les Scott, 11. Henry Pens, 12. Dave Strickland, 13. John Deering, 14. Roger Branson, 15. Roger West, 16. Charlie Masters, 17. Johnny Parsons, 18. Dick Jones, 19. Mike McGreevy, 20. Newt White. FQ: Dave Strickland (18.560)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 16, 1969 – Avilla Speedway – Avilla, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Billy Engelhart, 3. Sonny Ates, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Merle Bettenhausen, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. Les Scott, 8. Don Vogler, 9. Bill Mehner, 10. Bob Lithgow, 11. Jack Fitzpatrick, 12. John Batts, 13. Sam Isenhower, 14. Dick Pole, 15. Jim Hines, 16. Bob Tattersall, 17. Larry Rice, 18. Clark Templeman. FQ: Les Scott (15.950)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 18, 1969 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Jack Stroud #3), 2. Billy Engelhart, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Mel Kenyon, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Bob Hauck, 7. Don Vogler, 8. Chuck Weyant, 9. Lee Kunzman, 10. Bill Renshaw, 11. Bobby Grim, 12. Dave Strickland, 13. Dean Roper, 14. Bill Mehner, 15. Sam Isenhower, 16. Clark Templeman, 17. Larry Cannon, 18. Jack Fitzpatrick. FQ: Bob Wente (12.580)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 19, 1969 – Lake Hill Speedway – Valley Park, Missouri
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Jack Stroud #3), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Merle Bettenhausen, 4. Henry Pens, 5. Bill Mehner, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Mel Kenyon, 8. Billy Engelhart, 9. Roger West, 10. Bill Renshaw, 11. Mike McGreevy, 12. Larry Rice, 13. Dick Pole, 14. Bobby Grim, 15. Gary Irvin, 16. Clark Templeman, 17. Dean Roper, 18. Bruce Walkup. FQ: Dave Strickland (14.490)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 20, 1969 – Tri-City Speedway – Granite City, Illinois
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Bruce Walkup, 4. Billy Engelhart, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Merle Bettenhausen, 7. Mike McGreevy, 8. Chuck Amati, 9. Don Vogler, 10. Clark Templeman, 11. Jigger Sirois, 12. Bob Tattersall, 13. Arnie Knepper, 14. Larry Rice, 15. Bill Mehner, 16. Roger West, 17. Les Scott, 18. Jack Fitzpatrick. FQ: Jigger Sirois (24.550)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 22, 1969 – Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds – Davenport, Iowa
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Jack Stroud #3), 2. Bill Renshaw, 3. Billy Engelhart, 4. Merle Bettenhausen, 5. Chuck Weyant, 6. Mel Kenyon, 7. Dave Strickland, 8. Dick Jones, 9. Bruce Moore, 10. Don Vogler, 11. Mel Cornett, 12. Larry Rice, 13. Steve Troxell, 14. Clark Templeman, 15. Lee Kunzman, 16. Sonny Ates, 17. Les Scott, 18. Chuck Amati. FQ: Dave Strickland (15.210)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 23, 1969 – Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Jack Stroud #3), 2. Merle Bettenhausen, 3. Dave Strickland, 4. Les Scott, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Arnie Knepper, 8. Chuck Amati, 9. Mel Cornett, 10. Willard Yates, 11. Bill Renshaw, 12. Chuck Weyant, 13. Dick Jones, 14. John Deering, 15. Joe Demko, 16. Rob Greentree, 17. Charlie Masters, 18. Billy Engelhart. FQ: Bob Wente (24.380)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 24, 1969 – Elko Speedway – Elko, Minnesota
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Junior Knepper #25), 2. Henry Pens, 3. Merle Bettenhausen, 4. Sonny Ates, 5. Billy Engelhart, 6. Mike McGreevy, 7. Bob Tattersall, 8. Lee Kunzman, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. Roger Branson, 11. Bill Renshaw, 12. Gary Irvin, 13. Dick Jones, 14. Charlie Masters, 15. Joe Demko, 16. Dick Pole, 17. Les Scott, 18. Mel Cornett. FQ: Dave Strickland (14.150)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 25, 1969 – Santa Fe Speedway – Hinsdale, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Lee Kunzman (Howard Linne #96), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Les Scott, 5. Chuck Weyant, 6. Larry Rice, 7. Larry Cannon, 8. Bob Hauck, 9. Roger West, 10. Dave Strickland, 11. Billy Engelhart, 12. Merle Bettenhausen, 13. Bob Lithgow, 14. Ray Elliott, 15. Bob Hare, 16. Al Moldenhauer, 17. Bill Mehner, 18. Bill Renshaw. FQ: Les Scott (15.190)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 27, 1969 – Capital Super Speedway – Oregon, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #61), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Merle Bettenhausen, 4. Billy Engelhart, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Henry Pens, 7. Mike McGreevy, 8. Roger West, 9. John Deering, 10. Mel Cornett, 11. Ray Elliott, 12. Dick Jones, 13. Rob Greentree, 14. Roger Branson, 15. Bruce Moore, 16. Al Moldenhauer, 17. Newt White, 18. Bob Tattersall. FQ: Bob Wente (19.300)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 2, 1969 – Indianapolis Raceway Park – Clermont, Indiana
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Sonny Ates, 3. Dave Strickland, 4. Henry Pens, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Bill Renshaw, 7. Mike McGreevy, 8. Bob Tattersall, 9. Roger West, 10. Billy Engelhart, 11. Johnny Parsons, 12. Chuck Arnold, 13. John Deering, 14. Lee Kunzman, 15. Mel Cornett, 16. Jigger Sirois, 17. Jimmy Caruthers, 18. Bobby Grim, 19. George Snider, 20. Billy Vukovich. FQ: Dave Strickland (23.940)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 6, 1969 – KK Sports Arena – Kaukauna, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Ed Lark #2), 2. Bob Wente, 3. John Deering, 4. Lee Kunzman, 5. Merle Bettenhausen, 6. Bob Tattersall, 7. Bill Renshaw, 8. Roger West, 9. Mel Kenyon, 10. Billy Engelhart, 11. Dick Jones, 12. Palmer Crowell, 13. Billy Vukovich, 14. Johnny Parsons, 15. Ray Elliott, 16. Dave Strickland, 17. Al Moldenhauer, 18. Henry Pens. FQ: Dave Strickland (20.910)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 8, 1969 – Hales Corners Speedway – Hales Corners, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Roger West (Cliff Cornell #18), 2. Merle Bettenhausen, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Lee Kunzman, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Billy Engelhart, 7. Les Scott, 8. Dave Strickland, 9. Larry Rice, 10. Johnny W. Anderson, 11. Chuck Arnold, 12. Bill Renshaw, 13. Tom Bigelow, 14. Don Vogler, 15. Billy Vukovich, 16. Warren Scheibe, 17. Mel Kenyon, 18. Mel Cornett. FQ: Bob Tattersall (16.610)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 10, 1969 – Tri-County Speedway – Cincinnati, Ohio
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Junior Knepper #25), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Billy Vukovich, 4. Roger Branson, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. Jimmy Caruthers, 8. Billy Engelhart, 9. Bill Renshaw, 10. Bobby Grim, 11. Merle Bettenhausen, 12. Sonny Ates, 13. Bob Harkey, 14. Larry Kirkpatrick, 15. Les Scott, 16. Jigger Sirois, 17. Jim McClean, 18. Mel Kenyon. FQ: Les Scott (20.420)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 13, 1969 – Terre Haute Action Track – Terre Haute, Indiana
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Billy Vukovich (Leonard Faas #16), 2. Ray Elliott, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Lee Kunzman, 5. Sonny Ates, 6. Billy Engelhart, 7. Arnie Knepper, 8. Rick Davidson, 9. Mel Kenyon, 10. Larry Rice, 11. Bob Tattersall, 12. Dave Strickland, 13. Bobby Grim, 14. Don Vogler, 15. Merle Bettenhausen, 16. Roger West, 17. Johnny W. Anderson, 18. Bob Wente. FQ: Mike McGreevy (25.040)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 16, 1969 – Jackson Motor Speedway – Jackson, Michigan
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Dave Strickland (Bob & Gene Shannon #22), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Billy Engelhart, 4. Merle Bettenhausen, 5. Johnny W. Anderson, 6. Sonny Ates, 7. Hank Butcher, 8. Palmer Crowell, 9. Cy Fairchild, 10. Jimmy Caruthers, 11. Dick Pole, 12. Mel Kenyon, 13. John Tenney, 14. Bobby Grim, 15. Les Scott, 16. Mike McGreevy, 17. Larry Rice, 18. John Deering. FQ: Dave Strickland (15.340)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 18, 1969 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Larry Cannon (George McBeath #47), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Dave Strickland, 4. Larry Rice, 5. Johnny W. Anderson, 6. Mel Kenyon, 7. Tom Bigelow, 8. Don Vogler, 9. Dick Jones, 10. Hank Butcher, 11. Billy Engelhart, 12. Mike McGreevy, 13. Bob Tattersall, 14. Chuck Arnold, 15. Roger Branson, 16. Bill Renshaw, 17. Larry Kirkpatrick, 18. Roger West. FQ: Johnny W. Anderson (12.910)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 19, 1969 – Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds – Davenport, Iowa
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Lee Kunzman (Howard Linne #96), 2. Merle Bettenhausen, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Chuck Weyant, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. Larry Rice, 8. Bill Renshaw, 9. Hank Butcher, 10. Mike McGreevy, 11. Jimmy Caruthers, 12. Les Scott, 13. Johnny W. Anderson, 14. Willard Yates, 15. Barry Handlin, 16. Bruce Moore, 17. Don Vogler, 18. Larry McCoy. FQ: Les Scott (15.230)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 20, 1969 – Fairbury American Legion Speedway – Fairbury, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Dave Strickland (Bob & Gene Shannon #22), 2. Roger West, 3. Merle Bettenhausen, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Jimmy Caruthers, 6. Roger Branson, 7. Mel Kenyon, 8. Chuck Weyant, 9. Larry Cannon, 10. Larry Rice, 11. Tom Bigelow, 12. Gary Irvin, 13. Bob Hare, 14. Barry Handlin, 15. Lee Kunzman, 16. Bill Renshaw, 17. Chuck Arnold, 18. Gary Calvert. FQ: Lee Kunzman (14.770)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 22, 1969 – Santa Fe Speedway – Hinsdale, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Don Vogler (Don Vogler #29), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Billy Engelhart, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Bill Renshaw, 6. Roger West, 7. Bob Lithgow, 8. Henry Pens, 9. Mike McGreevy, 10. Bob Hare, 11. Johnny W. Anderson, 12. Dave Strickland, 13. Dick Pole, 14. Larry Rice, 15. Jigger Sirois, 16. Les Scott, 17. Hank Butcher, 18. Don Carmichael. FQ: Les Scott (15.190)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 23, 1969 – Joliet Memorial Stadium – Joliet, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Ed Lark #2), 2. Newt White, 3. Bob Hare, 4. Les Scott, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Johnny Parsons, 7. Billy Engelhart, 8. Bill Renshaw, 9. Bob Richards, 10. Bobby Grim, 11. Henry Pens, 12. Mel Kenyon, 13. Wally Lambert, 14. George Kladis, 15. Bob Tattersall, 16. John Tenney, 17. Dick Pole, 18. Roger West. FQ: Johnny Parsons (15.560)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 24, 1969 – Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, Ohio
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Sammy Sessions, 3. Johnny W. Anderson, 4. Johnny Parsons, 5. Jimmy Caruthers, 6. Don Vogler, 7. Billy Engelhart, 8. Bob Wente, 9. Sonny Ates, 10. Jigger Sirois, 11. Don Brown, 12. Chuck Weyant, 13. Clark Templeman, 14. Mike McGreevy, 15. Barry Handlin, 16. Merle Bettenhausen, 17. Larry Rice, 18. Bob Tattersall. FQ: Sonny Ates (19.020)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 27, 1969 – Capital Super Speedway – Oregon, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Merle Bettenhausen, 4. Dave Strickland, 5. Sonny Ates, 6. Sammy Sessions, 7. Charlie Masters, 8. Billy Engelhart, 9. Dick Jones, 10. Johnny W. Anderson, 11. Cy Fairchild, 12. Bill Puterbaugh, 13. Larry Rice, 14. Hank Butcher, 15. Dennis Dorsey, 16. George Stefanich, 17. Al Moldenhauer, 18. Dave Ward. FQ: Mel Kenyon (19.070)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 30, 1969 – Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Du Quoin, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Chuck Arnold, 4. Sammy Sessions, 5. Billy Vukovich, 6. Merle Bettenhausen, 7. Johnny W. Anderson, 8. Jimmy Caruthers, 9. Todd Gibson, 10. Larry Rice, 11. Les Scott, 12. Dave Ward, 13. Roger Branson, 14. Lee Kunzman, 15. George Snider, 16. Sonny Ates, 17. Jigger Sirois, 18. Arnie Knepper, 19. Bill Renshaw, 20. Dave Strickland, 21. Bob Tattersall, 22. Bobby Grim, 23. George Kladis, 24. Don Vogler. FQ: Mel Kenyon (35.860)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 30, 1969 – Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Du Quoin, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #1), 2. Lee Kunzman, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Les Scott, 5. Billy Engelhart, 6. Sonny Ates, 7. Johnny Parsons, 8. Chuck Arnold, 9. Larry Rice, 10. Todd Gibson, 11. Ray Elliott, 12. Bill Renshaw, 13. Sammy Sessions, 14. Jimmy Caruthers, 15. Billy Vukovich, 16. Johnny W. Anderson, 17. Dave Strickland, 18. Bobby Grim, 19. Bruce Walkup, 20. Dave Ward, 21. Bob Tattersall, 22. Merle Bettenhausen, 23. Bill Puterbaugh, 24. Arnie Knepper. FQ: None
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 1, 1969 – Ohio State Fairgrounds – Columbus, Ohio
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bobby Grim (John Saeman #9), 2. Billy Engelhart, 3. Les Scott, 4. Ray Elliott, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Chuck Booth, 7. Dean Roper, 8. Charlie Masters, 9. Roger West, 10. Johnny W. Anderson, 11. Bob Tattersall, 12. Mel Kenyon, 13. Bill Renshaw, 14. Johnny Parsons, 15. Bob Wente, 16. Don Vogler, 17. Larry Cannon, 18. Sonny Ates. FQ: Bobby Grim (24.640)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 6, 1969 – Joliet Memorial Stadium – Joliet, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Henry Pens (Dick Herath #202), 2. Bob Richards, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Billy Engelhart, 5. Les Scott, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. Mike McGreevy, 8. Newt White, 9. Jim McClean, 10. Bobby Grim, 11. Bill Renshaw, 12. Dick Pole, 13. Dean Roper, 14. George Kladis, 15. Tom Steiner, 16. Bob Hauck, 17. John Tenney, 18. Roger West. FQ: Newt White (15.500)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 11, 1969 – Capital Speedway – Holts Summit, Missouri
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Ed Lark #2), 2. Merle Bettenhausen, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Arnie Knepper, 5. Don Brown, 6. Bill Renshaw, 7. Billy Engelhart, 8. Dave Strickland, 9. Johnny Parsons, 10. Clark Templeman, 11. Bob Tattersall, 12. Chuck Taylor, 13. Mel Kenyon, 14. Al Moldenhauer, 15. Bruce Walkup, 16. Gary Bettenhausen, 17. Chuck Weyant, 18. Jimmy Kirk. FQ: Bob Tattersall (22.120)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 12, 1969 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Don Vogler (Don Vogler #29), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Mel Kenyon, 5. Merle Bettenhausen, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. Johnny Parsons, 8. Bobby Grim, 9. Bill Renshaw, 10. Dick Jones, 11. Bob Hauck, 12. Al Moldenhauer, 13. Don Brown, 14. Willard Yates, 15. Bruce Moore, 16. Roger West, 17. Danny Brown, 18. Larry Cannon. FQ: Mike McGreevy (12.890)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 13, 1969 – Lake Hill Speedway – Valley Park, Missouri
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Junior Knepper #25), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Jimmy Kirk, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Les Scott, 7. Chuck Arnold, 8. Bill Renshaw, 9. Mike McGreevy, 10. Larry Rice, 11. Bruce Moore, 12. Dick Jones, 13. Bob Richards, 14. Henry Pens, 15. Bob Hare, 16. Al Moldenhauer, 17. Larry Kirkpatrick, 18. Bob Lithgow. FQ: Dave Strickland (14.560)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 14, 1969 – Tri-City Speedway – Granite City, Illinois
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Les Scott (Don & Mel Kenyon #61), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Chuck Arnold, 4. Billy Engelhart, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Roger Branson, 7. Bob Wente, 8. Merle Bettenhausen, 9. Bobby Grim, 10. Dave Strickland, 11. Roger West, 12. Ron Taylor, 13. Bruce Moore, 14. Tom Steiner, 15. Larry Kirkpatrick, 16. Bob Mitchoff, 17. Chuck Weyant, 18. Mike McGreevy. FQ: Mike McGreevy (25.710)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 19, 1969 – Hales Corners Speedway – Hales Corners, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Larry Rice (Gene Willman #7), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Billy Engelhart, 4. Chuck Arnold, 5. Bob Tattersall, 6. Roger West, 7. Dave Strickland, 8. Bob Hauck, 9. Johnny Parsons, 10. Mike McGreevy, 11. Don Brown, 12. Al Moldenhauer, 13. Clark Templeman, 14. Jim McClean, 15. Merle Bettenhausen, 16. Tom Bigelow, 17. Terry Vaughn, 18. Bob Lithgow. FQ: Mel Kenyon (16.620)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 20, 1969 – Indianapolis Raceway Park – Clermont, Indiana
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Lee Kunzman (Howard Linne #96), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Johnny Parsons, 4. Bill Renshaw, 5. Bob Tattersall, 6. Billy Engelhart, 7. Mike McGreevy, 8. Gary Irvin, 9. Roger Branson, 10. Roger West, 11. Dave Strickland, 12. Todd Gibson, 13. Bill Mehner, 14. Larry Rice, 15. Mel Kenyon, 16. Al Moldenhauer, 17. Merle Bettenhausen, 18. Bobby Grim. FQ: Mike McGreevy (24.070)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 21, 1969 – Henry’s Speedway – Oxford, Indiana
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Lee Kunzman (Howard Linne #96), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Chuck Weyant, 5. Bob Lithgow, 6. Bobby Grim, 7. Mel Kenyon, 8. Bill Renshaw, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. Dick Jones, 11. Don Brown, 12. Larry Cannon, 13. Bi
