1970 USAC MIDGET REVIEW: FREQUENT FLYER CARUTHERS IS THE FIRST CHAMP OF THE 70s
By: Richie Murray
Exuberant 25-year-old Jimmy Caruthers prevailed in a fantastic point race with 33-year-old Dave Strickland, recording 43 top-tens in 53 starts, to nip Strickland by just 12.48 points in a title race that came down to the final event. Doug Caruthers, the father of the champion, also became an entrant champion for the first time during the 1970 campaign.
In his first full season of competition, Caruthers won a total of seven feature events and over $15,000 in prize money on his way to the title. Jimmy and Dave traded the point lead no less than eight times during their incredible drive for points.
Near midseason, Caruthers fell behind Strickland by several points and was heard to remark, “I’ve just about given up as far as the championship is concerned,” but his actions showed that he still had his heart and mind on the prize.
With Strickland leading Caruthers entering late August, a busy race weekend awaited on Friday at Santa Fe Speedway in Hinsdale, Ill. and on Sunday at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis. No Midwest race was scheduled for Saturday, but a west coast national points race was on the docket. While both needed every point they could muster, both made a mutual agreement, an iron-clad promise, that neither of them would race at Ascot Park. No way, no how. A deal is a deal.
However, all’s fair in love, war and, apparently, racing for championships. After Strickland won the first round at Santa Fe and Caruthers finished fifth, Strickland strolled down to Caruthers’ pit for a quick chat. However, Caruthers was nowhere to be found. When told that Caruthers had left for Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to catch a flight to Los Angeles for the Ascot Park event, Strickland made a beeline for the same airport determined to get a ticket on that same flight.
The airline informed Strickland that yes, there was, in fact, one seat left on the plane. Strickland took it, boarded the plane and walked to his assigned row only to find that his seat was shoulder-to-shoulder with, guess who, Jimmy Caruthers. Strickland got the last laugh on that trip, winning at Ascot Park while Caruthers finished 14th. After another flight back to Wisconsin on Sunday for Angell Park, Caruthers finished as the runner-up while Strickland was right next door in third.
Strickland compiled 10 feature victories to lead the entire division in that category during 1970. In the season finale at Ascot Park, he needed a clear-cut first or second but only managed sixth while Caruthers finished just ahead in fifth. Strickland finished the season with 42 top-ten placings to his credit in 52 feature appearances.
The mighty midgets made their second visit to the famed Astrodome in Houston, Texas for March’s Astro Grand Prix. Called by many “the eighth wonder of the world,” the huge indoor stadium played host to 60 entries. A 100-lap feature race climaxed the Saturday night program which saw hometown hero A.J. Foyt capture the $25,000 event in his only series appearance of the year. A partisan audience of 21,431 gave A.J. a standing ovation at the conclusion of the event.
Danny Brown was named Rookie of the Year. The 24-year-old from Rossville, Ill. started racing while in the service in Florida. He lost his leg in an automobile accident while stationed in Alaska, but it didn't hamper his racing ability one iota. Larry Rice earned Most Improved Driver honors, winning three races and finishing 5th in points after taking 14th in 1969.
USAC Midget supervisor Bob Stroud celebrated his birthday on February 22 at San Jose (Calif.) Speedway by directing his 1,500th series race. Season opener winner Ray Elliott of Lockport, Ill. was crowned the Indoor Midget Champion.
During qualifying at Ohio’s Tri-County Speedway in April, Bobby Grim received multiple injuries when his throttle stuck entering the third turn on his first lap. After hitting the rail and flipping four times, the force of the gyrations snapped Grim’s shoulder harness and seat belt, throwing him to the track with the car landing next to him. He was back in action two months later where he set a new track record in qualifying for the Night Before the 500 at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway.
Future USAC Stock Car king Dean Roper made three rare USAC Midget starts in 1970, finishing a best of fourth in June at Capital Speedway in Holts Summit, Mo. while youthful Swede Savage climbed into a midget for the Turkey Night Grand Prix five days after winning his first and only Indy Car race at Phoenix International Raceway.
A change was made in the starting line-up procedure for series events in 1970, allowing the top-two finishers in the semi-feature to enter the main event for the first time, along with the 16 fastest qualifiers. The new system allowed the “little guy” a better chance at making the feature, plus adding entertainment to the semi as drivers fight for a spot in the feature.
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1970 USAC National Midget Driver Points
POS. PTS. DRIVER
1 409.7 Jimmy Caruthers, Anaheim, Calif.
2 397.22 Dave Strickland, Pleasant Hill, Calif.
3 266.67 Bob Tattersall, Streator, Ill.
4 237.48 Jerry McClung, Tempe, Ariz.
5 231.34 Larry Rice, Linden, Ind.
6 228.62 Billy Engelhart, Madison, Wis.
7 222.48 Bob Wente, Saint Louis, Mo.
8 164.73 Roger West, Joliet, Ill.
9 137.74 Les Scott, Livonia, Mich.
10 135.39 Merle Bettenhausen, Tinley Park, Ill.
11 134.65 Hank Butcher, Hayward, Calif.
12 100.55 Mel Kenyon, Lebanon, Ind.
13 97.64 Arnie Knepper, Belleville, Ill.
14 96.29 Tom Bigelow, Whitewater, Wis.
15 94.34 Bobby Grim, Indianapolis, Ind.
16 93.51 Johnny Parsons, Speedway, Ind.
17 92.95 Gary Bettenhausen, Tinley Park, Ill.
18 90.35 Bill Renshaw, Murphysboro, Ill.
19 88.55 Mel Cornett, Wauwatosa, Wis.
20 86.99 Chuck Arnold, Stamford, Conn.
21 80.92 Don Vogler, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
22 79.15 Billy Vukovich, Fresno, Calif.
23 77.96 Roger Branson, Champaign, Ill.
24 77.17 Henry Pens, Joliet, Ill.
25 67.42 Sonny Ates, Sellersburg, Ind.
26 57.48 Johnny W. Anderson, Sacramento, Calif.
27 52.3 Bruce Walkup, Downey, Calif.
28 51.41 Chuck Weyant, Springfield, Ill.
29 49.63 Gary Ponzini, Morgan Hill, Calif.
30 47.85 Burt Foland, Mountain View, Calif.
31 45.53 Jim McClean, Joliet, Ill.
32 45.4 Tommy Copp, Fresno, Calif.
33 45.15 Gary Irvin, West Lafayette, Ind.
34 44.81 Dick Pole, Harvey, Ill.
35 41.3 Mike McGreevy, Hayward, Calif.
36 37.7 Rick Goudy, Norwalk, Calif.
37 35.29 Wally Lambert, Manhattan, Ill.
38 33.35 Ray Elliott, Lockport, Ill.
39 33.05 John Batts, Jamestown, Ind.
40 30.97 Sammy Sessions, Nashville, Mich.
41 30.45 Tom Steiner, Orland Park, Ill.
42 30.2 Dickie Deis, Fresno, Calif.
43 28.82 Larry Cannon, Danville, Ill.
44 28.25 Lee Kunzman, Guttenberg, Iowa
45 27.35 George Snider, Fresno, Calif.
46 25.78 Dick Jones, Whitewater, Wis.
47 24 Steve Cannon, Danville, Ill.
48 23.6 Bob Hare, Lyons, Ill.
49 21.15 Rich Walsh, San Bruno, Calif.
50 20.65 Don Brown, San Fernando, Calif.
51 20.42 Jigger Sirois, Shelby, Ind.
52 20 A.J. Foyt, Houston, Texas
53 19.85 Larry Dickson, Marietta, Ohio
54 17.04 Billy Humphreys, Melbourne, Vic.
55 16 Duke Cook, Sidney, Ohio
56 15.8 Bubby Jones, Danville, Ill.
57 15.48 Harry Beck, Indianapolis, Ind.
58 14.33 Chuck Taylor, East Alton, Ill.
59 13.9 Bill Mehner, Portland, Ore.
60 13.25 Al Moldenhauer, Madison, Wis.
61 13.2 Bill Puterbaugh, Roxana, Ill.
62 13.2 Bob Lithgow, Streator, Ill.
63 13.1 Bob Richards, Lockport, Ill.
64 12.84 Danny Brown, Rossville, Ill.
65 12.3 Dean Roper, Fair Grove, Mo.
66 12 Bill McCormick, Anderson, Calif.
67 10.8 Jim Elliott, Warsaw, Ind.
68 10.05 Walt Kennedy, Hacienda Heights, Calif.
69 9.85 Danny McKnight, Glendora, Calif.
70 9.75 Jim Hines, New Castle, Ind.
71 9.2 Pancho Carter, Huntington Beach, Calif.
72 8.9 Ron Hughes, Anaheim, Calif.
73 8.75 Rick Davidson, Indianapolis, Ind.
74 8.55 Barry Handlin, Dallas, Texas
75 8.52 Bob Hauck, Joliet, Ill.
76 7.65 Bob Twitty, Bakersfield, Calif.
77 7.05 Jimmy Oskie, Maywood, Calif.
78 6.7 George Benson, San Jose, Calif.
79 6.55 Bob Mitchoff, Bryan, Ohio
80 6.1 Jimmy Gordon, Sacramento, Calif.
81 6.07 Trevor Morris, Auckland, N.Z.
82 6.07 Sam Isenhower, Joliet, Ill.
83 6.05 Chuck Amati, Freeman Spur, Ill.
84 6.05 Denny Zimmerman, Glastonbury, Conn.
85 6.03 Duke DeRosa, Springfield, Ill.
86 6 Dave Bowling, San Jose, Calif.
87 5.85 Tony Simon, Upland, Calif.
88 5.6 Newt White, Lockport, Ill.
89 5.35 Burt Wilson, Hazelwood, Mo.
90 5.25 Jim Gates, Plano, Ill.
91 5.15 Eddie Jackson, Denver, Colo.
92 5.15 Don Meacham, Fresno, Calif.
93 5.05 Larry Ferrua, Fresno, Calif.
94 5.05 Sonny McDaniel, Pasadena, Texas
95 5.02 Danny Frye, Hazelwood, Mo.
96 4.8 Jack Calabrase, Lansing, Mich.
97 4.55 Steve Troxell, Denver, Colo.
98 4.45 Milford Cross, Mooreland, Ind.
99 4.33 Ronnie Burke, Houston, Texas
100 4.3 Bill Koepfer, Fostoria, Ohio
101 4.05 Todd Gibson, Richwood, Ohio
102 4 Danny Caruthers, Anaheim, Calif.
103 3.9 Karl Raggio, Morgan Hill, Calif.
104 3.7 Bob Harkey, Charlotte, N.C.
105 3.7 Dennis Dorsey, Cicero, Ill.
106 3.7 Paul Jones, Torrance, Calif.
107 3.6 Bob Dempsey, Toledo, Ohio
108 3.45 Dick Zimmerman, Anaheim, Calif.
109 3.35 Odie Fellows, Indian Hills, Colo.
110 3.3 Billy Shuman, Tempe, Ariz.
111 3.2 Bob DeJong, Hayward, Calif.
112 3.2 Jack Fitzpatrick, Newport Beach, Calif.
113 3.1 Don Weaver, Redondo Beach, Calif.
114 3 Tom Hillstrom, Downers Grove, Ill.
115 3 Elmer Davis, New Albany, Ind.
116 2.9 Bill Kollman, Orland Park, Ill.
117 2.85 Don Carmichael, Berwyn, Ill.
118 2.85 Lennie Waldo, Columbus, Ohio
119 2.75 Terry Vaughn, Milwaukee, Wis.
120 2.6 Floyd Alvis, San Carlos, Calif.
121 2.45 Jim Clennan, San Jose, Calif.
122 2.45 Gary Johnson, Modesto, Calif.
123 2.3 DeWayne Woodward, Fresno, Calif.
124 2.3 Jack Devitt, Whittier, Calif.
125 2.2 Dennis Carrier, Jackson, Mich.
126 2.2 Louis Szekendy, South Bend, Ind.
127 2 Rick Henderson, Petaluma, Calif.
128 2 Cy Fairchild, Saginaw, Mich.
129 2 Larry Mayhew, Schererville, Ind.
130 2 Don Staudinger, Anaheim, Calif.
131 2 Jimmy Boyd, San Jose, Calif.
132 1.9 Al Wasserman, Skokie, Ill.
133 1.85 Gary Arnold, Oakland, Calif.
134 1.85 Mike Mosley, La Puente, Calif.
135 1.85 Jim Devitt, Calimesa, Calif.
136 1.85 Dave Bixler, Harpster, Ohio
137 1.85 Maynard Hoffman, Anderson, Ind.
138 1.6 Jackie Burke, Houston, Texas
139 1.6 Dennis Kowalik, Minneapolis, Minn.
140 1.15 Bud Baker, Fresno, Calif.
141 1 Mike Adams, Crest Hill, Ill.
142 1 Ken Petersen, Maple Valley, Wash.
143 0.9 Carl Hungness, Indianapolis, Ind.
144 0.85 Lee Leonard, Hawthorne, Calif.
145 0.8 Joe Saldana, Lincoln, Neb.
146 0.7 Billy Wilkerson, El Monte, Calif.
147 0.7 Larry Mimms, Hayward, Calif.
148 0.7 Larry Kirkpatrick, Wood River, Ill.
149 0.7 Gary Patterson, Sacramento, Calif.
150 0.6 Henry Rossi, Gilroy, Calif.
151 0.6 John Tenney, Battle Creek, Mich.
1970 USAC National Midget Entrant Points
POS. PTS. ENTRANT, TEAM LOCATION
1 387.55 Doug Caruthers, Anaheim, Calif. (#5)
2 371.07 Bob & Gene Shannon, Dayton, Ohio (#3)
3 251.43 David Birmingham, Scottsdale, Ariz. (#43)
4 248.88 Junior Knepper, Belleville, Ill. (#25)
5 227.62 Vance Moore, Portage, Wis. (#6)
6 207.49 Doug Caruthers, Anaheim, Calif. (#16)
7 201.04 Gene Willman, Hales Corners, Wis. (#71)
8 162.47 Bob Lockard, Joliet, Ill. (#69)
9 156.19 Jack Stroud, Hazelwood, Mo. (#1)
10 141.3 George Middleton, Florissant, Mo. (#15)
11 134.48 Harry Turner, Kenosha, Wis. (#82)
12 110.84 Les Scott, Livonia, Mich. (#8)
13 104.76 Howard Lehmann, Springfield, Ill. (#27)
14 97.64 Arnie Knepper, Belleville, Ill. (#31)
15 97.35 Stan Lee, Playa Del Rey, Calif. (#66)
16 86.08 Bob Willey, Moline, Ill. (#74)
17 80.92 Don Vogler, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (#29)
18 80.28 Gamester Racing, Lombard, Ill. (#46)
19 72.78 Gamester Racing, Lombard, Ill. (#35)
20 72.4 Gus Carlson, Palos Heights, Ill. (#62)
21 68.45 Leonard Faas, Placentia, Calif. (#32)
22 68.05 Bill Renshaw, Murphysboro, Ill. (#11)
23 67.18 Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#99)
24 63.35 Agajanian-Faas Racers, Yorba Linda, Calif. (#98)
25 62.95 Leonard Faas, Placentia, Calif. (#37)
26 56.9 Jack London, Oakland, Calif. (#4)
27 50.13 Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#96)
28 45.74 Bill Cooper, Chicago, Ill. (#34)
29 45.05 D.K. Cumberworth, Santa Ana, Calif. (#41)
30 44.75 Oliver Johnson, San Jose, Calif. (#94)
31 41.3 Betty Lark McGreevy, Terre Haute, Ind. (#4)
32 40.52 Jack Mucia, Lombard, Ill. (#53)
33 38.95 John Saeman, Warsaw, Ind. (#18)
34 37.69 Carl Gehlhausen, Jasper, Ind. (#91)
35 36.3 Frank Berlott, Santa Clara, Calif. (#117)
36 33.62 Ken Johnson, Elmhurst, Ill. (#80)
37 33.5 Sim Clark, Santa Clara, Calif. (#95)
38 32.45 L. Gene Hamilton, Robinson, Ill. (#55)
39 31.8 Agajanian-Faas Racers, Yorba Linda, Calif. (#97)
40 30.9 Lou Cooper, Orland Park, Ill. (#23)
41 30.82 Math Schneider, Lockport, Ill. (#67)
42 30.65 Gary Irvin, West Lafayette, Ind. (#42)
43 30.6 Lloyd Rahn, Tuscola, Ill. (#26)
44 30.1 3-K Racing, Lebanon, Ind. (#2)
45 30 Cliff Cornell, Hinsdale, Ill. (#10)
46 30 John Batts, Jamestown, Ind. (#61)
47 28.2 Bob Rice, Linden, Ind. (#14)
48 27.12 Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#93)
49 26.85 Gary Bettenhausen, Tinley Park, Ill. (#7)
50 26.3 Roy Koehler, Gardner, Ill. (#73)
51 25.85 Ed Loniewski, LaPorte, Ind. (#87)
52 25.8 Ralph Baiza, Coalinga, Calif. (#36)
53 24.86 Gus Sohm, Saint Louis, Mo. (#90)
54 24.65 Len Tetrault, Tinley Park, Ill. (#68)
55 23.95 Bud Doty, Davenport, Iowa (#50)
56 22.28 Dale Hampson, Grand Ridge, Ill. (#88)
57 22.1 Joe Rydzewski, Phoenix, Ariz. (#84)
58 21.8 K.V. Weiland, Chicago, Ill. (#84)
59 21.55 John Hajduk, Niles, Ill. (#20)
60 21.15 Rich Walsh, San Bruno, Calif. (#92)
61 20 Marv Edwards, Los Angeles, Calif. (#83)
62 19.4 Bob Rosen, Oakland, Calif. (#30)
63 19.12 George Stefanech, Joliet, Ill. (#60)
64 17.04 Keith Hettinger, Ypsilanti, Mich. (#27)
65 16 Louis Snook, Charlotte, Texas (#65)
66 15.5 Bob Lithgow, Streator, Ill. (#28)
67 14.85 Harry Stryker, Los Gatos, Calif. (#199)
68 14.33 Joe Johnson, Saint Charles, Mo. (#16)
69 13.7 Coxie Bowman, Ossian, Ind. (#33)
70 11.95 Walt Schweitzer, Bakersfield, Calif. (#60)
71 11.85 Bill Logan, Warren, Mich. (#16)
72 11.65 Victor Henkels, Livonia, Mich. (#39)
73 11.4 Danny Frye Jr., Florissant, Mo. (#95)
74 10.4 Bob Hare, Lyons, Ill. (#19)
75 10.05 Walt Kennedy, Hacienda Heights, Calif. (#16)
76 9.95 Bob Richards, Lockport, Ill. (#56)
77 9.85 Robert McKnight, Glendora, Calif. (#8x)
78 9.7 Jerry Zeelo, Gates Mills, Ohio (#21)
79 9.44 Oliver Brown, Rossville, Ind. (#157)
80 9.2 C.E. Kirchner, Solon, Ohio (#11)
81 9.1 Lee Elkins, Kalamazoo, Mich. (#73)
82 9 Bob Mitchoff, Bryan, Ohio (#133)
83 8.9 Gay Van Berckelaer, Westminster, Calif. (#45)
84 8.6 Burt Foland, Mountain View, Calif. (#101)
85 8.6 George Alexander, Torrance, Calif. (#49)
86 8.55 Barry Handlin, Dallas, Texas (#44)
87 7.8 Eric Lund, Kenosha, Wis. (#93)
88 7.65 Harry Starner, Colton, Calif. (#59)
89 7.33 Roger Child, Tinley Park, Ill. (#119)
90 6.91 Bob Corson, Harvey, Ill. (#52)
91 6.7 Mike Cascio, Hales Corners, Wis. (#110)
92 6.55 Myron Caves, Fresno, Calif. (#85)
93 6.5 Bob Hanson, Hacienda Heights, Calif. (#46)
94 6.5 Sheldon Arkow, Canton, Ohio (#19)
95 6.15 Dick Kistler, Findlay, Ohio (#85)
96 5.85 Kim Gary, Upland, Calif. (#111)
97 5.7 Henry Rossi, Gilroy, Calif. (#24)
98 5.6 Henry Jeffrey, Lombard, Ill. (#51)
99 5.35 Dallas Garman, Fairfield, Ill. (#5JR)
100 5.05 Ralph Baiza, Coalinga, Calif. (#104)
101 5.05 W.A. Rommel, Houston, Texas (#92)
102 5 George Holterman, Lombard, Ill. (#66)
103 4.55 Dennis Cullick, Joliet, Ill. (#99)
104 4.45 Ted Hartley, Roanoke, Ind. (#77)
105 4.45 George Hopkins, Harvey, Ill. (#54)
106 4.45 Fino Saccullo, San Mateo, Calif. (#70)
107 4.15 Lee Leonard, Hawthorne, Calif. (#7)
108 4 Joe Kleinbauer, Los Angeles, Calif. (#9)
109 3.75 Gene Berg, Niles, Ill. (#41)
110 3.7 Earl Lightfoot, Pasadena, Texas (#108)
111 3.35 Joe Giba, Denver, Colo. (#62)
112 3.3 Gus Linhares, Burbank, Calif. (#27)
113 3.2 Jack Fitzpatrick, Newport Beach, Calif. (#57)
114 3.17 Bill Baldwin, Cedarville, Ohio (#56)
115 3.1 Bob Weaver, Woodland Hills, Calif. (#32x)
116 3 Tom Hillstrom, Downers Grove, Ill. (#76)
117 3 Mel Koehler, New Albany, Ind. (#2)
118 2.6 Dick Korff, Prospect Heights, Ill. (#17)
119 2.55 Joe Bychowski, Franklin Park, Ill. (#49)
120 2.45 George Newnam, Culver City, Calif. (#56)
121 2.45 Ernie Kitazawa, San Jose, Calif. (#100)
122 2.3 Mason Cook, Concord, Calif. (#14)
123 2.23 Jackie Burke, Houston, Texas (#70)
124 2.2 Karl Raggio, Morgan Hill, Calif. (#10)
125 2.2 Dennis Carrier, Jackson, Mich. (#198)
126 2 Dave Smith, Indianapolis, Ind. (#36)
127 2 Larry Mayhew, Schererville, Ind. (#68)
128 2 Bob Souza, Sunnyvale, Calif. (#97x)
129 1.85 Jim Devitt, Calimesa, Calif. (#4x)
130 1.85 Harold Gates, Waterman, Ill. (#39)
131 1.8 Sim Clark, Santa Clara, Calif. (#1x)
132 1.7 John McFadden, Gardena, Calif. (#55)
133 1.6 Richard Kowalik, Minneapolis, Minn. (#14w)
134 1.6 Eric Lund, Kenosha, Wis. (#72)
135 1.15 Jim Montgomery, San Lorenzo, Calif. (#123)
136 1.15 Dick Kincaid, Terre Haute, Ind. (#63)
137 1.15 Jim Anderson, Joliet, Ill. (#143)
138 1.15 John Burkett, Williamsport, Md. (#62)
139 1.15 Richard Heerboth, Villa Park, Ill. (#48)
140 1 Orville Moats, Jeffersonville, Ohio (#12)
141 1 Jim Crews, Tacoma, Wash. (#192)
142 0.7 Bill Roberts, Concord, Calif. (#124)
143 0.7 Larry Kirkpatrick, Wood River, Ill. (#86)
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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 4, 1970 – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana
FEATURE: (75 laps) 1. Ray Elliott (Lou Cooper #23), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Henry Pens, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Bobby Grim, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. Dick Pole, 8. Bob Hare, 9. Chuck Weyant, 10. Tom Bigelow, 11. Bill Kollman, 12. George Kladis. FQ: Ray Elliott (8.500)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 25, 1970 – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Henry Pens (Howard Lehmann #27), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Ray Elliott, 4. Dick Pole, 5. Bobby Grim, 6. Mike McGreevy, 7. Chuck Weyant, 8. Larry Rice, 9. Roger West, 10. Tom Bigelow, 11. Bob Hare, 12. Jim Hines. FQ: Mel Kenyon (8.270)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: February 22, 1970 – San Jose Speedway – San Jose, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Johnny Parsons (Leonard Faas #32), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Johnny W. Anderson, 4. Don Brown, 5. Gary Ponzini, 6. Tommy Copp, 7. Rich Walsh, 8. George Benson, 9. Hank Butcher, 10. Dave Strickland, 11. Dickie Deis, 12. Sonny Ates, 13. Gary Arnold, 14. Larry Ferrua, 15. Gary Bettenhausen, 16. Bob DeJong, 17. Billy Vukovich, 18. Henry Rossi. FQ: George Benson (14.930)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 14, 1970 – Astrodome – Houston, Texas – Astro Grand Prix
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. A.J. Foyt (Marv Edwards #83), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Bill Puterbaugh, 4. Hank Butcher, 5. Bob Tattersall, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. Mel Kenyon, 8. Lee Kunzman, 9. Chuck Weyant, 10. Tom Bigelow, 11. Sammy Sessions, 12. Bruce Walkup, 13. Billy Vukovich, 14. Jigger Sirois, 15. Merle Bettenhausen, 16. Mike Mosley, 17. Gary Bettenhausen, 18. Jim McElreath, 19. Gary Irvin, 20. Roger West, 21. Johnny W. Anderson, 22. Mel Cornett, 23. Arnie Knepper, 24. Mike McGreevy, 25. Dick Pole, 26. Jimmy Caruthers. FQ: Mike Mosley (13.405)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 27, 1970 – Manzanita Speedway – Phoenix, Arizona
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Merle Bettenhausen (Bob Lockard #69), 2. Hank Butcher, 3. Johnny Parsons, 4. Jimmy Caruthers, 5. Jerry McClung, 6. Don Brown, 7. Burt Foland, 8. Bob Tattersall, 9. Billy Engelhart , 10. Chuck Amati, 11. Bill Renshaw, 12. Walt Kennedy, 13. Bruce Walkup, 14. Johnny W. Anderson, 15. Gary Ponzini, 16. Rich Walsh, 17. Billy Vukovich, 18. Gary Bettenhausen. FQ: Gary Bettenhausen (21.850)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 29, 1970 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Billy Vukovich (J.C. Agajanian/Leonard Faas #98), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Johnny Parsons, 5. Don Brown, 6. Hank Butcher, 7. Merle Bettenhausen, 8. George Snider, 9. Chuck Amati, 10. Gary Bettenhausen, 11. Tommy Copp, 12. Don Weaver, 13. Jim Devitt, 14. Rich Walsh, 15. Les Scott, 16. Eddie Jackson, 17. Billy Wilkerson, 18. Burt Foland. FQ: Bob Tattersall (22.840)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 3, 1970 – Vallejo Speedway – Vallejo, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bruce Walkup (Leonard Faas #32), 2. Billy Vukovich, 3. Hank Butcher, 4. Jimmy Caruthers, 5. Gary Bettenhausen, 6. Tommy Copp, 7. Gary Ponzini, 8. Les Scott, 9. Don Brown, 10. Larry Ferrua, 11. Karl Raggio, 12. Rick Goudy, 13. Lee Kunzman, 14. Bob Tattersall, 15. Bud Baker, 16. Rick Henderson, 17. Merle Bettenhausen, 18. Bob DeJong. FQ: Johnny Parsons (13.270)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 11, 1970 – Tri-County Speedway – Cincinnati, Ohio
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Mel Cornett (Bob Willey #74), 2. Roger Branson, 3. Lee Kunzman, 4. Bob Wente, 5. John Batts, 6. Billy Engelhart, 7. Roger West, 8. Mike McGreevy, 9. Arnie Knepper, 10. Chuck Weyant, 11. Todd Gibson, 12. Sammy Sessions, 13. Merle Bettenhausen, 14. Don Vogler, 15. Jigger Sirois, 16. Bill Renshaw, 17. Dick Pole, 18. John Tenney. FQ: Mike McGreevy (21.160)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 17, 1970 – Moody & Clary Speedway – Navasota, Texas
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Merle Bettenhausen (Bob Lockard #69), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Jerry McClung, 4. Jimmy Caruthers, 5. Hank Butcher, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. Larry Rice, 8. Bob Harkey, 9. Bill Renshaw, 10. Roger West, 11. Barry Handlin, 12. Ronnie Burke, 13. Chuck Weyant, 14. Les Scott, 15. Sonny McDaniel, 16. Bob Wente, 17. Mel Kenyon, 18. Jackie Burke. FQ: Hank Butcher (18.160)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 18, 1970 – Oklahoma City Fairgrounds – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Jimmy Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #5), 2. Mel Cornett, 3. Chuck Weyant, 4. Merle Bettenhausen, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Roger West, 7. Bill Renshaw, 8. Jerry McClung, 9. Bob Tattersall, 10. Dave Strickland, 11. Larry Rice, 12. Mel Kenyon, 13. Don Vogler, 14. Roger Branson, 15. Barry Handlin, 16. Jackie Burke, 17. Ronnie Burke, 18. Les Scott. FQ: Les Scott (17.000)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 19, 1970 – Lawton Speedway – Lawton, Oklahoma
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Roger West (George Middleton #15), 2. Roger Branson, 3. Jerry McClung, 4. Merle Bettenhausen, 5. Chuck Weyant, 6. Bob Tattersall, 7. Bill Renshaw, 8. Les Scott, 9. Sonny McDaniel, 10. Dave Strickland, 11. Dick Jones, 12. Steve Cannon, 13. Bob Wente, 14. Larry Rice, 15. Don Vogler, 16. Barry Handlin, 17. Mel Kenyon, 18. Jimmy Caruthers. FQ: Larry Rice (16.460)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 22, 1970 – Santa Fe Speedway – Hinsdale, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Billy Engelhart (Vance Moore #6), 2. Larry Rice, 3. Bob Hare, 4. Bill Renshaw, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Chuck Weyant, 7. Gary Irvin, 8. Steve Cannon, 9. Don Vogler, 10. Jim McClean, 11. Johnny W. Anderson, 12. Dick Pole, 13. Dave Strickland, 14. Mel Cornett, 15. Jerry McClung, 16. Danny Frye Jr., 17. Bob Mitchoff, 18. Sam Isenhower. FQ: Bob Hare (15.470)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 29, 1970 – Indianapolis Raceway Park – Clermont, Indiana – Night Before the 500
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Lee Kunzman (Howard Linne #96), 2. Roger Branson, 3. Tom Bigelow, 4. Merle Bettenhausen, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Bob Tattersall, 7. Bobby Grim, 8. Bill Renshaw, 9. Mike McGreevy, 10. Sonny Ates, 11. Henry Pens, 12. Mel Cornett, 13. Hank Butcher, 14. Larry Dickson, 15. Les Scott, 16. John Batts, 17. Jimmy Caruthers, 18. Larry Rice, 19. Gary Irvin, 20. Johnny Parsons, 21. Billy Engelhart, 22. Roger West, 23. Bob Richards, 24. Jigger Sirois. FQ: Dave Strickland (24.100)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 30, 1970 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Dave Strickland (Stan Lee #66), 2. Tom Bigelow, 3. Jimmy Caruthers, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Jerry McClung, 7. Don Vogler, 8. Bill Renshaw, 9. Billy Humphreys, 10. Billy Engelhart, 11. Larry Rice, 12. Dick Pole, 13. Merle Bettenhausen, 14. Johnny Parsons, 15. Bob Hauck, 16. Les Scott, 17. Bobby Grim, 18. Mel Cornett. FQ: Bobby Grim (17.300)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 3, 1970 – Joliet Memorial Stadium – Joliet, Illinois
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Dave Strickland (Bob & Gene Shannon #3), 2. Les Scott, 3. Tom Steiner, 4. Jim McClean, 5. Hank Butcher, 6. Bob Richards, 7. Jimmy Caruthers, 8. Roger West, 9. Bill Renshaw, 10. Chuck Arnold, 11. Larry Rice, 12. John Batts, 13. Dennis Dorsey, 14. Billy Engelhart, 15. Henry Pens, 16. Wally Lambert, 17. Steve Troxell, 18. Bob Tattersall. FQ: Dave Strickland (15.450)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 5, 1970 – Hales Corners Speedway – Hales Corners, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Doug Caruthers #1), 2. Billy Engelhart, 3. Roger West, 4. Mel Cornett, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Chuck Arnold, 7. Tom Bigelow, 8. Larry Rice, 9. Jimmy Caruthers, 10. Steve Cannon, 11. Jigger Sirois, 12. Bob Hauck, 13. Dick Jones, 14. Bob Hare, 15. Terry Vaughn, 16. Jack Fitzpatrick, 17. Wally Lambert, 18. Denny Zimmerman. FQ: Billy Engelhart (17.680)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 11, 1970 – Capital Speedway – Holts Summit, Missouri
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Jerry McClung (David Birmingham #43), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Don Vogler, 4. Dean Roper, 5. Arnie Knepper, 6. Bob Tattersall, 7. Roger West, 8. Bill Renshaw, 9. Hank Butcher, 10. Steve Cannon, 11. Billy Engelhart, 12. Bob Wente, 13. Denny Zimmerman, 14. Chuck Taylor, 15. Jigger Sirois, 16. Merle Bettenhausen, 17. Jimmy Caruthers, 18. Les Scott. FQ: Jimmy Caruthers (20.970)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 12, 1970 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Billy Engelhart (Vance Moore #6), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Arnie Knepper, 4. Roger West, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Steve Cannon, 7. Jerry McClung, 8. Larry Rice, 9. Bill Renshaw, 10. Hank Butcher, 11. Dennis Carrier, 12. Bobby Grim, 13. Jimmy Caruthers, 14. Gary Irvin, 15. Mel Cornett, 16. Don Vogler, 17. John Batts, 18. Bob Tattersall. FQ: Don Vogler (12.830)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 13, 1970 – Lake Hill Speedway – Valley Park, Missouri
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Arnie Knepper (Arnie Knepper #31), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Henry Pens, 4. Jimmy Caruthers, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Bob Tattersall, 7. Hank Butcher, 8. Bill Renshaw, 9. Tom Steiner, 10. Larry Rice, 11. Denny Zimmerman, 12. Roger West, 13. Billy Engelhart, 14. Wally Lambert, 15. Rick Davidson, 16. Dean Roper, 17. John Batts, 18. Les Scott. FQ: Henry Pens (14.630)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 17, 1970 – Flamboro Speedway – Millgrove, Ontario
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Doug Caruthers #1), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Les Scott, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Mike McGreevy, 7. Jerry McClung, 8. Billy Engelhart, 9. Hank Butcher, 10. Roger West, 11. Tom Steiner, 12. Don Vogler, 13. Larry Rice, 14. Chuck Arnold, 15. Merle Bettenhausen, 16. Bill Renshaw, 17. Cy Fairchild, 18. Bobby Grim. FQ: Dave Strickland (16.010)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 19, 1970 – Sante Fe Speedway – Hinsdale, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jerry McClung (David Birmingham #43), 2. Roger West, 3. Larry Rice, 4. Mel Kenyon, 5. Billy Humphreys, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Hank Butcher, 8. Dave Strickland, 9. Jimmy Caruthers, 10. Bobby Grim, 11. Johnny Parsons, 12. Mel Cornett, 13. Jim Gates, 14. Billy Engelhart, 15. Bill Renshaw, 16. Bob Hauck, 17. Mike McGreevy, 18. Dick Pole. FQ: Bobby Grim (14.550)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 20, 1970 – KK Sports Arena – Kaukauna, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Gamester Racing #46), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Dave Strickland, 4. Henry Pens, 5. Roger Branson, 6. Tom Bigelow, 7. Bobby Grim, 8. Ray Elliott, 9. Don Vogler, 10. Bill Renshaw, 11. Les Scott, 12. Billy Engelhart, 13. Bob Wente, 14. Tom Steiner, 15. Mel Cornett, 16. Merle Bettenhausen, 17. Hank Butcher, 18. Arnie Knepper. FQ: Dave Strickland (21.070)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 25, 1970 – Limaland Motor Speedway – Lima, Ohio
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Dave Strickland (Bob & Gene Shannon #3), 2. Roger Branson, 3. Jerry McClung, 4. Hank Butcher, 5. Roger West, 6. Bobby Grim, 7. Billy Engelhart, 8. Tom Bigelow, 9. John Batts, 10. Sonny Ates, 11. Larry Rice, 12. Darl Harrison, 13. Milford Cross, 14. Billy Humphreys, 15. Dave Bixler, 16. Jimmy Caruthers, 17. Johnny Parsons, 18. Mel Cornett. FQ: Billy Engelhart (15.010)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 27, 1970 – South Bend Motor Speedway – South Bend, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Henry Pens (Howard Linne #99), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Les Scott, 4. Larry Rice, 5. Roger West, 6. Sonny Ates, 7. Billy Engelhart, 8. Mel Kenyon, 9. Don Vogler, 10. Jerry McClung, 11. Bobby Grim, 12. Dick Pole, 13. Wally Lambert, 14. John Batts, 15. Bill Mehner, 16. Jigger Sirois, 17. Gary Irvin, 18. Billy Vukovich. FQ: Billy Vukovich (12.680)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 28, 1970 – Henry's Speedway – Oxford, Indiana
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Mel Cornett (Bob Willey #74), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Billy Engelhart, 4. Larry Rice, 5. Roger West, 6. Tom Steiner, 7. Hank Butcher, 8. Sonny Ates, 9. Jimmy Caruthers, 10. Steve Cannon, 11. Mike McGreevy, 12. Steve Troxell, 13. Dave Strickland, 14. Bill Renshaw, 15. Harry Beck, 16. Bob Lithgow, 17. Les Scott, 18. Jigger Sirois. FQ: Jerry McClung (17.750)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 3, 1970 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Billy Engelhart (Vance Moore #6), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Don Vogler, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Jimmy Caruthers, 6. Roger West, 7. Larry Rice, 8. Bob Tattersall, 9. Roger Branson, 10. Mel Cornett, 11. Bill Renshaw, 12. Wally Lambert, 13. Burt Wilson, 14. Rick Davidson, 15. Les Scott, 16. Duke DeRosa, 17. Steve Cannon, 18. Chuck Taylor. FQ: Don Vogler (12.610)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 4, 1970 – Lake Hill Speedway – Valley Park, Missouri
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Dave Strickland (Bob & Gene Shannon #3), 2. Billy Engelhart, 3. Henry Pens, 4. Hank Butcher, 5. Jimmy Caruthers, 6. Merle Bettenhausen, 7. Roger Branson, 8. Jimmy Oskie, 9. Bob Wente, 10. Les Scott, 11. Wally Lambert, 12. Barry Handlin, 13. Mel Cornett, 14. Bob Tattersall, 15. Jim McClean, 16. Newt White, 17. Tom Steiner, 18. Jigger Sirois. FQ: Jimmy Caruthers (14.510)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 5, 1970 – Tri-City Speedway – Granite City, Illinois
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Larry Rice (Gene Willman #71), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Bruce Walkup, 4. Jimmy Caruthers, 5. Dean Roper, 6. Don Vogler, 7. Bob Tattersall, 8. Mel Cornett, 9. Bill Renshaw, 10. Rick Davidson, 11. Billy Engelhart, 12. Burt Wilson, 13. Dick Jones, 14. Roger Branson, 15. Dave Strickland, 16. Duke DeRosa, 17. Jerry McClung, 18. Jim McClean. FQ: Bob Wente (23.850)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 10, 1970 – Hales Corners Speedway – Hales Corners, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Arnold (Harry Turner #82), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Billy Engelhart, 4. Jerry McClung, 5. Roger West, 6. Mel Cornett, 7. Don Vogler, 8. Bob Tattersall, 9. Steve Cannon, 10. Al Moldenhauer, 11. Gary Irvin, 12. Dick Jones, 13. Bobby Grim, 14. Larry Rice, 15. Mel Kenyon, 16. Dave Strickland, 17. Billy Humphreys, 18. Bruce Walkup. FQ: Jimmy Caruthers (16.860)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 12, 1970 – New Bremen Speedway – New Bremen, Ohio
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Doug Caruthers #1), 2. Billy Vukovich, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Jimmy Caruthers, 5. Dick Jones, 6. Henry Pens, 7. Jerry McClung, 8. Sonny Ates, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. Larry Rice, 11. Les Scott, 12. Newt White, 13. Jim Hines, 14. Jim McClean, 15. Chuck Arnold, 16. Bruce Walkup, 17. Mel Kenyon, 18. Arnie Knepper. FQ: Dave Strickland (18.510)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 15, 1970 – Avilla Speedway – Avilla, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #5), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Larry Rice, 4. Hank Butcher, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Billy Engelhart, 7. Henry Pens, 8. Gary Irvin, 9. Sonny Ates, 10. Merle Bettenhausen, 11. Odie Fellows, 12. John Batts, 13. Jerry McClung, 14. Les Scott, 15. Bob Tattersall, 16. Jim Hines, 17. Bob Richards, 18. Tom Steiner. FQ: Les Scott (14.210)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 16, 1970 – Indianapolis Raceway Park – Clermont, Indiana
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Jimmy Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #5), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Billy Engelhart, 5. Larry Rice, 6. Merle Bettenhausen, 7. Jerry McClung, 8. Gary Irvin, 9. Roger Branson, 10. Bruce Walkup, 11. Les Scott, 12. Tom Bigelow, 13. Billy Vukovich, 14. Bob Tattersall, 15. Sonny Ates, 16. Mike McGreevy, 17. Sammy Sessions, 18. Gary Bettenhausen. FQ: Sammy Sessions (23.740)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 17, 1970 – Capital Super Speedway – Oregon, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Gary Bettenhausen (Harry Turner #82), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Dave Strickland, 4. Arnie Knepper, 5. Larry Rice, 6. Hank Butcher, 7. Merle Bettenhausen, 8. Dick Pole, 9. Jerry McClung, 10. Billy Engelhart, 11. Roger West, 12. Bob Wente, 13. Roger Branson, 14. Dick Jones, 15. Odie Fellows, 16. Bob Tattersall, 17. Mel Kenyon, 18. Mike McGreevy. FQ: Jimmy Caruthers (19.230)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 19, 1970 – Elko Speedway – Elko, Minnesota
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Dave Strickland (Bob & Gene Shannon #3), 2. Gary Bettenhausen, 3. Arnie Knepper, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Jimmy Caruthers, 6. Bill Renshaw, 7. Les Scott, 8. Jerry McClung, 9. Larry Rice, 10. Billy Engelhart, 11. Mike McGreevy, 12. Hank Butcher, 13. Harry Beck, 14. Jim Kowalik, 15. Steve Troxell, 16. Mel Kenyon, 17. John Batts, 18. Merle Bettenhausen. FQ: Mel Kenyon (14.910)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 1, 1970 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Tom Bigelow (Bud Doty #50), 2. Billy Engelhart, 3. Jimmy Caruthers, 4. Chuck Arnold, 5. Jerry McClung, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Bob Tattersall, 8. Roger West, 9. Johnny Parsons, 10. Arnie Knepper, 11. Dave Strickland, 12. Dick Pole, 13. Tom Steiner, 14. Gary Irvin, 15. Bill Renshaw, 16. Larry Rice, 17. Mel Kenyon, 18. Larry Cannon. FQ: Chuck Arnold (18.400)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 6, 1970 – Santa Fe Speedway – Hinsdale, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Arnold (Harry Turner #82), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Jim McClean, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Larry Rice, 6. Johnny Parsons, 7. Gary Irvin, 8. Dick Pole, 9. Tom Steiner, 10. Trevor Morris, 11. Danny Brown, 12. Dick Jones, 13. Duke DeRosa, 14. Merle Bettenhausen, 15. Don Carmichael, 16. Chuck Taylor, 17. Don Vogler, 18. Wally Lambert. FQ: Bob Tattersall (14.960)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 7, 1970 – Avilla Speedway – Avilla, Indiana
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Dave Strickland (Bob & Gene Shannon #3), 2. Les Scott, 3. Larry Rice, 4. Roger West, 5. Bobby Grim, 6. Jimmy Caruthers, 7. Gary Irvin, 8. Dick Pole, 9. Wally Lambert, 10. Sam Isenhower, 11. Louis Szekendy, 12. Mel Kenyon, 13. Tom Steiner, 14. Bob Tattersall, 15. Harry Beck, 16. Sammy Sessions, 17. Sonny Ates, 18. Johnny W. Anderson. FQ: Bob Tattersall (14.150)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 12, 1970 – Terre Haute Action Track – Terre Haute, Indiana
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Junior Knepper #25), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Larry Rice, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Mel Kenyon, 7. Jerry McClung, 8. Johnny Parsons, 9. Larry Dickson, 10. Gary Bettenhausen, 11. Johnny W. Anderson, 12. Bill Puterbaugh, 13. Chuck Taylor, 14. Arnie Knepper, 15. Don Vogler, 16. Jim McClean, 17. Sonny Ates, 18. Bill Renshaw. FQ: Jim McClean (24.390)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 14, 1970 – Hales Corners Speedway – Hales Corners, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jerry McClung (David Birmingham #43), 2. Billy Engelhart, 3. Larry Rice, 4. Dave Strickland, 5. Bob Tattersall, 6. Johnny Parsons, 7. Tom Bigelow, 8. Jimmy Caruthers, 9. Al Moldenhauer, 10. Merle Bettenhausen, 11. Les Scott, 12. Ray Elliott, 13. Roger Branson, 14. Dick Pole, 15. Bob Lithgow, 16. Jim McClean, 17. Bill Renshaw, 18. Danny Brown. FQ: Larry Rice (16.700)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 15, 1970 – South Bend Motor Speedway – South Bend, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Dave Strickland (Bob & Gene Shannon #3), 2. Les Scott, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Roger West, 5. Jimmy Caruthers, 6. Bobby Grim, 7. Larry Rice, 8. Jerry McClung, 9. Johnny W. Anderson, 10. Chuck Arnold, 11. John Batts, 12. Arnie Knepper, 13. Billy Engelhart, 14. Bill Koepfer, 15. Jim McClean, 16. Danny Brown, 17. Dick Pole, 18. Sonny Ates. FQ: Dave Strickland (12.520)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 19, 1970 – Limaland Motor Speedway – Lima, Ohio
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Dave Strickland (Bob & Gene Shannon #3), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Johnny Parsons, 4. Jerry McClung, 5. Les Scott, 6. Bobby Grim, 7. Jack Calabrase, 8. Jim Elliott, 9. John Batts, 10. Al Moldenhauer, 11. Bob Mitchoff, 12. Bill Koepfer, 13. Maynard Hoffman, 14. Trevor Morris, 15. Mel Cornett, 16. Danny Brown, 17. Billy Engelhart, 18. Bob Tattersall. FQ: Jerry McClung (14.910)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 21, 1970 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jerry McClung (David Birmingham #43), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Dave Strickland, 4. Billy Engelhart, 5. Bubby Jones, 6. Larry Rice, 7. Jimmy Caruthers, 8. Bobby Grim, 9. Bob Tattersall, 10. Bill Renshaw, 11. Tom Bigelow, 12. Wally Lambert, 13. Chuck Taylor, 14. Arnie Knepper, 15. Jimmy Oskie, 16. Chuck Arnold, 17. Duke DeRosa, 18. Jim Elliott. FQ: Billy Engelhart (12.470)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 23, 1970 – Trumbull County Fairgrounds – Cortland, Ohio
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Jimmy Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #5), 2. Duke Cook, 3. Sonny Ates, 4. Billy Engelhart, 5. Bill Renshaw, 6. Bob Tattersall, 7. Larry Rice, 8. Harry Beck, 9. Bob Mitchoff, 10. Bob Dempsey, 11. Lennie Waldo, 12. Gary Irvin, 13. Jim Hines, 14. Roger West, 15. Dave Strickland, 16. Todd Gibson, 17. Mel Cornett, 18. Jack Calabrase, 19. Jim McClean, 20. Jerry McClung, 21. Carl Hungness, 22. Billy Humphreys. FQ: Bob Wente (24.350)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 26, 1970 – Fairbury American Legion Speedway – Fairbury, Illinois
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Roger West (George Middleton #15), 2. Chuck Weyant, 3. Larry Cannon, 4. Merle Bettenhausen, 5. Gary Irvin, 6. Johnny Parsons, 7. Dave Strickland, 8. Bob Wente, 9. Dick Jones, 10. Wally Lambert, 11. Sonny Ates, 12. Larry Mayhew, 13. Jerry McClung, 14. Bubby Jones, 15. Larry Rice, 16. Jim McClean, 17. Jimmy Caruthers, 18. Bill Renshaw. FQ: Larry Cannon (15.420)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 28, 1970 – Santa Fe Speedway – Hinsdale, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Dave Strickland (Bob & Gene Shannon #3), 2. Jerry McClung, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Larry Rice, 5. Jimmy Caruthers, 6. Roger West, 7. Bob Lithgow, 8. Mel Cornett, 9. Bill Mehner, 10. Ray Elliott, 11. Jim Elliott, 12. Steve Cannon, 13. Sonny Ates, 14. Billy Humphreys, 15. Billy Engelhart, 16. Trevor Morris, 17. Bob Tattersall, 18. Jim McClean. FQ: Dave Strickland (15.160)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 29, 1970 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Dave Strickland (Stan Lee #66), 2. Gary Bettenhausen, 3. Johnny W. Anderson, 4. Rick Goudy, 5. Tommy Copp, 6. Sammy Sessions, 7. Dickie Deis, 8. Walt Kennedy, 9. Ron Hughes, 10. Jim Clennan, 11. Rich Walsh, 12. Don Staudinger, 13. Bob Twitty, 14. Jimmy Caruthers, 15. Bruce Walkup, 16. DeWayne Woodward, 17. Burt Foland, 18. Billy Vukovich. FQ: Bruce Walkup (22.170)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 30, 1970 – Angell Park Speedway - Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Larry Rice (Gene Willman #71), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Dave Strickland, 4. Billy Engelhart, 5. Bill Renshaw, 6. Sonny Ates, 7. Roger West, 8. Mel Cornett, 9. Jerry McClung, 10. Al Moldenhauer, 11. Dick Pole, 12. Keith Thomas, 13. Todd Barton, 14. Danny Brown, 15. Jim Elliott, 16. Dick Ritchie, 17. Tom Bigelow, 18. Merle Bettenhausen. FQ: Todd Barton (17.020)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 4, 1970 – Orange Show Stadium – San Bernardino, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Hank Butcher (Stan Lee #66), 2. Gary Ponzini, 3. Dickie Deis, 4. Gary Bettenhausen, 5. Bill McCormick, 6. Danny McKnight, 7. Billy Vukovich, 8. Tony Simon, 9. Rich Walsh, 10. Ron Hughes, 11. Rick Goudy, 12. Eddie Jackson, 13. Walt Kennedy, 14. Bob Twitty, 15. Burt Foland, 16. Bruce Walkup, 17. Tommy Copp, 18. Jack Devitt. FQ: Gary Ponzini (14.310)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 5, 1970 – Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Du Quoin, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 Laps) 1. Jimmy Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #5), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Johnny W. Anderson, 4. Sonny Ates, 5. Sammy Sessions, 6. Roger Branson, 7. Harry Beck, 8. Dave Strickland, 9. Chuck Weyant, 10. Bobby Grim, 11. Henry Pens, 12. Jigger Sirois, 13. Tom Bigelow, 14. Trevor Morris, 15. Larry Rice, 16. Arnie Knepper, 17. Bill Renshaw, 18. Roger West, 19. Les Scott, 20. Jerry McClung, 21. Jim McClean, 22. Bob Tattersall, 23. Merle Bettenhausen, 24. Larry Cannon. FQ: Arnie Knepper (36.570)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 5, 1970 – Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Du Quoin, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 Laps) 1. Jimmy Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #5), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Sammy Sessions, 4. Arnie Knepper, 5. Harry Beck, 6. Bill Renshaw, 7. Henry Pens, 8. Bobby Grim, 9. Les Scott, 10. Wally Lambert, 11. Dave Strickland, 12. Roger Branson, 13. Roger West, 14. Tom Bigelow, 15. Jerry McClung, 16. Larry Cannon, 17. Chuck Taylor, 18. Chuck Weyant, 19. Ronnie Burke, 20. Johnny W. Anderson, 21. Jigger Sirois, 22. Johnny Parsons, 23. Sonny Ates, 24. Bob Tattersall. FQ: None
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 5, 1970 – San Gabriel Valley Raceway – Irwindale, California
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Burt Foland (Jack London #4), 2. Billy Vukovich, 3. Tommy Copp, 4. Gary Ponzini, 5. Dickie Deis, 6. George Snider, 7. Danny McKnight, 8. Bill McCormick, 9. Bob Twitty, 10. Ron Hughes, 11. Rich Walsh, 12. Rick Goudy, 13. Dave Bowling, 14. Walt Kennedy, 15. Eddie Jackson, 16. Jack Devitt, 17. Charlie Grieme, 18. Hank Butcher. FQ: Burt Foland (21.000)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 7, 1970 – Ohio State Fairgrounds – Columbus, Ohio
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Junior Knepper #25), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Roger West, 4. Les Scott, 5. Jimmy Caruthers, 6. Roger Branson, 7. Larry Rice, 8. Bob Lithgow, 9. Billy Engelhart, 10. Wally Lambert, 11. Jimmy Oskie, 12. Bobby Grim, 13. Sammy Sessions, 14. Gary Irvin, 15. Harry Beck, 16. Duke Cook, 17. Don Vogler, 18. Bob Tattersall. FQ: Dave Strickland (26.200)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 11, 1970 – Hales Corners Speedway – Hales Corners, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Chuck Arnold (Harry Turner #82), 2. Johnny W. Anderson, 3. Jimmy Caruthers, 4. Jim McClean, 5. Don Vogler, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. Bob Tattersall, 8. Bobby Grim, 9. Jerry McClung, 10. Jim Elliott, 11. Les Scott, 12. Billy Engelhart, 13. Mel Cornett, 14. Terry Vaughn, 15. Jigger Sirois, 16. Larry Rice, 17. Bob Wente, 18. Dick Pole. FQ: Larry Rice (17.300)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 18, 1970 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Doug Caruthers #1), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Chuck Weyant, 4. Les Scott, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Larry Cannon, 7. Johnny Parsons, 8. Dave Strickland, 9. Billy Engelhart, 10. John Batts, 11. Bobby Grim, 12. Bob Richards, 13. Don Vogler, 14. Chuck Arnold, 15. Roger West, 16. Jerry McClung, 17. Sam Isenhower, 18. Bill Renshaw. FQ: Jerry McClung (12.380)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 20, 1970 – Tri-City Speedway – Granite City, Illinois
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Jimmy Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #5), 2. Arnie Knepper, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Larry Rice, 5. Larry Cannon, 6. Bob Tattersall, 7. Billy Engelhart, 8. Tom Bigelow, 9. Jerry McClung, 10. Merle Bettenhausen, 11. Johnny Parsons, 12. Wally Lambert, 13. Dave Strickland, 14. Bobby Grim, 15. Bob Richards, 16. Chuck Arnold, 17. Gary Ponzini, 18. Sonny Ates. FQ: Billy Engelhart (24.680)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 27, 1970 – Terre Haute Action Track – Terre Haute, Indiana – Hut 100
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Larry Rice (Gene Willman #71), 2. Merle Bettenhausen, 3. Bill Renshaw, 4. Don Vogler, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Billy Engelhart, 7. Jerry McClung, 8. Bob Tattersall, 9. Roger West, 10. Jimmy Caruthers, 11. Wally Lambert, 12. Billy Humphreys, 13. Roger Branson, 14. Danny Brown, 15. Bob Hauck, 16. Gary Ponzini, 17. Chuck Arnold, 18. Jim Gates, 19. Dick Pole, 20. Danny Frye Jr., 21. Sam Isenhower, 22. Bob Wente, 23. Arnie Knepper, 24. Jigger Sirois, 25. Harry Beck, 26. Johnny Parsons, 27. Dave Strickland, 28. Les Scott, 29. Johnny W. Anderson, 30. Dick Jones, 31. Sonny Ates, 32. Chuck Taylor, 33. Duke DeRosa. FQ: Jerry McClung (24.470)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 3, 1970 – Bloomington Speedway – Bloomington, Indiana
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Gamester Racing #35), 2. Bubby Jones, 3. Bobby Grim, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Larry Rice, 6. Bill Mehner, 7. Sonny Ates, 8. Elmer Davis, 9. Jim McClean, 10. Les Scott, 11. Don Vogler, 12. Dick Pole, 13. Bob Lithgow, 14. Gary Irvin, 15. Dennis Dorsey, 16. Danny Brown, 17. Billy Engelhart, 18. Roger West. FQ: Billy Engelhart (14.770)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 3, 1970 – Capital Speedway – Sacramento, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jerry McClung (David Birmingham #43), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Gary Ponzini, 4. Jimmy Gordon, 5. Tommy Copp, 6. Hank Butcher, 7. Bill McCormick, 8. Don Meacham, 9. Billy Shuman, 10. Ed Zimmerman, 11. Billy Vukovich, 12. Rick Goudy, 13. Johnny W. Anderson, 14. Jimmy Caruthers, 15. Rich Walsh, 16. Ken Petersen, 17. Merle Bettenhausen, 18. Bob Twitty. FQ: Jimmy Caruthers (13.620)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 1, 1970 – San Jose Speedway – San Jose, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Burt Foland (Jack London #4), 2. Tommy Copp, 3. Dave Strickland, 4. Jimmy Caruthers, 5. Gary Ponzini, 6. Dave Bowling, 7. George Snider, 8. Billy Vukovich, 9. Bruce Walkup, 10. Gary Johnson, 11. Jerry McClung, 12. Jimmy Boyd, 13. Rick Davidson, 14. Dickie Deis, 15. Don Meacham, 16. Karl Raggio, 17. Chuck Arnold, 18. Floyd Alvis. FQ: Burt Foland (14.620)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 20, 1970 – Manzanita Speedway – Phoenix, Arizona
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Jerry McClung (David Birmingham #43), 2. George Snider, 3. Pancho Carter, 4. Tom Bigelow, 5. Larry Dickson, 6. Johnny W. Anderson, 7. Arnie Knepper, 8. Bob Tattersall, 9. Merle Bettenhausen, 10. Larry Cannon, 11. Chuck Arnold, 12. Jimmy Caruthers, 13. Dave Strickland, 14. Roger West, 15. Roger Branson, 16. Gene Brown, 17. Billy Vukovich, 18. Sonny Ates. FQ: Bob Tattersall (22.100)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 22, 1970 – Manzanita Speedway – Phoenix, Arizona
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Tom Bigelow (Junior Knepper #25), 2. Gary Bettenhausen, 3. Roger West, 4. Bobby Grim, 5. Larry Dickson, 6. Jimmy Caruthers, 7. Dave Strickland, 8. Jerry McClung, 9. Gary Ponzini, 10. Dick Zimmerman, 11. Rich Walsh, 12. Rick Goudy, 13. Mel Kenyon, 14. Chuck Arnold, 15. Bob Tattersall, 16. Arnie Knepper, 17. Bruce Walkup, 18. Pancho Carter. FQ: Jimmy Caruthers (13.970)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 26, 1970 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Gary Bettenhausen (Gary Bettenhausen #7), 2. Rick Goudy, 3. Les Scott, 4. Tom Bigelow, 5. Jimmy Caruthers, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. Danny Caruthers, 8. Paul Jones, 9. Larry Dickson, 10. Merle Bettenhausen, 11. Arnie Knepper, 12. Jerry McClung, 13. Bruce Walkup, 14. Johnny W. Anderson, 15. Billy Vukovich, 16. Bob Tattersall, 17. Tony Simon, 18. Dickie Deis, 19. Chuck Arnold, 20. Sonny Ates, 21. Walt Kennedy, 22. Lee Leonard, 23. George Snider, 24. Joe Saldana. FQ: Jimmy Caruthers (22.520)
