1973 USAC MIDGET REVIEW: RICE-A-RONI, THE USAC TREAT
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media
One year after helping the Shannon Brothers team to a USAC National Midget entrant championship, it was Larry Rice’s turn to enjoy the spotlight as the 26-year-old Linden, Ind. native won a driving championship of his own in 1973.
Rice’s journey to racing stardom entailed a slightly unusual path. Earning his education degree at Indiana’s Ball State University, Rice became a molder of minds as an elementary school teacher by day. By night, Rice was pursuing his master’s degree in mastering the racetracks across the United States as a rising star on the USAC National Midget circuit.
Rice captured the 1973 crown by combining consistency with three feature wins to take the title by 30 points over Tommy Astone. Rice finished inside the top-ten 35 times in 44 races and drove for eight different car owners: Gene Willman, Dan Pool, Bob Hanson, Dick Polnau, George Gamester, Chuck Mauro, Howard Linne and, finally, the Shannon Brothers.
Rice also became the first driver to win the USAC National Midget championship and promote a series event in the same season. He served as the race organizer for the May 18 event at Henry’s Speedway in Oxford, Ind., a race won by first-time series winner Billy Shuman while Rice, himself, finished second in his own event.
Doug Caruthers, hailing from Anaheim, Calif. won the entrant title with the No. 11 Sesco chauffeured by Astone. Washington’s Mike Gregg was named Rookie of the Year after finishing sixth in the standings while also becoming a first-time series winner. Third-place points finisher Bobby Olivero of Lakewood, Calif. won six features for car owner L.T. Caruthers in the first ever Volkswagen-powered car with the series, earning Olivero Most Improved Driver status. Car owner/constructor/mechanic Bob Higman was the recipient of the Jim Blunk Award for Sportsmanship.
Veteran driver Chuck Arnold hung up his helmet as a driver and began serving USAC during 1973 as referee for the Midget division. The 1954 NASCAR National Midget champion won 14 USAC National Midget features between 1966-1971.
In March at Arizona’s Manzanita Speedway, the Doug Caruthers owned-car driven by Jimmy Caruthers sported a Tommy Lee Power Steering unit for the first time – the first Midget to have power steering. Caruthers finished 10th in the feature.
Early morning phone calls annoy most people, Johnny Parsons included. However, a 1:30am ring on January 7 paid off. That was the hour that car owner Richard Heerboth had Gary Bettenhausen call J.P. in hopes of getting Parsons to drive Heerboth's Chevy II indoors in Fort Wayne, Ind. When regular driver Dennis Dorsey was hospitalized with pneumonia, Parsons accepted the ride, and the rest is history. It was Parsons’ first win since 1971 and Heerboth's first ever.
Larry Dickson won a 100-lapper at Fort Wayne in January, which came as a surprise when leader Mel Kenyon spun in oil in turn four on the last lap. Kenyon kept his foot in it, did a “360,” and still finished second to win the Indoor Midget title.
Merle Bettenhausen made his comeback to the series on June 16 at Kentucky’s Lost Creek Speedway, his first appearance in a racecar since his 1972 USAC National Championship accident at Michigan International Speedway, which dismembered his right arm. In August of 1973, at Tennessee’s Sportsman Speedway, he swung to the outside of Billy Engelhart on the final turn to win by inches, driving the final 37 laps of the 40-lapper without the aid of the power steering.
Famed engine builder Fred Offenhauser, the namesake of the division for several years in the 1960s (Offy 110), and whose engines had dominated the sport decades, passed away in his sleep at his home on August 17. He was 85 years old.
Billy Engelhart played the tortoise role for 99 laps behind the hare, Tommy Astone, and moved to the inside on the final turn to sweep across the finish line first to win a thrilling Hut 100 in September at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track.
The USAC board instituted a new point system which eliminated decimal and fractional points. History was made on September 30 when two USAC Midget races were held on the same day in different cities incorporating the same field of entrants during the day at Park City, Kansas’ 81 Speedway and at night at Olympic Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
Arizona’s FasTrack International Speedway hosted midgets for the first time in November and was highlighted by the entry of several radical designs, including rear-engine machines. Lee Kunzman turned a 31.43 second lap to set a new world record for a midget on a one-mile track. Kunzman was in a brand-new Don Edmunds-built Offy roadster owned by Howard Linne. His car was withdrawn, however, due to a protest filed regarding the wing-like shape on the nose of the car.
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1973 USAC National Midget Driver Points
POS. PTS. DRIVER
1 735 Larry Rice, Linden, Ind.
2 705 Tommy Astone, Fresno, Calif.
3 699 Bobby Olivero, Lakewood, Calif.
4 643 Billy Engelhart, Madison, Wis.
5 631 Billy Shuman, Tempe, Ariz.
6 443 Mike Gregg, Vancouver, Wash.
7 360 Mel Kenyon, Lebanon, Ind.
8 334 Steve Cannon, Danville, Ill.
9 328 Pancho Carter, Huntington Beach, Calif.
10 323 Dave Strickland, Pleasant Hill, Calif.
11 311 Jim Beckley, Englewood, Colo.
12 297 Ron Eden, Crawfordsville, Ind.
13 265 Jimmy Caruthers, Anaheim, Calif.
14 248 Bob Wente, Saint Louis, Mo.
15 221 Bob Richards, Lockport, Ill.
16 206 Merle Bettenhausen, Tinley Park, Ill.
17 170 Gary Irvin, West Lafayette, Ind.
18 154 Steve Lotshaw, Indianapolis, Ind.
19 150 Gary Bettenhausen, Tinley Park, Ill.
20 148 Bob Lithgow, Streator, Ill.
21 146 Tom Bigelow, Whitewater, Wis.
22 142 Arnie Knepper, Belleville, Ill.
23 141 Gary Ponzini, Morgan Hill, Calif.
24 134 John Batts, Jamestown, Ind.
25 134 Chuck Gurney, Livermore, Calif.
26 131 John Toth, Northfield, Ohio
27 130 Mike Schiesel, Oak Creek, Wis.
28 122 Greg Staab, Cincinnati, Ohio
29 120 Johnny Parsons, Speedway, Ind.
30 103 Larry Dickson, Marietta, Ohio
31 102 Bruce Field, Lockport, Ill.
32 94 Dennis Carrier, Jackson, Mich.
33 84 K.V. Weiland, Chicago, Ill.
34 83 Jim Gates, Plano, Ill.
35 66 Roger West, Joliet, Ill.
36 63 Joe Saldana, Lincoln, Neb.
37 62 Jerry Howe, Clarks Hill, Ind.
38 54 Gary Byers, Logansport, Ind.
39 48 Rick Goudy, Norwalk, Calif.
40 47 Art Bisch Jr., Newport Beach, Calif.
41 45 Dean Thompson, Torrance, Calif.
42 45 Floyd Alvis, San Carlos, Calif.
43 44 Ray Elliott, Lockport, Ill.
44 44 Jay Cornell, Columbus, Ohio
45 42 George Kladis, Chicago, Ill.
46 42 Sammy Sauer, Arvada, Colo.
47 41 Don Wilson, Arvada, Colo.
48 38 Danny O'Neill, Santa Clara, Calif.
49 37 George Snider, Fresno, Calif.
50 36 Sonny Ates, Sellersburg, Ind.
51 34 Butch Haisman, San Gabriel, Calif.
52 32 Jigger Sirois, Shelby, Ind.
53 32 Jerry Stone, Wichita, Kan.
54 32 Johnny W. Anderson, Sacramento, Calif.
55 31 Ken Hamilton, Boise, Idaho
56 31 Larry Cannon, Danville, Ill.
57 31 Richard Powell, Enid, Okla.
58 29 Billy Vukovich, Fresno, Calif.
59 28 Steve Troxell, Denver, Colo.
60 28 Dennis Dorsey, Cicero, Ill.
61 26 Wally Dallenbach, East Brunswick, N.J.
62 23 Jan Opperman, Long Beach, Calif.
63 22 Dick Simon, Sandy, Utah
64 22 John Hubbard, Johnstown, Pa.
65 21 Ed Shefchik, Puyallup, Wash.
66 21 Fred Hight, Speedway, Ind.
67 21 Don Carmichael, Berwyn, Ill.
68 20 Sammy Sessions, Nashville, Mich.
69 18 Lee Kunzman, Guttenberg, Iowa
70 17 Cal Chambers, Denver, Colo.
71 17 Milt Harper, San Francisco, Calif.
72 13 Barry Handlin, Dallas, Texas
73 11 Bob Hare, Lyons, Ill.
74 11 Jack Calabrase, Lansing, Mich.
75 11 Ralph Liguori, Tampa, Fla.
76 10 Larry Mayhew, Schererville, Ind.
77 9 Rick Smalley, Stockton, Calif.
78 9 Mike Dannenfeldt, Davenport, Iowa
79 8 Jim Watson, Sun Valley, Calif.
80 8 Jackie Howerton, Tulsa, Okla.
81 8 Lee Mettetal, Addison, Ill.
82 7 Rick Davidson, Indianapolis, Ind.
83 4 Tony Simon, Upland, Calif.
84 4 Bob Twitty, Bakersfield, Calif.
85 4 Jerry Weeks, Anaheim, Calif.
86 3 Jay Brosius, Tinley Park, Ill.
87 3 Dick Jones, Whitewater, Wis.
88 3 Ray Stringer, Denver, Colo.
89 2 Eric Morrison, McMurray, Pa.
90 2 Wally Pankratz, Orange, Calif.
91 2 Terry Caves, Fresno, Calif.
92 1 Bill Gadda, Reno, Nev.
93 1 Steve Perkins, Frankfort, Ky.
94 1 Bob Anstead, Fair Oaks, Calif.
1973 USAC National Midget Entrant Points
POS. PTS. ENTRANT, TEAM LOCATION
1 850 Doug Caruthers, Anaheim, Calif. (#11)
2 692 Richard Polnau, Phoenix, Ariz. (#34)
3 689 L.T. Caruthers, Corona Del Mar, Calif. (#78)
4 546 Bob & Gene Shannon, Dayton, Ohio (#2)
5 528 Dave Tyler, Mokena, Ill. (#59)
6 438 Jack Ziegler, San Francisco, Calif. (#27)
7 413 Gamester Racing, Lombard, Ill. (#46)
8 340 Math Schneider, Lockport, Ill. (#67)
9 332 Dan Pool, Crawfordsville, Ind. (#77)
10 323 Roger Mauro, Lakewood, Colo. (#5)
11 311 Bob Morrison, Denver, Colo. (#97)
12 233 Gene Willman, Hales Corners, Wis. (#71)
13 224 Stan Lee, Playa Del Rey, Calif. (#66)
14 223 Bob Richards, Lockport, Ill. (#56)
15 211 Gary Bettenhausen, Monrovia, Ind. (#16)
16 174 Cliff Cornell, Hinsdale, Ill. (#7)
17 165 3-K Racing, Lebanon, Ind. (#61)
18 164 Tom Astone, Fresno, Calif. (#8)
19 157 Jim Rieder, Weehawken, N.J. (#1)
20 154 Harry Lotshaw, Indianapolis, Ind. (#62)
21 154 Doug Caruthers, Anaheim, Calif. (#4)
22 148 Bob Lithgow, Streator, Ill. (#28)
23 135 Arnie Knepper, Belleville, Ill. (#35)
24 135 Gary Irvin, West Lafayette, Ind. (#42)
25 134 Art Shanoian, Colma, Calif. (#80)
26 130 Mike Schiesel, Oak Creek, Wis. (#88)
27 130 Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#96)
28 114 Stan Staab, Cincinnati, Ohio (#44)
29 110 Lee Elkins, Kalamazoo, Mich. (#73)
30 102 K.V. Weiland, Chicago, Ill. (#84)
31 94 Dennis Carrier, Jackson, Mich. (#26)
32 83 Dennis Figgins, Aurora, Ill. (#37)
33 80 Roy Koehler, Gardner, Ill. (#31)
34 79 John Toth, Northfield, Ohio (#22)
35 76 Harry Conklin, Denver, Colo. (#29)
36 73 Bob Lockard, Joliet, Ill. (#69)
37 68 Bob Olds, Englewood, Colo. (#62)
38 68 Bill Cooper, Chicago, Ill. (#34)
39 68 Mason Cook, Concord, Calif. (#27)
40 61 Richard Heerboth, Villa Park, Ill. (#48)
41 60 Karl Lasser, Lockport, Ill. (#63)
42 57 Harry Ammerman, Crawfordsville, Ind. (#49)
43 55 Gene Smith, Louisville, Ky. (#51)
44 50 Bob Willey, Moline, Ill. (#74)
45 47 Lee Elkins, Kalamazoo, Mich. (#34)
46 45 Don Kischell, Downey, Calif. (#24)
47 45 Floyd Alvis, San Carlos, Calif. (#114)
48 44 Lou Cooper, Orland Park, Ill. (#23)
49 44 Walter Reichenbach, Lombard, Ill. (#132)
50 44 Carroll Cornell, Columbus, Ohio (#82)
51 39 Leonard Faas, Yorba Linda, Calif. (#12)
52 38 Danny O'Neill, Santa Clara, Calif. (#2)
53 35 Robert Haisman, San Gabriel, Calif. (#10)
54 34 Bud Doty, Rock Island, Ill. (#50)
55 32 Bob Hanson, Hacienda Heights, Calif. (#146)
56 32 Lee Elkins, Kalamazoo, Mich. (#83)
57 31 Ken Schaeffer, Sunnyvale, Calif. (#7x)
58 31 Jim Powell, Enid, Okla. (#144)
59 28 Roger Mauro, Lakewood, Colo. (#55)
60 28 Bob Rosen, Oakland, Calif. (#25)
61 27 Dick Korff, Prospect Heights, Ill. (#17)
62 26 Ralph Baiza, Coalinga, Calif. (#36)
63 24 Howard Lehmann, Springfield, Ill. (#21)
64 23 Jack Schenk, Chicago, Ill. (#126)
65 22 Eric Morrison, McMurray, Pa. (#38)
66 22 Gene Berg, Niles, Ill. (#41)
67 21 Fred Hight, Speedway, Ind. (#45)
68 21 Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#93)
69 19 Justin King, Columbus, Ind. (#79)
70 19 Leonard Faas, Yorba Linda, Calif. (#6)
71 19 Lee Mettetal, Addison, Ill. (#94)
72 17 Ed Shefchik, Puyallup, Wash. (#54)
73 17 Milt Harper, San Francisco, Calif. (#92)
74 15 Walt Schweitzer, Bakersfield, Calif. (#60)
75 13 Barry Handlin, Dallas, Texas (#144)
76 11 Lee Elkins, Kalamazoo, Mich. (#32)
77 10 Alan Schau, Dyer, Ind. (#39)
78 9 Rick Smalley, Stockton, Calif. (#35)
79 9 Mike Dannenfeldt, Davenport, Iowa (#75)
80 8 Jim Watson, Sun Valley, Calif. (#100)
81 8 Clyde Graham, Woodridge, Ill. (#81)
82 8 George Middleton, Florissant, Mo. (#15)
83 6 Duke Cook, Sidney, Ohio (#3)
84 5 Jim Crews, Tacoma, Wash. (#192)
85 5 Bob Higman, Lafayette, Ind. (#72)
86 4 Bill Pratt, El Monte, Calif. (#18)
87 4 Harry Starner, Colton, Calif. (#159)
88 4 Ray Stringer, Denver, Colo. (#63)
89 4 L. Gene Hamilton, Robinson, Ill. (#55)
90 3 Dick Brosius, Chicago, Ill. (#52)
91 3 Joe Bychowski, Franklin Park, Ill. (#49)
92 3 Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#99)
93 2 Warren Hokinson, Redondo Beach, Calif. (#25)
94 2 Jim Geanakos, Villa Park, Calif. (#142)
95 2 Myron Caves, Fresno, Calif. (#85)
96 1 Ace Noffsinger, Cypress, Calif. (#82)
97 1 Bob Anstead, Fair Oaks, Calif. (#143)
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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 7, 1973 – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana
FEATURE: (75 laps) 1. Johnny Parsons (Richard Heerboth #48), 2. Tom Bigelow, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Ron Eden, 5. Steve Cannon, 6. Sonny Ates, 7. Larry Rice, 8. Lee Kunzman, 9. John Batts, 10. Ray Elliott, 11. John Toth, 12. Mike Gregg. FQ: Larry Rice (8.590)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 28, 1973 – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Larry Dickson (Dave Tyler #59), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Ray Elliott, 4. Jimmy Caruthers, 5. Johnny Parsons, 6. Sonny Ates, 7. Larry Rice, 8. John Toth, 9. John Batts, 10. Mike Gregg, 11. Bob Hare, 12. Larry Mayhew, 13. Pancho Carter, 14. Steve Cannon, 15. George Kladis, 16. Steve Lotshaw, 17. Roger West, 18. Gary Bettenhausen. FQ: Jimmy Caruthers (8.570)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: February 18, 1973 – All-American Speedway – Roseville, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #11), 2. Gary Bettenhausen, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Bobby Olivero, 5. Chuck Gurney, 6. Bruce Field, 7. Pancho Carter, 8. Steve Lotshaw, 9. Larry Rice, 10. Johnny W. Anderson, 11. Tommy Astone, 12. Rick Goudy, 13. Floyd Alvis, 14. Ed Shefchik, 15. John Toth, 16. Jim Beckley, 17. Dean Thompson, 18. Danny O'Neill, 19. Mike Gregg, 20. Bill Gadda. FQ: Gary Bettenhausen (13.211)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: February 25, 1973 – San Jose Speedway – San Jose, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Gary Bettenhausen (Doug Caruthers #4), 2. Mike Gregg, 3. Larry Rice, 4. Floyd Alvis, 5. Tommy Astone, 6. Johnny W. Anderson, 7. John Toth, 8. Danny O'Neill, 9. Sammy Sauer, 10. Rich Smalley, 11. Bobby Olivero, 12. Jimmy Caruthers, 13. Chuck Gurney, 14. Jim Beckley, 15. Bob Twitty, 16. Tony Simon, 17. Mel Kenyon, 18. Johnny Parsons, 19. Ken Molica, 20. Milt Harper. FQ: Gary Bettenhausen (15.004)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 4, 1973 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Caruthers (Doug Caruthers #11), 2. Dean Thompson, 3. Joe Saldana, 4. Bobby Olivero, 5. Ron Eden, 6. Bruce Field, 7. Mike Gregg, 8. Jim Beckley, 9. John Toth, 10. Johnny Parsons, 11. Pancho Carter, 12. Mel Kenyon, 13. Jim Watson, 14. Billy Cruce. FQ: Jimmy Caruthers (22.170)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 24, 1973 – Manzanita Speedway – Phoenix, Arizona
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Larry Rice (Richard Polnau #134), 2. Billy Shuman, 3. Gary Ponzini, 4. Ron Eden, 5. Dennis Carrier, 6. Jim Beckley, 7. Dean Thompson, 8. Dick Simon, 9. John Toth, 10. Jimmy Caruthers, 11. Tommy Astone, 12. Rick Goudy, 13. Bobby Olivero, 14. Mike Gregg, 15. Dave Strickland, 16. Jerry Weeks, 17. Billy Cruce, 18. Robert Harrell. FQ: Mel Kenyon (14.680)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 28, 1973 – Limaland Motor Speedway – Lima, Ohio
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (3-K Racing #61), 2. Billy Engelhart, 3. Larry Dickson, 4. Billy Shuman, 5. Tommy Astone, 6. Larry Rice, 7. Bob Wente, 8. Sammy Sessions, 9. John Batts, 10. Pancho Carter, 11. John Toth, 12. Ron Eden, 13. Steve Cannon, 14. Bob Lithgow, 15. Ken Weiland, 16. Art Bisch Jr., 17. Johnny Parsons, 18. Jimmy Caruthers, 19. Dave Strickland, 20. Lee Kunzman. FQ: Sammy Sessions (15.250)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 5, 1973 – Charleston Speedway – Charleston, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Steve Cannon (Math Schneider #67), 2. Billy Engelhart, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Larry Rice, 5. Pancho Carter, 6. Tommy Astone, 7. Billy Shuman, 8. Arnie Knepper, 9. Larry Dickson, 10. John Hubbard, 11. John Batts, 12. Mike Gregg, 13. Art Bisch Jr., 14. Ron Eden, 15. Ray Elliott, 16. Bob Richards, 17. Dave Strickland, 18. Ken Weiland, 19. John Toth, 20. Bobby Olivero. FQ: Billy Shuman (16.260)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 18, 1973 – Henry's Speedway – Boswell, Indiana
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Billy Shuman (Gamester Racing #46), 2. Larry Rice, 3. Pancho Carter, 4. Billy Engelhart, 5. Tommy Astone, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. Larry Dickson, 8. Mike Gregg, 9. Bob Lithgow, 10. Ron Eden, 11. Gary Irvin, 12. Steve Lotshaw, 13. Bob Richards, 14. Jerry Howe, 15. Fred Hight, 16. Art Bisch Jr., 17. Steve Cannon, 18. Roger West, 19. Dennis Carrier, 20. John Batts. FQ: Pancho Carter (17.560)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 19, 1973 – Kankakee Motor Speedway – Kankakee, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Pancho Carter (Doug Caruthers #11), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Larry Rice, 4. Billy Shuman, 5. Larry Dickson, 6. Steve Cannon, 7. Mike Gregg, 8. George Kladis, 9. Bob Richards, 10. Jack Calabrase, 11. Bob Lithgow, 12. Gary Irvin, 13. Ken Weiland, 14. Ron Eden, 15. John Toth, 16. Bruce Field, 17. Dave Strickland, 18. Tommy Astone, 19. Dennis Carrier, 20. Billy Engelhart. FQ: Larry Rice (17.710)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 1, 1973 – Hales Corners Speedway – Hales Corners, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Steve Cannon (Math Schneider #67), 2. Gary Bettenhausen, 3. Jimmy Caruthers, 4. Tom Bigelow, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Billy Shuman, 7. Billy Engelhart, 8. Roger West, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. Larry Dickson, 11. John Batts, 12. Art Bisch Jr., 13. Larry Cannon, 14. Gary Ponzini, 15. Bruce Field, 16. Bob Richards, 17. Jerry Howe, 18. Mike Gregg, 19. Jay Brosius, 20. Pancho Carter. FQ: Steve Cannon (16.810)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 8, 1973 – Santa Fe Speedway – Hinsdale, Illinois
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Larry Rice (Richard Polnau #134), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Tommy Astone, 4. Dave Strickland, 5. Ken Weiland, 6. Art Bisch Jr., 7. Bruce Field, 8. Jigger Sirois, 9. Jim Gates, 10. Dennis Dorsey, 11. Dennis Carrier, 12. Bob Richards, 13. Bob Lithgow, 14. Roger West, 15. Steve Lotshaw, 16. Ray Elliott, 17. Jay Cornell, 18. Bobby Olivero, 19. Gary Irvin, 20. Bob Wente. FQ: Bobby Olivero (15.670)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 9, 1973 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (30 Laps) 1. Pancho Carter (Jim Rieder #1), 2. Johnny Parsons, 3. Bobby Olivero, 4. Tommy Astone, 5. Billy Shuman, 6. John Batts, 7. Dave Strickland, 8. Larry Rice, 9. Mike Gregg, 10. Jerry Howe, 11. Arnie Knepper, 12. Rick Davidson, 13. Art Bisch Jr., 14. Dennis Dorsey, 15. Ron Eden, 16. Bob Wente, 17. Billy Engelhart, 18. Dennis Carrier, 19. Jack Calabrase, 20. Steve Cannon. FQ: Mike Gregg (12.740)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 16, 1973 – Lost Creek Speedway – Lost Creek, Kentucky
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bobby Olivero (L.T. Caruthers #78), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Jim Beckley, 4. Jimmy Caruthers, 5. Larry Rice, 6. Billy Shuman, 7. John Batts, 8. Mike Gregg, 9. Dennis Carrier, 10. Greg Staab, 11. Ron Eden, 12. Jay Cornell, 13. Gary Irvin, 14. Jerry Howe, 15. Bob Richards, 16. Bruce Field, 17. Eric Morrison, 18. Merle Bettenhausen, 19. Steve Lotshaw, 20. Steve Perkins, 21. Tommy Astone. FQ: Jimmy Caruthers (15.960)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 20, 1973 – 34 Raceway – West Burlington, Iowa
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Tommy Astone (Doug Caruthers #11), 2. Bobby Olivero, 3. Larry Rice, 4. Billy Engelhart, 5. Gary Ponzini, 6. Billy Shuman, 7. Dave Strickland, 8. Arnie Knepper, 9. Dennis Carrier, 10. Mike Gregg, 11. Jim Beckley, 12. Jim Gates, 13. Bob Richards, 14. Bob Lithgow, 15. Ron Eden, 16. Bruce Field, 17. Greg Staab, 18. Ken Weiland, 19. Roger West, 20. John Batts. FQ: Larry Rice (17.290)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 21, 1973 – Angell Park Speedway – Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
FEATURE (50 laps) 1. Billy Engelhart (Bob & Gene Shannon #2), 2. Tommy Astone, 3. Pancho Carter, 4. Bobby Olivero, 5. Steve Cannon, 6. Billy Shuman, 7. Larry Rice, 8. Gary Ponzini, 9. Jim Gates, 10. Dennis Carrier, 11. Jim Beckley, 12. Bruce Field, 13. Bob Lithgow, 14. Ron Eden, 15. Dave Strickland, 16. Mike Gregg, 17. Greg Staab, 18. Arnie Knepper, 19. Joe Saldana, 20. Dick Jones. FQ: Larry Rice (17.110)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 22, 1973 – Rockford Speedway – Rockford, Illinois
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Jim Beckley (Robert Morrison #97), 2. Tommy Astone, 3. Bob Richards, 4. Bobby Olivero, 5. Mike Gregg, 6. Dave Strickland, 7. John Batts, 8. Larry Rice, 9. Billy Shuman, 10. Billy Engelhart, 11. Merle Bettenhausen, 12. Jigger Sirois, 13. Greg Staab, 14. Bob Lithgow, 15. Arnie Knepper, 16. George Kladis, 17. Gary Ponzini, 18. Ron Eden, 19. Dennis Carrier, 20. Pancho Carter, 21. Bruce Field. FQ: Bobby Olivero (14.110)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 23, 1973 – Charleston Speedway – Charleston, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Billy Shuman (Gamester Racing #46), 2. Billy Engelhart, 3. Larry Rice, 4. Bobby Olivero, 5. Arnie Knepper, 6. Steve Cannon, 7. Jim Gates, 8. Merle Bettenhausen, 9. Dennis Carrier, 10. Mike Schiesel, 11. Dennis Dorsey, 12. Jerry Howe, 13. Tommy Astone, 14. Bob Wente, 15. Fred Hight, 16. Bob Lithgow, 17. Mike Gregg, 18. Dave Strickland, 19. Gary Ponzini, 20. Pancho Carter. FQ: Pancho Carter (16.310)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 24, 1973 – Hartford Motor Speedway – Hartford, Michigan
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Tommy Astone (Doug Caruthers #11), 2. Bobby Olivero, 3. John Batts, 4. Larry Rice, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Greg Staab, 7. Mike Gregg, 8. Bob Richards, 9. Ron Eden, 10. Bruce Field, 11. George Kladis, 12. Billy Shuman, 13. Jigger Sirois, 14. Arnie Knepper, 15. Dennis Carrier, 16. Billy Engelhart, 17. Merle Bettenhausen, 18. Bob Wente, 19. Steve Cannon, 20. Jim Beckley. FQ: Bobby Olivero (20.410)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 6, 1973 – Santa Fe Speedway – Hinsdale, Illinois
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Pancho Carter (Jim Rieder #1), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Tom Bigelow, 4. Tommy Astone, 5. Jim Gates, 6. Billy Engelhart, 7. Larry Rice, 8. Billy Shuman, 9. Bob Wente, 10. Steve Cannon, 11. Bruce Field, 12. Bob Richards, 13. George Kladis, 14. Ken Weiland, 15. Bobby Olivero, 16. Jim Beckley, 17. Greg Staab, 18. John Toth, 19. Gary Ponzini, 20. Mel Kenyon. FQ: Bobby Olivero (15.000)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 7, 1973 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Pancho Carter (Jim Rieder #1), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Steve Cannon, 4. Bobby Olivero, 5. Larry Rice, 6. Bob Lithgow, 7. Tommy Astone, 8. Tom Bigelow, 9. Billy Shuman, 10. Billy Engelhart, 11. Gary Ponzini, 12. John Toth, 13. Bob Wente, 14. Arnie Knepper, 15. Dave Strickland, 16. Larry Cannon, 17. Ron Eden, 18. Greg Staab, 19. Dennis Dorsey, 20. Gary Byers. FQ: Jimmy Caruthers (12.610)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 8, 1973 – Angell Park Speedway – Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bobby Olivero (L.T. Caruthers #78), 2. Larry Rice, 3. Steve Cannon, 4. Tommy Astone, 5. Tom Bigelow, 6. Bob Lithgow, 7. Mike Gregg, 8. Arnie Knepper, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. Billy Shuman, 11. Ron Eden, 12. Roger West, 13. John Batts, 14. Mike Schiesel, 15. Ken Weiland, 16. Jerry Howe, 17. Jim Gates, 18. Jay Cornell, 19. Pancho Carter, 20. Dennis Dorsey. FQ: Bobby Olivero (17.320)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 14, 1973 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Billy Engelhart (Bob & Gene Shannon #2), 2. Tommy Astone, 3. Bobby Olivero, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Bob Lithgow, 6. Mike Schiesel, 7. Larry Rice, 8. Roger West, 9. Ken Weiland, 10. Gary Irvin, 11. Ron Eden, 12. Jim Gates, 13. Gary Byers, 14. Fred Hight, 15. Jerry Howe, 16. Steve Cannon, 17. Jay Cornell, 18. Mike Gregg, 19. Billy Shuman, 20. Dennis Dorsey. FQ: Billy Shuman (17.480)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 19, 1973 – Englewood Speedway – Englewood, Colorado
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Leo Tucker (Norbert Goldman #5x), 2. Don Wilson, 3. Gary Bettenhausen, 4. Billy Shuman, 5. Tommy Astone, 6. Jimmy Caruthers, 7. Dave Strickland, 8. Bob Richards, 9. Billy Engelhart, 10. Bob Lithgow, 11. Ron MacKay, 12. Larry Rice, 13. Butch Haisman, 14. Merle Bettenhausen, 15. Jim Beckley, 16. Steve Troxell, 17. Bobby Olivero, 18. Ron Eden, 19. Steve Lotshaw, 20. Sammy Sauer. FQ: Sammy Sauer (15.520)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 20, 1973 – Lakeside Speedway – Lakewood, Colorado
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Gary Bettenhausen (Howard Linne #96), 2. Mike Gregg, 3. Billy Engelhart, 4. Steve Troxell, 5. Bobby Olivero, 6. Leo Tucker, 7. Jimmy Caruthers, 8. Billy Shuman, 9. Jim Beckley, 10. Don Wilson, 11. Dave Strickland, 12. Bob Richards, 13. Merle Bettenhausen, 14. Ron Eden, 15. Steve Lotshaw, 16. Tommy Astone, 17. Sammy Sauer, 18. Larry Rice, 19. Ken Weiland, 20. Mike Schiesel. FQ: Don Wilson (12.800)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 24, 1973 – Suntana Speedway – Provo, Utah
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Stan Lee #66), 2. Jimmy Caruthers, 3. Jim Beckley, 4. Gary Irvin, 5. Larry Rice, 6. Bob Richards, 7. Ron Eden, 8. Rick Goudy, 9. Dave Strickland, 10. Dick Simon, 11. Mike Gregg, 12. Mike Schiesel, 13. Merle Bettenhausen, 14. Tommy Astone, 15. Billy Shuman, 16. Bobby Olivero, 17. Steve Lotshaw, 18. Greg Staab. FQ: Jimmy Caruthers (18.170)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 25, 1973 – Meridian Speedway – Meridian, Idaho
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Billy Shuman (Richard Polnau #134), 2. Bobby Olivero, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Mike Gregg, 5. Jim Beckley, 6. Larry Rice, 7. Dave Strickland, 8. Steve Lotshaw, 9. Gary Irvin, 10. Ken Hamilton, 11. Mike Schiesel, 12. Greg Staab, 13. Tommy Astone, 14. Bob Richards, 15. Merle Bettenhausen, 16. Ed Shefchik, 17. Ron Eden. FQ: Bobby Olivero (14.210)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 29, 1973 – Olympia-Tenino Raceway – Olympia, Washington
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bobby Olivero (L.T. Caruthers #78), 2. Dave Strickland, 3. Billy Shuman, 4. Larry Rice, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Palmer Crowell, 7. Jim Beckley, 8. Ken Hamilton, 9. Ron Eden, 10. Bob Richards, 11. Greg Staab, 12. Tommy Astone, 13. Dick Morrison, 14. Steve Lotshaw, 15. Mike Schiesel, 16. Ed Shefchik, 17. Mike Gregg, 18. Gary Irvin. FQ: Mel Kenyon (15.216)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 3, 1973 – Western Speedway – Victoria, British Columbia
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bobby Olivero (L.T. Caruthers #78), 2. Billy Shuman, 3. Dave Strickland, 4. Tommy Astone, 5. Bob Richards, 6. Mike Gregg, 7. Steve Lotshaw, 8. Merle Bettenhausen, 9. Ed Shefchik, 10. Gary Irvin, 11. Milt Harper, 12. Dick Morrison, 13. Dave Smeltzer, 14. Arnie Starks, 15. Mel Kenyon, 16. Jim Beckley, 17. Greg Staab, 18. Ron Eden, 19. Larry Rice, 20. Jim Hendricks. FQ: Tommy Astone (16.782)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 4, 1973 – Skagit Speedway – Skagit, Washington
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bobby Olivero (L.T. Caruthers #78), 2. Billy Shuman, 3. Larry Rice, 4. Danny O'Neill, 5. Mike Gregg, 6. Mel Kenyon, 7. Greg Staab, 8. Mike Schiesel, 9. Gary Irvin, 10. Jim Beckley, 11. Ron Eden, 12. Ken Hamilton, 13. Bob Richards, 14. Dick Morrison, 15. Ed Blanton, 16. Steve Lotshaw, 17. Dave Strickland, 18. Tommy Astone, 19. Merle Bettenhausen, 20. Milt Harper. FQ: Tommy Astone (16.489)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 8, 1973 – Colorado Notional Speedway – Erie, Colorado
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Larry Rice (Bob & Gene Shannon #2), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Billy Engelhart, 4. Billy Shuman, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Tommy Astone, 7. Dave Strickland, 8. Bobby Olivero, 9. Mike Schiesel, 10. Steve Lotshaw, 11. Ron Eden, 12. Gary Irvin, 13. Mike Gregg, 14. Jim Beckley, 15. Greg Staab, 16. Joe Lehman, 17. Cal Chambers, 18. Bob Richards, 19. Billy Yeros, 20. Sammy Sauer. FQ: Dave Strickland (20.730)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 9, 1973 – 81 Speedway – Park City, Kansas
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bobby Olivero (L.T. Caruthers #78), 2. Billy Engelhart, 3. Tommy Astone, 4. Steve Lotshaw, 5. Arnie Knepper, 6. Mike Gregg, 7. Mel Kenyon, 8. Ron Eden, 9. Greg Staab, 10. Merle Bettenhausen, 11. Gary Irvin, 12. Jerry Stone, 13. Jim Beckley, 14. Jackie Howerton, 15. Bob Richards, 16. Larry Rice, 17. Billy Shuman. FQ: Billy Shuman (19.060)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 10, 1973 – Hales Corners Speedway — Hales Corners, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Billy Engelhart (Dave Tyler #59), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Johnny Parsons, 4. Steve Cannon, 5. Larry Cannon, 6. John Toth, 7. Roger West, 8. Ron Eden, 9. Jerry Howe, 10. Mike Schiesel, 11. Larry Rice, 12. Bobby Olivero, 13. Mike Gregg, 14. Gary Ponzini, 15. Pancho Carter, 16. Jim Gates, 17. Jay Cornell, 18. Tommy Astone, 19. Jimmy Caruthers, 20. Merle Bettenhausen. FQ: Johnny Parsons (16.420)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 12, 1973 – Angell Park Speedway – Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Steve Cannon (Math Schneider #67), 2. Billy Engelhart, 3. Tom Bigelow, 4. Larry Rice, 5. Tommy Astone, 6. Bob Wente, 7. Mike Gregg, 8. Mike Schiesel, 9. Bobby Olivero, 10. Ken Weiland, 11. Jay Cornell, 12. Gary Byers, 13. Ron Eden, 14. Don Carmichael, 15. Merle Bettenhausen, 16. Jerry Howe, 17. Bob Richards, 18. George Kladis, 19. Dennis Dorsey, 20. Jim Gates. FQ: Tom Bigelow (17.230)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 17, 1973 – Springfield Speedway - Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Steve Cannon (Math Schneider #67), 2. Tommy Astone, 3. Arnie Knepper, 4. Larry Rice, 5. Billy Engelhart, 6. Pancho Carter, 7. Jay Cornell, 8. Mike Schiesel, 9. Ron Eden, 10. Butch Haisman, 11. Jim Beckley, 12. John Toth, 13. Jerry Howe, 14. John Hubbard, 15. Bob Wente, 16. Mike Gregg, 17. Bobby Olivero, 18. Dennis Dorsey, 19. Don Carmichael. FQ: Bobby Olivero (14.280)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 31, 1973 – Sportsman Speedway – Johnson City, Tennessee
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Merle Bettenhausen (Gary Bettenhausen #16), 2. Billy Engelhart, 3. Billy Shuman, 4. Mike Gregg, 5. Gary Ponzini, 6. Ron Eden, 7. Larry Rice, 8. Tommy Astone, 9. Ken Weiland, 10. Butch Haisman, 11. Jim Beckley, 12. Steve Lotshaw, 13. Gary Irvin, 14. Bobby Olivero, 15. Don Carmichael, 16. Greg Staab, 17. Mike Schiesel, 18. Gary Byers. FQ: Bobby Olivero (16.351)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 1, 1973 – Appalachian Speedway – Kingsport, Tennessee
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Tommy Astone (Doug Caruthers #11), 2. Bobby Olivero, 3. Gary Ponzini, 4. Billy Engelhart, 5. Mike Gregg, 6. Gary Byers, 7. Larry Rice, 8. Ron Eden, 9. Greg Staab, 10. Jim Beckley, 11. Gary Irvin, 12. Butch Haisman, 13. Fred Hight, 14. Mike Schiesel, 15. Billy Shuman, 16. Ken Weiland, 17. Don Carmichael, 18. Merle Bettenhausen, 19. Steve Lotshaw. FQ: Bobby Olivero (18.020)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 23, 1973 – Terre Haute Action Track – Terre Haute, Indiana – Hut 100
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Billy Engelhart (Dave Tyler #59), 2. Tommy Astone, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Merle Bettenhausen, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Joe Saldana, 7. Tom Bigelow, 8. Gary Byers, 9. Ralph Liguori, 10. Gary Ponzini, 11. Billy Shuman, 12. Bob Lithgow, 13. Arnie Knepper, 14. Jim Beckley, 15. George Kladis, 16. Bobby Olivero, 17. George Snider, 18. Larry Rice, 19. Jay Cornell, 20. Sonny Ates, 21. Steve Lotshaw, 22. Greg Staab, 23. Dick Jones, 24. Mike Gregg, 25. Mike Schiesel, 26. Bruce Field, 27. Steve Cannon, 28. Ken Weiland, 29. Pancho Carter, 30. Gary Irvin, 31. Dennis Carrier, 32. Ron Eden, 33. Roger West. FQ: Tommy Astone (23.560)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 30, 1973 – 81 Speedway – Park City, Kansas
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Mike Gregg (Jack Ziegler #27), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Bobby Olivero, 4. Jerry Stone, 5. Billy Engelhart, 6. Merle Bettenhausen, 7. Steve Cannon, 8. Larry Rice, 9. Billy Shuman, 10. Steve Lotshaw, 11. Bob Richards, 12. Jim Beckley, 13. Gary Irvin, 14. Don Carmichael, 15. Cal Chambers, 16. Tommy Astone, 17. Ray Stringer, 18. Greg Staab, 19. Jerry Howe, 20. Ron Eden, 21. Lee Mettetal, 22. Rod Ullery. FQ: Tommy Astone (19.370)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 30, 1973 – Olympic Stadium – Kansas City, Missouri
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Steve Cannon (Math Schneider #67), 2. Billy Engelhart, 3. Merle Bettenhausen, 4. Larry Rice, 5. Billy Shuman, 6. Ron Eden, 7. Gary Irvin, 8. Jim Beckley, 9. Tommy Astone, 10. Mike Gregg, 11. Bill Burdick, 12. Cal Chambers, 13. Lee Mettetal, 14. Greg Staab, 15. Bob Wente, 16. Steve Lotshaw, 17. Don Carmichael, 18. Bob Richards, 19. Jerry Howe, 20. Bobby Olivero. FQ: Billy Engelhart (13.010)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 18, 1973 – All-American Speedway – Roseville, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Gurney (Art Shanoian #80), 2. Tommy Astone, 3. Ken Nichols, 4. Pancho Carter, 5. Floyd Alvis, 6. Billy Shuman, 7. Jim Beckley, 8. Larry Rice, 9. Mike Gregg, 10. Chris Cumberworth, 11. Steve Lotshaw, 12. Bob Richards, 13. Greg Staab, 14. Gary Irvin, 15. Jerry Weeks, 16. Sammy Sauer, 17. Milt Harper, 18. Ron Eden, 19. Bobby Olivero, 20. Bob Anstead. FQ: Bobby Olivero (12.661)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 23, 1973 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California – Turkey Night Grand Prix
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Billy Engelhart (Dave Tyler #59), 2. Tommy Astone, 3. Jan Opperman, 4. Chuck Gurney, 5. Chris Cumberworth, 6. Rick Goudy, 7. Pancho Carter, 8. Danny McKnight, 9. Bob Lithgow, 10. Richard Powell, 11. Steve Lotshaw, 12. Merle Bettenhausen, 13. Larry Rice, 14. Johnny W. Anderson, 15. Lee Leonard, 16. Sammy Sessions, 17. Tom Bigelow, 18. Joe Saldana, 19. Bobby Olivero, 20. Billy Vukovich, 21. Bill Allen, 22. Mel Kenyon, 23. Lee Kunzman, 24. Wally Pankratz, 25. Billy Shuman, 26. Gary Bettenhausen, 27. Terry Caves, 28. Gary Irvin. FQ: Billy Engelhart (22.470)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 25, 1973 – FasTrack International Speedway – Avondale, Arizona
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Billy Engelhart (Dave Tyler #59), 2. Billy Shuman, 3. Merle Bettenhausen, 4. Billy Vukovich, 5. Wally Dallenbach, 6. Chuck Gurney, 7. Larry Rice, 8. Pancho Carter, 9. Bobby Olivero, 10. Jim Beckley, 11. Joe Saldana, 12. Tommy Astone, 13. Bob Richards, 14. Mike Gregg, 15. Gary Irvin, 16. Billy Humphries, 17. Eddie Jackson, 18. Dave Strickland, 19. Sammy Sauer, 20. Barry Handlin, 21. Tom Bigelow, 22. Ron Eden, 23. Richard Powell, 24. Mel Kenyon, 25. Ken Nichols, 26. John Toth, 27. Mike Schiesel, 28. Jimmy Caruthers, 29. Bob Lithgow, 30. George Snider, 31. Johnny Parsons, 32. Gary Bettenhausen, 33. Arnie Knepper. FQ: Lee Kunzman (31.430)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 25, 1973 – FasTrack International Speedway – Avondale, Arizona
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Gurney (Art Shanoian #80), 2. George Snider, 3. Billy Shuman, 4. Billy Engelhart, 5. Larry Rice, 6. Billy Humphries, 7. Richard Powell, 8. John Toth, 9. Bob Lithgow, 10. Bob Richards, 11. Barry Handlin, 12. Mike Dannenfeldt, 13. Bruce Field, 14. Mel Kenyon, 15. Tommy Astone, 16. Eddie Jackson, 17. Mike Schiesel, 18. Sammy Sauer, 19. Dave Strickland, 20. Milt Harper, 21. Merle Bettenhausen, 22. Pancho Carter, 23. Gary Irvin, 24. Ron Eden, 25. Gary Bettenhausen, 26. Billy Vukovich, 27. Mike Gregg, 28. Jimmy Caruthers, 29. Joe Saldana, 30. Johnny Parsons, 31. Bobby Olivero, 32. Steve Lotshaw, 33. Ken Nichols. FQ: None
