In celebration of the 50th year of USAC Silver Crown Champ Car racing in 2020, we are reviewing the past 49 years of series history.
1977 USAC DIRT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON REVIEW
It was an all-Indiana combination that won the 1977 USAC Championship Dirt Car title as Larry Rice, born and raised in Linden, near Crawfordsville, outpointed his rivals with a car constructed three years ago by Lafayette resident Dave LeFevre.
Unlike the 1976 season when drivers had a hard time scoring points in more than one event, Rice was strong throughout 1977. He started out by winning the Springfield, Ill. opener in fine style, coming from the seventh starting position to take the lead almost immediately. There were several occasions when caution periods permitted his pursuers to bunch up behind him. But once the green flag was redisplayed, Rice would steadily rebuild the lead and won handily over Sheldon Kinser and Billy Engelhart.
Larry was relegated to fifth place at Du Quoin, Ill. the following week but remained in the point lead as Kinser dropped out while running third, and Engelhart’s mechanical woes had prevented him from even starting. Du Quoin winner Tom Bigelow had failed to finish at Springfield while second and third place finishers Gary Bettenhausen and Billy Cassella had both been non-starters in that race.
Pancho Carter led all 100 laps of the Hoosier Hundred but Rice finished a strong second ahead of Sheldon Kinser in third. Rice’s fine placing now eliminated all but Kinser as mathematical challengers with only the Syracuse race remaining. The trek to Syracuse three weeks later was all for naught. They got rained out!
The Syracuse race was finally run on October 15, but Rice encountered early difficulties. The faithful Chevrolet engine, which had performed so well in three consecutive races, no longer cooperated and blew during practice. Rice had a 160-point lead over Kinser, and if Rice failed to score, Kinser would have to win to beat him, while a second for Kinser under the same circumstances would have closed the season with co-champions.
Rice needed only to finish eighth if Kinser won which hadn’t seemed that much of a proposition until he rolled to the pits with a blown engine.
Ron Shuman sportingly offered Rice his seat in Ray Smith’s car, and with absolutely no practice, Rice qualified for the starting field. He spun once along the 100-mile journey but still arrived safely in 10th place, just one position behind Kinser. Not only did Kinser’s point total fall short of Rice’s, Kinser was even outpointed for the runner-up position by Billy Vukovich, having to settle for third.
It’s the second USAC title for Rice who won the Midget championship in 1973. He started with the Midget division driving his father’s “Old Blue” Kurtis back in 1968 just before his 22nd birthday and moved to the Dirt car circuit with LeFevre in 1974. His interest in racing stems from the mid-1950s when he regularly went to the races with his dad and retained an almost encyclopedia knowledge of that period.
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RICE, LeFEVRE WIN BETTENHAUSEN 100
Springfield, Illinois………Larry Rice and the LeFevre Automotive Chevy dominated the August 20 Tony Bettenhausen 100 Championship Dirt race at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield.
Rice led 93 laps to grab the early series point lead, scoring his first Championship race victory.
Sheldon Kinser finished second, with Billy Engelhart third. Johnny Parsons spun while leading on lap three and finished ninth.
Thad Dosher won the pole for the race at over 103 mph, but Rice took the lead from Jackie Howerton on lap seven and sailed away to an impressive win.
USAC DIRT CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: August 20, 1977 – Illinois State Fairgrounds – Springfield, Illinois – Tony Bettenhausen 100
QUALIFYING: 1. Thad Dosher, 24, Hill/Boykin-34.847; 2. Jackie Howerton, 51, Beck-35.336; 3. Ron Shuman, 87, Snow-35.455; 4. Johnny Parsons, 2, Vatis-35.600; 5. Rollie Beale, 75, DePalma-35.630; 6. James McElreath, 34, Amerling-35.636; 7. Larry Rice, 4, LeFevre-35.645; 8. Pancho Carter, 48, Rieder-35.787; 9. Bruce Walkup, 19, Siebert-35.792; 10. Sheldon Kinser, 3, Johnson-35.799; 11. Jim Hurtubise, 83, Delrose-35.958; 12. Tom Bigelow, 7, Leader Card-35.962; 13. George Snider, 20, Rhoades-35.987; 14. Billy Vukovich, 21, Capels-36.167; 15. Jerry Miller, 10, Miller-36.265; 16. Junior Parkinson, 67, Adrian-36.289; 17. Jim McElreath, 23, McElreath-36.453; 18. Chuck Gurney, 44, Brown-36.535; 19. Dean Shirley, 46, Baker-36.608; 20. Billy Engelhart, 28, Weaver-36.637; 21. Jerry Stone, 45, Wilhelm-36.873; 22. Rich Vogler, 17, Smith-36.984; 23. Bill Puterbaugh, 27, Prather-37.054; 24. Mark Alderson, 85, Flynn-37.207; 25. Billy Cassella, 18, Conroy-37.217; 26. Arnie Knepper, 55, Middleton-37.226; 27. Jerry Weeks, 79, Frye-37.269; 28. Roy Hicks, 61, Hicks-37.308; 29. Gary Patterson, 39, Fasteners-37.366; 30. Steve Chassey, 25, Patterson-37.400; 31. Billy Casella, 1, Seymour-37.509; 32. Larry Cannon, 98, Holt-37.614; 33. Steve Smith, 77, Haller-37.640; 34. Mack McClellan, 16, Smith-37.666; 35. Lynn Paxton, 78, Benihoffer-37.684; 36. Gary Irvin, 42, Hodson-37.785; 37. Jon Backlund, 32, Johnson-37.913; 38. Larry Moore, 74, Leyba-37.933; 39. Dana Carter, 35, Holt-37.959; 40. Joe Saldana, 22, Kilman-38.278; 41. Lee Kunzman, 81, Sohm-38.334; 42. Bill Burks Jr., 37, Harris-38.478; 43. Duke Cook, 36, Rogala-39.144; 44. Roger Rager, 33, Heck/Casci-39.173; 45. Clark Templeman, 30, TFAM-39.755; 46. Gary Bettenhausen, 43, Armstrong-NT; 47. Bubby Jones, 40, Hillin-NT; 48. Eddie Leavitt, 49, Siebert-NT. (Ted Wise also in Conroy #18)
FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Larry Rice (7), 2. Sheldon Kinser (10), 3. Billy Engelhart (20), 4. James McElreath (6), 5. Chuck Gurney (18), 6. Jim McElreath (17), 7. Rich Vogler (22), 8. Jerry Miller (15), 9. Johnny Parsons (4), 10. George Snider (13), 11. Jim Hurtubise (11), 12. Bruce Walkup (9), 13. Rollie Beale (5), 14. Billy Vukovich (14), 15. Junior Parkinson (16), 16. Mark Alderson (23), 17. Bubby Jones (#27) (24), 18. Dean Shirley (19), 19. Tom Bigelow (12), 20. Jerry Stone (21), 21. Jackie Howerton (2), 22. Thad Dosher (1), 23. Ron Shuman (3), 24. Pancho Carter (8). 1:10:04.30
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Thad Dosher, Lap 2 Johnny Parsons, Laps 3-6 Jackie Howerton, Laps 7-100 Larry Rice.
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TED HORN 100 AT Du QUOIN GOES TO TOM BIGELOW
Du Quoin, Illinois………Tom Bigelow and the Thermo-King Chevy set a new 100-mile record of 100.818 mph, and led all but the first lap to win the August 28 Ted Horn 100 Dirt race at Du Quoin, Ill., an event which was slowed only twice by caution flags.
Gary Bettenhausen matched his finest Dirt car performance ever by taking second from Billy Cassella on the final lap of the race. Billy Vukovich took fourth after starting on the front row and leading the opening lap.
Al Unser made his 1977 Dirt car debut at Du Quoin, running well until lap 85 when the Pizza Hut car dropped out with an oil leak. Jan Opperman also made his return to Dirt car racing but failed to earn one of the 24 starting spots despite posting a respectable time in the Nelson Snow machine.
USAC DIRT CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: August 28, 1977 – Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Du Quoin, Illinois – Ted Horn 100
QUALIFYING: 1. Pancho Carter, 48, Rieder-33.833; 2. Billy Vukovich, 21, Capels-34.057; 3. Billy Cassella, 1, Seymour-34.080; 4. Tom Bigelow, 7, Leader Card-34.350; 5. Jerry Miller, 10, Miller-34.393; 6. Sheldon Kinser, 3, Johnson-34.397; 7. Al Unser, 55, Middleton-34.525; 8. Jim Hurtubise, 83, Delrose-34.592; 9. Bubby Jones, 40, Hillin-34.623; 10. Larry Rice, 4, LeFevre-34.654; 11. Gary Bettenhausen, 43, Armstrong-34.707; 12. George Snider, 20, Rhoades-34.830; 13. James McElreath, 34, Amerling-34.837; 14. Dean Shirley, 46, Baker-34.867; 15. Eddie Leavitt, 49, Siebert-34.894; 16. Rich Vogler, 17, Smith-34.936; 17. Thad Dosher, 24, Hill/Boykin-34.981; 18. Bill Puterbaugh, 27, Prather-34.999; 19. Johnny Parsons, 2, Vatis-35.006; 20. Steve Chassey, 25, Senter-35.030; 21. Larry Moore, 74, Leyba-35.092; 22. Roy Hicks, 61, Hicks-35.114; 23. Arnie Knepper, 79, Frye/Rahn-35.221; 24. Jackie Howerton, 51, Beck-35.244; 25. Rollie Beale, 75, DePalma-35.257; 26. Steve smith, 77, Haller-35.334; 27. Clark Templeman, 30, TFAM-35.355; 28. Lynn Paxton, 78, Benchoff-35.519; 29. Gary Patterson, 39, Fasteners-35.556; 30. Roger Rager, 33, Heck/Casci-35.564; 31. Larry Dickson, 11, Polak-35.583; 32. Jan Opperman, 87, Snow-35.666; 33. Ron Shuman, 81, Sohm-35.674; 34. Mack McClellan, 16, Smith-35.722; 35. Jon Backlund, 32, Johnson-35.806; 36. Dana Carter, 35, Sterling/Holt-35.866; 37. Ted Wise, 18, Conroy-35.967; 38. Joe Saldana, 22, Kilman-NT; 39. Billy Engelhart, 28, Weaver-NT; 40. Bill Burks Jr., 37, Harris-NT; 41. Gary Irvin, 42, Hodson-NT; 42. Chuck Gurney, 44, Brown-NT; 43. Jerry Stone, 45, B & J-NT; 44. Ron Shuman, 53, Slack-NT; 45. Junior Parkinson, 67, Adrian-NT; 46. Mark Alderson, 85, Flynn-NT; 47. Larry Cannon, 98, Holt-NT; 48. Joe Saldana, 07, Leader Card-NT.
FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Tom Bigelow (4), 2. Gary Bettenhausen (11), 3. Billy Cassella (3), 4. Billy Vukovich (2), 5. Larry Rice (10), 6. George Snider (12), 7. Bubby Jones (9), 8. Eddie Leavitt (15), 9. Jim Hurtubise (8), 10. Larry Moore (20), 11. Dean Shirley (14), 12. Roy Hicks (21), 13. Jerry Miller (5), 14. Thad Dosher (17), 15. Al Unser (7), 16. Jackie Howerton (23), 17. Sheldon Kinser (6), 18. Arnie Knepper (22), 19. Johnny Parsons (18), 20. Steve Chassey (19), 21. James McElreath (13), 22. Rich Vogler (16), 23. Pancho Carter (31), 24. Rollie Beale (24). 59:30.80
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Billy Vukovich, Laps 2-100 Tom Bigelow.
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SILVER ANNIVERSARY HOOSIER HUNDRED GOES TO PANCHO
Indianapolis, Indiana………Pancho Carter led all 100 miles of the September 10 Silver Anniversary Hoosier Hundred Dirt Championship race, driving the Rieder Racers Dobbins Chevy. He outqualified a field of 50 cars and was never headed, with Dirt series point leader Larry Rice taking second in the Carmichael Trucking Chevy of Dave LeFevre.
A.J. Foyt and Johnny Rutherford both missed the Hoosier Hundred starting field, Foyt involved in a three-car accident during the 10-mile qualifying race. He was uninjured. Steve Chassey won the qualifier, which determined the final four starting spots for the Hoosier Hundred.
Ted Wise also escaped uninjured in a flip during qualifications.
Carter’s victory was his second in the Dirt cars after winning last year’s Salt City 100 at Syracuse.
One of the largest crowds in Hoosier Hundred history was on hand.
USAC DIRT CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: September 10, 1977 – Indiana State Fairgrounds – Indianapolis, Indiana – Hoosier Hundred
QUALIFYING: 1. Pancho Carter, 48, Rieder-35.262; 2. Gary Bettenhausen, 43, Armstrong-35.283; 3. Larry Rice, 4, LeFevre-35.343; 4. Tom Bigelow, 7, Leader Card-35.384; 5. Bobby Olivero, 07, Leader Card-35.499; 6. Greg Leffler, 42, Hodson-35.580; 7. Jerry Miller, 10, Miller-35.588; 8. Sheldon Kinser, 3, Johnson-35.624; 9. George Snider, 20, Rhoades-35.686; 10. Clark Templeman, 30, TFAM-35.707; 11. Billy Vukovich, 21, Capels-35.788; 12. Larry Dickson, 85, Flynn-35.806; 13. Bruce Walkup, 19, Siebert-35.822; 14. Larry Moore, 74, Leyba-35.844; 15. Gary Patterson, 39, Fasteners-35.868; 16. Dana Carter, 35, Sterling/Holt-35.873; 17. Bill Puterbaugh, 27, Prather-35.993; 18. Ron Shuman, 53, Slack-36.007; 19. Jackie Howerton, 51, Beck-36.043; 20. Billy Engelhart, 28, Weaver-36.056; 21. Billy Cassella, 1, Seymour-36.085; 22. Junior Parkinson, 67, Adrian-36.208; 23. Steve Smith, 77, Haller-36.254; 24. Al Unser, 55, Middleton-36.309; 25. Chuck Gurney, 44, Brown-36.324; 26. Johnny Parsons, 2, Vatis-36.366; 27. Steve Chassey, 33, Heck/Casci-36.371; 28. Larry Cannon, 98, Holt-36.417; 29. Jon Backlund, 32, Johnson-36.421; 30. James McElreath, 34, Amerling-36.433; 31. Jerry Weeks, 79, Frye/Rahn-36.459; 32. Thad Dosher, 24, Hill/Boykin-36.460; 33. Arnie Knepper, 81, Sohm-36.475; 34. A.J. Foyt, 14, Foyt-36.512; 35. Lynn Paxton, 78, Benchoff-36.515; 36. Jim Hurtubise, 83, Delrose-36.535; 37. Jerry Stone, 45, B & J-36.550; 38. Bubby Jones, 40, Hillin-36.555; 39. Eddie Leavitt, 49 Siebert-36.564; 40. Steve Cannon, 66, Double A-36.587; 41. Johnny Rutherford, 15, Kurtz/DiGeronimo-36.690; 42. Mack McClellan, 16, Smith-36.696; 43. Jim McElreath, 23, McElreath-36.707; 44. Rich Vogler, 17, Smith-36.807; 45. Joe Saldana, 22, Kilman-36.976; 46. Rollie Beale, 75, DePalma-37.157; 47. Roger Rager, 25, Senter-37.391; 48. Ted Wise, 18, Conroy-NT; 49. Bill Burks Jr., 37, Harris-NT; 50. Dean Shirley, 46, Baker-NT.
QUALIFYING RACE: (10 laps, top-4 transfer to the feature) 1. Steve Chassey, 2. Johnny Parsons, 3. Eddie Leavitt (#49 Siebert), 4. Larry Cannon, 5. Jon Backlund, 6. James McElreath, 7. Bubby Jones, 8. Thad Dosher, 9. Jerry Weeks, 10. Jerry Stone, 11. Lynn Paxton, 12. Johnny Rutherford, 13. A.J. Foyt, 14. Arnie Knepper, 15. Jim Hurtubise, 16. Steve Cannon. NT
FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Pancho Carter (1), 2. Larry Rice (3), 3. Sheldon Kinser (8), 4. Billy Vukovich (11), 5. Al Unser (24), 6. Billy Cassella (21), 7. Jackie Howerton (19), 8. Larry Dickson (12), 9. Dana Carter (16), 10. Gary Patterson (15), 11. Clark Templeman (10), 12. Bobby Olivero (5), 13. Jerry Miller (7), 14. Tom Bigelow (4), 15. Steve Chassey (25), 16. Junior Parkinson (22), 17. Greg Leffler (6), 18. Gary Bettenhausen (2), 19. Ron Shuman (18), 20. Eddie Leavitt (27), 21. Larry Cannon (28), 22. George Snider (9), 23. Bruce Walkup (13), 24. Bill Puterbaugh (17), 25. Johnny Parsons (26), 26. Billy Engelhart (20), 27. Steve Smith (23), 28. Larry Moore (14). 1:00:54.10
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-100 Pancho Carter.
**Ted Wise flipped during qualifying.
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DICKSON TAKES SYRACUSE, RICE TITLE
Syracuse, New York………Larry Rice captured the USAC National Dirt Car championship at Syracuse, New York with a 10th place finish in the Salt City 100 at the New York State Fairgrounds on October 15. Rice finished the season 90 points ahead of runner-up Billy Vukovich and 150 ahead of third-place Sheldon Kinser.
Larry Dickson drove the Polak/WKYG Radio Special to a convincing victory in the 100-mile race, with Vukovich taking second ahead of Bubby Jones. Kinser came in ninth, needing a victory to win the divisional crown.
Jim Hurtubise escaped serious injury in an end-over-end flip during time trials.
Rice, the 1973 USAC Midget champion, was forced to drive an unfamiliar car, the Smith Speed Shop Chevy, after his own car developed trouble during warmups.
USAC DIRT CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: October 15, 1977 – New York State Fairgrounds – Syracuse, New York – Salt City 100
QUALIFYING: 1. Roger Rager, 27, Prather-34.804; 2. Billy Vukovich, 21, Capels-34.830; 3. Jerry Weeks, 2, Vatis-34.884; 4. Larry Dickson. 11, Polak-34.997; 5. Pancho Carter, 48, Rieder-35.021; 6. Mark Alderson, 85, Flynn-35.126; 7. Bubby Jones, 40, Hillin-35.154; 8. George Snider, 20, Rhoades-35.159; 9. Chuck Gurney, 15, Kurtz/DiGeronimo-35.193; 10. Tom Bigelow, 7, Leader Card-35.442; 11. James McElreath, 34, Amerling-35.630; 12. Junior Parkinson, 67, Adrian-35.634; 13. Jim McElreath, 23, McElreath-35.728; 14. Greg Leffler, 42, Hodson-35.763; 15. Mack McClellan, 49, Siebert-35.771; 16. Billy Engelhart, 28, Weaver-35.803; 17. Clark Templeman, 30, TFAM-35.811; 18. Bill Puterbaugh, 25, Senter-35.927; 19. Sheldon Kinser, 3, Johnson-35.949; 20. Steve Chassey, 33, Heck/Casci-36.081; 21. Gary Bettenhausen, 77, Haller-36.103; 22. Billy Cassella, 1, Seymour-36.111; 23. Larry Rice, 16, Smith-36.191; 24. Arnie Knepper, 35, Sterling/Holt-36.261; 25. Jackie Howerton, 51, Beck-36.371; 26. Lynn Paxton, 78, Benchoff-36.403; 27. Bruce Walkup, 19, Siebert-36.516; 28. Larry Cannon, 66, Double A-36.542; 29. Rich Leavell, 17, Smith-36.760; 30. Jim Hurtubise, 98, Holt-36.804; 31. Joe Saldana, 22, Kilman-36.935; 32. Rollie Beale, 75, DePalma-36.950; 33. Jon Backlund, 32, Johnson-37.138; 34. Mack McClellan, 36, Rogala-37.992; 35. Gary Bettenhausen, 43, Armstrong-NT; 36. Jim Hurtubise, 83, Delrose-NT; 37. Larry Rice, 4, LeFevre-NT; 38. Bill Burks Jr., 37, Harris-NT; 39. Lee Kunzman, 65, NT.
FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Larry Dickson (4), 2. Billy Vukovich (2), 3. Bubby Jones (7), 4. Chuck Gurney (9), 5. Greg Leffler (14), 6. Billy Cassella (22), 7. James McElreath (11), 8. Bill Puterbaugh (18), 9. Sheldon Kinser (19), 10. Larry Rice (23), 11. Joe Saldana (28), 12. Roger Rager (1), 13. Jackie Howerton (25), 14. Junior Parkinson (12), 15. Mark Alderson (6), 16. Bruce Walkup (27), 17. Jerry Weeks (3), 18. Billy Engelhart (16), 19. Clark Templeman (17), 20. Lynn Paxton (26), 21. Jim McElreath (13), 22. Steve Chassey (20), 23. Tom Bigelow (10), 24. George Snider (8), 25. Arnie Knepper (24), 26. Pancho Carter (5), 27. Mack McClellan (15), 28. Gary Bettenhausen (21).
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-11 Roger Rager, Laps 12-100 Larry Dickson.
**Jim Hurtubise flipped during qualifying.
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1977 USAC DIRT CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINTS
1. (490) Larry Rice, Linden, Ind.
2. (400) Billy Vukovich, Coarsegold, Calif.
3. (340) Sheldon Kinser, Bloomington, Ind.
4. (300) Billy Cassella, Weirton, W.Va.
5. (250) Larry Dickson, Marietta, Ohio
6. (220) Chuck Gurney, Livermore, Calif.
7. (200) Tom Bigelow, Whitewater, Wis.
8. (200) Pancho Carter, Brownsburg, Ind.
9. (200) Bubby Jones, Danville, Ill.
10. (180) James McElreath, Arlington, Texas
11. (160) Gary Bettenhausen, Monrovia, Ind.
12. (140) Billy Engelhart, Madison, Wis.
13. (110) George Snider, Bakersfield, Calif.
14. (100) Al Unser, Albuquerque, N.M.
15. (100) Greg Leffler, Saint Paul, Ind.
16. (80) Jim McElreath, Arlington, Texas
17. (60) Rich Vogler, Winchester, Ind.
18. (60) Jim Hurtubise, Indianapolis, Ind.
19. (60) Jackie Howerton, Tulsa, Okla.
20. (50) Jerry Miller, Indianapolis, Ind.
21. (50) Eddie Leavitt, Kearney, Mo.
22. (50) Bill Puterbaugh, Speedway, Ind.
23. (40) Johnny Parsons, Speedway, Ind.
24. (40) Dana Carter, Huntington Beach, Calif.
25. (30) Larry Moore, Dayton, Ohio
26. (30) Gary Patterson, Sacramento, Calif.
27. (20) Dean Shirley, Middletown, Ill.
28. (20) Clark Templeman, Reseda, Calif.
29. (20) Joe Saldana, Lincoln, Neb.
30. (10) Bruce Walkup, Sullivan, Ind.
31. (10) Roy Hicks, Memphis, Tenn.
32. (10) Bobby Olivero, Lakewood, Calif.
33. (10) Roger Rager, Mound, Minn.
1977 USAC DIRT CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRANT POINTS
1. (460) David LeFevre, Lafayette, Ind. (#4)
2. (400) Johnny Capels, Albuquerque, N.M. (#21)
3. (340) Richard Johnson, Bethany, Conn . (#3)
4. (300) L.A. Seymour & Sons, Marlboro, Mass. (#1)
5. (200) Leader Cards, Milwaukee, Wis. (#7)
6. (200) Rieder Racers, West Milford, N.J. (#48)
7. (200) Russ Polak, Noblesville, Ind. (#11)
8. (200) Bobby Hillin’s Longhorn Racers, Midland, Texas (#40)
9. (180) Mauri Amerling, Port Ewen, N.Y. (#34)
10. (160) Sherman Armstrong, Winchester, Ind. (#43)
11. (140) Lloyd Weaver, Toledo, Ohio (#28)
12. (120) Kurtz/DiGeronimo Brothers Racing, Independence, Ohio (#15)
13. (110) Jack L. Rhoades Aircraft Sales, Columbus, Ind. (#20)
14. (100) M.A. Brown, McKenzie, Tenn. (#44)
15. (100) George Middleton, Florissant, Mo. (#55)
16. (100) David Hodson, Richmond, Ind. (#42)
17. (80) Jim McElreath, Arlington, Texas (#23)
18. (60) Cecilia Smith, Eaton, Ohio (#17)
19. (60) T.D. Enterprises, Joliet, Ill. (#83)
20. (60) Roger Beck, Indianapolis, Ind. (#51)
21. (50) Jerry Miller, Indianapolis, Ind. (#10)
22. (50) Don Siebert, Edinburgh, Ind. (#49)
23. (50) Walt Flynn, Indianapolis, Ind. (#85)
24. (50) Louis Senter, Encino, Calif. (#25)
25. (40) Vatis Enterprises, New York, N.Y. (#2)
26. (40) Robert Sterling, Charleston, Ill. (#35)
27. (30) Ben Leyba, South Bend, Ind. (#74)
28. (30) Robert Wohlford, Middleville, Mich. (#39)
29. (30) Ray Smith, Eaton, Ohio (#16)
30. (20) Don Baker, Springfield, Ill. (#46)
31. (20) TFAM Racing Enterprises, Pleasant Hill, Ohio (#30)
32. (20) Ron Kilman, Toledo, Ohio (#22)
33. (10) Don Siebert, Edinburgh, Ind. (#19)
34. (10) Roy Hicks, Memphis, Tenn. (#61)
35. (10) Leader Cards, Milwaukee, Wis. (#07)
36. (10) Charles Prather, Arcadia, Calif. (#27)