1st Little 500 Qualifying Results 1949

1st Little 500 Qualifying Results
Sun Valley Speedway
Friday, May 27, 1949

 

POS # DRIVER HOMETOWN OWNER Time Margin
1 38 Tom Cherry Muncie, IN Haack Winnigear 14.500 0.000
2 31 Charley Mayer Plainfield, IN Carl Reynolds 14.840 0.340
3 711 Bobby Beeson Shirley, IN Tuck Muterspaugh 14.900 0.400
4 72 Johnny Arnold Muncie, IN Ermal McCormack 14.940 0.440
5 16 Ralph Stover Muncie, IN Joe Walls 14.950 0.450
6 25 Red Amick North Hollywood, CA Ed Gimbel 14.950 0.450
7 66 Bob King Muncie, IN John Bennett 14.950 0.450
8 39 Sam Skinner Muncie, IN Walt Straber 15.030 0.530
9 62 Ed Ball Hollywood, CA Ermal McCormack 15.030 0.530
10 90 Joe Nester Albany, IN Joe Nester 15.090 0.590
11 45 Buzzy Henline Marion, IN Joe Webb 15.100 0.600
12 47 Herschel White Indianapolis, IN Herschel White 15.150 0.650
13 36 Wayne Alspaugh Cadiz, IN Leo Stohler 15.230 0.730
14 93 Chuck Farquar Dayton, OH Pete Allen 15.390 0.890
15 58 Mickey Potter Ft. Wayne, IN Ray Stohler 15.400 0.900
16 28 Bob Hart Muncie, IN Joe Hannon 15.450 0.950
17 49 Paul Fleet Anderson, IN Bill Penrod 15.540 1.040
18 6 Dick Rathman Glendale, CA Andy Granatelli 15.580 1.080
19 5 Hig Hillegas Huntington, IN Harold Messier 15.660 1.160
20 14 Bob Flock Atlanta, GA Red Vogt 15.710 1.210
21 80 Duke Kimmerling Anderson, IN Harold Riggs 15.730 1.230
22 84 Red Renner Woodburn, IN Charley Meyer 15.760 1.260
23 61 Gene Pyle Redkey, IN Joe Walls 15.790 1.290
24 4 Jim Leach Muncie, IN Charles Holloway 15.920 1.420
25 8 Walt Scherer Dayton, OH Harley Pulfer 15.930 1.430
26 96 Bill Walker Anderson, IN Charles Robards 15.950 1.450
27 85 Everett Burton Matthews, IN Joe Zimmerman 15.980 1.480
28 60 Dave Barnes Anderson, IN Dave Barnes 16.130 1.630
29 18 Bud Femeyer Yorktown, IN Ed Femeyer 16.280 1.780
30 35 Ebe Yoder Goshen, IN V.T. Byhr 16.320 1.820
31 55 Red Newman Albion, MI Owen Granger 16.570 2.070
32 82 Chuck James Huntington, IN Ken McKissick 16.700 2.200
33 12 Ira Collins Savana, GA Ira Collins N/A N/A

Fast Qualifier:  Tom Cherry – 14.500 seconds (New Track Record)

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