Little 500 Results 1957

9th Little 500 Results
Sun Valley Speedway
Saturday, July 6, 1957

* Larry McCloskey drove 108 laps in relief. ** Car qualified by Red Amick.*** Red Amick drove laps 300 to 484 in relief# Pete Allen drove 111 laps in relief% Car qualified by Bill Wade, Houston, TX$ Car qualified by Bob Tattersall, Streator, IL Sanctioned by:  All-American Racing Club Fast Qualifier:  Red Amick – 14.320 seconds (New Track Record)Time of Race:  2:15:33.47 Cautions:  15 Lead Changes:   5 among 5 drivers Lap Leaders:  Bob King 1-29; Red Amick 30-68; Leon Clum 69-75; Red Amick 76-131; Ronnie Duman 132-332; Johnny White 333-500.

POS ST # DRIVER HOMETOWN ENTRANT LAPS STATUS
1 3 37 Johnny White Warren, MI Hoy Stevens 500 Running
2 20 98* Red Renner Woodburn, IN Dale Doty 488 Running
3 9 35 Ray Knepper Belleville, IL Ollie Knepper 487 Running
4 1 2** Bob King *** Muncie, IN Howard Hall 484 Mechanical
5 17 41 Al Miller Roseville, MI Warren Twardokus 478 Running
6 12 77 Curly Boyd Anderson, IN Merle Hazel 470 Running
7 2 11# Wayne Alspaugh Anderson, IN Harold Beck 461 Running
8 10 20 Johnny Roberts Saginaw, MI Pete Spencer 454 Running
9 29 6 Frank Toth Richmond, IN Frank Toth 440 Running
10 33 57 Zane Howell Muncie, IN Bill Pence 439 Running
11 6 22 Leon Clum Wapakoneta, OH Bob LaWarre 435 Mechanical
12 26 33 Dick Etchison Anderson, IN Garrett Butler 432 Running
13 25 47 R.B. Hensley Richmond, KY R.B. Hensley 424 Running
14 28 17 Lloyd Lyons Goshen, IN Andy Toth 405 Running
15 11 12 Dick Carter Breckenridge, MI Al Bozied 350 Running
16 7 18 Ronnie Duman Dearborn, MI Joe Leonardo 332 Ignition
17 8 222 Jack Goodwin Detroit, MI Bill MacCawley 328 Broken Axle
18 27 21 Glen Rockey Muskegon, MI Glen Rockey 311 Running
19 30 43 Bob Wilding Detroit, MI Pete Ellis 309 Running
20 24 88 Johnny Noble New Castle, IN Bill Earl 302 Running
21 23 9 Bob Hart Muncie, IN Bob Tucker 244 Running
22 18 27 Herb Hill Stockton, CA Red’s Motor Sales 225 Running
23 21 8 Bob Wright Indianapolis, IN Bill Pence 215 Running
24 22 23 Bobby Stokes Westwood, IN Larry Deer 205 Running
25 19 29 Andy Marsh Detroit, MI Andy Marsh 187 Mechanical
26 16 42 Larry McCloskey Detroit, MI Herb Thomas 157 Mechanical
27 5 53% Red Amick Muncie, IN Archie Lacy 131 Mechanical
28 14 25 Ned Kirkpatrick East St. Louis, IL Walter Knepper 95 Mechanical
29 32 7 Harold Yingling Muncie, IN Cliff Yingling 75 Mechanical
30 13 1 George Cooper Detroit, MI Marvin Faulk 55 Mechanical
31 4 24 Pete Allen Dayton, OH Sherman Allen 18 Accident
32 31 26 Bill Eurbanks Danville, IN Dick Lawson 18 Accident
33 15 66$ Tony Saylor Chicago, IL Leo Melcher 1 Mechanical

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