A look back: 1963 Trenton 100
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Foyt at Trenton in 1963. |
Interesting that NASCAR driver Curtis Turner was in the race, as was Colby Scroggin, Cotton Farmer, and Lloyd Ruby in a Lotus / Climax was on the pole.
Trenton 100 Champ Car race
Trenton International Speedway
1 Mile Paved Oval
100 Laps/100 Miles
April 21, 1963
Fin | Start | Driver | # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status | Points |
1 | 2 | A. J. Foyt | 2 | Sheraton-Thompson | Meskowski D | Offy | 100 | 0:58:32.48 102.491 | 200 |
2 | 3 | Parnelli Jones | 21 | HOW | Meskowski D | Offy | 100 | Finished | 160 |
3 | 13 | Jim Hurtubise | 56 | Barnett Bros. | Kuzma D | Offy | 100 | Finished | 140 |
4 | 5 | Jim McElreath | 8 | Bill Forbes Racing | Meskowski D | Offy | 99 | Flagged | 120 |
5 | 16 | Troy Ruttman | 28 | Stearly Motor Freight | Elder | Offy | 99 | Flagged | 100 |
6 | 7 | Bobby Marshman | 5 | Econo Car Rental | Kuzma D | Offy | 99 | Flagged | 80 |
7 | 12 | Len Sutton | 7 | Leader Card Duo | Watson D | Offy | 99 | Flagged | 60 |
8 | 8 | Roger McCluskey | 14 | Konstant Hot | Philipp D | Offy | 98 | Flagged | 50 |
9 | 15 | Ronnie Duman | 15 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 4000D | Offy | 97 | Flagged | 40 |
10 | 22 | Johnny Rutherford | 27 | Dayton Steel Wheel | Silnes D | Offy | 97 | Flagged | 30 |
11 | 10 | Bob Mathouser | 3 | Schulz Fueling Equipment | Kuzma D | Offy | 95 | Flagged | 20 |
12 | 18 | Curtis Turner | 51 | Fike Plumbing | Kuzma D | Offy | 94 | Flagged | 10 |
13 | 17 | Colby Scroggin | 26 | Bill Ward Enterprises | Watson D | Offy | 94 | Flagged | 0 |
14 | 21 | Jiggs Peters | 48 | Vargo Dragway | Kurtis 500G | Offy | 92 | Flagged | 0 |
15 | 4 | Eddie Sachs | 37 | City of Victoria | Watson | Offy | 74 | Broken rings | 0 |
16 | 9 | Allen Crowe | 81 | Gabriel Shocker | Kuzma D | Offy | 46 | Sticking throttle | 0 |
17 | 11 | Don Branson | 4 | Leader Card Duo | Watson | Offy | 46 | Magneto | 0 |
18 | 6 | Rodger Ward | 1 | Kaiser Aluminum | Watson D | Offy | 43 | Fuel tank leak | 0 |
19 | 1 | Lloyd Ruby | 97 | Harrison | Lotus RE | Climax | 40 | Broken gearbox | 0 |
20 | 19 | Mickey Shaw | 68 | Altfater | Kuzma D | Offy | 24 | Broken connecting rod | 0 |
21 | 20 | Cotton Farmer | 42 | Stearly Motor Freight | Lesovsky D | Offy | 23 | Magneto | 0 |
22 | 14 | Chuck Hulse | 10 | Dean Van Lines | Blum D | Offy | 22 | Connecting rod bearing | 0 |
— | — | Ed Hoyle | 39 | Al Cate | McGee-Carman | Offy | — | DNS, too slow | 0 |
— | — | Parnelli Jones | 98 | Agajanian/Willard Battery | Lesovsky D | Offy | — | DNQ, broken drive shaft | 0 |
— | — | Eddie Sachs | 9 | Competition Engineering | Meskowski | Chevy | — | DNQ, broken rear end | 0 |
— | — | Gig Stephens | 43 | Hook Lobster | Watson | Offy | — | DNS, too slow | 0 |