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A look back: 1963 Trenton 100

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