1957 USAC MIDGET REVIEW: TEMPLEMAN BACKS IT UP WITH A HAT TRICK
By: Pat Sullivan
Shorty Templeman of Seattle, Wash. completed the “hat trick” in midgets for 1957, winning the USAC National, Midwest and Pacific Coast championships. Never before had a driver been able to claim all three titles in the same year.
For several years, Templeman had been the top professional in the midget ranks, and he worked hard in 1957, appearing in 54 races, winning six, placing second nine times, third three times, and on eight occasions, he was the fastest qualifier.
With 184 drivers participating in the 65 feature events, Templeman had serious competition. Rex Easton of Springfield, Ill. challenged him for the point lead all summer and lost out by a small margin. In the matter of wins, Easton had an edge of 11 to eight. Easton had the most sustained stretch of success, winning seven of 14 races during the month of August.
Gene Hartley of Roanoke, Ind., with a strong finish, wound up third in the final national standings. George Amick of Venice, Calif. scored seven feature wins, but limited his participation to 31 events and finished eighth.
At the end of April, with all the races to that time scheduled on the Pacific Coast, Billy Garrett of Burbank, Calif. was the leader by one point over Templeman with Johnnie Tolan in third. The May champion was Lloyd Ruby of Wichita Falls, Texas, but Rodee, Easton and Sutton followed.
Templeman scored the most points in June, and this really gave him the boost he needed to win another midget title. Amick, Turner, Easton and Rodee followed in that order for the most points scored in June. The month of July went to Sutton with Templeman second, Turner third, Easton fourth and A.J. Foyt fifth. Foyt, a youngster from Houston, Texas, made his presence felt the rest of the way.
During August, it was all Easton as the Springfield driver made a determined bid for the title. Turner was second for the month, Sutton third, Hartley fourth, Foyt fifth and Templeman sixth. Hartley was the point leader for September, but Templeman was second and clinched the championship. Rodee was third, Gays Biro fourth and Chuck Weyant fifth.
With just a handful of races left after October 1, Templeman was too far out in front for anyone to catch him. The 38-year-old Washingtonian then proceeded to win the Pacific Coast crown to add to his Midwest and National titles.
The 1957 midget season started with the Tangerine Tournament, a series of 11 races at various tracks in Florida during February and March. Most of the top small car pilots made the trek to the Sunshine State and the result was some of the closest and most exciting racing of the year.
Winning four of the 11 feature events, Andy Linden of Speedway, Ind. swept to the championship. Linden was unbeatable at Orlando’s Sunbrock Speedway, winning all three races there. He added a victory at Tampa’s Florida State Fairgrounds and two seconds for a commanding lead in the final point standings.
After this sensational start, Linden had the most successful season of his career, but suffered critical head injuries in a November midget crash at California’s Clovis Speedway, permanently ending his racing activities.
Chuck Rodee of Indianapolis, Ind. was the 1957 USAC Indoor Midget champion as a result of his performance in the two races at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. Rodee scored two third-place finishes. Gene Hartley won both feature events, but Rodee picked up points in the other portions of the programs.
Rodee got his racing start in driving school at Raceway Park in Blue Island, Ill. in the late 1940s. He traveled all the way to Little Rock, Ark. for his first taste of actual competition in a midget.
Three drivers died in USAC National Midget competition during the year. Jack Jordan of Elgin, Texas was killed when his car overturned during qualifying on April 7 at the Arizona State Fairgrounds, dying two days later from a fractured skull.
Just three weeks after capturing his second career USAC National Midget triumph, Al Alpern of Chicago, Ill. ramped over another competitor’s wheel during the second heat race at Michigan’s Grand Rapids Speedrome on June 20, causing him to flip and, ultimately, succumb to his injuries.
In his first appearance at Wisconsin’s Milwaukee Mile, one-time USAC National Midget winner Hank Nykaza was killed in a back straightaway accident which sent his car careening into the back straightaway wall, snapping his seat belt upon impact and ejecting the Chicago Heights, Ill. driver before his body landed on the track’s surface.
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1957 USAC National Midget Driver Points
POS. PTS. DRIVER
1 1674.5 Shorty Templeman, Seattle, Wash.
2 1084.25 Rex Easton, Springfield, Ill.
3 1019.5 Gene Hartley, Roanoke, Ind.
4 992.5 Len Sutton, Portland, Ore.
5 894.25 Chuck Rodee, Speedway, Ind.
6 865.25 Jack Turner, Seattle, Wash.
7 858.25 A.J. Foyt, Houston, Texas
8 833.25 George Amick, Vernonia, Ore.
9 506.5 Johnnie Tolan, Victor, Colo.
10 483 Johnnie Parsons, Van Nuys, Calif.
11 462.75 Danny Oakes, North Hollywood, Calif.
12 447 Billy Garrett, Burbank, Calif.
13 404 Don Branson, Rantoul, Ill.
14 398.25 Gays Biro, Peninsula, Ohio
15 365.25 Andy Linden, Brownsville, Pa.
16 362.5 Frank Burany, Elm Grove, Wis.
17 301 Mauri Wilson, Chicago, Ill.
18 297.5 Chuck Weyant, Springfield, Ill.
19 288.75 Art Bisch, Mesa, Ariz.
20 284.25 Leroy Warriner, Indianapolis, Ind.
21 281.5 Rodger Ward, Beloit, Kan.
22 231.75 Norm Hall, Los Angeles, Calif.
23 217 Johnny Boyd, Fresno, Calif.
24 214 Lloyd Ruby, Wichita Falls, Texas
25 211.5 Mel McGaughy, Puyallup, Wash.
26 191.75 Ray Crawford, Pasadena, Calif.
27 188.5 Les Scott, Livonia, Mich.
28 188 Tony Bettenhausen, Tinley Park, Ill.
29 185.25 Johnny Kay, New Britain, Conn.
30 162.5 Bill Cheesbourg, Tucson, Ariz.
31 160 Jud Larson, Grand Prairie, Texas
32 159 Jimmy Knight, Worth, Ill.
33 157.5 Johnny Baldwin, San Carlos, Calif.
34 157.5 Gene Force, New Madison, Ohio
35 154.5 Bill Homeier, Pacoima, Calif.
36 147 Don Horvath, Riverside, Calif.
37 141.5 Hank Nykaza, Chicago Heights, Ill.
38 134 Bob Tattersall, Streator, Ill.
39 134 Bob Wente, Saint Louis, Mo.
40 125.25 Bob Gregg, Minneapolis, Minn.
41 121.5 Joe Garson, Los Angeles, Calif.
42 118.25 Russ Congdon, Puyallup, Wash.
43 118.25 Carl Williams, Kansas City, Mo.
44 113 Ed McVay, Kansas City, Mo.
45 101.5 Gene Gurney, Hayward, Calif.
46 97.5 Bob Cortner, Redlands, Calif.
47 96 Willie Hunziker, Riverside, Calif.
48 93 Al Alpern, Chicago, Ill.
49 91 Ronnie Kaplan, Chicago, Ill.
50 90.5 Bob McLean, Granger, Ind.
51 87.5 Dempsey Wilson, Lawndale, Calif.
52 84.5 Ronnie Duman, Dearborn, Mich.
53 83 Rex Records, Stamford, Conn.
54 75 Jimmy Reece, Oklahoma City, Okla.
55 75 Paul Pold, Seattle, Wash.
56 68.75 Tony Bonadies, Bronx, N.Y.
57 67.5 Bill Chennault, Kansas City, Mo.
58 67 Johnny Roberts, Breckenridge, Mich.
59 67 Roy Gillhamer, Fresno, Calif.
60 66 Jack Bates, New Carlisle, Ind.
61 65 Eddie Johnson, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
62 63.75 Larry Dunham, Norwalk, Calif.
63 62.5 Paul Howe, Danville, Ind.
64 60 Wayne Doerstler, Lancaster, Pa.
65 57.5 Dutch Schaefer, Floral Park, N.Y.
66 55 Jim Packard, Indianapolis, Ind.
67 54 Bob Veith, Oakland, Calif.
68 51 Bill Doster, Waterford, Mich.
69 50 Dwight Jones, Long Beach, Calif.
70 50 Harry Stockman, San Bernardino, Calif.
71 49 Don Edmunds, Anaheim, Calif.
72 48.75 Dickie Reese, Oakland, Calif.
73 47.5 Jim Whitman, Stamford, Conn.
74 46.75 Rick Kerr, Bridgeport, Ind.
75 44 Elmer George, Hockerville, Okla.
76 37.5 Tommy Copp, Fresno, Calif.
77 35.5 Ed Normi, Petaluma, Calif.
78 35 Bob Ramage, Daly City, Calif.
79 34.5 Danny Frye, Hazelwood, Mo.
80 30 Johnny Thomson, Boyertown, Pa.
81 30 Ed Elisian, Oakland, Calif.
82 28.75 Roy Graham, Buffalo, N.Y.
83 27.5 Jay King, Kansas City, Mo.
84 26.5 Bob Parker, Kansas City, Mo.
85 26 Bob Machin, Alameda, Calif.
86 24 Johnny Fedricks, Royal Oak, Mich.
87 22.5 Rosie Roussel, Fillmore, Calif.
88 20 Eddie Sachs, Allentown, Pa.
89 20 Don Boorse, Milwaukee, Wis.
90 20 Jerry Russo, Hartford, Conn.
91 16.25 Roger Lane, Kansas City, Mo.
92 15 Byron Fisher, Chicago, Ill.
93 15 George Morris, Indianapolis, Ind.
94 15 Dick Betts, Encino, Calif.
95 13.25 Pogo Lundquist, Portland, Ore.
96 12.5 Bob Spoo, Alameda, Calif.
97 12.5 George Nash, Enid, Okla.
98 12.5 John Yonke, Kansas City, Mo.
99 12.5 Bob Burdick, Omaha, Neb.
100 12.5 Vern Faler, Columbus, Ohio
101 12.5 Ted Hartley, Roanoke, Ind.
102 10 Norm Rapp, Daly City, Calif.
103 10 Tony Lenti, Chicago, Ill.
104 10 Don Evans, Springfield, Ill.
105 10 Chuck Arnold, Stamford, Conn.
106 10 Bud Clemons, Riverside, Calif.
107 9 John Stenderup, Bakersfield, Calif.
108 8.75 Cecil Smith, Dayton, Ohio
109 8.5 Wally Hostetler, Indianapolis, Ind.
110 8 Bill Sprentall, Ann Arbor, Mich.
111 7.5 Jim Hayes, Long Beach, Calif.
112 7.5 Jack Jensen, Kansas City, Mo.
113 7.5 Bill Peters, Salinas, Calif.
114 7 Charlie Peck, Erlanger, Ky.
115 6.25 Bob Zomerhuis, Grand Rapids, Mich.
116 6 Jack Jordan, Elgin, Texas
117 6 Justin King, Columbus, Ind.
118 5 Cecil Elliott, Houston, Texas
119 5 Bill Lawson, Kansas City, Mo.
120 5 Joe Sostilio, East Natick, Mass.
121 5 Al Herman, Topton, Pa.
122 5 Dick Northam, New Castle, Ind.
123 5 Fred Johns, Livonia, Mich.
124 5 Danny Burke, Arcadia, Texas
125 4.5 Paul Hooper, Detroit, Mich.
126 4 Dick Brown, Ashland, Mass.
127 3.75 Arnie Knepper, Belleville, Ill.
128 3.5 Chuck Marshall, Springfield, Ill.
129 3.25 Roy Newman, Indianapolis, Ind.
130 2.5 Ralph Liguori, Tampa, Fla.
131 2.5 Ken Henderson, Grand Rapids, Mich.
132 2.5 Carl Kiser, Cincinnati, Ohio
133 2.5 Howard House, Kansas City, Mo.
134 2.5 Lloyd Janke, Chicago, Ill.
135 1.25 Harry Bennett, Detroit, Mich.
136 0 Jim Davis, Indianapolis, Ind.
137 0 Frank Armi, Portland, Ore.
138 0 Johnny White, Warren, Mich.
139 0 Gene Weyant, Springfield, Ill.
140 0 Ernie McCoy, Reading, Pa.
141 0 Van Johnson, Pittsburgh, Pa.
142 0 Wayne Weiler, Phoenix, Ariz.
143 0 Hank Henry, Tucson, Ariz.
144 0 Bill Boyd, Los Angeles, Calif.
145 0 Bob Bryan, Chickasha, Okla.
146 0 Gene Hinkley, Oklahoma City, Okla.
147 0 Joe Morrison, Oklahoma City, Okla.
148 0 Bob Heilman, Kansas City, Mo.
149 0 Clyde Young, Chicago, Ill.
150 0 Bob Boone, Springfield, Mass.
151 0 Al Beale, Toledo, Ohio
152 0 Jack Stroud, Hazelwood, Mo.
153 0 Andy Furci, Brooklyn, N.Y.
154 0 Russ Klar, Brooklyn, N.Y.
155 0 Jiggs Peters, Metuchen, N.J.
156 0 Len Duncan, Philadelphia, Pa.
157 0 Roger Bailey, Patchogue, N.Y.
158 0 Tony Romit, Bronx, N.Y.
159 0 Don Wood, Syracuse, N.Y.
160 0 Bill Randall, North Reading, Mass.
161 0 Bill Case, Doylestown, Pa.
162 0 Jack Huntington, Cincinnati, Ohio
163 0 Johnny Moorhouse, Santa Ana, Calif.
164 0 Cotton Farmer, Crowley, Texas
165 0 Joe Walter, Kansas City, Mo.
166 0 Jerry Kemp, Saint Louis, Mo.
167 0 Harry Beck, Indianapolis, Ind.
168 0 Ray Richards, Terre Haute, Ind.
169 0 Bob Phillips, Richmond, Ind.
170 0 Johnny Roberts, Breckenridge, Mich.
171 0 Pat O’Connor, North Vernon, Ind.
172 0 Larry McCloskey, Saginaw, Mich.
173 0 Bob Schroeder, Chester, Ill.
174 0 George Tichenor, Logansport, Ind.
175 0 Bob Hare, Lyons, Ill.
176 0 Bob Ellingham, Chicago, Ill.
177 0 Art Hartsfield, Detroit, Mich.
178 0 John Sager, Toledo, Ohio
179 0 C.E. Kirchner, Solon, Ohio
180 0 Red Landrum, Charleston, W.Va.
181 0 Clyde Egbert, Charleston, W.Va.
182 0 Tom Marshall, Indianapolis, Ind.
183 0 Jim Hemmings, North Vernon, Ind.
184 0 Walt Schmidthorst, Evendale, Ohio
185 0 Danny Kladis, Chicago, Ill.
1957 USAC National Midget Entrant Points
POS. PTS. ENTRANT, TEAM LOCATION
1 1044.75 Lloyd Rahn, Tuscola, Ill. (#5)
2 871 Kathryn Wright, Orland Park, Ill. (#57)
3 849 Ed & Harry Loniewski, Michigan City, Ind. (#87)
4 745.75 Bob Higman, Lafayette, Ind. (#67)
5 743 Kathryn Wright, Orland Park, Ill. (#8)
6 675.25 Ray Tomaseski, LaSalle, Ill. (#1)
7 571 Fred Gerhardt, Fresno, Calif. (#31)
8 506 Jack Turner, Seattle, Wash. (#6)
9 484.75 Ashley Wright, Orland Park, Ill. (#2)
10 453 Bill Krech, Inglewood, Calif. (#76)
11 432.75 Bill Butters, Brawley, Calif. (#59)
12 429 Red Marley, South Bend, Ind. (#88)
13 398 Harold Guidi, Palo Alto, Calif. (#15)
14 394.75 Lee Elkins, Kalamazoo, Mich. (#73)
15 386.75 Al Jackson, Euclid, Ohio (#9)
16 386 Elbert Willey, Moline, Ill. (#64)
17 360.75 Ray Bolander, Noblesville, Ind. (#4)
18 339 Lew Bruns, Long Beach, Calif. (#28)
19 326.5 Martha Jane Kerr, Bridgeport, Ind. (#32)
20 322.75 Bob Sowle, Danville, Ind. (#7)
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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 13, 1957 – South Mountain Speedway – Phoenix, Arizona
FEATURE: (63 laps) 1. Rex Easton (Lloyd Rahn #5), 2. Bob Gregg, 3. Bill Cheesbourg, 4. Dempsey Wilson, 5. Shorty Templeman, 6. Billy Garrett, 7. A.J. Foyt, 8. Len Sutton, 9. Johnnie Tolan, 10. Rodger Ward, 11. Art Bisch, 12. Bob Cortner, 13. Jack Jordan, 14. Don Edmunds, 15. Wayne Weiler, 16. Cecil Elliott, 17. Bud Clemons, 18. Frank Armi. FQ: Rodger Ward (14.140)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: February 10, 1957 – San Jose Speedway – San Jose, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Shorty Templeman (Jack Whelan #1), 2. Danny Oakes, 3. Johnny Baldwin, 4. Paul Pold, 5. Roy Gillhamer, 6. Mel McGaughy, 7. Bob Veith, 8. Ed Normi, 9. Bob Ramage, 10. Tommy Copp, 11. Gene Gurney, 12. Bob Spoo, 13. Johnny Boyd, 14. George Amick, 15. Don Edmunds, 16. Ray Crawford, 17. Billy Garrett, 18. Bob Machin. FQ: Bob Spoo (16.340)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 7, 1957 – Arizona State Fairgrounds – Phoenix, Arizona
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Billy Garrett (Lew Bruns #28), 2. Shorty Templeman, 3. Johnnie Tolan, 4. Johnny Baldwin, 5. Bill Cheesbourg, 6. Art Bisch, 7. Ray Crawford, 8. Danny Jones, 9. A.J. Foyt, 10. Larry Dunham, 11. Bob Ramage, 12. Joe Garson, 13. Bob Cortner, 14. Hank Henry, 15. Bud Clemons, 16. Don Horvath, 17. Don Edmunds, 18. Dempsey Wilson, 19. Les Scott, 20. Bill Boyd, 21. Rodger Ward, 22. Rex Easton. FQ: Art Bisch (29.530)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 13, 1957 – Gardena Stadium – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Billy Garrett (Lew Bruns #28), 2. George Amick, 3. Johnny Boyd, 4. Shorty Templeman, 5. Johnnie Tolan, 6. Dickie Reese, 7. Johnnie Parsons, 8. Joe Garson, 9. Ray Crawford, 10. Bob Machin, 11. Bob Ramage, 12. Johnny Baldwin, 13. Bob Veith, 14. Roy Gillhamer, 15. Bob Spoo, 16. Danny Oakes, 17. Rodger Ward, 18. Frank Armi. FQ: Joe Garson (14.590)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 26, 1957 – Airport Speedway – Fresno, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Johnny Boyd (Jack London #5), 2. Bob Gregg, 3. Roy Gillhamer, 4. Les Scott, 5. Dickie Reese, 6. Tommy Copp, 7. Norm Hall, 8. Dempsey Wilson, 9. Shorty Templeman, 10. Ed Normi, 11. Ray Crawford, 12. Rodger Ward, 13. Joe Garson, 14. Danny Oakes, 15. Norm Rapp, 16. Bob Cortner, 17. Mel McGaughy, 18. Johnnie Tolan. FQ: Tommy Copp (15.110)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 7, 1957 – Taft Stadium – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Lloyd Ruby (Ashley Wright #2), 2. Rex Easton, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. A.J. Foyt, 5. Eddie McVay, 6. Carl Williams, 7. Paul Pold, 8. George Nash, 9. Gene Gurney, 10. Danny Frye, 11. Bob Parker, 12. Roger Lane, 18. Bill Homeier. FQ: Rex Easton (17.850)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 10, 1957 – 81 Speedway – Park City, Kansas
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Jack Cunningham #14), 2. Willie Hunziker, 3. Rex Easton, 4. Eddie McVay, 5. Lloyd Ruby, 6. Gene Gurney, 7. Carl Williams, 8. John Yonke, 9. Roger Lane, 10. Bill Chennault, 11. A.J. Foyt, 12. Jack Jansen. FQ: Bill Chennault (16.770)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 12, 1957 – Olympic Stadium – Kansas City, Missouri
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. A.J. Foyt (Elbert Willey #64), 2. Lloyd Ruby, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Carl Williams, 5. Paul Pold, 6. Danny Frye, 7. Willie Hunziker, 8. Justin King, 9. Bob Parker, 10. Eddie McVay, 11. Bill Lawson, 12. Gene Gurney, 13. Bob Heileman, 14. George Nash, 15. Arnie Knepper, 16. Jack Jansen, 17. John Yonke, 18. Rex Easton. FQ: Lloyd Ruby (14.480)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 23, 1957 – Motor City Speedway – Detroit, Michigan
FEATURE: (75 laps) 1. Shorty Templeman (Ray Tomaseski #1), 2. Chuck Rodee, 3. Johnny Kay, 4. Hank Nykaza, 5. Don Horvath, 6. Ronnie Duman, 7. Don Branson, 8. Bill Doster, 9. Len Sutton, 10. Russ Congdon, 11. Paul Howe, 12. Ralph Liguori, 13. Tony Lenti, 14. Roy Graham, 15 Johnny White, 16. Mel McGaughy, 17. Gays Biro, 18. Bill Sprentall. FQ: Russ Congdon (13.160)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 29, 1957 – 16th Street Speedway – Indianapolis, Indiana – Night Before the 500
FEATURE: (150 laps) 1. Chuck Rodee (Ed & Harry Loniewski #87), 2. Len Sutton, 3. Mel McGaughy, 4. Dutch Schaefer, 5. Jimmy Knight, 6. Mauri Wilson, 7. George Amick, 8. Bob Gregg, 9. Don Branson, 10. Tony Bonadies, 11. Gays Biro, 12. Russ Congdon, 13. Billy Garrett, 14. Clyde Young, 15. Leroy Warriner, 16. Bob Boone, 17. Dick Brown, 18. Rex Easton, 19. Roy Graham, 20. Lloyd Ruby, 21. Shorty Templeman, 22. Johnny Kay, 23. Rick Kerr, 24. Jud Larson. FQ: Len Sutton (16.050)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 29, 1957 – 16th Street Speedway – Indianapolis, Indiana – Night Before the 500
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Len Sutton (Kathryn Wright #57), 2. Lloyd Ruby, 3. Chuck Rodee, 4. Don Branson, 5. Frank Burany, 6. Dutch Schaefer, 7. Shorty Templeman, 8. Hank Nykaza, 9. Joe Sostilio, 10. Gays Biro, 11. Johnny Kay, 12. Mauri Wilson, 13. Bob Gregg, 14. Danny Oakes, 15. Roy Graham, 16. Russ Congdon, 17. Ernie McCoy, 18. Dick Brown. FQ: Len Sutton (16.060)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 30, 1957 – Lafayette Speedway – Lafayette, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Hank Nykaza (Bill Lloyd #27), 2. Shorty Templeman, 3. Chuck Rodee, 4. Al Alpern, 5. Mel McGaughy, 6. Leroy Warriner, 7. Tony Bonadies, 8. Roy Graham, 9. Mauri Wilson, 10. Arnie Knepper, 11. Jimmy Knight, 12. Roy Newman, 13. Dutch Schaefer, 14. Russ Congdon, 15. Rex Records, 16. Lloyd Ruby. FQ: Shorty Templeman (13.300)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 31, 1957 – Berlin Raceway – Marne, Michigan
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Al Alpern (Al Alpern #48), 2. Rex Easton, 3. Paul Doster, 4. Bill Homeier, 5. Jimmy Knight, 6. Chuck Rodee, 7. A.J. Foyt, 8. Leroy Warriner, 9. Mel McGaughy, 10. Bob Zomerhuis, 11. Ken Henderson, 12. Harry Bennett, 13. Hank Nykaza. FQ: Rex Easton (13.380)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 1, 1957 – Motor City Speedway – Detroit, Michigan
FEATURE: (75 laps) 1. Shorty Templeman (Ray Tomaseski #1), 2. Len Sutton, 3. Don Horvath, 4. Russ Congdon, 5. Al Alpern, 6. Jimmy Knight, 7. Ronnie Duman, 8. Gene Hartley, 9. Bob Gregg, 10. Leroy Warriner, 11. Hank Nykaza, 12. Rex Easton, 13. Ronnie Kaplan, 14. Chuck Rodee, 15. Mel McGaughy, 16. Mauri Wilson, 17. Bill Homeier, 18. Johnny Fedricks. FQ: Ronnie Duman (12.950)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 2, 1957 – Raceway Park – Toledo, Ohio
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Jimmy Knight (Jimmy Knight #10), 2. Gays Biro, 3. Paul Doster, 4. Al Alpern, 5. Don Horvath, 6. Shorty Templeman, 7. Johnny Stenderup, 8. Mel McGaughy, 9. Wally Hostetler, 10. Paul Hooper, 11. Rick Kerr, 12. Rex Easton. FQ: Rex Easton (21.730)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 7, 1957 – Cincinnati Race Bowl – Evendale, Ohio
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. George Amick (Walt Schmidthorst #32), 2. Jack Turner, 3. Don Horvath, 4. Gene Force, 5. Shorty Templeman, 6. Leroy Warriner, 7. Chuck Rodee, 8. Bob Gregg, 9. Eddie McVay, 10. Paul Howe, 11. Rick Kerr, 12. Carl Kiser, 13. Mel McGaughy. FQ: Jack Turner (12.980)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 8, 1957 – Soldier Field – Chicago, Illinois
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Frank Burany (Ashley Wright #2), 2. Andy Linden, 3. Tony Bettenhausen, 4. Jimmy Knight, 5. Leroy Warriner, 6. Shorty Templeman, 7. Mauri Wilson, 8. Roy Graham, 9. Johnnie Parsons, 10. Danny Oakes, 11. Mel McGaughy, 12. Eddie McVay, 13. Russ Congdon, 14. Tony Lenti, 15. Len Sutton, 16. Gene Hartley, 17. Rex Easton, 18. Hank Nykaza. FQ: Roy Graham (16.980)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 15, 1957 – Sportsdrome – Jeffersonville, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Andy Linden (Lee Elkins #73), 2. Rex Easton, 3. Jack Turner, 4. Johnnie Tolan, 5. Gene Force, 6. Chuck Rodee, 7. Jimmy Knight, 8. Jerry Lundquist, 9. Al Alpern, 10. Ronnie Kaplan, 11. Mauri Wilson, 12. Russ Congdon, 13. Billy Garrett, 14. Johnnie Parsons, 15. Les Scott, 16. Hank Nykaza, 17. Rick Kerr, 18. George Amick. FQ: Ronnie Kaplan (15.390)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 16, 1957 – Olympic Stadium – Kansas City, Missouri
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bill Chennault (Vito Calia #3), 2. Lloyd Ruby, 3. Carl Williams, 4. Frank Burany, 5. Willie Hunziker, 6. Eddie McVay, 7. Jay King, 8. Bob Burdick, 9. Gene Hartley, 10. Bob Parker, 11. Jack Jansen, 12. Howard House, 13. Bill Lawson, 14. Roger Lane, 15. Joe Walter, 16. Danny Frye, 17. Shorty Templeman, 18. Jerry Kemp. FQ: Bill Chennault (12.890)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 19, 1957 – Galesburg Speedway – Galesburg, Michigan
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Don Branson (Bill Logan #38), 2. Shorty Templeman, 3. George Amick, 4. Mel McGaughy, 5. Jimmy Knight, 6. Len Sutton, 7. Jack Turner, 8. Johnnie Tolan, 9. Ronnie Kaplan, 10. Russ Congdon, 11. Al Alpern, 12. Rex Easton, 13. Gene Hartley, 14. Hank Nykaza, 15. Ronnie Duman, 16. Chuck Rodee, 17. Leroy Warriner, 18. Jerry Lundquist. FQ: Chuck Rodee (15.980)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 20, 1957 – Grand Rapids Speedrome – Grand Rapids, Michigan
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Billy Garrett (Bob Nowicke #15), 2. Andy Linden, 3. Chuck Rodee, 4. Don Branson, 5. Johnnie Tolan, 6. Len Sutton, 7. Rex Easton, 8. George Amick, 9. Jack Turner, 10. Les Scott, 11. Hank Nykaza, 12. A.J. Foyt, 13. Danny Oakes, 14. Russ Congdon, 15. Ronnie Duman, 16. Leroy Warriner, 17. Gene Hartley, 18. Ronnie Kaplan. FQ: A.J. Foyt (13.970)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 21, 1957 – Dixie Motor Speedway – Birch Run, Michigan
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. George Amick (Bob Sowle #7), 2. Gene Hartley, 3. Rex Easton, 4. Billy Garrett, 5. Jack Turner, 6. Mel McGaughy, 7. Johnnie Tolan, 8. Shorty Templeman, 9. Al Herman, 10. Hank Nykaza, 11. Ronnie Kaplan, 12. Chuck Rodee, 13. Leroy Warriner, 14. Don Branson, 15. Ronnie Duman, 16. Bill Peters, 17. Johnny White, 18. Bill Doster. FQ: Clark Templeman (18.120)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 22, 1957 – Motor City Speedway – Detroit, Michigan
FEATURE: (75 laps) 1. Chuck Rodee (Ed & Harry Loniewski #87), 2. George Amick, 3. Johnnie Tolan, 4. Jack Turner, 5. Gene Hartley, 6. Andy Linden, 7. Len Sutton, 8. Leroy Warriner, 9. Rex Easton, 10. Ronnie Kaplan, 11. Ronnie Duman, 12. Johnny Fedricks, 13. Bob McLean, 14. Chuck Weyant, 15. Don Branson, 16. Hank Nykaza, 17. Shorty Templeman, 18. Danny Oakes.FQ: Andy Linden (13.100)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 23, 1957 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Len Sutton (Bob Sowle #7), 2. Rex Easton, 3. Chuck Rodee, 4. Danny Oakes, 5. Leroy Warriner, 6. Mauri Wilson, 7. Ted Hartley, 8. Rick Kerr, 9. Gene Force, 10. Ronnie Kaplan, 11. Wally Hostetler, 12. Les Scott, 13. Harry Beck, 14. Mel McGaughy, 15. Norm Hall, 16. Dick Northam, 17. Johnny Roberts, 18. Hank Nykaza. FQ: Ronnie Kaplan (17.420)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 26, 1957 – Raceway Park – Blue Island, Illinois
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Shorty Templeman (Ray Tomaseski #1), 2. Rex Easton, 3. George Amick, 4. Jack Turner, 5. Russ Congdon, 6. Frank Burany, 7. Mauri Wilson, 8. Norm Hall, 9. Leroy Warriner, 10. Les Scott, 11. Ronnie Kaplan, 12. Jack Bates, 13. Chuck Rodee, 14. Len Sutton, 15. Gene Hartley, 16. Jerry Lundquist, 17. Tony Lenti, 18. Mel McGaughy. FQ: Jack Turner (12.870)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 5, 1957 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Rodee (Ed & Harry Loniewski #87), 2. Rex Easton, 3. Don Branson, 4. Shorty Templeman, 5. A.J. Foyt, 6. Jack Turner, 7. George Amick, 8. Chuck Weyant, 9. Johnny Roberts, 10. Mauri Wilson, 11. Mel McGaughy, 12. Carl Williams, 13. Ronnie Kaplan, 14. Norm Hall, 15. Ray Richards, 16. Don Phillips, 17. Gene Weyant, 18. Bob Wente. FQ: Shorty Templeman (13.050)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 6, 1957 – Motor City Speedway – Detroit, Michigan
FEATURE: (75 laps) 1. Danny Oakes (Bill Butters #59), 2. A.J. Foyt, 3. Andy Linden, 4. Gays Biro, 5. Len Sutton, 6. Johnnie Tolan, 7. Gene Hartley, 8. Jack Turner, 9. Shorty Templeman, 10. Russ Congdon, 11. Mel McGaughy, 12. Eddie Johnson, 13. Les Scott, 14. Hank Nykaza, 15. Chuck Rodee, 16. Ronnie Kaplan, 17. Leroy Warriner, 18. Bill Peters. FQ: Jack Turner (12.920)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 10, 1957 – Raceway Park – Blue Island, Illinois
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Shorty Templeman (Ray Tomaseski #1), 2. Tony Bettenhausen, 3. Jack Turner, 4. Rex Easton, 5. A.J. Foyt, 6. Len Sutton, 7. Frank Burany, 8. Mel McGaughy, 9. Gene Hartley, 10. Leroy Warriner, 11. Chuck Rodee, 12. Bob Wente, 13. Mauri Wilson, 14. Andy Linden, 15. Jack Bates, 16. Les Scott, 17. Don Branson, 18. Tony Lenti. FQ: Rex Easton (12.880)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 12, 1957 – Cincinnati Race Bowl – Evendale, Ohio
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Rex Easton (Lloyd Rahn #5), 2. A.J. Foyt, 3. Len Sutton, 4. Don Branson, 5. Norm Hall, 6. Bob McLean, 7. Les Scott, 8. Russ Congdon, 9. Paul Howe, 10. Cecil Smith, 11. Johnnie Tolan, 12. Gene Force, 13. Mel McGaughy, 14. Bob Wente, 15. Elmer George, 16. Leroy Warriner. FQ: Don Branson (13.040)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 13, 1957 – 16th Street Speedway – Indianapolis, Indiana
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Johnnie Tolan (Don Persons #79), 2. Len Sutton, 3. Les Scott, 4. Mel McGaughy, 5. Hank Nykaza, 6. Rex Easton, 7. Shorty Templeman, 8. Ronnie Kaplan, 9. Jack Bates, 10. Jack Turner, 11. Norm Hall, 12. Gene Hartley, 13. Gene Force, 14. George Amick, 15. Eddie Johnson, 16. Jimmy Davies, 17. Frank Burany, 18. Andy Linden. FQ: Len Sutton (15.920)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 17, 1957 – Galesburg Speedway – Galesburg, Michigan
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Danny Oakes (Bill Butters #59), 2. Len Sutton, 3. Johnny Kay, 4. A.J. Foyt, 5. Jack Turner, 6. Shorty Templeman, 7. Andy Linden, 8. Norm Hall, 9. Ronnie Kaplan, 10. Johnnie Tolan, 11. Chuck Rodee, 12. Les Scott, 13. Bob Wente, 14. Tony Lenti, 15. Jimmy Davies, 16. Gene Hartley, 17. Leroy Warriner, 18. Rex Easton. FQ: Leroy Warriner (15.960)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 18, 1957 – South Bend Motor Speedway – South Bend, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Norm Hall (Phillip Cole #32), 2. A.J. Foyt, 3. Danny Oakes, 4. Bob McLean, 5. Johnny Kay, 6. Shorty Templeman, 7. Chuck Rodee, 8. Jack Turner, 9. Gene Hartley, 10. Les Scott, 11. Len Sutton, 12. Don Branson, 13. Tony Lenti, 14. Jack Bates, 15. Ronnie Kaplan, 16. Ted Hartley, 17. Bill Homeier, 18. Leroy Warriner. FQ: Jack Bates (13.250)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 19, 1957 – Berlin Raceway – Marne, Michigan
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Gene Hartley (Mabel Cummings #45), 2. George Amick, 3. Len Sutton, 4. Don Branson, 5. Rex Easton, 6. Jack Turner, 7. Chuck Rodee, 8. Danny Oakes, 9. A.J. Foyt, 10. Shorty Templeman, 11. Bob Wente, 12. Bob McLean, 13. Bill Homeier, 14. Johnny Roberts, 15. Norm Hall, 16. Bill Doster, 17. Johnny Fedricks, 18. Ronnie Kaplan. FQ: Gene Hartley (24.730)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 20, 1957 – Motor City Speedway – Detroit, Michigan
FEATURE: (75 laps) 1. Andy Linden (Lee Elkins #73), 2. Shorty Templeman, 3. Jack Turner, 4. Eddie Johnson, 5. Chuck Rodee, 6. Don Branson, 7. Les Scott, 8. Len Sutton, 9. Rex Easton, 10. Ronnie Duman, 11. Bob Wente, 12. Bob McLean, 13. Johnny Kay, 14. A.J. Foyt, 15. Leroy Warriner, 16. Norm Hall, 17. Jim Packard, 18. Gays Biro. FQ: Chuck Rodee (12.940)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 27, 1957 – Soldier Field – Chicago, Illinois
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Frank Burany (Ashley Wright #2), 2. Shorty Templeman, 3. Leroy Warriner, 4. Len Sutton, 5. Tony Bettenhausen, 6. Elmer George, 7. Jack Turner, 8. Les Scott, 9. Ronnie Kaplan, 10. Bob McLean, 11. Hank Nykaza, 12. George Amick, 13. Chuck Rodee, 14. Jack Bates, 15. Eddie Johnson, 16. Norm Hall, 17. Mauri Wilson, 18. A.J. Foyt. FQ: Len Sutton (16.520)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 28, 1957 – 16th Street Speedway – Indianapolis, Indiana
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. George Amick (Elbert Willey #64), 2. Shorty Templeman, 3. Len Sutton, 4. Mauri Wilson, 5. Gene Hartley, 6. Danny Oakes, 7. Chuck Rodee, 8. Leroy Warriner, 9. Andy Linden, 10. Jack Turner, 11. Ronnie Kaplan, 12. Rodger Ward, 13. Don Branson, 14. Norm Hall, 15. Rex Easton, 16. Dick Northam, 17. Frank Burany, 18. Jack Bates. FQ: Mauri Wilson (15.860)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 1, 1957 – Grand Rapids Speedrome – Grand Rapids, Michigan
FEATURE: (75 laps) 1. Rex Easton (Lloyd Rahn #5), 2. Jack Turner, 3. George Amick, 4. Gene Hartley, 5. Shorty Templeman, 6. Norm Hall, 7. A.J. Foyt, 8. Johnny Kay, 9. Chuck Rodee, 10. Elmer George, 11. Les Scott, 12. Bob Zomerhuis, 13. Andy Linden, 14. Ken Henderson, 15. Len Sutton, 16. Bob Wente, 17. Bill Homeier. FQ: Andy Linden (13.880)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 2, 1957 – Zilwaukee Speedway – Saginaw, Michigan
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Rex Easton (Lloyd Rahn #5), 2. A.J. Foyt, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Norm Hall, 5. Leroy Warriner, 6. Shorty Templeman, 7. George Amick, 8. Hank Nykaza, 9. Chuck Rodee, 10. Andy Linden, 11. Len Sutton, 12. Johnny Kay, 13. Elmer George, 14. Jim Packard, 15. Les Scott, 16. Jack Turner, 17. Larry McCloskey, 18. Bill Homeier. FQ: George Amick (14.180)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 3, 1957 – Motor City Speedway – Detroit, Michigan
FEATURE: (75 laps) 1. George Amick (Elbert Willey #64), 2. Jack Turner, 3. Gays Biro, 4. A.J. Foyt, 5. Shorty Templeman, 6. Johnny Kay, 7. Gene Hartley, 8. Leroy Warriner, 9. Rex Easton, 10. Len Sutton, 11. Andy Linden, 12. Chuck Rodee, 13. Johnny Fedricks, 14. Eddie Johnson, 15. Hank Nykaza, 16. Fred Johns, 17. Elmer George, 18. Ronnie Kaplan. FQ: Gene Hartley (12.910)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 7, 1957 – Kil-Kare Speedway – Xenia, Ohio
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. George Amick (Elbert Willey #64), 2. Jack Turner, 3. Leroy Warriner, 4. Norm Hall, 5. Don Branson, 6. Andy Linden, 7. Len Sutton, 8. Chuck Rodee, 9. Rex Easton, 10. Johnny Kay, 11. Ted Hartley, 12. A.J. Foyt. FQ: Andy Linden (15.560)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 8, 1957 – South Bend Motor Speedway – South Bend, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Rodee (Ed & Harry Loniewski #87), 2. Leroy Warriner, 3. Len Sutton, 4. Shorty Templeman, 5. A.J. Foyt, 6. Rex Easton, 7. Jack Turner, 8. Gene Hartley, 9. Bob McLean, 10. Norm Hall, 11. George Amick, 12. Danny Oakes. FQ: Jack Bates (13.320)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 9, 1957 – Cincinnati Race Bowl – Evendale, Ohio
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Rex Easton (Lloyd Rahn #5), 2. A.J. Foyt, 3. Jack Turner, 4. Johnny Kay, 5. Len Sutton, 6. George Amick, 7. Eddie Sachs, 8. Don Branson, 9. Shorty Templeman, 10. Chuck Rodee, 11. Dick Northam, 12. Leroy Warriner. FQ: Don Branson (12.890)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 10, 1957 – 16th Street Speedway – Indianapolis, Indiana
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Rex Easton (Lloyd Rahn #5), 2. A.J. Foyt, 3. Shorty Templeman, 4. Andy Linden, 5. Gene Hartley, 6. Jack Turner, 7. Chuck Rodee, 8. Don Branson, 9. Bob Wente, 10. Danny Oakes, 11. Jimmy Reece, 12. Paul Howe, 13. Les Scott, 14. Johnny Kay, 15. Mauri Wilson, 16. Len Sutton, 17. George Amick, 18. Ted Hartley. FQ: Jack Turner (15.710)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 14, 1957 – Raceway Park – Blue Island, Illinois
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Len Sutton (Kathryn Wright #57), 2. Rex Easton, 3. A.J. Foyt, 4. Jack Turner, 5. Gene Hartley, 6. Shorty Templeman, 7. Bob McLean, 8. Mauri Wilson, 9. Jack Bates, 10. Byron Fisher, 11. Johnny Roberts, 12. Don Branson, 13. Johnny Kay, 14. Bob Wente, 15. Don Boorse, 16. Tony Lenti, 17. Chuck Rodee, 18. Tony Bettenhausen. FQ: Gene Hartley (12.880)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 16, 1957 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Rex Easton (Lloyd Rahn #5), 2. Bill Homeier, 3. Chuck Rodee, 4. Gene Hartley, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Billy Garrett, 7. Shorty Templeman, 8. Norm Hall, 9. Carl Williams, 10. Roger Lane, 11. Don Branson, 12. Chuck Weyant, 11. Don Branson, 12. Chuck Weyant, 13. Johnny Roberts, 14. Gene Weyant, 15. Chuck Marshall, 16. A.J. Foyt, 17. Jack Turner, 18. Don Edmunds. FQ: Shorty Templeman (13.200)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 17, 1957 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Rex Easton (Lloyd Rahn #5), 2. Mauri Wilson, 3. Bill Homeier, 4. Rick Kerr, 5. Paul Howe, 6. Norm Hall, 7. Johnny Roberts, 8. Shorty Templeman, 9. Chuck Rodee, 10. Gene Hartley, 11. Danny Oakes, 12. Hank Nykaza, 13. Bob Schroeder, 14. George Tichenor, 15. Ted Hartley, 16. Johnnie Parsons, 17. Bob McLean, 18. Bob Wente. FQ: Shorty Templeman (17.330)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 21, 1957 – O’Hare Stadium – Chicago, Illinois
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Jack Turner (Jack Turner #6), 2. A.J. Foyt, 3. Shorty Templeman, 4. Rex Easton, 5. Chuck Rodee, 6. Bob McLean, 7. Billy Garrett, 8. Mauri Wilson, 9. Bob Wente, 10. Byron Fisher, 11. Gene Force, 12. Danny Oakes, 13. Tony Lenti, 14. Gene Hartley, 15. Len Sutton, 16. Bob Hare, 17. Tony Bettenhausen, 18. Bob Ellingham. FQ: Tony Bettenhausen (14.490)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 24, 1957 – Wisconsin State Fair Park – West Allis, Wisconsin
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Johnnie Parsons (Fred Gerhardt #31), 2. Rodger Ward, 3. Len Sutton, 4. Gene Hartley, 5. Frank Burany, 6. Jud Larson, 7. Jimmy Reece, 8. Chuck Weyant, 9. Danny Oakes, 10. Johnny Thomson, 11. Eddie Johnson, 12. George Amick, 13. Johnnie Tolan, 14. Shorty Templeman, 15. Pat O'Connor, 16. Don Branson, 17. Billy Garrett, 18. Gene Force, 19. Norm Hall, 20. Chuck Rodee, 21. Gays Biro, 22. Art Bisch, 23. Andy Linden, 24. Ray Crawford, 25. Rex Records, 26. Mauri Wilson, 27. Hank Nykaza, 28. Tony Bettenhausen, 29. Bob Wente, 30. Jack Turner, 31. A.J. Foyt, 32. Dick Ritchie, 33. Rex Easton. FQ: Don Branson (35.908)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 27, 1957 – Sportsdrome – Jeffersonville, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Rex Easton (Lloyd Rahn #5), 2. Shorty Templeman, 3. Gene Hartley, 4. Jack Turner, 5. Danny Oakes, 6. A.J. Foyt, 7. Len Sutton, 8. Art Bisch, 9. Rick Kerr, 10. Don Branson, 11. Justin King, 12. Cecil Smith, 13. Billy Garrett, 14. Johnny Kay, 15. Tony Bettenhausen, 16. Chuck Rodee. FQ: Shorty Templeman (15.070)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 29, 1957 – Motor City Speedway – Detroit, Michigan
FEATURE: (75 laps) 1. Jack Turner (Jack Turner #6), 2. Rex Easton, 3. A.J. Foyt, 4. Gene Hartley, 5. Len Sutton, 6. Gays Biro, 7. Johnny Kay, 8. Don Branson, 9. Ronnie Duman, 10. Johnny Fedricks, 11. Fred Johns, 12. Shorty Templeman, 13. Bill Sprentall, 14. Rick Kerr, 15. Chuck Rodee. FQ: Gene Hartley (13.040)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 1, 1957 – Michigan State Fairgrounds – Detroit, Michigan
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Johnnie Parsons (Fred Gerhardt #1), 2. Shorty Templeman, 3. Gays Biro, 4. Chuck Weyant, 5. A.J. Foyt, 6. Gene Hartley, 7. Bob Wente, 8. Len Sutton, 9. Jack Turner, 10. Bill Homeier, 11. Frank Burany, 12. Chuck Rodee, 13. Wally Hostetler, 14. Johnny Roberts, 15. Ted Hartley, 16. Art Hartsfeld, 17. Johnny Fedricks, 18. Buckie Sager, 19. Les Scott, 20. Ronnie Duman, 21. Ronnie Kaplan, 22. Johnny Kay. FQ: Shorty Templeman (37.720)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 1, 1957 – Dayton Speedway – Dayton, Ohio
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Rex Easton (Lloyd Rahn #5), 2. Don Branson, 3. Andy Linden, 4. Ed Elisian, 5. Gene Force, 6. Art Bisch, 7. George Morris, 8. Vern Faler, 9. Rick Kerr, 10. Bill Peters, 11. Dick Betts, 12. George Amick, 13. Cecil Smith, 14. Tuffy Cushner, 15. Red Landrum, 16. Clyde Egbert, 17. Tom Marshall, 18. Norm Hall, 19. Jim Hemmings, 20. Danny Oakes. FQ: Rex Easton (19.380)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 4, 1957 – Illiana Motor Speedway – Schererville, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Tony Bettenhausen (Harry Turner #82), 2. Gene Hartley, 3. Rex Easton, 4. Jack Turner, 5. Len Sutton, 6. Chuck Weyant, 7. Don Branson, 8. A.J. Foyt, 9. Chuck Rodee, 10. Danny Oakes, 11. Ted Hartley, 12. Frank Burany, 13. Bill Homeier, 14. Don Boorse, 15. Danny Kladis, 16. Gene Force, 17. Shorty Templeman, 18. Billy Garrett, 19. Elmer George, 20. Norm Hall. FQ: Len Sutton (23.920)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 7, 1957 – 16th Street Speedway – Indianapolis, Indiana
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Gene Hartley (Red Marley #88), 2. Gene Force, 3. Rex Easton, 4. Mauri Wilson, 5. Danny Oakes, 6. Chuck Rodee, 7. Jack Turner, 8. Eddie Johnson, 9. Shorty Templeman, 10. Norm Hall, 11. Len Sutton, 12. Jack Bates, 13. Don Branson, 14. Frank Burany, 15. Jiggs Peters, 16. Ted Hartley, 17. Leroy Warriner, 18. Johnny Kay. FQ: Dick Betts (15.830)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 10, 1957 – Columbus Motor Speedway – Columbus, Ohio
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Rex Easton (Lloyd Rahn #5), 2. Jack Turner, 3. Danny Oakes, 4. Shorty Templeman, 5. A.J. Foyt, 6. Billy Garrett, 7. Jim Packard, 8. Jim Whitman, 9. Gays Biro, 10. Gene Hartley, 11. Don Branson, 12. Rick Kerr, 13. Paul Howe, 14. Norm Hall, 15. Len Sutton, 16. Chuck Rodee, 17. Walt Schmidthorst. FQ: A.J. Foyt (16.120)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 11, 1957 – Kil-Kare Speedway – Xenia, Ohio
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. A.J. Foyt (Bob Higman #67), 2. Len Sutton, 3. Rex Easton, 4. Chuck Rodee, 5. Shorty Templeman, 6. Billy Garrett, 7. Don Branson, 8. Gene Force, 9. Norm Hall, 10. Elmer George, 11. Jim Whitman, 12. Johnny Kay. FQ: Gene Hartley (15.330)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 15, 1957 – Raceway Park – Blue Island, Illinois
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Gene Hartley (Ray Bolander #4), 2. Chuck Rodee, 3. George Amick, 4. Danny Oakes, 5. Jack Bates, 6. Tony Bettenhausen, 7. Don Boorse, 8. Frank Burany, 9. Don Branson, 10. Johnny Roberts, 11. Paul Howe, 12. Lloyd Janke, 13. A.J. Foyt, 14. Len Sutton, 15. Rex Easton, 16. Shorty Templeman, 17. Jack Turner, 18. Mauri Wilson. FQ: Mauri Wilson (13.970)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 22, 1957 – New Jersey State Fairgrounds – Trenton, New Jersey
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Chuck Rodee (Ed & Harry Loniewski #87), 2. Shorty Templeman, 3. Gene Hartley, 4. Gays Biro, 5. Chuck Weyant, 6. Rex Records, 7. Wayne Doerstler, 8. Tony Bonadies, 9. Jim Packard, 10. Jim Whitman, 11. Jerry Russo, 12. Chuck Arnold, 13. George Amick, 14. Russ Klar, 15. Jiggs Peters, 16. Ernie McCoy, 17. Len Duncan, 18. Roger Bailey, 19. Len Sutton, 20. Van Johnson, 21. Bill Randall, 22. Tony Bettenhausen, 23. Bob Wente, 24. Frank Burany, 25. Johnnie Parsons, 26. Bill Homeier, 27. Andy Furci, 28. Dutch Schaefer, 29. Al Herman, 30. Tony Romit, 31. Bill Case, 32. Joe Sostilio, 33. Don Wood. FQ: Bill Randall (35.460)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 28, 1957 – Orange Show Stadium – San Bernardino, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Johnnie Tolan (Bill Krech #76), 2. Art Bisch, 3. Harry Stockman, 4. Don Edmunds, 5. Don Horvath, 6. Dempsey Wilson, 7. Billy Garrett, 8. Ray Crawford, 9. Norm Rapp, 10. Jim Hayes, 11. Danny Burke, 12. Gene Gurney, 13. Joe Garson, 14. Larry Dunham, 15. Les Scott, 16. Bud Clemons. FQ: Ray Crawford (17.030)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 5, 1957 – Gardena Stadium – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Johnny Boyd (Jack London #5), 2. Ray Crawford, 3. Johnnie Parsons, 4. Bob Cortner, 5. Dempsey Wilson, 6. Danny Oakes, 7. Harry Stockman, 8. Art Bisch, 9. Billy Garrett, 10. Bob Machin, 11. Don Edmunds, 12. Bill Cheesbourg, 13. Les Scott, 14. Bud Clemons, 15. Bob Veith, 16. Leroy Warriner, 17. Rosie Roussel, 18. Johnnie Tolan. FQ: Art Bisch (14.290)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 6, 1957 – Terre Haute Action Track – Terre Haute, Indiana – Hut 100
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Gene Hartley (Ray Bolander #4), 2. Jud Larson, 3. Bill Homeier, 4. Mauri Wilson, 5. A.J. Foyt, 6. Johnny Roberts, 7. Frank Burany, 8. Don Branson, 9. Paul Howe, 10. Jimmy Reece, 11. Don Evans, 12. Andy Linden, 13. Shorty Templeman, 14. Chuck Weyant, 15. Don Boorse, 16. Chuck Rodee, 17. Gene Force, 18. Jim Packard, 19. Van Johnson, 20. Bob Wente, 21. Norm Hall, 22. Jack Stroud, 23. Rex Easton, 24. Elmer George. FQ: Bob Wente (24.820)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 18, 1957 – Contra Costa Stadium – Pacheco, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Johnny Boyd (Jack London #5), 2. Shorty Templeman, 3. George Amick, 4. Les Scott, 5. Gene Gurney, 6. Billy Garrett, 7. Danny Oakes, 8. Bob Veith, 9. Johnnie Tolan, 10. Ed Normi, 11. Don Horvath, 12. Bob Cortner, 13. Bob Machin, 14. Larry Dunham, 15. Ray Crawford, 16. Roy Gillhamer, 17. Art Bisch, 18. Dempsey Wilson. FQ: Shorty Templeman (14.600)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 3, 1957 – Clovis Speedway – Clovis, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. George Amick (Harold Guidi #15), 2. Shorty Templeman, 3. Art Bisch, 4. Rodger Ward, 5. Johnnie Parsons, 6. Joe Garson, 7. Elmer George, 8. Gene Gurney, 9. Ray Crawford, 10. Bob Cortner, 11. Cotton Farmer, 12. Les Scott, 13. Johnny Boyd, 14. Billy Garrett, 15. Danny Oakes, 16. Don Edmunds, 17. Bill Homeier, 18. Andy Linden. FQ: Shorty Templeman (26.370)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 28, 1957 – Gardena Stadium – Gardena, California – Turkey Night Grand Prix
FEATURE: (150 laps) 1. George Amick (Harold Guidi #15), 2. Johnnie Parsons, 3. Johnnie Tolan, 4. Joe Garson, 5. Bob Cortner, 6. Art Bisch, 7. Rosie Roussel, 8. Larry Dunham, 9. Danny Oakes, 10. Ray Crawford, 11. Bob Veith, 12. Dickie Reese, 13. Johnny Moorhouse, 14. Don Horvath, 15. Shorty Templeman, 16. Harry Stockman, 17. Gene Gurney, 18. Bud Clemons. FQ: Bob Cortner (14.670)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: December 29, 1957 – Bonelli Stadium – Santa Clarita, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Shorty Templeman (Kathryn Wright #57), 2. George Amick, 3. Rodger Ward, 4. Johnnie Tolan, 5. Bill Cheesbourg, 6. Johnny Boyd, 7. Billy Garrett, 8. Len Sutton, 9. Jack Turner, 10. Danny Oakes, 11. Norm Hall, 12. Gene Gurney, 13. Les Scott, 14. Joe Garson, 15. Jerry Lundquist, 16. Art Bisch, 17. Cotton Farmer, 18. Johnnie Parsons. FQ: Bud Clemons (19.050)