1966 USAC MIDGET REVIEW: IRON MIKE SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS HIS TITLE
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media
Mike McGreevy of Hayward, California successfully defended his crown during 1966 by winning the USAC National Midget championship for the second year in a row. The quiet and friendly McGreevy proved, as he did the year before, that consistency pays off. He started 53 feature events during the busy season and finished out of the top-12 on only three occasions. He won five races and backed the wins with eight seconds, eight thirds and nine fourths.
He began his campaign in February driving for Myron Caves until switching in July to a brand new machine owned by Dick and Owen Kincaid. In the final races of the season on the west coast, he wheeled cars for Jack London and Cy Westbrook.
From May until the season’s end, the points chase turned out to be a bitterly contested three-way affair between McGreevy, Mel Kenyon and Don Meacham of Fresno, Calif. At one time in July, only 4.45 points separated first from third, and Meacham still had a mathematical chance of winning the championship with three events remaining.
Meacham compiled an impressive list of nine wins, more than any other driver, and it marked the third-straight year that the driver with the greatest number of wins was not the champion. Bob Tattersall took fourth in points with eight victories.
The Kenyon brothers, Mel and Don, repeated their 1965 USAC National Midget entrant title, this time with Mel back in the driver’s seat. Mel’s brilliant career was all but cut down in a fiery USAC Championship Car accident at Langhorne (Pa.) Speedway just one year prior in June of 1965, and it had seemed so unlikely that he would ever race again, that the racing world watched with considerable apprehension as he gingerly lowered himself into the cockpit on a bitterly cold night in March at Tucson (Ariz.) Motor Speedway, a race in which he finished an admirable fourth.
Still pale and drawn from his long battle with pain, on the following night at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, Ariz., he amazed everyone by setting a new track record in qualifying, then waged a see-saw battle with Chuck Rodee in the feature with the two swapping the lead on numerous occasions before Rodee got by near the end to defeat Kenyon by mere feet.
Midget racing lost one of its finest competitors with the death of Rodee in May due to injuries received when he crashed during practice for the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Rodee, the runner-up to Shorty Templeman in the 1956 standings, stood second in points at the time of his accident with three wins to his credit.
The wave of sadness continued just three weeks later when three-time USAC National Midget driving champion Jimmy Davies died of injuries received when his car crashed into the retaining wall during hot laps at Santa Fe Speedway in Hinsdale, Ill. on June 3, resulting in a fatal basal skull fracture and internal injuries. Davies won the midget title in 1960-61-62 and was the series’ all-time winningest driver at the time of his accident with 48 victories.
Gene Shannon, chairman of the USAC National Midget division's rules subcommittee, called a meeting of his group early in the season to discuss some problems. High on the list was the appearance of race personnel at events.
“Let's have a cleanup campaign with our people,” Shannon offered at the time. “Let's strive for clean looking drivers and mechanics. Certainly, they can't stay nice and white while the race is on, but there isn’t any reason why we can't show up for a race with nice clean uniforms. We'll start out by asking them to cleanup. It’s necessary we might have to introduce some sort of a fine. After all, we are in front of the public, and we want them to have a good impression of our division.”
Mario Andretti, driving the Caves Buick, started 13th spot and toured the 50 laps on the paved half-mile of Michigan’s Berlin Raceway in record time for the distance in what was his only career USAC National Midget win on July 8.
“I've got to find time to run in more of these,” Andretti said in the moment. “This is real racing, and it keeps you sharp.”
In a reversal from year’s past, the series changed its official name from the “Offy 110” division to “Compact Sprints.”
“We aren't running midgets in the common use of that word in today's racing,” said Henry Banks, USAC's Director of Competition. “These cars are actually Compact Sprints, and that's what they'll be known as from now on. The word ‘midget’ today is very confusing to the public. There are quarter-midgets, half-midgets and three-quarter midgets. Twenty years ago, that confusion didn't exist. Today the Compact Sprint is a far cry from the midgets as we used to know them.”
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1966 USAC National Midget Driver Points
POS. PTS. DRIVER
1 392.7 Mike McGreevy, Hayward, Calif.
2 361.07 Mel Kenyon, Davenport, Iowa
3 350.27 Don Meacham, Fresno, Calif.
4 297.34 Bob Tattersall, Streator, Ill.
5 230.37 Bob Wente, Saint Louis, Mo.
6 205.74 Bill Mehner, Portland, Ore.
7 196.15 Jimmy Knight, Worth, Ill.
8 178.4 George Benson, San Jose, Calif.
9 148.4 Tom Sellberg, Inglewood, Calif.
10 135.27 Les Scott, Livonia, Mich.
11 132.8 Chuck Arnold, Stamford, Conn.
12 108.75 Billy Vukovich, Fresno, Calif.
13 103.93 Sonny Ates, Sellersburg, Ind.
14 96.5 Parnelli Jones, Torrance, Calif.
15 93.6 George Snider, Fresno, Calif.
16 91.78 Bobby Grim, Indianapolis, Ind.
17 81.65 Johnny Moorhouse, Santa Ana, Calif.
18 78.4 Tommy Copp, Fresno, Calif.
19 77.09 Dick Atkins, Hayward, Calif.
20 76.78 Gary Byers, Logansport, Ind.
21 71.5 Billy Wilkerson, El Monte, Calif.
22 60 Larry Ferrua, Fresno, Calif.
23 51.9 Larry Dickson, Marietta, Ohio
24 51.85 John Batts, Jamestown, Ind.
25 48.5 Chuck Rodee, Speedway, Ind.
26 45.45 Dave Strickland, Pleasant Hill, Calif.
27 45.25 Cotton Farmer, Crowley, Texas
28 44.3 Don Vogler, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
29 44 Lowell Sachs, Escondido, Calif.
30 42.63 Chuck Weyant, Springfield, Ill.
31 39.91 Arnie Knepper, Belleville, Ill.
32 39.55 Billy Humphreys, Melbourne, Vic.
33 34.75 Gary Bettenhausen, Tinley Park, Ill.
34 34.35 Henry Pens, Joliet, Ill.
35 33.35 Ralph Liguori, Tampa, Fla.
36 32.68 Bob McLean, Granger, Ind.
37 30.8 Ray Elliott, Lockport, Ill.
38 30.25 Frank Secrist, Bakersfield, Calif.
39 29.8 Al Henderson, Downey, Calif.
40 28.45 Paul Jones, Torrance, Calif.
41 27.85 Duane Sears, Westminster, Calif.
42 24.9 Bob Lithgow, Streator, Ill.
43 24.35 Bob Hauck, Joliet, Ill.
44 23.75 Ned Spath, Ojai, Calif.
45 21.84 Wib Spalding, Granite City, Ill.
46 20.75 Roger McCluskey, Tucson, Ariz.
47 20.7 Don Branson, Rantoul, Ill.
48 20.65 Bernie Schechter, Riverside, Calif.
49 20.55 Ron Hughes, Anaheim, Calif.
50 20.5 Bobby Unser, Albuquerque, N.M.
51 19.3 Newt White, Lockport, Ill.
52 17.35 Walt Bergholtz, San Bruno, Calif.
53 17.16 Tom York, South Bend, Ind.
54 16.8 Jimmy Davies, Glendale, Calif.
55 16.75 Bob Behrens, Downey, Calif.
56 16.5 A.J. Foyt, Houston, Texas
57 16.45 Joe Garson, Los Angeles, Calif.
58 16.2 Jim Graybeal, Shelbyville, Ky.
59 16.05 Burt Foland, Mountain View, Calif.
60 16 Jim Malloy, Denver, Colo.
61 15.7 Jigger Sirois, Shelby, Ind.
62 15.5 Cap Arnold, South Bend, Ind.
63 13.95 Dempsey Wilson, Lawndale, Calif.
64 13.1 Mario Andretti, Nazareth, Pa.
65 12.85 Sammy Sessions, Nashville, Mich.
66 12.7 Willard Yates, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
67 12.3 Lloyd Nygren, Fresno, Calif.
68 12.2 Burt Wilson, Hazelwood, Mo.
69 10.85 Bob Hare, Lyons, Ill.
70 10.65 Rick Henderson, Petaluma, Calif.
71 10.3 Mike Mosley, La Puente, Calif.
72 10 Jim Elliott, Warsaw, Ind.
73 9.8 Bob Harkey, Charlotte, N.C.
74 9.75 Sandy Chais, Tarzana, Calif.
75 9 Jack Devitt, Whittier, Calif.
76 9 Hank Butcher, Hayward, Calif.
77 8.1 Bob Richards, Lockport, Ill.
78 7.3 Jan Opperman, Long Beach, Calif.
79 6.8 Willie Swift, Anaheim, Calif.
80 6.45 Bill Renshaw, Murphysboro, Ill.
81 6.35 Steve Troxell, Denver, Colo.
82 6.3 Johnny Baldwin, San Carlos, Calif.
83 5.95 Wally Dallenbach, East Brunswick, N.J.
84 5.75 Elgin Holmes, Lancaster, Calif.
85 5.5 Don Thomas, El Cajon, Calif.
86 5.5 Rick Davidson, Indianapolis, Ind.
87 4.85 Tommy McAndrew, Allentown, Pa.
88 4.85 George Todd, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
89 4.75 Jon Doyle, San Antonio, Texas
90 4.75 Don White, Santa Ana, Calif.
91 4.7 Gary Arnold, Oakland, Calif.
92 4.55 Mel Cornett, Wauwatosa, Wis.
93 4.5 Ron Wheeler, Los Angeles, Calif.
94 4.15 Johnny Parsons, Speedway, Ind.
95 4.1 Jack DeArmond, West Covina, Calif.
96 4.05 Bill Sullivan, San Jose, Calif.
97 4 Ernie McCoy, Reading, Pa.
98 3.7 Johnny Rutherford, Fort Worth, Texas
99 3.4 Frank Burany, Elm Grove, Wis.
100 3.2 Ralph Coil, Washington Court House, Ohio
101 3.15 Gary Ivers, Washington Courthouse, Ohio
102 3.15 Bill White, Temple, Texas
103 3 George Kladis, Chicago, Ill.
104 2.9 Don Weaver, Redondo Beach, Calif.
105 2.7 John Tenney, Battle Creek, Mich.
106 2.55 Dave Bartlett, Denver, Colo.
107 2.55 Jim Hines, New Castle, Ind.
108 2.45 Teddy Dean, Evansville, Ind.
109 2.45 Bud Baker, Fresno, Calif.
110 2.45 Carl Williams, Kansas City, Mo.
111 2.45 Bud Tingelstad, Dayton, Ohio
112 2.3 Jim McElreath, Arlington, Texas
113 2.3 John Hollansworth, Kansas City, Mo.
114 2.2 Al Unser, Albuquerque, N.M.
115 2 Chuck Booth, Sacramento, Calif.
116 2 Jess McCall, Anaheim, Calif.
117 2 Jim Devitt, Calimesa, Calif.
118 1.85 Norm Rapp, Daly City, Calif.
119 1.85 Dee Jones, Glendale, Ariz.
120 1.85 Bob Schell, West Covina, Calif.
121 1.6 Ray Dropp, Palatine, Ill.
122 1.6 Jim Steele, El Monte, Calif.
123 1.3 Ted Hartley, Roanoke, Ind.
124 1.3 Dick Geide, San Bruno, Calif.
125 1.3 Russ Congdon, Puyallup, Wash.
126 1.15 Bob Shaeffer, Warren, Mich.
127 1 Gary White, East Chicago, Ind.
128 1 Harry Mark, Ann Arbor, Mich.
129 0.85 Gary Congdon, Garden Grove, Calif.
130 0.7 Dave Lundy, Monroeville, Pa.
131 0.6 Jack Saches, Los Angeles, Calif.
132 0.5 Ernie Zartler, Chicago, Ill.
1966 USAC National Midget Entrant Points
POS. PTS. ENTRANT, TEAM LOCATION
1 375.37 Mel & Don Kenyon, Davenport, Iowa (#61)
2 342.27 Myron Caves, Fresno, Calif. (#85)
3 260.87 Bob & Gene Shannon, Dayton, Ohio (#22)
4 246.3 Dick & Owen Kincaid, Terre Haute, Ind. (#1)
5 243.99 Bob Nowicke, Louisville, Ky. (#2)
6 231.15 Myron Caves, Fresno, Calif. (#1)
7 188.35 Jimmy Knight, Worth, Ill. (#24)
8 178.4 Oliver Johnson, San Jose, Calif. (#2)
9 141.85 Tom Sellberg, Inglewood, Calif. (#8)
10 140.5 Ed Loniewski, LaPorte, Ind. (#87)
11 127.9 Doug Caruthers, Anaheim, Calif. (#10)
12 120.2 Bob Radebaugh, Peoria, Ill. (#10)
13 110.83 Lloyd Rahn, Tuscola, Ill. (#5)
14 110.44 Louis Snook, Charlotte, Texas (#65)
15 101.95 Howard Linne, Mendota, Ill. (#96)
16 96.5 Vel Miletich, Torrance, Calif. (#98)
17 93 Ken Brenn, Warren, N.J. (#24)
18 91.78 Coxie Bowman, Ossian, Ind. (#33)
19 91.38 Lou Cooper, Orland Park, Ill. (#3)
20 89.92 Willard Coil, Washington Court House, Ohio (#15)
21 78.35 Harry Stryker, Los Gatos, Calif. (#10x)
22 76.4 Bob Hanson, Hacienda Heights, Calif. (#46)
23 75.15 Gay Van Berckelaer, Westminster, Calif. (#45)
24 59.9 Don Kischell, Downey, Calif. (#12)
25 51 Don Vogler, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (#29)
26 49.1 Lee Elkins, Kalamazoo, Mich. (#73)
27 47.95 Bob Weaver, Woodland Hills, Calif. (#32)
28 47.8 Bernie Meyer, Fresno, Calif. (#3)
29 47.1 Jack London, Oakland, Calif. (#4)
30 45.25 Scott Hunter, Wichita Falls, Texas (#66)
31 44.5 Bill Logan, Warren, Mich. (#16)
32 44 George Newnam, Culver City, Calif. (#5)
33 43.7 Jim Gary, Claremont, Calif. (#50)
34 43.21 Arnie Knepper, Belleville, Ill. (#31)
35 42.9 Hayden Harris, Rolling Hills, Calif. (#82)
36 41.05 Bud Trainor, Phoenix, Ariz. (#24)
37 39.55 Tom Astone, Fresno, Calif. (#27)
38 39.15 Cy Westbrook, Los Angeles, Calif. (#99)
39 37.95 George Hopkins, Harvey, Ill. (#54)
40 37.35 Lloyd del Nero, Modesto, Calif. (#7)
41 32.86 Therrel Keith, Greentown, Ind. (#56)
42 32.55 Jack Stroud, Hazelwood, Mo. (#35)
43 30.64 Dallas Garman, Fairfield, Ill. (#50)
44 27.1 Hank Hansen, Saint Louis, Mo. (#32)
45 24.9 Bob Lithgow, Streator, Ill. (#28)
46 23.85 Jack Sims, Hobart, Ind. (#73)
47 23.58 C.E. Kirchner, Solon, Ohio (#11)
48 22.45 Math Schneider, Lockport, Ill. (#67)
49 20.65 Bernie Schechter, Riverside, Calif. (#78)
50 20.55 Greg Flatow, Chicago, Ill. (#52)
51 19.7 K.V. Weiland, Chicago, Ill. (#48)
52 19.29 Tony Saylor, Joliet, Ill. (#29)
53 18.15 Carl Rogers, Sunnyvale, Calif. (#95)
54 18 Bob Rosen, Oakland, Calif. (#82)
55 17.65 Marv Edwards, Los Angeles, Calif. (#83)
56 17.5 Ted Hartley, Roanoke, Ind. (#47)
57 17.5 Don Neier, Wellston, Mo. (#63)
58 17.35 Walt Bergholtz, San Bruno, Calif. (#98)
59 17.25 Sandy Chais, Tarzana, Calif. (#15)
60 16.75 Bob Behrens, Downey, Calif. (#41)
61 16.3 Henry Jeffrey, Lombard, Ill. (#51)
62 15.9 Cliff Cornell, Hinsdale, Ill. (#8)
63 15.35 Ray Ridenour, South Bend, Ind. (#33)
64 15.25 Frank Berlott, Santa Clara, Calif. (#18)
65 14.85 Jack Cunningham, Independence, Mo. (#14)
66 14.1 Max Willis, Roxana, Ill. (#7)
67 13.94 John Saeman, Warsaw, Ind. (#9)
68 12.7 Lloyd Whiting, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
69 12.4 Ronnie Groves, Granada Hills, Calif. (#39)
70 12.3 Bud Jackson, Santa Clara, Calif. (#28)
71 12.2 Burt Wilson, Hazelwood, Mo. (#9)
72 11.65 Louis Bourdet, San Francisco, Calif. (#25)
73 10.6 John Shanoian, Fresno, Calif. (#96)
74 10.5 D.K. Cumberworth, Santa Ana, Calif. (#X)
75 10.3 Jimmy Davies, Monticello, Ind. (#6)
76 9.45 Harry Turner, Kenosha, Wis. (#82)
77 9.1 Jack Stroud, Hazelwood, Mo. (#25)
78 8.8 Rex Hall, White Pigeon, Mich. (#18)
79 8.8 Bob Harkey, Charlotte, N.C. (#19)
80 8.1 Bob Richards, Lockport, Ill. (#14)
81 7.85 Vel Miletich, Torrance, Calif. (#97)
82 7.75 Frank Griffo, San Gabriel, Calif. (#6x)
83 7.3 Jan Opperman, Pleasanton, Calif. (#9)
84 7 Glen Dennee, San Jose, Calif. (#88)
85 6.9 Gus Linhares, Burbank, Calif. (#37)
86 6.8 Lloyd Corbin, Anaheim, Calif. (#44)
87 6.7 Steve Hornyak, South Bend, Ind. (#84)
88 6.5 Ed Hitze, Lafayette, Ind. (#18)
89 6.45 Bill Renshaw, Murphysboro, Ill. (#83)
90 6.35 Joe Finley, Lancaster, Calif. (#0)
91 6.3 Joe Bertoncini, Madera, Calif. (#17)
92 6.3 Frank Fiore, San Carlos, Calif. (#11x)
93 5.95 Mataka Brothers, Maplewood, N.J. (#3N1)
94 5.7 John McFadden, Gardena, Calif. (#55)
95 5.66 Barney Flynn, Chillicothe, Ill. (#9)
96 5.5 Tom & Lee Davidson, Indianapolis, Ind. (#63)
97 4.75 Jon Doyle, San Antonio, Texas (#43)
98 4.7 Jerry Scarborough, Sunnyvale, Calif. (#26)
99 4.65 Robert Willeford, Bedford Heights, Ohio (#71)
100 4.5 Herb Spivey, San Pedro, Calif. (#54)
101 4.15 Ed Silk, Wichita Falls, Texas (#85)
102 4 Jake Vargo, Perkasie, Pa. (#17)
103 3.05 Owen Herron, Reseda, Calif. (#44x)
104 2.9 Mike Kirk, North Hollywood, Calif. (#20x)
105 2.7 Joe Kleinbauer, Los Angeles, Calif. (#40)
106 2.6 Glen Scott, Golden, Colo. (#91)
107 2.45 Bob Bailey, Indianapolis, Ind. (#39)
108 2.45 Ed Moore, Redondo Beach, Calif. (#119)
109 2.3 Jack Stroud, Hazelwood, Mo. (#63)
110 2 Vern Dressen, Monrovia, Calif. (#53)
111 1.9 Bob Hoff, Huntington Beach, Calif. (#80)
112 1.85 Orville Moats, Jeffersonville, Ohio (#16)
113 1.6 Lee Staszak, Canoga Park, Calif. (#7c)
114 1.6 Ray Cavett, Madison, Ind. (#44)
115 1.3 Ken Young, Wilmington, Ohio (#17)
116 1.15 Bob Shaeffer, Warren, Mich. (#44)
117 1 Bob Higman, Lafayette, Ind. (#64)
118 1 Len Tetrault, Tinley Park, Ill. (#68)
119 1 Jerry Zeelo, Gates Mills, Ohio (#21)
120 1 Harry Mark, Ann Arbor, Mich. (#74)
121 0.8 Don Branson, Rantoul, Ill. (#72)
122 0.6 Joe Rydzewski, Phoenix, Ariz. (#75)
123 0.5 Ernie Zartler, Chicago, Ill. (#1)
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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: January 9, 1966 – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Chuck Rodee (Ray Ridenour #33), 2. Bobby Grim, 3. Henry Pens, 4. Jimmy Davies, 5. Bob McLean, 6. Don Vogler, 7. Bob Wente, 8. Gary Bettenhausen, 9. Ray Elliott, 10. Teddy Dean. FQ: Bobby Grim (9.130)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: February 20, 1966 – Kearney Bowl – Fresno, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. George Snider (Bernie Meyer #3), 2. Don Meacham, 3. Billy Vukovich, 4. Tommy Copp, 5. Dave Strickland, 6. Bill Mehner, 7. Porky Rachwitz, 8. John Leverenz, 9. Tom Trader, 10. Al Pombo, 11. Larry Ferrua, 12. Elgin Holmes, 13. Burt Foland, 14. Dick Atkins, 15. Herman Hutton, 16. Johnny Moorhouse, 17. Cliff Spalding, 18. George Benson. FQ: George Benson (13.260)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 13, 1966 – Vallejo Speedway – Vallejo, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Billy Vukovich (Harry Stryker #10), 2. George Benson, 3. Dick Atkins, 4. Johnny Moorhouse, 5. Herman Hutton, 6. Don Meacham, 7. Johnny Baldwin, 8. Mike McGreevy, 9. Tommy Copp, 10. Dave Strickland, 11. Bill Mehner, 12. Ed Andrews, 13. Tom Sellberg, 14. Don Melton, 15. Willie Swift, 16. Larry Ferrua, 17. Bruce Walkup, 18. Dickie Deis. FQ: Tommy Astone (13.620)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 18, 1966 – Tucson Motor Speedway – Tucson, Arizona
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Rodee (Ed Loniewski #87), 2. Dick Atkins, 3. George Snider, 4. Don Melton, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Roger McCluskey, 7. Mike McGreevy, 8. Tommy Copp, 9. Bob Wente, 10. Bobby Grim, 11. Paul Jones, 12. Larry Ferrua, 13. Cotton Farmer, 14. Johnnie Tolan, 15. Tom Trader, 16. Tom Sellberg, 17. Ray Elliott, 18. Johnny Moorhouse. FQ: Mike McGreevy (16.930)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 19, 1966 – Manzanita Speedway – Phoenix, Arizona
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Rodee (Ed Loniewski #87), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. George Snider, 4. Roger McCluskey, 5. Dick Atkins, 6. Mike McGreevy, 7. Tommy Copp, 8. Allen Heath, 9. Billy Wilkerson, 10. Tom Sellberg, 11. Johnny Moorhouse, 12. Don Melton, 13. Paul Jones, 14. Steve Troxell, 15. Bill Mehner, 16. Cotton Farmer, 17. Johnnie Tolan, 18. Bob Wente. FQ: Mel Kenyon (22.540)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 25, 1966 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway – Dallas, Texas
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Cotton Farmer (Scott Hunter #66), 2. Tom Sellberg, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Don Meacham, 7. Chuck Rodee, 8. Johnny Rutherford, 9. Chuck Weyant, 10. Warren Scheibe, 11. Ray Elliott, 12. Willard Yates, 13. Dave Bartlett, 14. Bobby Grim, 15. Buddy Rackley, 16. Steve Troxell, 17. Jim McElreath, 18. Sonny McDaniel. FQ: Bobby Grim (19.330)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 9, 1966 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. A.J. Foyt (Marv Edwards #83), 2. George Benson, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Allen Heath, 5. Bobby Unser, 6. Tommy Copp, 7. Don Melton, 8. Walt Kennedy, 9. Billy Wilkerson, 10. Tom Trader, 11. Willie Swift, 12. Joe Garson, 13. Bob Behrens, 14. Bernie Schechter, 15. Dickie Deis, 16. Larry Ferrua, 17. Johnny Moorhouse, 18. George Snider. FQ: A.J. Foyt (22.390)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 16, 1966 – Kearney Bowl – Fresno, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Myron Caves #1), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Billy Vukovich, 4. George Snider, 5. George Benson, 6. Tommy Copp, 7. Parnelli Jones, 8. Larry Ferrua, 9. Tom Sellberg, 10. Lloyd Nygren, 11. Johnny Baldwin, 12. Chuck Booth, 13. Norm Rapp, 14. John Leverenz, 15. Herman Hutton, 16. Walt Bergholtz, 17. Burt Foland, 18. Walt Kennedy. FQ: George Benson (13.230)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 21, 1966 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Tom Sellberg (Tom Sellberg #8), 2. Johnny Moorhouse, 3. Dave Strickland, 4. Lowell Sachs, 5. Mike Mosley, 6. George Benson, 7. Allen Heath, 8. Jim Bob Luebbert, 9. Joe Garson, 10. Walt Kennedy, 11. Bernie Schechter, 12. Sandy Chais, 13. Don Melton, 14. Porky Rachwitz, 15. Ned Spath, 16. Paul Jones, 17. Jack Devitt, 18. Bruce Walkup. FQ: Lowell Sachs (17.310)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 26, 1966 – Muncie Motor Speedway – Muncie, Indiana
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Don Meacham (Myron Caves #85), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Tommy Copp, 4. Chuck Arnold, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Tom York, 7. Les Scott, 8. Jim Elliott, 9. Ralph Liguori, 10. Bill Mehner, 11. Mel Kenyon, 12. Sonny Ates, 13. Johnny Riva, 14. Ray Elliott, 15. Tom Sellberg, 16. Bill Holloway, 17. Warren Scheibe, 18. Rick Davidson. FQ: Mel Kenyon (14.470)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 28, 1966 – Baer Field Raceway – Fort Wayne, Indiana
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Bob Nowicke #2), 2. Jimmy Knight, 3. Bill Mehner, 4. Tommy Copp, 5. Dick Atkins, 6. Sonny Ates, 7. Don Meacham, 8. Ralph Liguori, 9. Mike McGreevy, 10. Willard Yates, 11. Jimmy Davies, 12. Les Scott, 13. Bob Hare, 14. Cotton Farmer, 15. Bob Wente, 16. Tom Sellberg, 17. Billy Vukovich, 18. Henry Pens. FQ: Mike McGreevy (19.230)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 28, 1966 – Whiteman Stadium – Pacoima, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. George Benson (Oliver Johnson #2), 2. Allen Heath, 3. Bernie Schechter, 4. Billy Wilkerson, 5. Jim Bob Luebbert, 6. Ned Spath, 7. Bob Behrens, 8. Johnny Moorhouse, 9. Lowell Sachs, 10. Elgin Holmes, 11. Mike Mosley, 12. Sandy Chais, 13. Paul Jones, 14. Jack Devitt, 15. Dempsey Wilson, 16. Walt Kennedy, 17. Duane Sears, 18. Tom Trader. FQ: George Benson (18.050)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 29, 1966 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana – Night Before the 500
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Chuck Arnold (Bob Radebaugh #10), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Tommy Copp, 6. Don Meacham, 7. Jimmy Davies, 8. Sonny Ates, 9. Jim Elliott, 10. Chuck Weyant, 11. Tom Sellberg, 12. Ray Elliott, 13. Dick Jones, 14. John Batts, 15. Willard Yates, 16. Bob Hare, 17. Bill Mehner, 18. Gary Bettenhausen. FQ: Jimmy Davies (18.000)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 3, 1966 – Santa Fe Speedway – Hinsdale, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Don Meacham (Myron Caves #85), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Chuck Arnold, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Bill Mehner, 7. Tom Sellberg, 8. Chuck Weyant, 9. Johnny Riva, 10. Mike McGreevy, 11. Billy Humphreys, 12 .Don Vogler, 13 .Bob Hare, 14. Jim Elliott, 15. Gary Byers, 16. Gary White, 17. Bob Richards, 18. Ray Elliott. FQ: Bob Tattersall (14.510)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 4, 1966 – South Bend Motor Speedway – South Bend, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Knight (Jimmy Knight #24), 2. Don Meacham, 3. Sonny Ates, 4. Tom York, 5. Les Scott, 6. Johnny Riva, 7. Mel Kenyon, 8. Mike McGreevy, 9. Bill Mehner, 10. Chuck Arnold, 11. Tom Sellberg, 12. Rick Davidson, 13. Gary Byers, 14. Bob Tattersall, 15. Bob Hare, 16. Cap Arnold, 17. Bob McLean, 18. Gary Bettenhausen. FQ: Mel Kenyon (12.830)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 8, 1966 – Berlin Raceway – Marne, Michigan
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Jimmy Knight (Jimmy Knight #24), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Ray Elliott, 4. Sonny Ates, 5. Don Meacham, 6. Mike McGreevy, 7. Bill Mehner, 8. Gary Byers, 9. Bob Wente, 10. John Batts, 11. Tom Sellberg, 12. Bobby Grim, 13. Russ Jacobson, 14. Billy Humphreys, 15. Bob Schaffer, 16. Bob Tattersall, 17. Les Scott. FQ: Mel Kenyon (17.750)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 10, 1966 – O’Hare Stadium – Chicago, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Henry Pens (Howard Linne #96), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Jimmy Knight, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Don Meacham, 6. Bill Mehner, 7. Johnny Riva, 8. Tom York, 9. Mike McGreevy, 10. Bob Tattersall, 11. Bobby Grim, 12. Tommy Copp, 13. Chuck Arnold, 14. Jigger Sirois, 15. Bob Hare, 16. Sonny Ates, 17. Tom Sellberg, 18. Dick Atkins. FQ: Don Meacham (13.820)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 11, 1966 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Bob Nowicke #2), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Les Scott, 4. Mel Kenyon, 5. Chuck Arnold, 6. Gary Byers, 7. Mike McGreevy, 8. Tom Sellberg, 9. Dick Ritchie, 10. Billy Humphreys, 11. Sonny Ates, 12. George McBeath, 13. Bill Mehner, 14. Burt Wilson, 15. Don Lewis, 16. Don Vogler, 17. Tommy Copp. FQ: Bob Wente (12.770)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 17, 1966 – Bob-Jo Speedway – Sycamore, Illinois
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Don Meacham (Myron Caves #85), 2. Bill Mehner, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Tommy Copp, 5. Bobby Grim, 6. Les Scott, 7. Chuck Arnold, 8. Henry Pens, 9. Mel Kenyon, 10. Mike McGreevy, 11. Tom Sellberg, 12. Don Vogler, 13. Dick Ritchie, 14. Sonny Ates, 15. Ray Elliott, 16. George McBeath, 17. Don Carmichael, 18. Bob Richards. FQ: Tommy Copp (16.540)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 18, 1966 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. George Benson (Oliver Johnson #2), 2. Porky Rachwitz, 3. Allen Heath, 4. Ned Spath, 5. Duane Sears, 6. Larry Ferrua, 7. Walt Kennedy, 8. Jimmy Caruthers, 9. Ron Wheeler, 10. Willie Swift, 11. Bruce Walkup, 12. Jack Devitt, 13. Billy Wilkerson, 14. Johnny Moorhouse, 15. Dempsey Wilson, 16. Lowell Sachs, 17. Bernie Schechter, 18. Sandy Chais. FQ: Walt Kennedy (17.380)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 19, 1966 – Kentucky State Fairgrounds – Louisville, Kentucky
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Sonny Ates (Lloyd Rahn #5), 2. Jimmy Knight, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Tom Sellberg, 7. Bill Mehner, 8. Tommy Copp, 9. Chuck Arnold, 10. Don Meacham, 11. Bob Tattersall, 12. Gary Byers, 13. Bobby Grim, 14. Billy Humphreys, 15. Don Vogler, 16. Ralph Coil, 17. Jim Graybeal. FQ: Jimmy Knight (14.650)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 3, 1966 – Flat Rock Speedway – Flat Rock, Michigan
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Bob Nowicke #2), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Danny Frye, 4. Sonny Ates, 5. Gary Byers, 6. Don Meacham, 7. Tom Sellberg, 8. Les Scott, 9. Mike McGreevy, 10. Bobby Grim, 11. Bill Mehner, 12. Bill Kollman, 13. Gary Ivers, 14. Jim Graybeal, 15. Jigger Sirois, 16. Bob McLean, 17. John Tenney, 18. John Batts. FQ: Don Meacham (13.760)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 4, 1966 – O’Hare Stadium – Chicago, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jimmy Knight (Jimmy Knight #24), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Henry Pens, 4. Mel Kenyon, 5. Bill Mehner, 6. Les Scott, 7. Don Meacham, 8. Bob Tattersall, 9. Newt White, 10. Bob Hauck, 11. Sonny Ates, 12. Bobby Grim, 13. Tom Sellberg, 14. Johnny Riva, 15. Gary Byers, 16. Jim Graybeal, 17. Pancho Padilla, 18. Skip Michaels. FQ: Mel Kenyon & Don Meacham (13.770)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 8, 1966 – Berlin Raceway – Marne, Michigan
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mario Andretti (Myron Caves #1), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Jimmy Knight, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Bob Tattersall, 6. Bill Mehner, 7. Bobby Grim, 8. Gary Byers, 9. Bob McLean, 10. Ralph Liguori, 11. Ray Elliott, 12. Les Scott, 13. Sonny Ates, 14. John Batts, 15. Mike McGreevy, 16. Don Meacham, 17. Henry Pens, 18. Gary Bettenhausen. FQ: Mike McGreevy (17.510)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 9, 1966 – South Bend Motor Speedway – South Bend, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Dick & Owen Kincaid #1), 2. Les Scott, 3. Bobby Grim, 4. Arnie Knepper, 5. Bob Wente, 6. Jimmy Knight, 7. Mel Kenyon, 8. Cap Arnold, 9. Don Meacham, 10. Johnny Riva, 11. Newt White, 12. Henry Pens, 13. Bill Mehner, 14. Ralph Liguori, 15. John Batts, 16. Warren Scheibe, 17. Bob Tattersall, 18. Bob McLean. FQ: Mike McGreevy (12.640)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 15, 1966 – Santa Fe Speedway – Hinsdale, Illinois
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Chuck Arnold (Bob Radebaugh #10), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Don Meacham, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Jimmy Knight, 6. Bobby Grim, 7. Ray Elliott, 8. Sonny Ates, 9. Bill Mehner, 10. Tom Sellberg, 11. Mike McGreevy, 12. Mel Kenyon, 13. Gary Bettenhausen, 14. Danny Frye, 15. Don Carmichael, 16. Bob Hauck, 17. Don Vogler, 18. John Batts. FQ: Gary Bettenhausen (14.900)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 16, 1966 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Bob Nowicke #2), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Chuck Arnold, 6. Les Scott, 7. Bobby Grim, 8. John Batts, 9. Bill Puterbaugh, 10. Gary Byers, 11. Chuck Weyant, 12. Bill Mehner, 13. Danny Frye, 14. Don Meacham, 15. Willard Yates, 16. Burt Wilson, 17. Gary Bettenhausen, 18. Jerry Kemp. FQ: Bill Mehner (13.140)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 17, 1966 – Tri-City Speedway – Granite City, Illinois
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bill Mehner (Ed Loniewski #87), 2. Don Meacham, 3. Chuck Arnold, 4. Bob Wente, 5. Bobby Grim, 6. Mike McGreevy, 7. Les Scott, 8. Mel Kenyon, 9. Bud Hoppe, 10. Ray Elliott, 11. Wib Spalding, 12. Gary Bettenhausen, 13. Bob Hauck, 14. Bob Lithgow, 15. Bob Tattersall, 16. Danny Frye, 17. Tom Sellberg, 18. Burt Wilson. FQ: Bob Tattersall (24.750)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 17, 1966 – Saugus Speedway – Santa Clarita, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Parnelli Jones (Vel Miletich #98), 2. George Benson, 3. Allen Heath, 4. Billy Wilkerson, 5. Jimmy Caruthers, 6. Joe Garson, 7. Jack DeArmond, 8. Bruce Walkup, 9. Jim Bob Luebbert, 10. Johnny Parsons, 11. Bob Behrens, 12. Walt Kennedy, 13. George Todd, 14. Porky Rachwitz, 15. Dempsey Wilson, 16. Duane Sears, 17. Bernie Schechter, 18. Don Weaver. FQ: Parnelli Jones (18.160)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 20, 1966 – Rockford Speedway – Rockford, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Henry Pens (Howard Linne #96), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Jimmy Knight, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Bob Tattersall, 6. Tom Sellberg, 7. Sonny Ates, 8. Dick Atkins, 9. Don Meacham, 10. Bob Hare, 11. Gary Byers, 12. Dick Ritchie, 13. Mel Cornett, 14. Bob Hauck, 15. Willard Yates, 16. Don Vogler, 17. Bob Lithgow, 18. Bill Mehner. FQ: Mel Kenyon (14.200)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 23, 1966 – Soldier Field – Chicago, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Dick & Owen Kincaid #1), 2. Jimmy Knight, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Mel Kenyon, 5. Henry Pens, 6. Les Scott, 7. Frank Burany, 8. Bob Hauck, 9. John Batts, 10. Bill Mehner, 11. Dick Atkins, 12. Chuck Weyant, 13. Don Meacham, 14. Bob McLean, 15. Gary Byers, 16. Warren Scheibe, 17. Bob Tattersall, 18. Bobby Grim. FQ: Mike McGreevy (16.050)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 30, 1966 – Champaign-Urbana Fairgrounds – Champaign, Illinois
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #61), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Arnie Knepper, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Chuck Weyant, 7. Jimmy Knight, 8. Ralph Liguori, 9. Warren Scheibe, 10. Bob Lithgow, 11. Jigger Sirois, 12. Burt Wilson, 13. Chuck Arnold, 14. Bill Mehner, 15. Don Meacham, 16. Gary Byers, 17. Les Scott, 18. John Batts. FQ: Bob Tattersall (24.970)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 30, 1966 – Kearney Bowl – Fresno, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Parnelli Jones (Vel Miletich #98), 2. Billy Vukovich, 3. Burt Foland, 4. George Benson, 5. Al Pombo, 6. Larry Ferrua, 7. Hank Butcher, 8. Jim Clennan, 9. Al Henderson, 10. Clark Templeman, 11. Don Melton, 12. Billy Wilkerson, 13. Don White, 14. Tom Trader, 15. John Ellis, 16. Jimmy Caruthers, 17. Walt Bergholtz, 18. Allen Heath. FQ: Billy Vukovich (13.420)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 31, 1966 – Tri-City Speedway – Granite City, Illinois
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Bob Nowicke #2), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Dick Atkins, 6. Dwight Brown, 7. Bill Mehner, 8. Sonny Ates, 9. Bud Hoppe, 10. Don Meacham, 11. Bob Lithgow, 12. John Batts, 13. Bill Renshaw, 14. Ralph Liguori, 15. Burt Wilson, 16. Billy Humphreys, 17. Chuck Weyant, 18. Arnie Knepper. FQ: Bob Wente (25.480)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 4, 1966 – Ithaca-Dryden Speedway – Ithaca, New York
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Bob & Gene Shannon #22), 2. Chuck Arnold, 3. Dick Atkins, 4. Les Scott, 5. John Batts, 6. Don Meacham, 7. Ralph Liguori, 8. Bill Mehner, 9. Gary Byers, 10. Chuck Weyant, 11. Don Kreitz, 12. Bob Harkey, 13. Wally Dallenbach, 14. Billy Humphreys, 15. Larry Dickson, 16. Bob Tattersall, 17. Mel Kenyon, 18. Sonny Ates. FQ: Bob Tattersall (18.090)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 5, 1966 – Nazareth Speedway – Nazareth, Pennsylvania
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Larry Dickson (Ken Brenn #24), 2. Dick Atkins, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Don Meacham, 5. Bill Mehner, 6. Les Scott, 7. Wally Dallenbach, 8. Ralph Liguori, 9. Chuck Arnold, 10. Gary Byers, 11. Bob Wente, 12. Chuck Weyant, 13. Bob Lithgow, 14. Tom Sellberg, 15. Mel Kenyon, 16. Bob Harkey, 17. Sonny Ates, 18. Mario Andretti. FQ: Chuck Weyant (25.670)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 6, 1966 – Allentown Fairgrounds – Allentown, Pennsylvania
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Don Meacham (Myron Caves #85), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Bob Lithgow, 5. Bob Harkey, 6. Tommy McAndrew, 7. Tom Sellberg, 8. Len Duncan, 9. Ernie McCoy, 10. Sonny Ates, 11. Roger McCluskey, 12. Dick Atkins, 13. Chuck Arnold, 14. Dutch Schaeffer, 15. Chuck Weyant, 16. Jack O’Rourke, 17. Gary Byers, 18. Ralph Liguori. FQ: Mike McGreevy (25.830)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 11, 1966 – Jackson Motor Speedway – Jackson, Michigan
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Dick & Owen Kincaid #1), 2. Bob Tattersall, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Sonny Ates, 5. Jimmy Knight, 6. Sammy Sessions, 7. John Batts, 8. Don Meacham, 9. Bill Renshaw, 10. Fred Tomko, 11. Bill Mehner, 12. Ralph Liguori, 13. Les Scott, 14. Ray Dropp, 15. Cap Arnold, 16. Harry Marks, 17. John Tenney. FQ: Bill Mehner (15.870)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 14, 1966 – Bakersfield Speedway – Bakersfield, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Frank Secrist (Bob Weaver #32), 2. George Benson, 3. Duane Sears, 4. Tom Trader, 5. Johnny Moorhouse, 6. Larry Ferrua, 7. Jimmy Caruthers, 8. Jim Bob Luebbert, 9. Bernie Schechter, 10. Al Henderson, 11. Ned Spath, 12. Clark Templeman, 13. Ed Johns, 14. Joe Garson, 15. Walt Kennedy, 16. Paul Jones, 17. Porky Rachwitz, 18. Jack Sachse. FQ: George Benson (14.410)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 19, 1966 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Bob Nowicke #2), 2. Arnie Knepper, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Larry Dickson, 7. Dick Atkins, 8. Bill Puterbaugh, 9. Bill Mehner, 10. Les Scott, 11. Bob Hauck, 12. Newt White, 13. Chuck Weyant, 14. Gary Byers, 15. Tom Sellberg, 16. Don Vogler, 17. Wib Spalding, 18. Don Meacham. FQ: Don Meacham (12.890)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 19, 1966 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Bob & Gene Shannon #22), 2. Arnie Knepper, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Bill Mehner, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Don Meacham, 7. Bob Hauck, 8. Larry Dickson, 9. Bill Puterbaugh, 10. Chuck Weyant, 11. Wib Spalding, 12. Newt White, 13. Gary Byers, 14. Bob Tattersall, 15. Dick Atkins, 16. Tom Sellberg, 17. Don Vogler, 18. Les Scott. FQ: None
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 20, 1966 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Johnny Moorhouse (Gay Van Berckelaer #45), 2. George Benson, 3. Porky Rachwitz, 4. Don Thomas, 5. Paul Jones, 6. Walt Kennedy, 7. Billy Wilkerson, 8. Frank Secrist, 9. Jimmy Caruthers, 10. Bernie Schechter, 11. Jim Bob Luebbert, 12. Dempsey Wilson, 13. Sandy Chais, 14. Ron Wheeler, 15. Duane Sears, 16. Jack Devitt, 17. Ed Johns, 18. Joe Garson. FQ: Jim Bob Luebbert (17.050)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 24, 1966 – Fairbury American Legion Speedway – Fairbury, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Don Meacham (Myron Caves #85), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Newt White, 4. Don Vogler, 5. Bill Mehner, 6. Dick Atkins, 7. Bob Lithgow, 8. Bob Tattersall, 9. Mel Kenyon, 10. Gary Byers, 11. Jimmy Knight, 12. John Batts, 13. Bobby Grim, 14. Chuck Arnold, 15. Henry Pens, 16. Mel Cornett, 17. Bob Wente, 18. Bobby Unser. FQ: Gary Byers (14.720)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 24, 1966 – Fairbury American Legion Speedway – Fairbury, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Don Meacham (Myron Caves #85), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Dick Atkins, 5. Chuck Arnold, 6. Henry Pens, 7. Bob Tattersall, 8. Gary Byers, 9. Bob Wente, 10. Bobby Grim, 11. Bob Lithgow, 12. Gene Weyant, 13. Bill Mehner, 14. John Batts, 15. Newt White, 16. Bobby Unser, 17. Mel Cornett, 18. Don Vogler. FQ: None
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 27, 1966 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Bob Nowicke #2), 2. Bob Hauck, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Jim Graybeal, 5. Bill Mehner, 6. Gary Byers, 7. Les Scott, 8. Don Vogler, 9. Bob Lithgow, 10. Ron Quirk, 11. Ralph Coil, 12. Sonny Ates, 13. Cap Arnold, 14. Tom Sellberg, 15. Don Meacham, 16. Mel Kenyon, 17. John Batts. FQ: Mike McGreevy (17.960)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 28, 1966 – Mazon Speed Bowl – Mazon, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Bob Wente (Bob & Gene Shannon #22), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Les Scott, 4. Jimmy Knight, 5. Bob Richards, 6. Bob Tattersall, 7. Gary Byers, 8. Bill Mehner, 9. Mel Kenyon, 10. Johnny Riva, 11. Sonny Ates, 12. Don Meacham, 13. Henry Pens, 14. Gene Weyant, 15. Dick Atkins, 16. George Kladis, 17. Don Vogler, 18. Newt White. FQ: Henry Pens (12.540)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 2, 1966 – O’Hare Stadium – Chicago, Illinois
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Jimmy Knight (Jimmy Knight #24), 2. Don Meacham, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Johnny Riva, 5. John Batts, 6. Bob Tattersall, 7. Gary Byers, 8. Wally Lambert, 9. Al Wasserman, 10. Mel Kenyon, 11. Jack O’Rourke, 12. Cap Arnold, 13. Sonny Ates, 14. Bob Hauck, 15. Mel Cornett, 16. Tom Sellberg, 17. Jigger Sirois, 18. Mike Palumbo. FQ: Mike McGreevy (13.950)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 3, 1966 – Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Du Quoin, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Arnold (Bob Radebaugh #10), 2. George Snider, 3. Les Scott, 4. Bob McLean, 5. Gary Bettenhausen, 6. Mel Kenyon, 7. Bob Wente, 8. Gary Congdon, 9. Bobby Grim, 10. Larry Dickson, 11. Mike McGreevy, 12. Bill Mehner, 13. Bob Tattersall, 14. Wib Spalding, 15. Tom Sellberg, 16. Danny Frye, 17. Don Meacham, 18. Arnie Knepper, 19. John Batts, 20. Tom York, 21. Chuck Weyant, 22. Gene Weyant, 23. Gary Byers, 24. Sonny Ates. FQ: Bob Tattersall (37.070)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 3, 1966 – Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Du Quoin, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chuck Arnold (Bob Radebaugh #10), 2. Larry Dickson, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Mel Kenyon, 5. Les Scott, 6. Dick Atkins, 7. Bobby Grim, 8. Bill Mehner, 9. Bob McLean, 10. Don Meacham, 11. Wib Spalding, 12. John Batts, 13. George Snider, 14. Burt Wilson, 15. Danny Frye, 16. Bob Tattersall, 17. Gary Bettenhausen, 18. Mike McGreevy, 19. Arnie Knepper, 20. Tom Sellberg, 21. Sonny Ates, 22. Gene Weyant, 23. Tom York, 24. Gary Byers. FQ: None
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 5, 1966 – Ohio State Fairgrounds – Columbus, Ohio
FEATURE: (95 laps) 1. Bill Mehner (Louis Snook #65), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Don Meacham, 4. Billy Humphreys, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Sammy Sessions, 7. John Batts, 8. Bobby Grim, 9. Bob McLean, 10. Les Scott, 11. Chuck Weyant, 12. Don Vogler, 13. Gary Byers, 14. Tom Sellberg, 15. Sonny Ates, 16. Tom York, 17. Dave Lundy, 18. Chuck Arnold. FQ: Dave Lundy
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 9, 1966 – Sun Valley Speedway – Anderson, Indiana
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bob Tattersall (Howard Linne #96), 2. Chuck Arnold, 3. Jimmy Knight, 4. Tom Sellberg, 5. Don Meacham, 6. Mike McGreevy, 7. Bob Hauck, 8. Jim Graybeal, 9. Rick Davidson, 10. Mel Kenyon, 11. Gary Byers, 12. Mike Quirk, 13. Sammy Sessions, 14. Dick Atkins, 15. Billy Humphreys, 16. Jigger Sirois, 17. Newt White, 18. Bill Mehner. FQ: Jimmy Knight (13.270)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 10, 1966 – Springfield Speedway – Springfield, Illinois
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mike McGreevy (Dick & Owen Kincaid #1), 2. Les Scott, 3. Bob Wente, 4. Don Vogler, 5. Wib Spalding, 6. Mel Kenyon, 7. Tom Sellberg, 8. Chuck Weyant, 9. Bill Mehner, 10. Danny Frye, 11. Gary Byers, 12. Dwight Brown, 13. Gene Weyant, 14. Jigger Sirois, 15. Bob Hauck, 16. Sonny Ates, 17. Bill Renshaw, 18. Steve Orme. FQ: Danny Frye (13.490)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 11, 1966 – Tri-City Speedway – Granite City, Illinois
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Don Meacham (Myron Caves #85), 2. Bill Mehner, 3. Mel Kenyon, 4. Arnie Knepper, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. Bob Tattersall, 7. Bob Wente, 8. Danny Frye, 9. Wib Spalding, 10. Burt Wilson, 11. Jigger Sirois, 12. Don Vogler, 13. Sonny Ates, 14. Willard Yates, 15. Tom Sellberg, 16. Henry Pens, 17. Les Scott, 18. Dwight Brown. FQ: Don Meacham (25.320)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 11, 1966 – Bakersfield Speedway – Bakersfield, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Billy Vukovich (Myron Caves #1), 2. Al Henderson, 3. George Benson, 4. Rick Henderson, 5. Jimmy Caruthers, 6. Don Melton, 7. Billy Wilkerson, 8. Dickie Deis, 9. Bruce Walkup, 10. Johnny Moorhouse, 11. Tom Trader, 12. Ed Johns, 13. Ron Hughes, 14. Mike Mosley, 15. Paul Jones, 16. Frank Secrist, 17. George Todd, 18. Larry Ferrua. FQ: George Benson (14.390)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 17, 1966 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway – Dallas, Texas
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Cotton Farmer (Scott Hunter #66), 2. Jimmy Knight, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Tom Sellberg, 5. Mel Kenyon, 6. Bill Mehner, 7. Mike McGreevy, 8. Don Meacham, 9. Tom Marshall, 10. Bill White, 11. Billy Humphreys, 12. H. Peoples, 13. Jon Doyle, 14. John Hollansworth, 15. Les Scott. FQ: Don Meacham (18.340)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 17, 1966 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Lowell Sachs (George Newnam #5), 2. Johnny Moorhouse, 3. George Benson, 4. Porky Rachwitz, 5. AI Henderson, 6. George Snider, 7. Larry Ferrua, 8. Billy Wilkerson, 9. Jimmy Caruthers, 10. Lloyd Nygren, 11. Dave Strickland, 12. Sandy Chais, 13. Don Melton, 14. Bob Behrens, 15. Frank Secrist, 16. Jim Bob Luebbert, 17. Don Henderson, 18. Bob Hogle. FQ: Lowell Sachs (17.910)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 18, 1966 – Pan-American Speedway – San Antonio, Texas
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #61), 2. Jimmy Knight, 3. Bob Tattersall, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Don Meacham, 6. Les Scott, 7. Tom Sellberg, 8. Cotton Farmer, 9. Billy Humphreys, 10. Tom Marshall, 11. Bill Mehner, 12. Chief Swinford, 13. Jerry Douglas, 14. H. Peoples, 15. Bill White. FQ: Mel Kenyon (15.000)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 24, 1966 – Pan-American Speedway – San Antonio, Texas
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Don Meacham (Myron Caves #85), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Jimmy Knight, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Cotton Farmer, 6. Tom Sellberg, 7. Bill Mehner, 8. Sonny McDaniel, 9. Bob Tattersall, 10. Steve Troxell, 11. Jon Doyle, 12. Les Scott, 13. Billy Humphreys, 14. Chief Swinford, 15. C. Day, 16. B. Jenkins, 17. Bill White. FQ: Jimmy Knight (14.750)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 1, 1966 – Kearney Bowl – Fresno, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Billy Vukovich (Harry Stryker #10x), 2. George Snider, 3. George Benson, 4. Dove Strickland, 5. Don Meacham, 6. Mel Kenyon, 7. Walt Bergholtz, 8. Burt Foland, 9. Tom Sellberg, 10. Mike McGreevy, 11. Lloyd Nygren, 12. Larry Ferrua, 13. Tom Trader, 14. Ron Hughes, 15. Jim Clennan, 16. Johnny Parsons, 17. Gary Arnold, 18. Rick Henderson. FQ: George Benson (13.230)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 9, 1966 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Dave Strickland (Myron Caves #1), 2. Larry Ferrua, 3. Jimmy Caruthers, 4. Billy Wilkerson, 5. Lowell Sachs, 6. George Snider, 7. Walt Kennedy, 8. Porky Rachwitz, 9. Frank Secrist, 10. Ned Spath, 11. Gary Arnold, 12. George Benson, 13. Tom Sellberg, 14. Jim Steele, 15. Ron Hughes, 16. Bob Behrens, 17. Dempsey Wilson, 18. Tom McCoy. FQ: George Snider (17.540)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 15, 1966 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. George Snider (Doug Caruthers #10), 2. George Benson, 3. Billy Wilkerson, 4. Don Meacham, 5. Jan Opperman, 6. Walt Kennedy, 7. Bob Behrens, 8. Frank Secrist, 9. Frank Floyd, 10. Bud Baker, 11. Ron Hughes, 12. Jess McCall, 13. Jimmy Caruthers, 14. George Todd, 15. Roy Thode, 16. Lowell Sachs. FQ: George Benson (17.490)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 16, 1966 – Terre Haute Action Track – Terre Haute, Indiana – Hut 100
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Don Branson (Ken Brenn #24), 2. Bob Wente, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Wib Spalding, 5. Gary Bettenhausen, 6. Sonny Ates, 7. Dwight Brown, 8. Bobby Grim, 9. Dick Ritchie, 10. Danny Frye, 11. Jigger Sirois, 12. Gary Byers, 13. Billy Humphreys, 14. Gene Roehl, 15. Jim Coglease, 16. Jim Hines, 17. Mike Quirk, 18. Bob McLean, 19. Mel Kenyon, 20. Les Scott, 21. Willard Yates, 22. Gary Congdon, 23. Bill Mehner, 24. Don Meacham. FQ: Don Branson & Gary Byers (25.720)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 20, 1966 – Reno Raceway – Reno, Nevada
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Parnelli Jones (Vel Miletich #98), 2 .Don Meacham, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Bobby Unser, 5. Billy Vukovich, 6. Jim Malloy, 7. Mel Kenyon, 8. George Benson, 9. Tom Sellberg, 10. Dickie Deis, 11. Bill Sullivan, 12. Eddie Jackson, 13. Larry Ferrua, 14. Dave Strickland, 15. Ron Hughes, 16. Jack Corley, 17. Porky Rachwitz, 18. Bob Tattersall. FQ: Jim Malloy & Bob Tattersall (14.860)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: October 21, 1966 – Altamont Raceway Park – Altamont, California
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Parnelli Jones (Vel Miletich #98), 2. Mel Kenyon, 3. Mike McGreevy, 4. Billy Vukovich, 5. Bob Tattersall, 6. Walt Bergholtz, 7. George Snider, 8. Hank Butcher, 9. Don Meacham, 10. Jimmy Caruthers, 11. Ned Spath, 12. Gary Bettenhausen, 13. Rick Henderson, 14. George Benson, 15. Bill Sullivan, 16. Tom Sellberg, 17. Don Branson, 18. Gary Arnold. FQ: Parnelli Jones (19.890)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 5, 1966 – Kearney Bowl – Fresno, California
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Don Meacham (Myron Caves #85), 2. Mike McGreevy, 3. Bobby Unser, 4. Mel Kenyon, 5. Lloyd Nygren, 6. George Benson, 7. Walt Bergholtz, 8. Billy Humphreys, 9. Larry Ferrua, 10. Bud Tingelstad, 11. Jack Skellenger, 12. Rick Henderson, 13. Billy Vukovich, 14. Bob Tattersall, 15. Tom Trader, 16. Bob DeJong, 17. Hank Butcher, 18. Parnelli Jones. FQ: Parnelli Jones (13.210)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 13, 1966 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Mel Kenyon (Don & Mel Kenyon #61), 2. George Benson, 3. Tom Sellberg, 4. Bob Tattersall, 5. Mike McGreevy, 6. AI Henderson, 7. Larry Ferrua, 8. Don Meacham, 9. Billy Wilkerson, 10. Jimmy Caruthers, 11. Jan Opperman, 12. Chuck Arnold, 13. Bob Schell, 14. Dempsey Wilson, 15. Porky Rachwitz, 16. Walt Kennedy, 17. Gary Bettenhausen, 18. Ron Hughes. FQ: Don Meacham (18.060)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 19, 1966 – Manzanita Speedway – Phoenix, Arizona
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Larry Dickson (Ken Brenn #24), 2. Billy Wilkerson, 3. Les Scott, 4. Mike McGreevy, 5. Bob Tattersall, 6. Bill Mehner, 7. Gary Bettenhausen, 8. Sonny Ates, 9. Duane Sears, 10. Carl Williams, 11. Jim Malloy, 12. Gene Brown, 13. Mel Kenyon, 14. Ron Hughes, 15. Bob Wente, 16. Walt Kennedy, 17. Don Meacham, 18. Jimmy Caruthers. FQ: Larry Dickson (23.060)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: November 24, 1966 – Ascot Park – Gardena, California – Turkey Night Grand Prix
FEATURE: (150 laps) 1. Parnelli Jones (Vel Miletich #98), 2. Billy Vukovich, 3. Johnny Moorhouse, 4. Bill Mehner, 5. AI Henderson, 6. Don Meacham, 7. Roger McCluskey, 8. Dave Strickland, 9. Billy Wilkerson, 10. Sonny Ates, 11. Jimmy Caruthers, 12. Jim Malloy, 13. Al Unser, 14. Porky Rachwitz, 15. Larry Dickson, 16. Les Scott, 17. Bob Tattersall, 18. Lowell Sachs, 19. Ron Hughes, 20. Ned Spath, 21. Mel Kenyon, 22. Gary Bettenhausen, 23. Mike McGreevy, 24. Chuck Arnold. FQ: Bob Tattersall (22.440)
