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1957 Trenton Indycars in USAC at the Trenton circuit. Full information

1957 Trenton Indycars

1957 Trenton Indycars is 23rd USAC race. Passed at the Trenton circuit. Johnny Thomson won the pole position, Pat O'connor won this race. Johnny Thomson and George Amick also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1957 Indiana State Fair Indycars
Next race: 1957 Sacramento Indycars
Race Start: 29th September 1957

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1957 Trenton Indycars

2nd victory for the Chapman S Root team
2nd victory for the Pat O'connor
5th podium for the Pat O'connor
9th podium for the Johnny Thomson
7th podium for the George Amick

1957 Trenton Indycars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Pat O'connor	Kuzma ? 1957, #12	200	59m 50s	Chapman S Root
2	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma ? 1957, #10	160	59m 50.99s	Racing Associates
3	George Amick	Lesovsky ? 1957, #78	140	100 laps	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
4	Len Sutton	Kuzma ? 1957, #81	120	100 laps	Pete Salemi
5	Jimmy Reece	Watson ? 1957, #25	100	99 laps	John Zink
6	Jim Rathmann	Epperly ? 1957, #26	80	99 laps	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
7	Tony Bettenhausen	Snowberger ? 1957, #4	60	98 laps	Federal Engineering
8	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma ? 1957, #1	50	98 laps	Dean Van Lines Racing Division
9	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #6	40	98 laps	Bignotti-Bowes Racing Associates
10	Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #17	30	98 laps	WJ Lutes
11	AJ Foyt jr	Templeton ? 1957, #56	20	98 laps	John R Wills
12	Al Herman	Dunn ? 1957, #89	10	97 laps	Dunn Engineering
13	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #73	0	97 laps	Lee Elkins
14	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #31	0	97 laps	Douglas J Caruthers
15	Bob Veith	Phillips ? 1957, #7	0	96 laps	Bob Estes
16	Dick Rathmann	Nichels ? 1957, #43	0	95 laps	H Allen Chapman
17	Shorty Templeman	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #35	0	93 laps	Mel B Wiggers
18	Chuck Rodee	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #29	0	87 laps	M Peter Wales
19	Don Branson	Blough ? 1957, #48	0	84 laps Brakes	Chapman S Root
20	Rodger Ward	Lesovsky ? 1957, #8	0	70 laps Ignition	Roger G Wolcott
21	Elmer George	Watson ? 1957, #21	0	62 laps Driveshaft	Mari Hulman
22	Jud Larson	Watson ? 1957, #52	0	16 laps Piston	John Zink

Qualifying Results for the 1957 Trenton Indycars on the Trenton circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma ? 1957, #10	35.21s	Racing Associates
2	Jud Larson	Watson ? 1957, #52	35.37s	John Zink
3	Bob Veith	Phillips ? 1957, #7	35.37s	Bob Estes
4	Elmer George	Watson ? 1957, #21	35.41s	Mari Hulman
5	Len Sutton	Kuzma ? 1957, #81	35.42s	Pete Salemi
6	George Amick	Lesovsky ? 1957, #78	35.47s	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
7	Pat O'connor	Kuzma ? 1957, #12	35.57s	Chapman S Root
8	Jimmy Reece	Watson ? 1957, #25	35.6s	John Zink
9	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma ? 1957, #1	35.85s	Dean Van Lines Racing Division
10	Rodger Ward	Lesovsky ? 1957, #8	35.86s	Roger G Wolcott
11	Tony Bettenhausen	Snowberger ? 1957, #4	35.92s	Federal Engineering
12	Don Branson	Blough ? 1957, #48	35.96s	Chapman S Root
13	Dick Rathmann	Nichels ? 1957, #43	36.12s	H Allen Chapman
14	Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #17	36.12s	WJ Lutes
15	Jim Rathmann	Epperly ? 1957, #26	36.17s	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
16	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #31	36.2s	Douglas J Caruthers
17	AJ Foyt jr	Templeton ? 1957, #56	36.32s	John R Wills
18	Al Herman	Dunn ? 1957, #89	36.37s	Dunn Engineering
19	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #6	36.38s	Bignotti-Bowes Racing Associates
20	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #73	36.45s	Lee Elkins
21	Chuck Rodee	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #29	36.47s	M Peter Wales
22	Shorty Templeman	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #35	36.49s	Mel B Wiggers