Midwest Racing Archives
Time 2021-11-01 14:08:54Web Name: Midwest Racing Archives
WebSite: http://www.midwestracingarchives.com
ID:218646
Keywords:
Midwest,Racing,Archives,Description:
keywords: description: Midwest Racing ArchivesPreserving the history of Midwest Auto Racing
Sunday, October 31, 2021 1964 McCluskey in Ascot USAC VictoryGardena, Calif. (October 31, 1964) Roger McCluskey, last years United States Auto Club national sprint car champion, looked like it again on Saturday night at Ascot Park as he turned back some of the nations top drivers before 8,620 spectators.
It was only his second sprint car drive of the season because of an injury in the Spring, but he took the lead immediately in the 30-lapper and never relinquished it.The Tucson, Ariz., aces tight grip on the front end made second place among A.J. Foyt, Don Branson and Bobby Unser the race.
Branson was passed by Foyt on lap 26, then spun out in an attempt to regain the position. Foyt finished second and Unser took third. Branson settled for 13th.
Results
1. Roger McCluskey
2. A.J. Foyt
3. Bobby Unser
4. Billy Cantrell
5. Johnny Rutherford
6. Parnelli Jones
7. Stan McElrath
8. Benton Burns
9. Ned Spath
10.Joe WardNo comments: Saturday, October 30, 2021 1983 Sauter beats Trickle to Win at Nashville
Nashville, Tenn. (October 30, 1983) Jim Sauter pulled ahead of Dick Trickle only five laps from the finish and went on to win the All-American 400 stock car race at Nashville International Raceway.
Sauter, a Necedah, Wis., resident, who finished four car lengths ahead of Trickle, pocketed $12,000 for his record-breaking effort in this third annual fall event which brings together the top short track drivers from the North and South.The event is billed as the Civil War on Wheels, since the 239.4-mile race is run jointly by Southern-based ALL PRO Racing Series and Northern-based American Speed Association. The Yankees, however, have dominated the race in previous years and continued the streak on Sunday afternoon.
Sauter and hiss Yankee counterparts took 10 of the top 15 spots, including four of the first five positions. Following Trickle, the Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., driver who sat on the outside of the front row, were defending champion Bob Senneker of Dorr, Mich., Gary Balough of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Butch Miller of Lawton, Mich.
Super was the word for the day for Sauter, a 40-year-old father of 11 who was a popular winner with the estimated 14,000 in attendance.
The crew did a super job. The car ran super well in the low groove. It was super to beat Dick, hes a super competitor, said Sauter, whose winning speed of 82.343 miles per hour bettered the race record of 75.336 m.p.h. set by Butch Lindley in 1981.
Sauter, who continually challenged Trickle for the lead for most of the final 50 laps, got a break after he slipped by Trickle in turn two to take the lead. When the pair came up on a slower car driven by Jody Ridley, Ridley pulled down to the tracks apron to allow the leaders to pass and Sauter maintained his slight lead.
Then, Larry Raines spun out in the first turn, bringing out a caution with four laps to go.
Race rules require the final five laps to be run under a green flag. So, on the restart following three unscored laps, Sauter managed to pull out to a reasonably comfortable 8-10 car length advantage for most of the final four trips around the .596-mile oval.
Polesitter Rusty Wallace of St. Louis, Mo., led the first 58 laps but fell from contention when he was forced to pit under green with a flat left rear tire. That misfortune was followed by a broken stud on the same wheel and a slight head-on collision with the pit wall.
The day wasnt a total loss for the 27-year-old Wallace. He managed to finish 11th, good enough for a 26-point advantage to clinch the 1983 American Speed Association national points championship.
Results
1. Jim Sauter, Necedah, Wis.
2. Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
3. Bob Senneker, Dorr, Mich.
4. Gary Balough, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
5. Butch Miller, Lawton, Mich.
6. Butch Lindley, Greenville, S.C.
7. Jody Ridley, Chatsworth, Ga.
8. Harold Fair, Livonia, Mich.
9. Mike Alexander, Franklin, Tenn.
10.Terry Senneker, Wayland, Mich.
11.Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Mo.
12.Bobby Dotter, Chicago, Ill.
13.Tom Jones, Northbrook, Ill.
14.Larry Raines, Cummings, Ga.
15.Bob Strait, Flossmoor, Ill.
16.Muttly Kurkowski, Perry Ohio
17.Ray Putnam, Zachary, La.
18.Junior Hanley, Oakville, Ont.
19.Kent Stauffer, Elyria, Ohio
20.Mickey Gibbs, Henagar, Ala.
21.Rick Carelli, Denver, Co.
22.Pat Lane, Cantonment, Fla.
23.Freddy Fryar, Baton Rouge, La.
24.Alan Kulwicki, Milwaukee, Wis.
25.Junior Niedecken, Baton Rouge, La.
26.Mike Harmon, Birmingham, Ala.
27.Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala.
28.Rodney Combs, Lost Creek, W.Va.
29.Mark Malcuit, Strasburg,, Ohio
30.Dennis Lampman, Oak Creek, Wis.
31.Mark Martin, Charlotte, N.C.
32.Alton Jones, Pleasant Grove, Ala.
33.Doug Klein, Fairview Heights, Ill.
34.Mel Whalen, Shakopee, Minn.
35.Mike Eddy, Midland, Mich.
36.Buddy Schrock, Plain City, Ohio
No comments: Friday, October 29, 2021 1961 Ward Wins 100 at Sacramento
Sacramento, Calif. (October 29, 1961) - Rodger Ward of Indianapolis rolled home Sunday a winner for the second time in the 100-mile national championship race at the California State Fairgrounds one-mile dirt oval in Sacramento.
Ward, the 1959 Indianapolis 500 winner covered 100 laps of the one-mile dirt track in one hour, seven minutes and 35 seconds, slightly over the one hour, five minute and 57 seconds, track record.Parnelli Jones of Torrance, Calif., completed 99 laps and finished second. Bobby Marshman of Pottstown, Penn., finished 98 laps and was third.
Ward beat defending champion A. J. Foyt, winner of last May's Indianapolis 500. Foyt led for the 23rd through the 74th laps, when he was forced from the race by mechanical trouble.
Ward last won the 100-mile race in 1957.
Ten cars out of the 18 qualifiers were in the race at the finish.
Ward's share of the $15,150 purse isn't known, but promoter J. C. Agajanian said it will be more than $5,000.
Ward led the race from the start of the 23rd lap, when Foyt took the lead. Ward led again from the 75th circuit to the finish.
Popular Jim, Hurtubise of Lennox, Calif., the 1959 winner, was another victim of mechanical trouble.
Clark Templeman of Seattle set a new track qualifying record of 35.51 seconds for one lap. This beat the 36.24 second record set by Ward in 1957.
A crowd of 14,180 paid a purse of $40,738.
Results
1. Rodger Ward
2. Parnelli Jones
3. Bobby Marshman
4. Len Sutton
5. Cotton Farmer
6. Elmer George
7. Don Branson
8. Don Davis
9. Ronnie Duman
10.Jim McElreath
11.Roger McCluskey
12.A.J. Foyt
13.Red Riegel
14.Jim Hurtubise
15.Dempsey Wilson
16.Shorty Templeman
17.Ray Wearne
18.Al Keller
No comments: Thursday, October 28, 2021 1972 Phillips Drives to IMCA Win
Shreveport, Lou. (October 28, 1972) Larry Phillips, a picture in studied nonchalance, fended off challenge after challenge in his blue and white 1970 Chevelle Saturday to win the 50-lap International Motor Contest Association new model stock car feature at the Louisiana State Fair Speedway.
In winning the feature, Phillips broke the 50-lap world record with a clocking off 18 minutes and 11.02 seconds, erasing the old mark just set last Saturday by Phil Cronin of Houston, Tex.Phillips also cracked the world mark for 12 laps by posting a time of 4 minutes and 28.26 seconds in winning the first heat. The old marks were also set by Cronin last Saturday 4 minutes and 29.65 seconds.
To make the day even more memorable for Phillips and the Internal Revenue Service, Phillips also pocketed more prize money by winning the 5-lap STP trophy dash.
Irv Janey of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who placed fifth in the feature and third in the fourth heat, did nothing to hurt his chances of winning his first IMCA national championship.
In the feature, Phillips was constantly at swords with Cronin who won the trophy dash, heat and 50-lap feature last Saturday.
From the outset, Phillips took the lead, but Cronin shadowed him and passed Phillips in front of the grandstand on lap 17.
On the 25th circuit, Phillips returned the favor and from that point on, the two drivers exchanged the lead another four times before Phillips got the lead for keeps on lap 38.
Cronin, who commanded center ring with his driving performance last week, finished second. Freddie Cook of West Monroe, Lou., took third with Norman Blythe of Houston, Tex., in fourth and Irv Janey in fifth.
Results
1. Larry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
2. Phil Cronin, Houston, Tex.
3. Freddie Cook, West Monroe, Lou.
4. Norman Blythe, Houston, Tex.
5. Irv Janey, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
6. Terry Brumley, Springfield, Mo.
7. Mike Crofford, Houston, Tex.
8. Gerry Harrison, Topeka, Kan.
9. Tony Bettenhausen Jr. Tinley Park, Ill.
10.Larry Richardson, Gunter, Tex.
11.Tommy Taylor, Houston, Tex.
12.Dallas Kirkfield, New Orleans, Lou.
No comments: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 1974 McElreath Again in IMCA
Shreveport, La. (October 27, 1974) Twenty-two year-old James McElreath Jr., son of Indianapolis 500 veteran Jim McElreath, sped to victory in as many days at State Fair Speedway on Sunday afternoon again winning the International Motor Contest Associations 25-lap sprint car race.
McElreath broke his own one-day record with a time of 8 minutes and 56 seconds over the 12.5-mile course, nearly 3 seconds better than his winning time of 8 minutes and 59 seconds, set on Saturday, the first day ever of sprint car competition on the half-mile oval.Ronnie Burke won the first heat in 3 minutes and 34 seconds, lowering his one-day record of 3 minutes and 36 seconds.
Richard Powell of Enid, Okla., who is USACs 1974 rookie-of-the-year in the midget division, won the second heat and also took home the trophy dash.
Shane Carson of Oklahoma City, driving a car built by Jim McElreath and his father, took the checkered flag in the third heat.
Bill Utz of Sedalia, Mo., clinched his first IMCA national championship as the race season closed out. Utz finished with 2,535 points for his first title in eight years of competition.
Results
Heat #1 Ronnie Burke, Houston, Tex.
Heat #2 Richard Powell, Enid, Okla.
Heat #3 Shane Carson, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Trophy dash Richard Powell
Feature
1. James McElreath, Arlington, Tex.
2. Ronnie Burke
3. Richard Powell
4. Bill Thrasher, Mesquite, Tex.
5. Rick Hood, West Memphis, Ark.
6. Ralph Parkinson Sr., Wichita Falls, Tex.
7. Tom Marshall, Grapevine, Tex.
8. Bobby Marshall, Dallas, Tex.
9. Roger Archer, Dallas, Tex.
10.Shane Carson
No comments: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1958 Derr Wins State Fair Finale
Shreveport, La. (October 26, 1958) A crowd of more than 4,000 thrilled stock car patrons witnessed one of the most exciting races promoted on the Louisiana State Fairgrounds half-mile Sunday night as Ernie Derr of Keokuk, Iowa, withstood torrid competition by 14 other drivers to win the 198-lap feature that concluded the 1958 International Motor Contest Association season.
Derrs victory was anything but easy and it wasnt without its abundance of excitement, and a spectacular finish created when a blowout on a rear tire on Johnny Beauchamps car caused the 1956-57 IMCA national champion to spin directly in front of the grandstand and also in the path of current IMCA points leader Don White.White crashed broadside into Beauchamps machine, sending it rolling and touching off a fire underneath the car.
Beauchamp, of Harlan, Iowa, managed to escape from the car and jump over the fence into the grandstand free of injury although his car was totally demolished. Despite a smashed front end, White was able to continue and finished second.
IMCA officials stopped the contest at lap 198 because of the oil slick on the track from Beauchamps wrecked car.
Derr, who hadnt finished worse than third since July, took the lead on lap 141 when Whites car suffered a flat tire.
Herb Shannon was the early leader and set the pace until he was passed by White on lap 28. White would extend his lead and for the next 113 circuits, everything was going smooth for the Keokuk, Iowa, driver until his blowout.
The sensational finish crowned Don White the 1958 national champion, largely on points amassed during the season prior to the Louisiana State Fair.
Derr finished the season number two in points behind White with Beauchamp finishing third. Bob Burdick of Omaha, Neb., who was third in points coming into the races in Shreveport, left the State Fair on Saturday to begin his trek homeward, where he will enter the service next week.
Results -
1. Ernie Derr, Keokuk, Io
2. Don White, Keokuk, Iowa
3. Doug Rollins, Corpus Christi, Tex.
4. Ramo Stott, Keokuk, Iowa
5. Herb Shannon, Peoria, Ill.
6. Newt Bartholomew, Carlisle, Iowa
7. Lenny Funk, Otis, Kan.
8. Bob Hardy, Beaumont, Tex.
9. Pappy Cross, Quincy, Ill.
10.Johnny Beauchamp, Harlan, Iowa
No comments: Monday, October 25, 2021 1970 - Johnny Grum sets records at Grove
Mechanicsburg, Penn. (October 25, 1970) Johnny Grum, of Altoona, Penn., had himself a record shattering weekend at the Williams Grove Speedway.
The popular veteran won the 8th annual National Open and did it in record setting time. The record in the 150-lap event was completed in 65 minutes and 7 seconds.It was the third record Grum had set at the Grove in two days. On Saturday Grum set a new one lap standard posting a time of 23:035 seconds. He was clocked in 32:53 in the second 75-lap leg of Sunday's feature which is also a record.
It was not an easy victory for Grum. During the first 75-lap segment of the 150-lap event, Grum had to sit back and watch Bobbie Adamson, of Wrightsville, Penn., lead all the way.
Adamson, who started second, took the lead moving into the first turn of the first lap and was never headed. However, Grum stayed close and never dropped back further than second.
During the mandatory pit stop, car owner and chief mechanic Harry Fletcher made several changes which proved the difference in the event. Fletcher decided to go to a higher gear and put a larger tire on the left rear.
It took Grum three laps to catch Adamson as the second 75 lap even started. But on the 79th lap, moving off the second turn, Grum charged into the lead.
On the following lap, Bobby Allen, McSherrytown, Penn., worked his way past Adamson, and started chasing Grum. From this point until the 120th lap Grum, the veteran, and Allen, the young charger, put on a real donnybrook.
However, when the two drivers moved into the heavy lapped traffic, Grum began opening up distance between himself and Allen. At one point he had a good five-second advantage over Allen.
When Grum took the checkered flag, he had a 3.5 second lead over Allen. Kenny
Weld, of York, who lost a header pipe on the 72nd lap, hung in and finished third. Steve Unger, Garrettsville, Ohio, turned In an impressive ride and finished fourth and Adamson hung on to collect fifth place.
Rounding out the top 10 were Irvin King, Buddy Cochran, Billy Cassella, Gene Kohr, and Tom Spriggle, who started last.
Grum earned $2,000 for winning the event, plus $720 In lap money, $200 for fast time, plus $100 bonus for setting a new track record in time trials. This brought his winnings to $3,020.
Adamson collected $720 in lap money.
No comments: Older PostsHomeSubscribe to:Posts (Atom)Preserving the history of Midwest Auto RacingSo much racing history has been made through the years right here in the Midwest.
From the rich dirt ovals in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska to the paved short tracks in Minnesota and Wisconsin, some of the best drivers ever to get behind the wheel of a race car competed right here in the heartland.
We all have our own story to share about our favorite driver who thrilled us everytime they rolled onto the track or that one particular race that still stands out as the greatest they ever saw.
We'll go back in history, 10, 20, 30, 40, even 50 years ago (even more) and reminisce about what has made racing in the Midwest so special for us.
These are our stories. We hope you enjoy them...
Kyle Ealy
Lee Ackerman
Dick Schlitz
Willy Kraft
Gary Webb
Dave Bjorge
MRA Archives 2021(315) October 2021(38)1964 McCluskey in Ascot USAC Victory1983 Sauter beats Trickle to Win at Nashville1961 Ward Wins 100 at Sacramento1972 Phillips Drives to IMCA Win1974 McElreath Again in IMCA1958 Derr Wins State Fair Finale1970 - Johnny Grum sets records at Grove1971 Here Comes Another Keokuk Hutcherson1966 Atkins Tops at Sacramento 100-Miler1978 Martin Captures Buckeye 4001972 Reutimann captures Eastern States 2001973 - Collier Drives Chevelle to Easy Win1968 Derr Claims Easy Win1969 Bettenhausen is Branson Classic Winner1992 This Time Around, Purvis Win a Lock1976 Reffner Wins World Cup 4001971 Ruttman wins Johnny Appleseed 1001960 Hurtubise Wins Reading Event1977 Shuman Cops Second Western Title1961 Joe Weatherly takes National 4001984 Waltrip Advice Helps Balough1968 Beale Outstrips Sprinters at Salem1968 Tragedy Hits Manzanita; Cleburg Wins1964 Caldwell Awarded Win in Peach State 2001953 Kansas City Racer wins Bama Fair1971 Opperman Surges to Western Crown1973 Gould Survives Late Spin; Wins Delayed-Plag...1974 - Canadian Wins Oktoberfest 2001963 Goldsmith Tops Nelson in Bettenhausen Memorial1975 Allen closes strong, wins National Open1963 Ritchie Wins; 13 a Jinx for Hunter1977 - Detjens Holds Off Burgess in La Crosse Okto...1970 - Protest Rejected as Michigan Driver Wins Sa...1982 Reluctant Entrant Wins Top Prize at Winchester1976 - Balough speeds to State Fair win1976 Hansen Outruns the Best at Sunset1970 Beckman in Tri-State Win1972 Shear Dominates Rockford National Short Track September 2021(64) August 2021(52) July 2021(39) June 2021(30) May 2021(32) April 2021(27) March 2021(6) February 2021(24) January 2021(3) 2020(220) December 2020(2) November 2020(8) October 2020(28) September 2020(29) August 2020(18) July 2020(29) June 2020(28) May 2020(25) April 2020(21) March 2020(5) February 2020(18) January 2020(9) 2019(172) December 2019(3) November 2019(5) October 2019(14) September 2019(26) August 2019(29) July 2019(26) June 2019(25) May 2019(21) April 2019(13) March 2019(3) February 2019(5) January 2019(2) 2018(126) December 2018(2) November 2018(1) October 2018(5) September 2018(23) August 2018(25) July 2018(19) June 2018(17) May 2018(16) April 2018(12) March 2018(1) February 2018(3) January 2018(2) 2017(145) December 2017(1) November 2017(2) October 2017(7) September 2017(28) August 2017(27) July 2017(22) June 2017(22) May 2017(22) April 2017(11) March 2017(1) February 2017(1) January 2017(1) 2016(124) December 2016(3) November 2016(3) October 2016(6) September 2016(25) August 2016(27) July 2016(20) June 2016(17) May 2016(14) April 2016(5) March 2016(1) February 2016(1) January 2016(2) 2015(141) December 2015(1) November 2015(2) October 2015(6) September 2015(27) August 2015(24) July 2015(24) June 2015(22) May 2015(21) April 2015(10) February 2015(2) January 2015(2) 2014(131) December 2014(2) November 2014(3) October 2014(14) September 2014(11) August 2014(24) July 2014(18) June 2014(17) May 2014(19) April 2014(16) March 2014(3) February 2014(2) January 2014(2) 2013(164) December 2013(3) November 2013(2) October 2013(4) September 2013(23) August 2013(26) July 2013(19) June 2013(26) May 2013(26) April 2013(18) March 2013(6) February 2013(8) January 2013(3) 2012(192) December 2012(8) November 2012(4) October 2012(16) September 2012(23) August 2012(25) July 2012(23) June 2012(22) May 2012(24) April 2012(19) March 2012(9) February 2012(10) January 2012(9) 2011(152) December 2011(12) November 2011(4) October 2011(17) September 2011(22) August 2011(23) July 2011(17) June 2011(16) May 2011(18) April 2011(9) March 2011(5) February 2011(6) January 2011(3) 2010(69) December 2010(7) November 2010(8) October 2010(8) September 2010(6) August 2010(4) July 2010(5) June 2010(6) May 2010(5) April 2010(6) March 2010(4) February 2010(4) January 2010(6) 2009(114) December 2009(7) November 2009(8) October 2009(9) September 2009(11) August 2009(13) July 2009(13) June 2009(12) May 2009(13) April 2009(15) March 2009(13)Search Midwest Racing ArchivesDuane Steffe
Tom Bartholomew
Roger Dolan
Steve Keppler
Our Favorite Racing History LinksAl Blixt Auto Racing HistoryBob Lawrence's Kansas Racing HistoryChicagoland RacingCoastal 181I-94 Raceway MemoriesLil' SpringfieldMidwest SpeedwayMVSC Stock Car MemoriesNashville Fairgrounds SpeedwayPeoria Speedway HistoryPlayland SpeedwayRacing From The PastSPRINTACULARWestern WandererTotal PageviewsQuestions or Comments?Email us at: midwestracingarchives@yahoo.com
<<< Thank you for your visit >>>
Websites to related : By Mama With Love
keywords:
description:
By Mama With LovePagesHome Thursday, February 27, 2020 Learning how to crochet again
Years
keywords:horse feeds,horse bedding,animal feeds,dietery supplements,pet supplies,bird feeds,dog,feeds,toys for animals,hay,straw,bedding pellets,advan
FISH | Community Food Bank keywords:
description:
509-925-5990[emailprotected]FacebookInstagram FacebookInstagram About UsServicesContactVolunteerFood DrivesAnnual Report 2019-2
keywords:
description:
PagesHomeAbout/ContactFavorites0-12 Months1-3 Years4-5 Years6 Years+Coloring PagesBook Reviews Friday, April 2
keywords:
description:
Skip to content Menu HomeEventsAboutRecordingsVideoGalleryFriends Th
keywords:
description:
The slaying of the Dragon... My Blog!!! :DThis is Rishabh Ranjan's official blog. Rishabh Ranjan studies at De Nobili School, F
keywords:
description:
Skip to content Monday, November 1, 2021
keywords:
description:
Cardboard Creatures Thursday, October 29, 2015 Can you see me now?I was at Wawa this morning
keywords:Hyip Forum, Hyip, Real Hyip Forum, Hyip Monitor, Hyip Investment News, Best Hyip Forum, Hyip Program, Hyip Review, Hyip Rating, Hyip Script ,
Activity Stream - Newdigital Wor keywords:vbulletin,forum,bbs,discussion,bulletin board
description:This is a discussion forum powered by vBulletin. To find out about vBulletin, go to
Hot Websites