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FishBurger 1/9/09 4:31 PM
USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Traveling west a few more miles and back a few less years for this retro results thread. I chose this because I hadn't done a THAT race here yet and because the feature winner was one of my favorites. Track was a bit off for recording fast times but just fine for racing as the results below will show.

Qualifications 31 Cars - Track Record 22.76 by Johnny Rutherford on 8/5/65
29 Johnny Parsons, Jr. - 24.14
14 George Snider - 25.41 - Wergland
51 Bill Compton - 25.21 - Compton
76 Chuck Booth - 25.37 - W. & W.
71 Don Nordhorn - 25.97 - Industrial Hardwood
55 Gordy Lee - 25.50 - W.L. Otis
32 Merle Bettenhausen - 25.80
11 Rollie Beale - 25.34 - Rodeo Bar
61 Lee Brayton - 27.39
17 Dick Tobias - 24.38 - Ruppert
83 Sammy Sessions - 25.10 - GAPCO
-7 Todd Gibson - 24.30 - QUICK TIME - Forberg
-4 Greg Weld - 24.51 - Leffler
42 Ralph Liguori - 25.03 - R Z
43 Charlie Masters - 29.38 - Welsh
-2 Larry Dickson - 24.85 - Lay's Transmission
99 Duke Cook - 25.72 - Besecker Chevy
15 Johnny Rutherford - 25.28 - Meskowski
-5 Jerry Poland - 24.73 - Smith Speed Shop
60 Bill Puterbaugh - 24.71 - G.W. Pierce Auto
81 Mel Cornett - DNQ - Varney Bros.
80 Lenny Waldo - 24.81 - Wachholz Ford
95 Karl Busson - Cedoz
23 Jim McElreath - 24.71 - McElreath
10 Larry Cannon - 25.27 - Crane Cam
69 Sonny Ates - 25.73 - McClung Adv.
30 Doc Dawson - 25.68
84 Tom Bigelow - 24.82 - Midwest Mfg.
-1 Gary Bettenhausen - 25.48 - City of Syracuse
91 Jimmy Oskie - DNQ - J-Ram
82 Carl Williams - DNQ

Todd Gibson got a $50 Savings Bond from the Terre Haute Jaycees.

All Chevys except for the Wachholz Ford. I added car names from the program inserted entry list. Of course then, as now, entry lists were incomplete and less than 100% reliable ( not unlike my memory :wink ).

First Heat - 7 Cars - 10 Laps - 4:18.39 - TR Greg Weld 4:04.41 6/21/70
71 Don Nordhorn.....................1
30 Doc Dawson.......................7
11 Rolliw Beale........................2
83 Sammy Sessions.................6
84 Tom Bigelow......................4
29 Johnny Parsons, Jr..............3

Second Heat - 7 Cars - 10 Laps - No Time
55 Gordy Lee..........................6
99 Duke Cook.........................3
51 Bill Compton.......................2
60 Bill Puterbaugh....................4
76 Chuck Booth.......................5
-2 Larry Dickson......................7
17 Toby Tobias.......................1

Third Heat - 7 Cars - 10 Laps - 4:21.08
61 Lee Brayton........................6
69 Sonny Ates.........................7
14 George Snider......................2
10 Larry Cannon.......................4
95 Karl Busson.........................3
-5 Jerry Poland........................5
23 Jim McElreath......................1

Fourth Heat - 7 Cars - 10 Laps - 4:21.49
43 Charlie Masters....................6
32 Merle Bettenhausen..............3
-1 Gary Bettenhausen...............5
15 Johnny Rutherford................7
42 Ralph Liguori........................2
80 Lenny Waldo........................4
-4 Greg Weld...........................1

3 of the 4 heats were won from the tail.

Semi-Feature - 8 Cars - 12 Laps - No Time - TR Larry Dickson 4:57.25 6/21/70
29 Johnny Parsons, Jr................1
-5 Jerry Poland.........................4
-2 Larry Dickson.......................2
83 Sammy Sessions...................6
15 Johnny Rutherford.................3
-1 Gary Bettenhausen................5
55 Gordy Lee............................8
61 Lee Brayton.........................7

#76 Chuck Booth, #69 Sonny Ates, and #43 Charlie Masters all DNS for some reason.

Feature - 20 Cars - 40 Laps
60 Bill Puterbaugh.....................13
29 Johnny Parswons, Jr..............16
-4 Greg Weld.............................2
23 Jim McElreath.......................19
17 Toby Tobias...............THE WINNER
-7 Todd Gibson...........................7
-5 Jerry Poland..........................17
80 Lenny Waldo..........................5
84 Tom Bigelow..........................10
-2 Larry Dickson.........................14
95 Karl Busson.............................8
42 Ralph Liguori............................6
51 Bill Compton...........................15
10 Larry Cannon...........................3
15 Johnny Rutherford...................11
11 Rollie Beale..............................9
14 George Snider..........................4 "Ziggy" gets the Hard Charger Award
71 Don Nordhorn..........................20
99 Sammy Sessions......................12 Sessions in for Duke Cook for points
32 Gary Bettenhausen...................18 Gary in the #32 for brother Merle

+Back then when the USAC shows were on Sunday afternoons, you had about a 50/50 chance of seeing good racing. This day the racing was super.
+Toby got a diamond ring from Hillman's Jewelers, $25 cash from VanArsdale Texaco, and a $100 suit from Meis Red Carpet Men's Shop in addition to the purse. Nothing in my notes about any added perks donated by Jerry Shaw or anyone named Walls. I heard later that SHORTBUS offered Tobias a Sterling Beer in trade for the suit.
+Problems all day for Gary B., Willie Davis and the #1 City of Syracuse Spl. Nearly unheard of for that team.
+Many of you will recall that another of my favorites, Gordy Lee, was more noted for his marriage to an exotic dancer :eek: than for his racing. He was a good guy and had red hair like I did once. Gotta root for a guy with red hair and a stripper spouse.
+The front of my program has beaucoup autographs of participants plus left coast midget standout Hank Butcher. All were collected by my ex-wife and I have a picture of SUPERDUKE signing her program. I think that might have been when I first realized that the marriage was doomed. :wink:O::wink

:angry-smiley-007: INCOMING!!! :angry-smiley-007:

:checkered:

SUPERDUKE 1/9/09 8:27 PM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by FishBurger (Post 81030)
Traveling west a few more miles and back a few less years for this retro results thread. I chose this because I hadn't done a THAT race here yet and because the feature winner was one of my favorites. Track was a bit off for recording fast times but just fine for racing as the results below will show.

Qualifications 31 Cars - Track Record 22.76 by Johnny Rutherford on 8/5/65
29 Johnny Parsons, Jr. - 24.14
14 George Snider - 25.41 - Wergland
51 Bill Compton - 25.21 - Compton
76 Chuck Booth - 25.37 - W. & W.
71 Don Nordhorn - 25.97 - Industrial Hardwood
55 Gordy Lee - 25.50 - W.L. Otis
32 Merle Bettenhausen - 25.80
11 Rollie Beale - 25.34 - Rodeo Bar
61 Lee Brayton - 27.39
17 Dick Tobias - 24.38 - Ruppert
83 Sammy Sessions - 25.10 - GAPCO
-7 Todd Gibson - 24.30 - QUICK TIME - Forberg
-4 Greg Weld - 24.51 - Leffler
42 Ralph Liguori - 25.03 - R Z
43 Charlie Masters - 29.38 - Welsh
-2 Larry Dickson - 24.85 - Lay's Transmission
99 Duke Cook - 25.72 - Besecker Chevy
15 Johnny Rutherford - 25.28 - Meskowski
-5 Jerry Poland - 24.73 - Smith Speed Shop
60 Bill Puterbaugh - 24.71 - G.W. Pierce Auto
81 Mel Cornett - DNQ - Varney Bros.
80 Lenny Waldo - 24.81 - Wachholz Ford
95 Karl Busson - Cedoz
23 Jim McElreath - 24.71 - McElreath
10 Larry Cannon - 25.27 - Crane Cam
69 Sonny Ates - 25.73 - McClung Adv.
30 Doc Dawson - 25.68
84 Tom Bigelow - 24.82 - Midwest Mfg.
-1 Gary Bettenhausen - 25.48 - City of Syracuse
91 Jimmy Oskie - DNQ - J-Ram
82 Carl Williams - DNQ

Todd Gibson got a $50 Savings Bond from the Terre Haute Jaycees.

All Chevys except for the Wachholz Ford. I added car names from the program inserted entry list. Of course then, as now, entry lists were incomplete and less than 100% reliable ( not unlike my memory :wink ).

First Heat - 7 Cars - 10 Laps - 4:18.39 - TR Greg Weld 4:04.41 6/21/70
71 Don Nordhorn.....................1
30 Doc Dawson.......................7
11 Rolliw Beale........................2
83 Sammy Sessions.................6
84 Tom Bigelow......................4
29 Johnny Parsons, Jr..............3

Second Heat - 7 Cars - 10 Laps - No Time
55 Gordy Lee..........................6
99 Duke Cook.........................3
51 Bill Compton.......................2
60 Bill Puterbaugh....................4
76 Chuck Booth.......................5
-2 Larry Dickson......................7
17 Toby Tobias.......................1

Third Heat - 7 Cars - 10 Laps - 4:21.08
61 Lee Brayton........................6
69 Sonny Ates.........................7
14 George Snider......................2
10 Larry Cannon.......................4
95 Karl Busson.........................3
-5 Jerry Poland........................5
23 Jim McElreath......................1

Fourth Heat - 7 Cars - 10 Laps - 4:21.49
43 Charlie Masters....................6
32 Merle Bettenhausen..............3
-1 Gary Bettenhausen...............5
15 Johnny Rutherford................7
42 Ralph Liguori........................2
80 Lenny Waldo........................4
-4 Greg Weld...........................1

3 of the 4 heats were won from the tail.

Semi-Feature - 8 Cars - 12 Laps - No Time - TR Larry Dickson 4:57.25 6/21/70
29 Johnny Parsons, Jr................1
-5 Jerry Poland.........................4
-2 Larry Dickson.......................2
83 Sammy Sessions...................6
15 Johnny Rutherford.................3
-1 Gary Bettenhausen................5
55 Gordy Lee............................8
61 Lee Brayton.........................7

#76 Chuck Booth, #69 Sonny Ates, and #43 Charlie Masters all DNS for some reason.

Feature - 20 Cars - 40 Laps
60 Bill Puterbaugh.....................13
29 Johnny Parswons, Jr..............16
-4 Greg Weld.............................2
23 Jim McElreath.......................19
17 Toby Tobias...............THE WINNER
-7 Todd Gibson...........................7
-5 Jerry Poland..........................17
80 Lenny Waldo..........................5
84 Tom Bigelow..........................10
-2 Larry Dickson.........................14
95 Karl Busson.............................8
42 Ralph Liguori............................6
51 Bill Compton...........................15
10 Larry Cannon...........................3
15 Johnny Rutherford...................11
11 Rollie Beale..............................9
14 George Snider..........................4 "Ziggy" gets the Hard Charger Award
71 Don Nordhorn..........................20
99 Sammy Sessions......................12
32 Gary Bettenhausen...................18 Gary in the #32 for brother Merle

+Back then when the USAC shows were on Sunday afternoons, you had about a 50/50 chance of seeing good racing. This day the racing was super.
+Toby got a diamond ring from Hillman's Jewelers, $25 cash from VanArsdale Texaco, and a $100 suit from Meis Red Carpet Men's Shop in addition to the purse. Nothing in my notes about any added perks donated by Jerry Shaw or anyone named Walls. I heard later that SHORTBUS offered Tobias a Sterling Beer in trade for the suit.
+Problems all day for Gary B., Willie Davis and the #1 City of Syracuse Spl. Nearly unheard of for that team.
+Many of you will recall that another of my favorites, Gordy Lee, was more noted for his marriage to an exotic dancer :eek: than for his racing. He was a good guy and had red hair like I did once. Gotta root for a guy with red hair and a stripper spouse.
+The front of my program has beaucoup autographs of participants plus left coast midget standout Hank Butcher. All were collected by my ex-wife and I have a picture of SUPERDUKE signing her program. I think that might have been when I first realized that the marriage was doomed. :wink:O::wink

:angry-smiley-007: INCOMING!!! :angry-smiley-007:

:checkered:
HEY ******* AT LEAST SOMEBODY IN YOUR FAMLIY HAD GOOD TASTE!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND I LET SAMMY SESSIONS DROVE MY CAR FOR POINTS IN THE FEATURE!!!!!:applaud:

FishBurger 1/9/09 9:35 PM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Duke, that's "Mister *******" to you my friend. :D

nowings 1/9/09 9:40 PM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
SUPERDUKE , Where was the Besecker car from ?

FishBurger 1/9/09 9:45 PM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by nowings (Post 81086)
SUPERDUKE , Where was the Besecker car from ?
Since Duke is not on line at the moment, I'll field that question. Gene Besecker was from Greenville, OH.

EldoraMark 1/9/09 10:15 PM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by FishBurger (Post 81090)
Since Duke is not on line at the moment, I'll field that question. Gene Besecker was from Greenville, OH.
I might add Gene was Kevin Besecker grandfather and they had a race team for
50 years

Mark Fritz

nowings 1/9/09 11:09 PM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Thanks for the info .

SUPERDUKE 1/9/09 11:19 PM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by nowings (Post 81086)
superduke , where was the besecker car from ?
greenville ohio!

Speedwrench 1/9/09 11:34 PM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by FishBurger (Post 81030)
Traveling west a few more miles and back a few less years for this retro results thread. I chose this because I hadn't done a THAT race here yet and because the feature winner was one of my favorites. Track was a bit off for recording fast times but just fine for racing as the results below will show.

Qualifications 31 Cars - Track Record 22.76 by Johnny Rutherford on 8/5/65
29 Johnny Parsons, Jr. - 24.14
14 George Snider - 25.41 - Wergland
51 Bill Compton - 25.21 - Compton
76 Chuck Booth - 25.37 - W. & W.
71 Don Nordhorn - 25.97 - Industrial Hardwood
55 Gordy Lee - 25.50 - W.L. Otis
32 Merle Bettenhausen - 25.80
11 Rollie Beale - 25.34 - Rodeo Bar
61 Lee Brayton - 27.39
17 Dick Tobias - 24.38 - Ruppert
83 Sammy Sessions - 25.10 - GAPCO
-7 Todd Gibson - 24.30 - QUICK TIME - Forberg
-4 Greg Weld - 24.51 - Leffler
42 Ralph Liguori - 25.03 - R Z
43 Charlie Masters - 29.38 - Welsh
-2 Larry Dickson - 24.85 - Lay's Transmission
99 Duke Cook - 25.72 - Besecker Chevy
15 Johnny Rutherford - 25.28 - Meskowski
-5 Jerry Poland - 24.73 - Smith Speed Shop
60 Bill Puterbaugh - 24.71 - G.W. Pierce Auto
81 Mel Cornett - DNQ - Varney Bros.
80 Lenny Waldo - 24.81 - Wachholz Ford
95 Karl Busson - Cedoz
23 Jim McElreath - 24.71 - McElreath
10 Larry Cannon - 25.27 - Crane Cam
69 Sonny Ates - 25.73 - McClung Adv.
30 Doc Dawson - 25.68
84 Tom Bigelow - 24.82 - Midwest Mfg.
-1 Gary Bettenhausen - 25.48 - City of Syracuse
91 Jimmy Oskie - DNQ - J-Ram
82 Carl Williams - DNQ

Todd Gibson got a $50 Savings Bond from the Terre Haute Jaycees.

All Chevys except for the Wachholz Ford. I added car names from the program inserted entry list. Of course then, as now, entry lists were incomplete and less than 100% reliable ( not unlike my memory :wink ).

First Heat - 7 Cars - 10 Laps - 4:18.39 - TR Greg Weld 4:04.41 6/21/70
71 Don Nordhorn.....................1
30 Doc Dawson.......................7
11 Rolliw Beale........................2
83 Sammy Sessions.................6
84 Tom Bigelow......................4
29 Johnny Parsons, Jr..............3

Second Heat - 7 Cars - 10 Laps - No Time
55 Gordy Lee..........................6
99 Duke Cook.........................3
51 Bill Compton.......................2
60 Bill Puterbaugh....................4
76 Chuck Booth.......................5
-2 Larry Dickson......................7
17 Toby Tobias.......................1

Third Heat - 7 Cars - 10 Laps - 4:21.08
61 Lee Brayton........................6
69 Sonny Ates.........................7
14 George Snider......................2
10 Larry Cannon.......................4
95 Karl Busson.........................3
-5 Jerry Poland........................5
23 Jim McElreath......................1

Fourth Heat - 7 Cars - 10 Laps - 4:21.49
43 Charlie Masters....................6
32 Merle Bettenhausen..............3
-1 Gary Bettenhausen...............5
15 Johnny Rutherford................7
42 Ralph Liguori........................2
80 Lenny Waldo........................4
-4 Greg Weld...........................1

3 of the 4 heats were won from the tail.

Semi-Feature - 8 Cars - 12 Laps - No Time - TR Larry Dickson 4:57.25 6/21/70
29 Johnny Parsons, Jr................1
-5 Jerry Poland.........................4
-2 Larry Dickson.......................2
83 Sammy Sessions...................6
15 Johnny Rutherford.................3
-1 Gary Bettenhausen................5
55 Gordy Lee............................8
61 Lee Brayton.........................7

#76 Chuck Booth, #69 Sonny Ates, and #43 Charlie Masters all DNS for some reason.

Feature - 20 Cars - 40 Laps
60 Bill Puterbaugh.....................13
29 Johnny Parswons, Jr..............16
-4 Greg Weld.............................2
23 Jim McElreath.......................19
17 Toby Tobias...............THE WINNER
-7 Todd Gibson...........................7
-5 Jerry Poland..........................17
80 Lenny Waldo..........................5
84 Tom Bigelow..........................10
-2 Larry Dickson.........................14
95 Karl Busson.............................8
42 Ralph Liguori............................6
51 Bill Compton...........................15
10 Larry Cannon...........................3
15 Johnny Rutherford...................11
11 Rollie Beale..............................9
14 George Snider..........................4 "Ziggy" gets the Hard Charger Award
71 Don Nordhorn..........................20
99 Sammy Sessions......................12 Sessions in for Duke Cook for points
32 Gary Bettenhausen...................18 Gary in the #32 for brother Merle

+Back then when the USAC shows were on Sunday afternoons, you had about a 50/50 chance of seeing good racing. This day the racing was super.
+Toby got a diamond ring from Hillman's Jewelers, $25 cash from VanArsdale Texaco, and a $100 suit from Meis Red Carpet Men's Shop in addition to the purse. Nothing in my notes about any added perks donated by Jerry Shaw or anyone named Walls. I heard later that SHORTBUS offered Tobias a Sterling Beer in trade for the suit.
+Problems all day for Gary B., Willie Davis and the #1 City of Syracuse Spl. Nearly unheard of for that team.
+Many of you will recall that another of my favorites, Gordy Lee, was more noted for his marriage to an exotic dancer :eek: than for his racing. He was a good guy and had red hair like I did once. Gotta root for a guy with red hair and a stripper spouse.
+The front of my program has beaucoup autographs of participants plus left coast midget standout Hank Butcher. All were collected by my ex-wife and I have a picture of SUPERDUKE signing her program. I think that might have been when I first realized that the marriage was doomed. :wink:O::wink

:angry-smiley-007: INCOMING!!! :angry-smiley-007:

:checkered:
Mr. Fish - Do you happen to know Gordy's real last name? Always liked him, nice guy.

SUPERDUKE 1/9/09 11:52 PM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Gordan van ness! I seen him last year 2007! He was traveling around going to races in his motorhome! His wife died a few years ago! He was at toledo usac race oldtimers nite! And seen him at the ledgens of ascot party also!

cecil98 1/10/09 10:46 AM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Fish, I love these old posts because my dad, my next door neighbor, Dink Peters, his daughter, Sharon and I, attended most of these races. However, I was not at this one. These posts just bring back such great memories from a glorious era of great racing and great times spent with my father and friends!!!!

SUPERDUKE 1/10/09 11:07 AM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
POST THE 1978 HULMAN CLASSIC RESULTS? :doh:

hogan6 1/10/09 2:23 PM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by SUPERDUKE (Post 81149)
POST THE 1978 HULMAN CLASSIC RESULTS? :doh:
Thank God Toby's car made it to the end.

FishBurger 1/10/09 3:22 PM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by SUPERDUKE (Post 81149)
POST THE 1978 HULMAN CLASSIC RESULTS? :doh:
Sorry Duke, I didn't make it to that one. Maybe someone else here at IOW (Ron Miller, Bill Walls, Jerry Shaw, or someone) can come up with some '78 Hulman Classic results.

smith19 1/10/09 6:17 PM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
That was the roughest racetrack ever (1978). Pure junk. Granny parked her car after the heat. Tobias's car fell apart in turn one after the checker.

Ovalmeister 1/10/09 9:29 PM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Awesome post, love to see those somewhat forgotten names again. I always forget Merle Bettenhausen drove sprint cars, I usually associate him with midgets and a very short Indy car career. How many sprint races did he run?
David.

SUPERDUKE 1/10/09 11:10 PM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by hogan6 (Post 81180)
Thank God Toby's car made it to the end.
YOU REALLY LIKE TO SHOW WHAT A JERK YOUR ARE A REAL STUPID ASS:moon::moon:

hogan6 1/11/09 10:41 AM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by SUPERDUKE (Post 81249)
YOU REALLY LIKE TO SHOW WHAT A JERK YOUR ARE A REAL STUPID ASS:moon::moon:
SUPERDUD...Whats your first language?? It's obviously not English.

Fisher79 1/11/09 11:18 AM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by smith19 (Post 81208)
That was the roughest racetrack ever (1978). Pure junk. Granny parked her car after the heat. Tobias's car fell apart in turn one after the checker.
I've got a chunk of that race on an old VHS tape, and you're not kidding. The roughest race track I've ever seen, no doubt about that.

One can only imagine how many of the current "cars and stars" would pack up early because of a surface like that.

TQ29m 1/11/09 11:45 AM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Yes, nice to see some names from the past. I actually worked with Sonny Ates, kinda, he worked at Mahan Ford, in Columbus, In, and I worked at Harrison Motors, also a Ford dealer, in the early 50's, and I don't remember Sonny ever saying anything about racing, he was all business at work. Ya just never know! Bob

Bruce Harrison 1/11/09 3:51 PM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Thought I'd fill in the rest of the car owners not listed (from the Carl Hungness USAC Sprint History):

29 - "Boston" Louie Seymour
30 - Dick Hoffman
32 - David LeFevre
61 - Lee Brayton
82 - Carl Williams

How about the results from the September 1970 race at Terre Haute? That was my 1st USAC race. I remember 3 things about that race: Bruce Walkup won the feature in the Seymour 29, Johnny Rutherford ran the no-cage Meskowski #15, and since I'd recently broken my arm playing football, and got AJ Foyt and Tony Hulman's autographs on the cast:thumb

SteveE 1/11/09 4:15 PM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
You know what, I was rooting for Duke that day, I think he drove a heck of a race and I believe in a couple more laps it would have been a different winner.
I know a couple post on here just to try to rile Duke up, but I'll tell you what, I bet you that you would have liked to do just 1/2 of what he did in racing.

FishBurger 1/11/09 6:12 PM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruce Harrison (Post 81329)
How about the results from the September 1970 race at Terre Haute? That was my 1st USAC race.
Happy to oblige Bruce. Think I'll start a new thread for that one though.

Redwood17257 1/11/09 8:18 PM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Hey guys, I dug around a little bit and was able to come up with some info on a couple of races in Indiana including the 1978 Hulman Classic and the race the night before at Haubstadt. Pretty sweet weekend if you look at an amazing lineup of drivers. Hope this satisfies some curiousity, sorry it wasn't more detailed!

Terre Haute Action Track - $7000 to win Tony Hulman Classic, Terre Haute,IN
Date of Race: 5/6/1978

1: Tobias, Dick (17) 2: Cook, Duke (28) 3: McSpadden, Lealand (75 - Stanton) 4: Leavell, Rich (61 - Welch) 5: Vogler, Rich (74 - Leyba) 6: Gurney, Chuck (41 - Coulter) 7: Olivero, Bobby (22 - Hill) 8: Templeman, Clark (30 - Trost) 9: Leffler, Greg (106 - Siebert) 10: Rager, Roger (35 - Bowen) 11: Bigelow, Tom (43 - Armstrong) 12: Cassella, Billy (29 - Seymour) 13: Shuman, Ron (6 - Siebert) 14: Parkinson, Junior (65) 15: Walkup, Bruce (42 - Moorman) 16: Carter, Pancho (44 - Stapp) 17: Kinser, Sheldon (1 - Hammond) 18: Hicks, Roy (19 - Niebel) 19: Parsons, Johnny (38 - Hodson)

Fast time: Eddie Leavitt (Siebert 86); (Sanction Note - $7000 Tony Hulman USAC Classic)

Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt,IN
Date of Race: 5/5/1978
USAC Midgets
1: Tripp, Sleepy (26 - Miller) 2: Shuman, Ron (9 - Pool) 3: Caruthers, Lonnie (78) 4: Kenyon, Mel (43 - Armstrong) 5: Cannon, Steve (48 - Heerboth)

Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis,IN
Date of Race: 5/26/1978
USAC Sprints
A1 Feature
1: McSpadden, Lealand (86 - Siebert) 2: Vogler, Rich (74 - Leyba) 3: Engelhart, Billy (7 - Weaver) 4: Alderson, Mark (66 - Enslow) 5: Oskie, Jimmy (55 - Knepper) 6: Weeks, Jerry (35 - Bowen) 7: Miller, Jerry (79 - Watson) 8: Cannon, Steve (71 - Babb) 9: Olivero, Bobby (22 - Hill) 10: McClellan, Mack (78) 11: Miller, Phil (58) 12: Lovelace, Malcolm (80)
A2 Feature
1: Cassella, Billy (29 - Seymour) 2: Tobias, Dick (17 ) 3: Bigelow, Tom (43 - Armstrong) 4: Kinser, Sheldon (1 - Hammond) 5: Snider, George (20 - Rhoades) 6: Parkinson, Junior (65) 7: East, Bob (21 - Dorathy) 8: Cook, Duke (28) 9: Leavell, Rich (78 - McClellan) 10: Hicks, Roy (19 - Niebel) 11: Browning, Hal (31 - Campbell) 12: Peperak, Dave (77)
A3 Feature
1: Tobias, Dick (17 ) 2: Cassella, Billy (29 - Seymour) 3: Bigelow, Tom (43 - Armstrong) 4: Vogler, Rich (74 - Leyba) 5: Kinser, Sheldon (1 - Hammond) 6: Snider, George (20 - Rhoades) 7: Engelhart, Billy (7 - Weaver) 8: Shuman, Ron (86 - Siebert) 9: Weeks, Jerry (35 - Bowen) 10: Olivero, Bobby (22 - Hill) 11: Oskie, Jimmy (55 - Knepper) 12: East, Bob (21 - Dorathy)

smith19 1/11/09 8:44 PM
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
 
Was leading the feature at the fairgrounds and blew the new titanium rod motor all over the place. A picture of this (leading) is on the front page of the 1979 or 80 state fair program. That would have been a big win because leffler was not a dirt man.


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