Lawrenceburg Speedway - 5/4/68
 

I realize most here are not as hung up on the Lawrenceburg Speedway as I am, but this was a night from some 40+ years ago that I revisit with interest. Plus, there are a bunch a names recognizeable to many here. So, inasmuch as IN is now in offseason mode, leaving me pretty much with no life, I kill time and take up cyber-space with the following:

Qualifications - 30 Cars
9 Calvin Gilstrap 15.36
14 Sheldon Kinser 15.75
3 Bud Holmes 15.60
11 Ira Bastin 15.49
90 Bernie Graybeal 15.60
97 Bob Papoy 15.47
91 Butch Smith 17.83
B4 Larry "Boom Boom" Cannon 15.29
53 Bobby Kinser 14.99 Quick Time
76 Mike Johnson 15.34
6 Roy Robbins 15.42
52 Don Nordhorn 15.07
72 Ross Smith 15.60
19 Jon Peddie 15.49 (I believe this was the Maude Smith car)
83 Butch Wilkerson 15.52
17 Vern Morrison 15.71
86 Bobby Black 15.44
71 Dick Gaines 15.39
46 Doc Dawson 15.95
99 Larry Moore 15.85
5 Jim Breeze 16.01
28 Marvin Rector 15.99
23 Chick Hale 16.35
36 Pee Wee Day 15.83
98 Orville Yeadon 15.42
54 Jim Johnson 15.67
3 Frankie Mack 15.57
1 Mark Caldwell 16.57
66 Bobby Morgan 15.97
56 Bobby Grear 16.38

1st Heat
1. 71 Dick Gaines (from 7th); 2. B4 Larry Cannon; 3. 98 Orville Yeadon; 4. 86 Bobby Black

2nd Heat
1. 3 Frankie Mack (from 6th); 2. 72 Ross Smith; 3. 54 Jim Johnson; 4. 36 Pee Wee Day

3rd Heat
1. 46 Doc Dawson (from 9th); 2. 56 Bobby Grear; 3. 28 Marvin Rector; 4. 5 Jim Breeze

Fast Car Dash
1. 53 Bobby Kinser; 2. B4 Larry Cannon; 3. 52 Don Nordhorn; 4. 76 Mike Johnson

Semi-Feature
1. 19 Jon Peddie (from 12th); 11 Ira Bastin; 3. 6 Roy Robbins; 4. 36 Pee Wee Day

Feature Race 18 Cars

1. 53 Bobby Kinser (from 18th)
2. 71 Dick Gaines (from 13th)
3. 52 Don Nordhorn (from 17th)
4. 72 Ross Smith (from 2nd)
5. 9 Calvin Gilstrap (from 14th)
6. 76 Mike Johnson (from 15th)
7. 11 Ira Bastin (from 8th)
8. B4 Larry Cannon (from 16th)
9. 54 Jim Johnson (from the pole)
10. 98 Orville Yeadon (from 11th)
11. 83 ButchWilkerson
12. 19 Jon Peddie
13. 86 Bobby Black
14. 3 Bud Holmes
15. 90 Bernie Graybeal
16. 6 Roy Robbins
17. 3 Frankie Mack
18. 97 Bob Papoy

The "Cream" pretty much rose to the top in this race. I still recall Kinser, Gaines, & Nordhorn putting on quite a show on this night as they and others often did back then.

I was perhaps even more pleased to recall that a young charger named John Mugavin in #57 won the Stock Car Feature on that night followed by Ross Smith, Pat Patrick, Bob Creviston, and Jerry Lipps. John had run 2nd in his heat and won the Fast Car Dash. I've heard there is a 2nd generation Mugavin still racing. :confused: Anyone have any info on that??? :wink:O::wink

Re: Lawrenceburg Speedway - 5/4/68
 

Fish, was Pete Brewer the owner of the 14 car, Sheldon was driving? Bob

Re: Lawrenceburg Speedway - 5/4/68
 

It was, as I recall, a pinkish "Brewer's Garage" sponsored car #14. I don't know who the owner was but seems reasonable that it could have been Pete Brewer. Vallonia, IN rings a bell for me concerning this car and driver. "Pink" may not exactly describe the paint job, but I don't think anyone was gonna give Sheldon any crap about it whatever the hue. :wink

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Fish, keep right on posting. It brings back old, good memories. Even as a youth in Illinois I got to see some of these guys. One Saturday night at the Pittsfield, Illinois speedway a guy from Kentucky showed up. We had never heard of him, but he smoked the locals (including Jerry Blundy if memory serves me), even though he had a little trouble going off the 1/2 turn into the bean field. Turns out he came through west-central Illinois on his way to races the next week in Knoxville, Iowa. His name was Roy Robbins and of course the races were the first Knoxville Nationals.

Keep up the good work.

Frank Daigh

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Marv,
Keep 'em coming.
I am amazed at how many of those guys I saw race, over the years.

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Good Stuff, Marv.
thanks for taking the time (I know you have nothing but time:wink) to retype the results. Keep 'em coming!

Re: Lawrenceburg Speedway - 5/4/68
 

Hey Marv,

Thought about spending any of that free time getting the old stove fixed?:O::doh:

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Fishburg, I thought it probably was, Jerry, Pete's son, carried on the tradition, now his son, JL is carrying it on, also, and he has a son, Pete also, who will carry it on from him, he's 3 now, I think, and JL already has him a go-kart. Jerry told me, they had the number 14, before AJ did. Looking at that list, returns old memories, and those that are gone, some didn't go, in the most choice means, as I remember, Bobby Black, died on I65, in a fiery car crash, burned up in it. Bob

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Talk about memories.

Do you remember if Bobby K and Nordhorn were in team cars for McDaniel furniture?

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Interesting Marv, don't know why but I always thought Ira was in a well you know full bodied car.