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1/11/09, 8:18 PM   #24
Re: USAC Sprints - Terre Haute - 8/9/70
Redwood17257
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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)