[FishBurger]

One more before the '11 midwest season kicks off. This one fairly recent....not even 40 years old.

Qualifications - 33 cars

10 Lennie Waldo...................18.83
98 Jerry Poland.....................19.06
18 Pancho Carter..................19.26
97 Jackie Howerton...............19.24
-6 Larry Dickson...................18.29 Fast Time
81 Charlie Masters.................19.20
95 Karl Busson......................18.50
71 Larry Cannon....................18.76
-8 Bill Puterbaugh..................18.53
32 Billy Thrasher....................18.83
45 Darl Harrison.....................18.90
-7 Don Nordhorn....................18.86
-5 Danny Caruthers................19.06
99 Bill Koepfer.......................19.22
27 Leigh Earnshaw.................19.33
84 Jim Malloy........................18.32
61 Lee Brayton......................19.40
42 Carl Williams......................18.71
46 Dick Pole..........................18.94
76 Bob Pratt..........................18.99
25 Tom Bigelow......................18.36
29 Bruce Walkup.....................18.90
28 Bill Compton.......................19.07
-2 Merle Bettenhausen.............19.01
-4 Lee Kunzman......................19.23
16 Dee Jones..........................19.39
37 Fred Linder.........................19.62
-3 Rollie Beale.........................19.16
44 George Snider.....................18.61
43 Larry Rice..........................19.07
92 Sammy Sessions.................19.40
93 Sonny Ates.........................DNQ
21 Joe Saldana........................DNQ

First Heat - 10 Laps - No Time

97 Jackie Howerton....................2
-3 Rollie Beale...........................1
98 Jerry Poland.........................7
29 Bruce Walkup.......................3
10 Lennie Waldo........................6
-8 Bill Puterbaugh......................4
-6 Larry Dickson........................5

Second Heat - 10 Laps - 3:13.96

18 Pancho Carter......................2
81 Charlie Masters.....................1
-5 Danny Caruthers...................3
46 Dick Pole.............................6
32 Billy Thrasher.......................5
44 George Snider......................4
84 Jim Malloy...........................7

Third Heat 10 Laps - 3:17.16

27 Leigh Earnshaw
99 Bill Koepfer
28 Bill Compton
76 Bob Pratt
-7 Don Nordhorn
42 Carl Williams
25 Tom Bigelow

I don't know why I failed to get the finish for this heat. May have been busy tossing down a couple of Burgers (that would be Burger Beer, not sammichs).

Fourth Heat - 10 Laps - No Time

16 Dee Jones..........................1
-4 Lee Kunzman......................7
43 Larry Rice..........................6
-2 Merle Bettenhausen.............3
45 Darl Harrison......................4
71 Larry Cannon.....................2
95 Karl Busson........................5

Semi-Feature - 12 Laps - No Time

-6 Larry Dickson......................4
84 Jim Malloy..........................1
95 Karl Busson........................3
42 Carl Williams.......................7
10 Lennie Waldo......................2
32 Billy Thrasher.....................11
46 Dick Pole............................6
98 Jerry Poland.......................12
28 Bill Compton.......................10
43 Larry Rice...........................8
-4 Lee Kunzman.......................5
27 Leigh Earnshaw....................9

Feature - 40 Laps - 13:08.66

44 George Snider......................3
-8 Bill Puterbaugh..............The WINNER
95 Karl Busson.........................7
25 Tom Bigelow........................2
84 Jim Malloy...........................5
-6 Larry Dickson.......................4
71 Larry Cannon.......................9
10 Lennie Waldo.......................8
-7 Don Nordhorn.......................6
45 Darl Harrison.......................11
29 Bruce Walkup......................12
76 Bob Pratt...........................14
-2 Merle Bettenhausen..............13
-5 Danny Caruthers..................15
-3 Rollie Beale.........................10
99 Bill Koepfer.........................19
97 Jackie Howerton..................17
18 Pancho Carter.....................18
16 Dee Jones..........................16
81 Joe Saldana........................20 - Driver Change

+Happened to notice a Billy Puterbaugh post on Facebook yesterday, remembered this race, and thought I'd add to the off-season oldies.
+I think this might have been Pancho's rookie year with USAC. Not sure about the car (18). Maybe the Forberg Chevy. Now, 40 or 50 years too late, I wish I had listed more descriptive info. Then again, as implied earlier, I was often busy lightening the load in my cooler.
+The Merle Bettenhausen ride (#2) was Willie Davis' sprinter driven to second by brother Gary in the '70 point standings.
+That's all I got folks.

[jim goerge]

Marv Please keep these comeing even dureing the racing season I love reading bout races I heard of but being 17 at the time couldn"t go to remember my mom would freak when I"d go to Bloomington lol Can see her now if told her was going to Eldora 5 hours away lol But really keep your results comeing Thanks. Hope to met you and the rest of the section 8 mean A at the berg this year :2:

[wallbanger II]

marv i am just glad you kept the sheets and that their are still readable. thanks for posting

wallbanger ii

[cecil98]

WOW!! Jim Malloy....rare appearance for him in a USAC sprint car and he ran pretty good.....he died the following May at the Speedway...Marv, this is one of the few sprint car shows you've posted on here that I didn't attend. I never saw Bill Puterbaugh win one...