Indiana Open Wheel - Sprints - Lawrenceburg Speedway

Another Saturday night 100 lapper at The 'Burg

Time Trials - 34 Cars

98 Orville Yeadon...........14.67
B4 Larry Cannon............14.50
-9 Calvin Gilstrap...........15.56
83 Butch Wilkerson.........14.55
72 Dick Gaines...............14.21
19 Jon Peddie................15.15
76 Mike Johnson.............14.79
-3 Frankie Mack.............14.72
11 Ira Bastin.................14.72
71 Ross Smith...............14.52
85 Audie Schwartz.........14.85
52 Don Nordhorn............14.07 - New Track Record
97 Bob Papoy................15.26
90 Bernie Greybeal..........15.11
45 Wes Stafford.............14.42
14 Sheldon Kinser...........14.74
46 Doc Dawson..............14.75
99 Larry Moore...............14.97
54 Jim Johnson...............15.12
36 Ron Day....................14.89
-7 Kenny Ferrand............15.53
53 Bobby Kinser..............14.17
64 Leon Thickston...........14.92
61 Kenny Simpson...........15.49
-3 Bud Holmes................15.12
86 Bobby Black...............15.37
49 Don Hewitt................14.73
-2 Chick Hale.................14.18
-9 Ed Angle...................14.90
77 Bill Runyon.................15.11
82 Bill Owens..................15.15
28 Marvin Rector...........No Time
17 Vern Morrison.............15.06
-9 Danny Bowlen.............16.25

Fast Car Dash - 4 Laps - No Time

No.Driver---------------Finish

45 Wes Stafford...............2
72 Dick Gaines.................1
53 Bobby Kinser...............4
52 Don Nordhorn..............3

Feature - 100 Laps - No Time

54 Jim Johnson................14
77 Bill Runyon...................9
17 Vern Morrison..............18
99 Larry Moore................16
64 Leon Thickston.............5
-9 Ed Angle....................13
36 Ron "Pee Wee" Day.......6
85 Audie Schwartz...........22
76 Mike Johnson..............14
-2 Chick Hale..................17
46 Doc Dawson................8
14 Sheldon Kinser............24
49 Don Hewitt.................20
11 Ira Bastin...................11
-3 Frankie Mack...............15
98 Orville Yeadon..............7
83 Butch Wilkerson...........21
71 Ross Smith...................4
B4 Larry Cannon...............12
45 Wes Stafford...............23
72 Dick Gaines..................3
53 Bobby Kinser...........Winner
52 Don Nordhorn...............2
-3 Bud Holmes.................10 (Started when Greybeal scratched)

+ Pretty nice field of sprint cars in the pits that evening. The #71 (Ross Smith) and #72 (Dick Gaines) were Dizz Wilson owned and wrenched. #19 (Jon Peddie) was the Maud Smith owned ride.

+ While this was a special and presumably higher paying event, most of this field of cars and drivers were regular 'Burg Saturday night runners for the most part as I recall.

+ Mike Johnson, who had been one of the top 3 or 4 'Burg regulars in the early '60's along with Stan Bowman, Gil Hess, and Wayne Wolfe, would later operate the Paragon Speedway. I never got to meet Wolfe but I'd guess that he, like the other three mentioned, was a really nice chap.

+ In the Stock Car portion of the show that night, Pat Patrick in his #5 outtimed the 28 car field with a 15.57, also a New Track Record. Calvin Dean won the fast car dash and in car number 57, hard charger John Mugavin moved up from his 16th starting spot to take the checkers for the win. :6::8::6:

+ Let me know if you like this old stuff, or if it's just "taking up space" like Danny Burton did in high school..........and he was not studying to become an astronaut. ;):3:;)

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