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.
