+Y'all got time for another one? I needed something to do in between digging my truck out of the snow and thawing out our water pipes.
Time Trials - 30 Cars - Track Record 17.46 by Larry Dickson
18 Pancho Carter........................18.40 Carl Forberg
18 Pancho Carter........................18.15 Carl Forberg
_2 Gary Bettenhausen.................17.94 Thermo-King - Willie Davis
71 Gary Ponzini..........................19.46 Dick Hoffman
43 Larry Rice.............................18.61 Virgil Welch
84 Al Smith...............................18.90 Midwest Mfg. - Carl Gelhausen
76 Bob Pratt..............................18.05 W-W Mold Tool - Walter Winterbotham
27 Dee Jones.............................18.36
15 Tom York..............................18.13 Smith Speed Shop
_6 Larry Dickson........................18.30 Gene Hamilton Co. - Paul Leffler
45 Darl Harrison.........................17.71 Century Die - Denis Maloy
32 Billy Thrasher........................18.81 Ever's Radiator - Dave LeFevre
99 Bill Koepfer...........................18.62 Besecker
29 Jackie Howerton....................18.30 Seymour Enterprises - Louis Seymour
21 Joe Saldana..........................18.64 Ezra Brooks - E.T. Morse
10 Ralph Liguori.........................18.21 Wachholz
95 Karl Busson...........................18.54 Cedoz Automotive - Bernie Cedoz
25 Tom Bigelow.........................17.69
Quick Time Smith Speed Shop
93 Sonny Ates...........................17.91 Idding's Auto Glass
98 Jerry Poland..........................18.01 Magnavox - Ralph DePalma
_7 Don Nordhorn........................17.87 North Side Radiator - Sid Van Winkle
_3 Rollie Beale...........................17.96 Rodeo Bar - Ron Kilman
44 Duke Cook............................18.58 Steve Stapp
_8 Bill Puterbaugh......................18.29 Niebel Auto Machine - Glen Niebel
33 Johnny Parsons, Jr.................17.85 Bob Jones
_4 Lee Kunzman........................17.87 Mauri Amerling
81 Charlie Masters......................18.28 Mel Moffett
11 Cy Fairchild...........................17.83 Ben Leyba
_5 Sammy Sessions....................18.13 Competition Eng. - Wally Meskowski
61 Lee Brayton...........................18.71 Lee Brayton
_1 Bill Koepfer............................17.97 Ben's Tire Clinic - Ben Leyba
+Pancho, first car out, was given a second chance to qualify when he told
_officials of dirt on the track for his first attempt.
+I failed to note why Koepfer time trialed two cars, the #99 and the #1.
First Heat - 10 Laps - No Time
21 Joe Saldana......................4
27 Dee Jones........................6
81 Charlie Masters.................7
15 Tom York.........................5
_3 Rollie Beale......................2
_7 Don Nordhorn..................3
25 Tom Bigelow....................1
Second Heat - 10 Laps - No Time
61 Lee Brayton.....................7
95 Karl Busson.....................1
_8 Bill Puterbaugh................6
_5 Sammy Sessions..............4
_1 Bill Koepfer.....................5
_4 Lee Kunzman..................2
45 Darl Harrison...................3
Third Heat - 10 Laps - 2:58.70
_6 Larry Dickson..................1
18 Pancho Carter.................4
98 Jerry Poland....................5
93 Sonny Ates.....................2
11 Cy Fairchild.....................3
Fourth Heat - 10 Laps - 3:02.50
84 Al Smith.........................1
29 Jackie Howerton..............4
10 Ralph Liguori...................2
76 Bob Pratt........................5
_2 Gary Bettenhausen..........3
33 Johnny Parsons, Jr...........6
Semi-Feature 12 Laps - 3:37.74
33 Johnny Parsons, Jr...........2
_1 Bill Koepfer.....................1
98 Jerry Poland....................4
76 Bob Pratt........................7
15 Tom York........................3
_8 Bill Puterbaugh................6
61 Lee Brayton....................5
Feature 40 Laps - No Time
_4 Lee Kunzman..................4
_7 Don Nordhorn.................7
33 Johnny Parsons, Jr..
THE WINNER
11 Cy Fairchild...................12
45 Darl Harrison.................19
25 Tom Bigelow...................2
93 Sonny Ates...................13
_2 Gary Bettenhausen..........5
_3 Rolliw Beale..................20
_1 Bill Koepfer....................6
98 Jerry Poland..................11
15 Tom York......................18
_5 Sammy Sessions.............8
18 Pancho Carter................17
10 Ralph Liguori.................14
_6 Larry Dickson.................3
29 Jackie Howerton.............16
95 Karl Busson....................9
21 Joe Saldana...................15
84 Al Smith........................10
+I chose to post retro results for this race in memory of my old racing buddy, Mike Craven, who was buried today. Mike succumbed to a host of medical problems at age 67. He had been physically unable to attend racing events for several years but, of late, I would see him weekly pushing a shopping cart around in the local Wal-Mart for exercise. He would call me from time to time to check on mutual friends and former racing competitors. He retired with 27 years service for the LMS Water Conservancy. But, the one thing Mike was most fond of talking about was his time crewing on the Bob Jones #33 sprinter. On display at his visitation was a large framed color photo of the North Vernon, IN based car and crew, including JP. I believe it was taken at this event. R.I.P. Mike
+This was the final race of '71 which had been yet another "Larry and Gary" season for the most part. Bettenhausen had clinched the championship during the Twin 50's at Winchester the previous Sunday.
+Later!
