Bjorge
went into second place on the sixth lap after Phil Prusak of Eau Claire led during the earlier laps. There
was no change in the top four from the sixth to the 18th lap. On the 18th lap
Bjorge went around Bob Shryock of Estherville who led from the start of the race.
Then on the 27th lap Butch Householder of Algona moved ahead of Shryock for
second.
Here’s
a wrap up of the other five races plus the time trials: A total of nine drivers
broke the 25 second barrier over the half-mile oval. Pace setter was Mert Williams
of Rochester
who turned in a time of 24 seconds flat. Butch Householder of Algona was next
in 24:03 with Phil Prusak of Eau Claire ,
Wis. , 24:06, Joe Salner of St. Cloud , 24:50, and
Dave Bjorge of Austin ,
24:61, rounding out the top five.
Jim
Edgington of Fairmont
was declared the winner of the first heat even though he did not complete the final
lap. Edgington took the lead on the ninth lap from Jack Piper of Mason City , but spun out
in the third corner of the last lap when Piper hooked him. Piper went on to
finish ahead of the 12-car pack but was disqualified. Jim Calverley of Albert Lea , the early pace
setter finished second with Phil Prusak of Eau Claire third.
Edgington
started on fourth row outside wheel.
Dave
Bjorge of Austin ,
taking the lead on the sixth lap from Lloyd Matter of Lyle, won by several car
lengths in the second heat. Bjorge started on the sixth row inside and finished
the 10 laps in 4:10 , the
time trial clocking. Matter finished second and Gerhard Wollenburg of Austin third.
Starting
from the back of the pack, time trial winner Mert Williams of Rochester skillfully worked his way into the
lead on the ninth lap to win the third and final heat race. Paul Fitzpatrick of
Rochester , who
took the lead temporarily on the fifth lap, finished second with Bob Soma of
Winnebago third.
Gerhard
Wollenburg of Austin ,
jumping off to a quick start, won the trophy dash by a quarter lap of his
nearest rival, Dave Bjorge, also of Austin .
Wollenburg started on the first row outside wheel. Bjorge had to battle toward
the front from fourth row outside.
Third
in the fierce driving was Bill Oas of Minneapolis .
With
only nine of 20 starters finishing the race, Al Metcalf of Minneapolis won the consolation event after
starting on the fourth row outside. Metcalf took the lead on the sixth lap with
Jack Piper of Mason City ,
who led during the early laps, second and Chuck Knutzman of New
Richland, third.
There
were two restarts because of accidents, on the second and 12th lap with no
personal injuries.
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