Ed Sanger
Waterloo, Iowa (July 11, 1976) - Ed Sanger bolted out ahead of
Bill Zwanziger on the first lap and went on to win Sunday night’s mid-season
late model stock car championship at Tunis Speedway.
“That early lead is what won it for me,” said Sanger, who had
just captured his fifth feature in a week and also his fifth Tunis
Sanger, the second-leading Tunis
“Bill and I were neck and neck out of the second turn on the
first lap,” recalled Sanger. “It was the better traction on the high side that
let me pull away.”
“With a light car with a heavy engine, you can really tell
when you are getting good traction; the car really takes off on you.”
Sanger came out with about a three car length lead on the
first backstretch about the same margin he had over runner-up Zwanziger when
the 35-lap event ended.
Curt Hansen, who started third, finished in that position. Karl
Sanger topped Tom Bartholomew in a hard-fought battle for fourth position. Red
Dralle, driving Denny Osborn’s car, placed sixth. Osborn has an injured hand.
Sunday’s win climaxed a $4,000-plus week Sanger indicated. He
started it off last Monday night with an $800 feature win at Tunis Lake Superior ,
Wis. Cedar Rapids
John Weers scored a relatively easy sportsmen mid-season title
win while Gary
Results –
First Heat: Mike Krall, Waterloo
Second Heat: D. Arthur Nesteby, Waterloo
Third Heat: Tom Bartholomew, Waterloo
Consolation: Dave Trower, New Hampton
Feature:
- Ed
Sanger,
- Bill
Zwanziger,
- Curt Hansen, Dike
- Karl
Sanger,
- Tom Bartolomew
- Red Dralle, Evansdale
- Jack
Mitchell,
- D. Arthur Nesteby
- Tom Fitzpatrick, Gilbertville
- Jim
Patterson,
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