Knoxville,
Iowa (August 10, 1968) – Hard-driving Ray Lee Goodwin of Kansas City, Mo., got
a head start on the field and never let up in winning the eighth annual
National Super Modified Championships here at the Marion County Fairgrounds on
Saturday night.
The
28-year-old veteran held the pole position with his fast time of 21.26 seconds
on the semi-banked half-mile dirt oval set on Thursday night.
He yielded
his lofty spot only on the first lap when Earl Wagner of Pleasantville, Iowa,
managed to sprint ahead – but not for long. Goodwin regained the top spot at
the start of lap #2 and was never headed again.
The victory
earned Goodwin a first prize check of $3,000 plus an additional $290 in lap
money. The total purse for the three night was $20,000.
Wagner,
experiencing steering and handling problems, could do no better than third.
Veteran Galesburg, Illinois, pilot Jerry Blundy moved steadily through the pack
to grab runner-up honors and $2,000 in purse money.
Lloyd
Beckman of Lincoln, Neb., gave Goodwin his only serious threat after Wagner’s
but Beckman’s car threw a rod forcing him into the pits on lap 20.
Defending
champion Thad Dosher of Topeka, Kan., came in 21st place in the 22-car field.
Ken Gritz of
Lincoln, Neb., won the “B” Main worth $500 to the winner. The consolation was
won by Don Hewitt of Troy, Ohio.
More than
15,000 race fans watched the three-day event.
Results –
Heat One –
Jerry Blundy, Galesburg, Ill.
Heat Two –
Earl Wagner, Pleasantville, Iowa
Heat Three –
Dick Sutcliffe, Kansas City, Mo.
Heat Four –
Lloyd Beckman, Lincoln, Neb.
Heat Five –
Jay Woodside, Kansas City, Mo.
Consolation
– Don Hewitt, Troy, Ohio
B Main – Ken
Gritz. Lincoln, Neb.
Feature –
1. Ray Lee Goodwin, Kansas City, Mo.
2. Jerry Blundy
3. Earl Wagner
4. Joe Saldana, Lincoln, Neb.
5. Gene Gennetten, Gladstone, Mo.
6. Dick Sutcliffe
7. Bob Williams, Kansas City, Mo.
8. Jay Woodside
9. Roy Hibbard, Marshall, Mo.
10. Larry Cannon, Danville, Ill.
11. Russ Hibbard, Marshall, Mo.
12. Bill Utz, Sedalia, Mo.
13. Stan Borofsky, Kansas City, Mo.
14. Hank Smith, Mount Ayr, Iowa
15. Johnny Babb, Ottumwa, Iowa
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