Johnny Rutherford behind the wheel of the Beatson Chevy.
Schererville,
Ind. (May 13, 1962) – Johnny Rutherford of Fort Worth, Tex., driving the
Beatson Chevrolet, scored his second consecutive major victory in 24 hours,
when he swept the IMCA sprint car program at Illiana Motor Speedway before
5,000 speed fans.
Rutherford,
who qualified the Beatson car on the pole for the “Little 500” at Anderson,
Ind., the night before, copped the second heat, match race and the 25-lap main
event from a 36-car field attracted for the opening of the modern half-mile
asphalt track owned by Harry Molenaar. His time for the 25 laps, which will go
as a new record, was 10 minutes and 27 seconds.
Every heat
race provided its own action as the veteran dirt track pilots accustomed
themselves to the unorthodox grooves of the new flat asphalt track that was
completed between rain storms two weeks ago.
Though there
were many near-accidents, only one driver, Harvey Konkel of Milwaukee, was sent
to the hospital to be checked out after he crashed the Schmidt Special Into the
outer guard rail during the consolation. Arnie Knepper spun on the last lap of
the feature.
Visiting
promoters and officials complimented owner Harry Molenaar and National
Speedways, Inc., for the fine program and the snappy manner in which the events
were run off.
Results –
Heat #1 –
Jerry Richert
Heat #2 – Johnny
Rutherford
Heat #3 –
Gordon Woolley
Match race –
Johnny Rutherford
Consolation
– Mickey Shaw
Feature –
1. Johnny Rutherford
2. Pete Folse
3. Bill Horstmeyer
4. Jerry Daniels
5. Harold Leep
6. Hershel Wagner
7. Ray Duckworth
8. Red Renner
9. Buzz Barton
10. Nolan
Johncock
11. Arnie
Knepper
12.
Mickey
Shaw
13.
Jerry
Blundy
14. Jerry
Richert
15. Russ
Long
16. Johnny
White
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