West
Chester, Ohio (April 12, 1987) – The outcome was the same at the 1986 season
opener – Butch Miller of Coopersville, Mich., driving his Camaro to victory in
the ASA Racing Series ‘Buckeye 250’ at Queen City Speedway.
But how the
script had changed with this year’s staging featuring a whole new cast
characters in the leading role.
Miller was
strong all day, leading and running in the top five all day after qualifying
seventh quickest the day before. He had the tires, handling, and the power at
the end of the race to pull away from the rest of the field.
But the
story was much more than that. Second
place went to Joe Shear of Beloit, Wis., in his best ASA performance in nearly
five years. Third was Harold Fair of Detroit, Mich., who was anything but impressive
on Saturday afternoon, earning his way into the ‘250’ field by winning the last
chance race. Fourth place went to Kent Stauffer of Elyria, Ohio, who made his
debut in a Ford by recording his first career top five finish.
Others came
from the tail of the field with little problem, such as; Bob Senneker of Dorr,
Mich., who started 20th; Stauffer, who stared 30th; and Fair, starting 21st.
Fair worked
his way to the front by lap 129, pacing the field until lap 148 when Dick
Trickle of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., took over. From that point, however, Fair
was never lower than sixth.
Despite 15
cautions for 84 circuits, mostly for minor spins, a total of 27 cars from the
32-field, were running at the finish.
Results –
1. Butch Miller, Coopersville, Mich.
2. Joe Shear, Beloit, Wis.
3. Harold Fair, Detroit
4. Kent Stauffer, Elyria, Ohio
5. Bob Senneker, Dorr, Mich.
6. Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
7. Mike Eddy, Midland, Mich.
8. Gary St. Amant, Cincinnati, Ohio
9. Dave Jackson, Loveland, Ohio
10. Tom
Harrington, Hendersonville, Tenn.
11. Gene
Harsch, Sharonville, Ohio
12. Ted Musgrave, Grand Marsh, Wis.
13. Tom
Jones, Northbrook, Ill.
14.
John
Wilson, Springfield, Ohio
15. Buddy
Schrock, Plain City, Ohio
16. Bret
Miles, Muncie, Ind.
17. Bill
Stephenson, Richmond Hill, Ontario
18. Ray
Fullen, Anderson, Ind.
19. Rick
Rhonemus, Muncie, Ind.
20. Bobby
Dotter, Franklin, Tenn.
21. Danny
Knoll Jr., Hatburg, Ind.
22.
Dennie
Miles, Muncie, Ind.
23. Ed
Cooper, Clarks Lake, Mich.
24. Jim
Nussbaum, Fort Wayne, Ind.
25.
Ken
Lund, Oregon, Wis.
26. Michael
Kurkowski, Perry, Ohio
27. Peter
Gibbons, Stouffville, Ontario
28.
Russ
Urlin, London, Ontario
29. Kenny
Wallace, St. Louis, Mo.
30. Dennis
Vogel, Manitowoc, Wis.
31. Glenn
Allen Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio
32. Mickey
Cibka, Glencoe, Ala.
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