Willow
Springs, Ill. (July 6, 1979) – Dub May took the lead from Bobby Allen on lap 27
and went on to win Friday night’s 40-lap World of Outlaws sprint car feature on
Santa Fe Speedway’s longer oval.
The event had
to completely restarted following a spectacular mishap involving Lee James and
fast qualifier Rick Ferkel.
The accident
triggered when James’ racer became airborne after slamming into the front
stretch wall. James’ car landed on the nose of Ferkel’s mount, sending both
vehicles into a pair of flips. Neither driver was injured, but booth machines
were through for the evening.
Allen
vaulted into the lead when the contest was completely restarted and the
Hanover, Penn., chauffeur survived three caution periods to lead the opening 26
rounds.
The first of
three cautions occurred on lap 3, when Randy Smith’s car stalled in turn four.
Three circuits later, the yellow was thrown again, this time for a three-car
tangle involving Al Thomas, Kerry Norris and Jim Moulis in turn four. The final
yellow necessitated when Dick Smith’s car stalled in turn one on lap 11.
May, who had
advanced to second on the sixth lap, finally overhauled Allen on the 27th lap
to claim the lead he would never relinquish.
Allen remained
in second the rest of the way and finished ahead of Larry Gates, Sammy
Swindell, Bobby Kinser and John Stevenson.
Gates,
Kinser and Swindell were heat winners while Swindell also won the 10-lap
B-main. Alan Barr won the 6-lap trophy dash.
Results –
1. Dub May, Hanover, Penn.
2. Bobby Allen, Hanover, Penn.
3. Larry Gates, Evansville, Ind.
4. Sammy Swindell, Minvas, Tenn.
5. Bobby Kinser, Bloomington, Ind.
6. John Stevenson, St. Paul, Minn.
7. Alan Barr, Columbus, Ind.
8. Joe Kristan, Waukegan, Ill.
9. Tony Weyant, Springfield, Ill.
10. Randy
Smith, Norwalk, Iowa
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