Allentown,
Penn. (August 9, 1967) – Bobby Adamson found his super-modified experience
quite helpful on Saturday afternoon at the Allentown Fair as he pushed his
Hawthorne Chevy to victory in the 30-lap International Motor Contest
Association sprint car feature, besting a 19-car field.
The race was
the first in the east for IMCA since the mid-1930’s when they appeared at the
Springfield and Brockton, Mass., fairs.
Two other
super-modified stars, Gus Linder and Ronnie Rough, took second and third place
behind Adamson. A pair of Ohioans, Karl Busson and Benny Rapp, rounded out the
top five.
The time for
the 30-lapper on the half-mile dirt was 13 minutes and 9 seconds.
Busson took
the lead at the start with Rapp, Jon Backlund of Kansas City, and Rough right behind.
Rough charged past Backlund for third place on lap 2 and took second from Rapp
on the next go-round.
Adamson was
on the move from his ninth starting position and both he and Rough were running
one-two by lap 6. Adamson set the pace from that point to the checkered flag.
On lap 10
John Wallace blew an engine and spun his Chevy in turn one, collecting Bob
Martin in the process.
Defending
IMCA national champion Jerry Richert won the STP trophy dash but broke the
crank shaft on his Wagner Chevy as he took the checkered flag.
Linder and
John Auxter both won 10-lap heat races while United Racing Club star Dennis
Zimmerman won the 15-lap semi-main. Defending URC champion Earl Halaquist
qualified the fastest of the 27 cars, guiding his Nesler Chevy around the
half-mile in 24.59 seconds.
Results –
STP Trophy
Dash – Jerry Richert
Heat One –
Gus Linder
Second Heat
– John Auxter
Semi-Main –
Dennis Zimmerman
Feature –
1. Bobby Adamson
2. Gus Linder
3. Ronnie Rough
4. Karl Busson
5. Benny Rapp
6. Jon Backlund
7. Darl Harrison
8. Dennis Zimmerman
9. John Auxter
10. Gene Bell
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