Davenport,
Iowa (September 19, 1969) – Red Droste of Waterloo, Iowa, once again proved he
is one of the greatest short track pilots in the country as he took top honors
at the annual Tri-State Invitational at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds on
Friday night.
The wily
veteran, who started on the inside of the second row, grabbed the lead on lap 4
and then proceeded to hide from the rest of the field in the 75-lapper.
Don
Bohlander of Glasford, Ill., trailed Droste almost the whole way and finished
second while Darrell Dake of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, took third. Ed Sanger of
Waterloo, Iowa, and Roger Dolan of Lisbon, Iowa, rounded out the top five.
The victory
for the redhead, who claimed it’s getting harder and harder to win in view of
so many young, talented drivers, earned $600 for his evening’s efforts.
John
Brockman, Tom Hughes of Monticello, Iowa, and Terry Ryan of Davenport, Iowa,
copped heat races and Cal Swanson of Reinbeck, Iowa outlasted Bill McDonough of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for the win in the semi-main.
Young Bill
Barthelmes of Walker, Iowa, nabbed the consolation.
Results –
1. Red Droste, Waterloo, Iowa
2. Don Bohlander, Glasford, Ill.
3. Darrell Dake, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
4. Ed Sanger, Waterloo, Iowa
5. Roger Dolan, Lisbon, Iowa
6. Herb Shannon, Peoria, Ill.
7. Ray Guss, Milan, Ill.
8. Ron Weedon, Pleasant Valley, Iowa
9. Bill Zwanziger, Waterloo, Iowa
10. Bill
McDonough, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
11. Terry
Ryan, Davenport, Iowa
12. Jerry
Reinhart, East Moline, Ill.
13. Cal
Swanson, Reinbeck, Iowa
14. Lloyd
Ewing, Kewanee, Ill.
15.
Jim
Gerber, Mt. Joy, Iowa
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