Bud Darting
Columbus Junction, Iowa (May 27, 1967) – Bud Darting of Wilton, Iowa, became the fourth different Mississippi Valley Speed Club feature winner this season at the Louisa County Fairgrounds.
Darting slipped past Johnny Mullink of Wet Liberty in the front stretch to take the feature victory here Saturday night in races marred by a slick track and dust.
There have been four different feature event winners in the four racing programs run by MVSC.
Seven restarts were needed in the 20-lap feature race run partly through a light rain Saturday. There were 16 restarts for the night before Darting ended the activities by taking the checkered flag as Mullink let up a bit heading for the finish line.
For Darting it was his first win in his first season with the MVSC after being top driver at the Tipton track the past few years. Earlier in the race Darting spun his car completely around coming out of the second turn, kept it under power and began to work his way back up through the pack.
For Mullink, a long-time veteran of MVSC races, it was a disappointing end to a feature battle in which he led virtually all the way.
Most of the restarts were necessitated by spinouts on the turns, with the roughest mishap coming as Ron Hemsted of Lone Tree rolled his car off the south turn during time trials. His pit crew got it repaired in time for him to turn in the third-fastest time as the last man in qualifying runs.
However, he and other top contenders such as point leader Mark Mosier of Washington, Johnny Moss of Iowa City and defending point champ Mel Morris of West Liberty were forced to the pits with mechanical trouble.
Mosier, who kept his record clean as the fastest qualifier at every race, had a driveshaft break; Morris had his clutch fail; and Moss had a cylinder drop.
The races drew a standing room only crowd of several thousand fans.
Results –
Time trials – Mark Mosier, Washington (28.74)
Trophy dash – Mel Morris, West Liberty
Heat #1 – Mel Morris
Heat #2 – John Moss, Iowa City
Heat #3 – John Mullink, West Liberty
Heat #4 – Ron Prymek, Iowa City
Semi-main – Bud Price, Genesco, Ill.
Feature –
1. Bud Darting, Wilton
2. John Mullink
3. Tom Stewart, Washington
4. Ralph Ericson, Lockridge
5. Ron Prymek
6. Tom Harris, Iowa City
7. Daryl Hartsock, Muscatine
8. Bud Price
9. Bill Douglas, West Liberty
10.Dave Dodder, Letts
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