Cedar Rapids, Iowa (May 1-3, 1987) – Dale Fischlein of Independence scored a rare weekend sweep of NASCAR Winston Racing Series Grand American features, winning at Hawkeye Downs on Friday, May 1, West Liberty Raceway on Saturday, May 2, and ending the weekend with his third consecutive win at Dubuque County Speedway on Sunday, May 3.
On Friday night, Fischlein, the point leader at Hawkeye Downs, started the feature in the 12th position. He scraped the first turn wall several times as he tested the high groove on the half-mile but used it effectively and passed Rick Wendling on lap 15 for the lead. He ran untouched the remainder of the way. It was Fischlein’s second late model feature win of the young season at the Downs’.
Curt Martin, also of Independence, and Roger Dolan of Lisbon battled back and forth for second with Martin finally gaining the upper hand. Dolan settled for third while Wendling and Rollie Frink of Davenport rounded out the top-five.
The next night, at West Liberty, Fischlein became the third different late model winner at the Muscatine County Fairgrounds’ half-mile, passing Johnny Johnson of Wapello on lap 5 and leading the remaining 20 circuits to take the victory.
Roger Dolan also got around Johnson on lap 15 to earn runner-up honors. Johnson hung on to finish third while Jay Johnson was fourth and Rollie Frink finished fifth.
Sunday at Dubuque, Fischlein completed the trifecta, winning the 25-lapper but unlike Friday and Saturday night, he had to work a little for the victory.
Fischlein started in the sixth position and quickly worked his way to third behind Gary Crawford of Independence and Gary Tigges of Durango. Passing Tigges on the 15th circuit, he patiently pressed Crawford, gaining with each lap. Finally, on lap 21, Crawford got caught behind a slower car and Fischlein took advantage, passing Crawford and then breezing to the win.
Crawford settled for second with Tigges in third, Roger Dolan fourth, and Rollie Frink fifth.
The win earned Fischlein the NASCAR Winston Racing Series “Win 3” bonus, which put another $150 in his pocket for his weekend clean sweep. It also gave him five feature victories for the season and put him solidly into first place in the NASCAR Central Region point standings.
Results –
Cedar Rapids –
1. Dale Fischlein, Independence
2. Curt Martin, Independence
3. Roger Dolan, Lisbon
4. Rick Wendling, Hazelton
5. Rollie Frink, Davenport
6. Dave Birkhofer, Muscatine
7. Gary Crawford, Independence
8. Steve Keppler, Marion
9. Bill Breuer, Wapello
10.Gary Henderson, Independence
West Liberty –
1. Dale Fischlein
2. Roger Dolan
3. Johnny Johnson, Wapello
4. Jay Johnson, Wapello
5. Rollie Frink
6. Dave Birkhofer
7. Ron Boyse, Kalona
8. Bill Breuer
9. Darrell Dake, Cedar Rapids
10.Tony Stewart, Washington
Dubuque –
1. Dale Fischlein
2. Gary Crawford
3. Gary Tigges, Durango
4. Roger Dolan
5. Rollie Frink
6. Dan Dickey, Packwood
7. Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill.
8. Dick Schiltz, Waterloo
9. Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls
10.Red Dralle, Evansdale
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