Thursday, May 1, 2025

1987 – Guss Jr. Wins ‘Busch 50’ at Princeton

 

Ray Guss Jr. 



Princeton, Ill. (May 1, 1987) – Young Ray Guss Jr. completely dominated the Illinois Stockcar Association (ISA) late model division as he won the “Busch 50” special feature Friday night at Princeton Speedway.

Guss grabbed the lead from his outside front row starting position and never looked back as he lapped everyone in the field except runner-up Kevin Weaver – and he finished 11 seconds ahead of him.

Guss pocketed $1,500 for the victory. Weaver finished second with Bill Knippenberg third, Don Bohlander fourth, and Dan Bennett, making his first appearance of the season, fifth.

Weaver won the first heat and Guss Jr. won the second heat and the trophy dash, giving the Coal Valley driver a clean sweep on the evening.

Bruce Hanford of Davenport, Iowa, took the lead on the eighth lap from Dan Brown and won the 20-lap IMCA modified feature. Brown finished second, Leland Bushong took third, Tom Hamburg fourth, and Bob Schadt finished fifth.

Keith Lucas continued his dominance of the sportsman division with another feature win, leading start to finish.


Results –


ISA Late Model –

1. Ray Guss Jr., Coal Valley
2. Kevin Weaver, Gibson City
3. Bill Knippenberg, Minooka
4. Don Bohlander, Glasford
5. Dan Bennett, Peoria
6. Ron Bohm, Pontiac
7. John Provenzano, Hinckley
8. Nancy Churchill, Normal
9. Ray Guss Sr., Coal Valley
10.Gary Webb, Davenport



IMCA Modified –

1. Bruce Hanford, Davenport, Iowa
2. Dan Brown, Osco
3. Leland Bushong, Colona
4. Tom Hamburg, Dixon
5. Bob Schadt, Davenport, Iowa
6. Brent Prior, Hillsdale
7. Don Cole, Sterling
8. Doug Stringer, Peoria
9. Duke Binegar, Peoria
10.Mel Hooper, Princeton


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