Ken Walton
Neillsville, Wis. (July 2, 1977) – Out of state drivers made a strong showing at Paul’s Neillsville Raceway on Saturday night with the feature, the semi-feature, and two of the three heats for late models going to drivers from Michigan, Minnesota, and Iowa.
Ken Walton of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, pocketed $1,000 for winning the 50-lap feature – the first of three events that make up the Super Stock Car Series over the weekend.
Walton made it look easy as he drove his Camaro into the lead on lap 11 and went untouched to the checkered.
Altoona’s Punky Manor was relentless in his pursuit of Walton, but the gap was too great, so he had to settle for runner-up honors. Red Steffen of Eau Claire finished a close third with Axel Dahlberg of Mauston fourth.
Tom Steuding of Altoona and Winona’s Karl Fenske spun each other out 50 feet from the finish line on the last lap. Fenske threw his machine in reverse and drove the last 50 feet backwards and crossed the finish line in fifth place much to the fan’s delight. Steuding would finish sixth.
Results –
Time Trials – Bill Zwanziger, Waterloo, Iowa (25.369)
Trophy Dash – Ken Walton, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Heat #1 – R.R. Ashbeck, Greenwood
Heat #2 – Herb Iverson, Escanaba, Mich.
Heat #3 – Dave Bjorge, Austin, Minn.
Semi-Main – Herb Iverson
Feature –
1. Ken Walton
2. Punky Manor, Altoona
3. Red Steffen, Eau Claire
4. Axel Dahlberg, Mauston
5. Karl Fenske, Winona, Minn.
6. Tom Steuding, Altoona
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