Gary Webb displays his trophy, the checkered flag, and a flat tire after
the late model feature at Impact Speedway. – Lowell Dalsoren Photo
By John Close
Oregon, Wis. (July 31, 1987) – Larry Hillerud and Gary Webb won their respective features at Impact Speedway on Friday night. Hillerud easily won his first sprint car feature and Webb won the first late model feature at the facility since it was converted to a clay surface. Both drivers collected $1,000 for their efforts.
Hillerud left little doubt that he was the top gun in the sprint car division, quickly moving from his fourth starting position to take the feature lead from Rick Keller.
With Hillerud enjoying a quarter-lap advantage, a battle in the pack between Carmen Manzardo and Jon Roe saw the pair sandwich Allen Winker, with Manzardo’s outside line taking him to the backstretch wall on lap 13. Manzardo’s mount dug into the concrete barrier and flipped several times, bringing out the red flag and erasing Hillerud’s cushion.
However, Hillerud immediately pulled away from the competition after racing resumed and went on to an easy win. Keller came home in second with Roe third, Jim Moulis fourth and Bill Warren fifth.
Webb, who was gridded eighth at the start of the late model main, took charge of the event by passing Chuck Buckbee on the ninth circuit. The evening’s fastest qualifier, Webb appeared to have the event in hand until Pete Parker mounted a serious challenge with five laps remaining.
On each of the last three laps, Parker moved underneath the frontrunner, only to have Webb pull away each time.
Webb crossed the finish line ahead of Parker, Buckbee, M.J. McBride, and Mike Conn.
Results –
Sprint Car –
1. Larry Hillerud, Arlington Heights
2. Rick Keller, Brookfield
3. Joe Roe, Winthrop Harbor, Ill.
4. Jim Moulis, Fox Lake, Ill.
5. Bill Warren, Beaver Dam
Late Model –
1. Gary Webb, Davenport, Iowa
2. Pete Parker, Kaukauna
3. Chuck Buckbee, Shawano
4. M.J. McBride, Shawano
5. Mike Conn, Big Bend
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