Wednesday, August 27, 2025

1974 – Farley Championship to Zwanziger

 

Bill Zwanziger is congratulated on his season championship win at Farley Speedway. Zwanziger is joined by flagman Roger Beck, trophy girl Lois Kramer, promoter Paul Massey, and track operator Al Frieden. – Mike Chapman Photo




Farley, Iowa (August 27, 1974) – Bill Zwanziger of Waterloo was crowned late model season champion at Farley Speedway on Tuesday night.

The victory came after Ed Sanger of Waterloo crashed into the turns three and four guardrail after suffering a steering malfunction.

Curt Hansen of Dike finished a close second while Darrell Dake of Cedar Rapids was third.

The sportsman championship was decided in the last few laps with Don Mayner of Winthrop nosing across the finish line just ahead of Bob Schulte of Delhi, who had led most of the way.


Results –


Late Model –

Heat #1 – Skip Kennedy, Dubuque
Heat #2 – Darrell Dake, Cedar Rapids
Feature –
1. Bill Zwanziger, Waterloo
2. Curt Hansen, Dike
3. Darrell Dake
4. Ken Walton, Cedar Rapids
5. Karl Sanger, Waterloo


Sportsman –

Feature –
1. Don Mayner, Winthrop
2. Bob Schulte, Delhi
3. George Liebfried, Rickardsville
4. Bob Jaeger, Dubuque
5. Jim Stodola, Shellsburg


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