Tim Green
Knoxville, Ill. (August 7, 1982) – Tim Green of Carmichael, Calif., and Sonny Smyser of Lancaster, Mo., the current National Speedways Contest Association point leader, each won 20-lap sprint car features at the Knox County Fair over the weekend.
Green, driving the Trostle sprinter from Des Moines, Iowa, won the Friday night 20-lap feature on the fast half-mile dirt track. Smyser, in the Vielhauer sprinter from Kansas City, won Saturday night’s 20-lapper.
Cliff “Woody” Woodward of Kearney, Mo., was a big story here, He was competing for the only the fourth time suffering a broken back and broken legs in a crash in early May at Knoxville, Iowa.
On Friday night, Woodward’s own car was sidelined with mechanical issues. He hopped into a car owned by Roger Anderson of Burlington, Iowa, on Saturday and finished second to Smyser.
Friday’s main event saw Tom Corbin of Carrollton, Mo., lead the first four laps, then was passed by Green, who led the remainder of the race. Corbin finished second, although his car dropped a valve in the late stages of the race. Manny Rockhold of Pekin and Jim Moughan of Springfield put on the big battle of the night, finishing third and fourth, respectively.
A three-car crash resulted in some infield damage. Bob Ensminger of Burlington, Iowa, Jim Hetrick of Gladstone, Ill., and Randy Plath of Carmen, Ill., got together with Ensminger barely missing a parked car at the judge’s stand. Plath wasn’t so lucky as he spun into the infield and smacked the public address speakers. No one was injured, but at the same time, unnoticed until after it after it was over because of the melee down front, Dave Kinsel of Springfield was upside down in turn three.
Green was not present on Saturday. Woodward led the first eight laps of the feature until Smyser got by him in the second turn on a daring maneuver and led the rest of the way. Moughan, who spun early in the contest and was sent to the rear of the field, worked his way back to finish fourth, finishing behind Rick Howard of Kansas City.
Results –
Friday Night –
Time trials – Tim Green, Carmichael, Calif. (22.233)
Heat #1 – Bill Dusenbery, Burlington, Iowa
Heat #2 – Tim Green
Heat #3 – Tom Custer, Peoria
Feature –
1. Tim Green
2. Tom Corbin, Carrollton, Mo.
3. Manny Rockhold, Pekin
4. Jim Moughan, Springfield
5. Sonny Smyser, Lancaster, Mo.
6. Bob Thoman, Higginsville, Mo.
7. Bob Kammerer
8. Rick Howard, Kansas City
9. Tom Custer, Rock Island
10.Jim Hedrick, Gladstone
Saturday Night –
Time trials – Sonny Smyser (21.890)
Heat #1 – Jerry McKinney, Peoria
Heat #2 – Mark Fisher, Bloomington
Heat #3 – Jim Moughan
Dash – Sonny Smyser
Feature –
1. Sonny Smyser
2. Cliff Woodward, Kearney, Mo.
3. Rick Howard
4. Jim Moughan
5. Tom Custer
6. Cliff Blundy, Metamora
7. Larry Wilson, Industry
8. Wayne Kronk, Fulton, Mo.
9. Steve Johnson, Orion
10.Richard McDole, Rock Island
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