Karl Sanger
Cresco, Iowa (September 2, 1974) - Karl Sanger captured the overall point crown in the twin 30-lap season championship late model features Monday night at the Howard County Fairgrounds Speedway before a crowd of 2,000
Sanger, of Waterloo, Iowa, edged Dave Bjorge of Austin and Jack Mitchell of New Hampton, Iowa, with 36 points to 35 for the two runner-up finishers.
Sanger won the first feature for late models and finished fifth in the second 30-lapper to take home $525 for his efforts out of total purse of $4,500.
Ron Kester of Austin, Minn., finished first in the second main event.
Beginning on the outside of the front row for the first feature, Sanger trailed Inside Pole Racing Association (IPRA) season point champion Willie Richardson for the first two laps and took charge on the third to lead the rest of the distance on the fast half mile oval.
The first race was lined up on a point basis.
In the second race, started in inverted order, Kester began on the outside of the front row and advanced on the first lap, leading the field the entire distance.
Bjorge, who placed third in the first race and fourth in the second, tied for second place with Mitchell for the two races. The New Hampton driver finished fourth in the first contest and third in the finale.
Bjorge also placed first in the second late model heat to gain a total of $412.50 for his work. Mitchell was awarded $397.50, including second-place late model heat money.
Sanger’s victory in the first main event marked the fifth time this season the veteran Iowa driver has tooled his 454 cubic inch 1968 Chevelle to victory on the IPRA track.
Results –
Heat #1 – Al Greenman, Austin, Minn.
Heat #2 – Dave Bjorge, Austin, Minn.
Semi-main – Dave Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
Feature #1 –
1. Karl Sanger, Waterloo
2. Red Dralle, Evansdale
3. Dave Bjorge
4. Jack Mitchell, New Hampton
5. Wendell Kuehn, Rochester, Minn.
Feature #2 –
1. Ron Kester, Austin, Minn.
2. Willie Richardson, Hayfield, Minn.
3. Jack Mitchell
4. Dave Bjorge
5. Karl Sanger
1. Karl Sanger, Waterloo
2. Red Dralle, Evansdale
3. Dave Bjorge
4. Jack Mitchell, New Hampton
5. Wendell Kuehn, Rochester, Minn.
Feature #2 –
1. Ron Kester, Austin, Minn.
2. Willie Richardson, Hayfield, Minn.
3. Jack Mitchell
4. Dave Bjorge
5. Karl Sanger
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