Mel Morris won the season championship feature for late models at West
Liberty Raceway. He tied Darrell Dake for the late model point’s title.
West Liberty, Iowa (September 6, 1975) – Mel Morris of West Liberty and Darrell Dake of Cedar Rapids have been battling a better part of the season for the lead in the late model point standings, and when it came down to the wire Saturday night at the Muscatine county Fairgrounds’ half-mile, Morris took home the season championship feature event but had to settle for a tie with Dake in the point standings.
In a very smoothly run race, after two original restarts, Dake and Morris battled for first place in the 30-lap feature. Dake held the lead for the first five laps but couldn’t hold off the advances of Morris who then took over the challenge and went on to capture the checkers.
Jack Hall of Muscatine carried away the honors in both the feature event and the point standings for the sportsman division. Battling all the way to the end was Ken DeGood of Hills, who had been the point leader for much of the season. DeGood was the victim of mechanical issues on this night and had to settle for runner-up honors in both the feature and the points.
Late model preliminary heat wins went to Ed Mellecker of Iowa City, Morris, and Don Mayner of Winthrop. Th 10-lap semi-main went to Dave Dodder of Letts. Sportsman heat wins went to Hall and Harold O’Brien of Letts.
Results –
Late Model –
1. Mel Morris, West Liberty
2. Darrell Dake, Cedar Rapids
3. Duane Steffe, East Moline, Ill.
4. John Connolly, Delhi
5. Ed Mellecker, Iowa City
6. Larry Rummelhart, Riverside
Sportsman –
1. Jack Hall, Muscatine
2. Ken DeGood, Hills
3. Tom Rock, Atalissa
4. Bill Douglass, West Liberty
5. Steve Becker, Atkins
6. Charlie Brockert, Muscatine
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