Dave Sorg receives congratulations from track owner Roger Holdeman as
Miss Winchester Pennie Brown looks on after Sorg captured his second Dri-Powr
400 victory at Winchester.
Winchester, Ind. (October 1, 1972) – Dave Sorg did it again.
The steady stock car driver from Fort Wayne won his second Dri-Powr 400 Sunday at Winchester Speedway where he’s been almost unbeatable for the past three years.
Sorg’s victory was worth more than $5,000 from the nearly $21,000 purse. John Sommerville of Louisville, Ky., finished second, nearly two laps behind the winner.
Finishing third was Tom Maier of Midland, Mich., followed by Delmar Clark of New Philadelphia, Ohio, and Carl Smith of Columbus, Ohio.
Ed VanderLaan of Grand Rapids, Mich., led the first half of the race before Sorg caught in heavy traffic. Larry Moore of Fairborn, Ohio, who led the first few laps of the race, broke a tie rod and lost more than 30 laps in the pit area. He finished 18 laps down, however.
Jim Dickey of Anderson, crewman with Darwin Blankenship, and an unidentified spectator, were burned when fuel from Blankenship’s car exploded during a pit stop. Both were treated at the track and Blankenship continued in competition.
Sorg’s time of 2 hours, 42 minutes, and 4.03 second established a new track record, erasing his previous mark set in the first Dri-Powr in 1970.
Results –
1. Dave Sorg
2. John Sommerville
3. Tom Maier
4. Delmar Clark
5. Carl Smith
6. Larry Moore
7. Dwayne Chaffin
8. Dan Hopper
9. Roland Van Arsdale
10.Paul Weisner
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