Jerry Blundy was all smiles after winning the 25-lap super modified main
at the Knoxville Raceway season opener.
Knoxville, Iowa (April 27, 1968) – Jerry Blundy and Dick Sutcliffe shared the spotlight at the Marion County Fairgrounds Saturday night. This was the largest field of cars for an opening night in Knoxville’s history with 31 super modifieds timing in to compete. Those drivers represented seven states.
Jerry Blundy of Galesburg, Ill., won the first super modified main of the season before a crowd of 5,000 to take home his share of the guaranteed $2,500 purse. Blundy picked up a total of $576 for his night’s work in winning the trophy dash ($30), third place in his heat ($25) and winning the feature ($500).
Dick Sutcliffe of Kansas City set a new record of 21.39 seconds for the lightning fast half-mile. This broke the old record of 21.45 seconds held by Joe Saldana of Lincoln, Neb.
Blundy also took home the trophy for the 7-lap dash. Bill Hill of Sioux Falls, S.D., was the first heat winner while Bob Williams of Kansas City won the second heat. Thad Dosher of Topeka, Kans., won a very fast third heat and J.L. Cooper of Kansas City won the 10-lap consolation.
In the main event, Blundy fought off challenges from Joe Saldana in the late stages of the main event to put himself in victory lane. It was virtually a side-by-side race the last four laps with Blundy holding onto the lead. Bob Williams was third across with Sutcliffe fourth. Lee Kunzman of Guttenberg rounded out the top-five finishers,
Results –
1. Jerry Blundy, Galesburg, Ill.
2. Joe Saldana, Lincoln, Neb.
3. Bob Williams, Kansas City
4. Dick Sutcliffe, Kansas City
5. Lee Kunzman, Guttenberg
6. Harold Leep, Wichita, Kan.
7. Jerry Richert, Forest Lake, Minn.
8. Del Schmidt, Topeka, Kan.
9. Lloyd Beckman, Lincoln, Neb.
10.James Bond, Edwardsville, Kan.
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