Bob Shryock won the late model feature at the Eldon Raceway season opener. - Ken Starkweather Photo
By Jeanne Niner
Eldon, Iowa (April 15, 1978) – The weather wasn’t as warm as the fans would have liked it but a large field of cars with anxious drivers made for an exciting season opener Saturday night before a capacity crowd at Eldon Raceway.
Bob Shryock of Estherville won the late model feature in a hard-fought battle for 25 laps. Only on the fourth turn of the last lap was Shryock out front, passing race-long leader Bill Beckman of Lisbon to take the victory.
So competitive was the late model field, for the first 15 laps, not one -car-length between the first and sixth-place car. The game of bumper tag was played out completely when Bill Zwanziger of Waterloo slipped out of line to attempt a pass, and caught the rear bumper of another car, ripping it off.
Beckman would end up with second while Denny Osborn of Cedar Falls was third.
Denny Rosenberg of Des Moines led all 15 laps to win the sportsman feature with Truman McDowell of Fort Madison a close second.
Beckman, Osborn, Lem Blankenship of Keokuk were late model heat winners while Shryock was also the semi-main winner. Rosenberg, Ed Pilcher of Bloomfield and McDowell were sportsman heat winners with Kenny Fenn of Washington the semi-main winner.
Results –
Late Model –
1. Bob Shryock, Estherville
2. Bill Beckman, Lisbon
3. Denny Osborn, Cedar Falls
4. Bill Rice, Des Moines
5. Ron Jackson, Burlington
6. Bob McCall, Ottumwa
Sportsman –
1. Denny Rosenberg, Des Moines
2. Truman McDowell, Fort Madison
3. Craig Jenkins, Des Moines
4. Steve Myers,
5. Larry Hanna, Batavia
6. Corrie Stott, Keokuk
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