Rick Ungar made history by winning the first-ever USAC winged sprint car
feature at Eldora Speedway. – Ken Coles Photo
Rossburg, Ohio (April 25, 1987) – History was made when the powerful United States Auto Club sprint cars raced Saturday night at Eldora Speedway. It was the first time that winged sprint cars were sanctioned by USAC.
Rick Ungar of Memphis, Tenn., took the lead on the 27th lap and went on to make USAC sprint car history. It was his first win ever at Eldora.
Following Ungar to the finish line were Warren Mockler, Ron Milton, Kelly Kinser, and Tray House.
The race was stopped on lap 22 when Todd Kane blew a tire coming out of turn two and Rich Vogler had no place to go. Both drivers came away uninjured.
The yellow flew again on lap 23 when Robbie Stanley ran over Jack Hewitt’s right rear tire, causing Hewitt to get airborne and flip several times. Hewitt was unhurt but his car was badly damaged.
Results –
1. Rick Ungar
2. Warren Mockler
3. Ron Milton
4. Kelly Kinser
5. Tray House
6. Robbie Staley
7. Bobby Adkins
8. Todd Vance
9. Steve Morehead
10.Bill Bailey
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