Dave Birkhofer
West Liberty, Iowa (June 12, 1982) – Dave Birkhofer of Muscatine took the lead away from Tony Stewart of Washington after 28 laps Saturday night and went on to win the “Winston 50” at the West Liberty Fairgrounds.
Stewart led the first 16 laps before giving way to Tom Hearst of Wilton, who later lost a tire and was hit by another car. Stewart regained the lead on the 19th circuit and held it until Birkhofer passed him and went on to win.
Stewart started up front in the 50-lap main event and sped into the lead at the onset. Hearst, however, began applying pressure after a few laps and final took the lead on lap 16.
A couple of laps later, Hearst had a tire go flat and he stopped his car near the outside wall on the front straight. A car driven by Brad Dubil of Davenport slammed into the rear of Hearst’s car, disabling both for the remainder of the event.
At that point, Stewart inherited the top spot, but Birkhofer got by 10 laps later for the victory. Rollie Frink of Davenport got past Stewart in the late laps to claim the runner-up position while Stewart hung on to finish third. Rounding out the top five were Ken Walton of Viola and Duane Steffe of Colona, Ill.
In other racing action, Tom Christensen of West Liberty won his second straight sportsman feature and Max Leonard of Atkins won his first IMCA modified feature of the season. Chopper Safley of Marion won the street stock feature.
Results –
Heat #1 – Dick Schiltz, Waterloo
Heat #2 – Tom Hearst, Wilton
Heat #3 – Tony Stewart, Washington
Feature –
1. Dave Birkhofer, Muscatine
2. Rollie Frink, Davenport
3. Tony Stewart
4. Ken Walton, Viola
5. Duane Steffe, Colona, Ill.
6. Mike Frieden, Swisher
7. Kenny Fenn, Washington
8. Jim Thruman, Freeport, Ill.
9. Hal Russell, Blue Grass
10.Ron Pallister, Wapello
11.Ken DeGood, Hills
12.Tom Hearst
13.Brad Dubil, Davenport
14.Dick Schiltz
15.Johnny Johnson, Morning Sun
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