Ed Sanger
By Bob Dixon
Waterloo, Iowa (July 4, 1969) – After watching his brother Karl score his first feature win of the season Friday afternoon at Independence, Ed Sanger decided it was his turn and won the late model feature that same evening at Tunis Speedway.
Beside pocketing $500 for the victory, the Waterloo driver halted Curt Hansen’s three-week winning streak. But his victory did not come easy.
Time trials determined feature starting positions with sixth-fastest qualifier Bill Bartelmes of Troy Mills starting on the pole. Bartelmes took an early lead with Sanger right behind. When Sanger made his move on the inside for the lead, fast qualifier Curt Hansen of Dike slipped inside also, and stayed on his heels.
Sanger was up to the task, however, and held off the determined Hansen to score the feature win. Dave Bedard of La Porte City would finish third with Karl Sanger fourth and Barthelmes sliding back to fifth.
Roger Kruse of Independence grabbed a long-awaited checkered flag in the B-main ahead of Stan Stover, of Reinbeck and Claus Stricker of Waterloo.
Waterloo’s Larry Palmer continued his season-long domination of the novice class, as the first year driver won his third straight feature.
Results –
Heat #1 – Roger Klingfus, Waterloo
Heat #2 – Ty Burger, Waterloo
Heat #3 – Ed Sanger, Waterloo
B-main – Roger Kruse, Independence
A-main –
1. Ed Sanger
2. Curt Hansen, Dike
3. Dave Bedard, La Porte City
4. Karl Sanger, Waterloo
5. Bill Barthelmes, Troy Mills
6. Glen Martin, Waterloo
7. John Connolly, Delhi
8. Chub Liebe, Oelwein
9. Ty Burger
10.Joe Schaefer, Waterloo
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