Friday, September 18, 2026

1970 - Montgomery Wins Davenport Open


Dean Montgomery won the 30-lap late model feature at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds. – Roger Meier Photo



By Charlotte Reinhart

Davenport, Iowa (September 18, 1970) – Dean Montgomery of Milan, Ill., won the 30-lap open late model feature on the half mile in a warmup for next week’s National Dirt Track Championships.

Montgomery grabbed the win over Fred Horn of Marion, Bob Helm of Rochester. Larry Fabris of Sycamore, Ill., and Jim Gerber of Mt. Joy, rounded out the top-five finishers.

Montgomery also set fast time in time trials with a clocking of 26.85 seconds.

Helm won the trophy dash with heat wins going to Stan Crooks of Muscatine, Roger Dolan of Lisbon, and Skip Kennedy of Dubuque. Ray Guss of Milan won the semi-main.


Results –


Time trials – Dean Montgomery, Milan, Ill. (26.85)
Trophy dash – Bob Helm, Rochester
Heat #1 – Stan Crooks, Muscatine
Heat #2 – Roger Dolan, Lisbon
Heat #3 – Skip Kennedy, Dubuque
Semi – Ray Guss, Milan, Ill.
Feature –
1. Dean Montgomery
2. Fred Horn, Marion
3. Bob Helm
4. Larry Fabris, Sycamore, Ill.
5. Jim Gerber
6. Skip Kennedy
7. Ray Guss
8. Roger Dolan
9. Terry Ryan, Davenport
10.Jim Strube, Peo
ria, Ill.


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