Saturday, March 30, 2013

Career Win Number One for Nienheiser at 34 Raceway

Two drivers with two substantially different outcomes were the top stories as the 2013 campaign for the Brockway Mechanical and Roofing Sprint Invaders kicked off on a cool, breezy and misty night at 34 Raceway near Burlington. For 16-year-old Paul Nienheiser the outcome was a good one as he captured his first-ever feature win in a winged sprint car while for Matt Krieger, who thrilled the crowd with his cushion pounding run from the back to the front, well his story ended with a thud.

Thirty winged sprint cars filled the pits for the early opener and with no clear cut favorites in the field, this show would be wide open to see who would establish themselves as the early point leaders for the Invaders. With the temperature hovering near fifty and a steady breeze blowing an occasional mist around, the high-banked oval was tacky fast tonight and while a couple of holes worked their way to the surface the drivers could find plenty of racing room. Brett Triplett and Jon Agan would start from the font row of the 25-lap headliner, but it was the youngster Nienheiser who would blow past both of them to take the lead on the opening lap. On lap two the red flag would wave as Triplett and Agan would tangle exiting turn for sending both cars upside down. Then, as the field tried to come to a sudden stop behind them, Dave Getchell would go for a tumble in the middle of turns three and four also ending his night.

Having already won both his heat and the Budweiser Shake Up Dash, Nienheiser drove with the confidence of a multi-time winner once back to racing despite being pressured by the second-place running Scotty Thiel. Josh Schneiderman tried to keep pace in third as nearly all of the field settled into running the less treacherous bottom line of the racetrack. One driver was working the top though and liking the results as Matt Krieger was picking off a car or two a lap after starting fourteenth on the grid.

With ten laps to go Krieger had cleared Schneiderman for third and just a few laps later he stormed past the Wisconsin drover Scotty Thiel into second. With the laps clicking off and with lapped traffic looming ahead of the leader the chilled crowd thought that the hometown hero Krieger just might have a chance. Instead though, Nienhesier negotiated the traffic like a pro and Thiel fought back pulling even with Krieger a couple of times before the white flag flew. On that final lap it was now obvious that Nienhesier would post his initial victory and Thiel charged hard to the bottom in turn three. Krieger entered that final set of turns equally as hard, but this time he caught the cushion odd, bicycled and then veered hard right into the concrete retaining wall. The race was scored complete with the Chapin, Illinois, teenager Nienheiser taking the win with Thiel making the long trip payoff in second. Josh Schneiderman would collect third-place money while Russ Hall and Alan Ambers completed the top five.

The Sprint Invaders have a busy month of April coming up as next weekend they will be at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson on Friday April 5th before moving up to the quarter-mile oval at the Davenport Speedway on Saturday night April 6th. On Wednesday April 10th the Invaders will make their inaugural appearance at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. Then, on Friday night April 19th, it will be another new venue as Sprint Car racing returns to the Independence Motor Speedway for the first time in some twenty years. You can find these Sprint Invader dates and many more special events to attend on the Calendar page at Positively Racing.

The IMCA Stock Car division had the most dramatic finish of the three support classes tonight as Ray Raker paced the field for the first fourteen laps. On a restart Chris Wibbell then moved to the front, but only for a lap as Tom Bowling Jr. then established himself as the leader. John Oliver Jr. was in contention as well and as the white flag fell Bowling and Oliver crossed the stripe side-by-side with Oliver out front by inches on the outside. Both drivers drove hard into turn one with both cars going up the track and nearly off the top of turns one and two. This allowed Wibbell and Abe Huls to drive under them and suddenly those two were racing for a win into turns three and four. Huls was able to catch the bite that he was looking for in turn four and he vaulted ahead to take the win over Wibbell by a car-length at the checkers. Oliver recovered to finish third and then showed his displeasure with Bowling after the race and when Bowling's car later failed something in the tech area that moved division rookie Chad Krogmeier up to fourth.

The IMCA Modifieds were racing for a $1,000 top prize tonight and it was no surprise when Richie Gustin moved to the point after starting on the outside of row one. Brandon Rothzen was able to keep pace with Gustin throughout most of the event, but he could never mount a challenge as Richie would add to the Gustin/DeFrance family trophy case with a flag-to-flag victory. Rothzen was second, Jeff Waterman finished third followed by Dustan Fenton and Andy Krieger.

The Mod Lites settled into their positions early on and just didn't do much passing despite a late race caution when 15-year-old Devon Rouse put his car upside down in turn three, The order stayed the same following the restart with Greg Rossell taking the win over Chase Flatt, Daniel Keltner, Randy Bryan and Josh May.

Jeff and Amy Laue and their entire crew at 34 Raceway did a fantastic job of getting this facility ready for racing after a three inch snowfall here just six days earlier. The track was fast and racy and there were only a few soft spots in the parking lot. The next event here will be a practice night on Tuesday April 2nd before hosting the annual Slocum 50 for the IMCA Late Model Deery Brothers Summer Series on Saturday April 6th. This is one of the premier events on the Deery series paying $5,000-to-win and $500-to-start.

From Snow To Go; Hogan Takes Spring Extravaganza at Donnellson

On Monday there was four inches of snow on the 3/8th-mile oval at the Lee County Speedway. On Friday there were nearly one hundred race cars across five divisions racing around that oval that, for the most part, stayed raceable due to the hard work of owner Dave Sapp, promoter Mike VanGenderen, and the entire speedway crew. With the sponsorship support of local contractor Mohrfeld Electric a solid purse was on the line for the early season opener and it was Modified driver Scott Hogan who took the $1,000 top prize back home with him to Vinton.
Some of Sunday's snow still lingered around the Lee County Speedway on the March 29th opener

VanGenderen spent all day Monday moving the snow off of the track and into the infield, then focused his attention on the pit area that can sometimes be a problem after wet weather and with some support from Mother Nature over the next four days the effects of last Sunday's snowstorm were minimized more than perhaps even Sapp and VenGenderen thought they would be. There was still plenty of effort needed throughout the event though as the equipment would take to the track after each heat race to try to keep the holes from expanding and that worked well until the Modified feature. With the featured division running high speed laps and and setting the right rear tires hard in the corners, the track had no chance to remain smooth and the final portion of the race got pretty wild. But just after the checkers waved over Hogan, the tractors were back out on the track to give the Hobby Stocks and the Sport Compacts the best surface possible for their main events.

The Sport Mod division ran the first feature of the season with pole-sitter and former track champion Jim Gillenwater taking the early lead. Clint Luellen had made the long pull in from Minburn and he was not about to follow the local guy as he made the pass for the lead on lap two. Cautions on laps three and seven slowed the field with the caution flying again on lap ten when the now fourth-running Gillenwater stopped in turn two. With six laps remaining Luellen had Carter VanDenBerg and defending track champion Tony Dunker restarting just behind him and he was able to open up a bit of a lead as those two battled for second. VanDenBerg cleared Dunker for second with four laps remaining and then gradually reeled in Luellen who took the white flag and then drove into turn one much higher than he had in previous laps. VanDenBerg charged to the inside and pulled even with the leader, but Luellen was able to nose ahead again down the back stretch. Again VanDenBerg made a charge to the inside through the final set of turns and Luellen maintained his composure and his momentum on the high side to edge out his challenger by a car-length at the finish line. Dunker was not far behind the lead duo for third, Brett Lowry came from twelfth to finish fourth and Brad Iverson was fifth after starting tenth.

The IMCA Stock Cars had a tough time getting started as on the second try Nathan Wood hopped the wheel of Jeremy Pundt and ended up in the turn one guardrail. Under the caution pole-sitter Jim Lynch pulled to the pit area moving Todd Reitzler up from row three to the pole for the next start. Damon Murty shot to the lead from the outside of Reitzler and Jason Cook latched onto Murty chasing him in second. With the rest of the field scrambled up from the earlier scuffles this one was all about Murty and Cook as the multi-time Lee County Speedway track champion Cook did everything he could to overtake the visitor Murty. Even with some rough spots causing the cars to move around, I don't think these two even touched once showing that they are two of the best in the division anywhere and the fans enjoyed every second of it as Murty held on to take the win. Unfortunately it looked as though Cook's motor went up in smoke just as he crossed the finish line in second. Reitzler was a distant third, John Oliver Jr. took fourth and Chris Wibbell was a lap down in fifth.

J.D. Beal and Scott Hogan drew the front row of the Modified finale and after a dominating performance in his heat race it was apparent that Hogan was the man to beat. Hometown speedster Tyler Cale moved quickly from sixth to second, but his challenge to Hogan ended on lap seven when he tagged the guardrail in turn one. From that point on nobody was able to stay with Hogan and the veteran driver who has indicated that he will not be racing anywhere for points this year started his season of fun with a $1,000 victory. Car builder Jacob Murray held off Brandon Rothzen to finish second, defending track champion Jeff Waterman was fourth and Steve Stewart advanced up from tenth to finish fifth.

The IMCA Hobby Stock feature kept the crowd that remained warm with some wild action at the end. Erick Knutsen would hold the lead for the first five circuits before Newton driver Garrett Eilander took over the top spot. With Dustin Griffiths and Shannon Anderson battling it out for second behind him it looked as though Eilander would take the win, but when Danny Miller spun in turn two on lap ten it would set up a green-white-checker showdown. Griffths and Anderson muscled past Eilander in three-wide fashion coming off of turn two and, as the lead trio charged through turns three and four, Anderson and Griffiths did their Logano and Hamlin imitation with Griffiths going for a spin and the right real wheel coming off of Anderson's borrowed ride. Griffiths was not pleased as he climbed out of his disabled ride in turn four and then sprinted to the work area off the back stretch to express his opinion to Anderson. Once that dust up was resolved the field went back to green and this time it was Knutsen and Scott Shull who went roaring past Eilander in turns one and two. As they raced into turn three Shull ran into the back of Knutsen, then veered right and hit the guardrail head on bringing out the caution one more time. This time it was Knutsen and Jason See starting in the row behind Eilander and as the leaders negotiated turns one and two it was Des Moines driver Andy Coffman who came out of nowhere to take the lead down the back straightaway. The green stayed out and Coffman held on to take the opening night win on a track that was unfamiliar to him. Eilander would have to settle for second, Knutsen took third while See finished fourth in his first ever night of racing. Tim Pettibone who started thirteenth finished fifth.

Seith Woodruff paced a competitive field of Sport Compacts for the first four laps before Chuck Fullenkamp slipped by for the lead. Skip Dunker was the man on the move though as he picked his way up from fifth to second with the laps winding down. On the final lap Dunker first looked low on the leader through turns one and two and then he went high in three and four to pull even with Fullenkamp. The two drivers then charged to the checkers door-to-door with Dunker winning by inches much to the delight of his vocal fan base. Austen Becerra finished just behind them in third, Craig Bangert would take fourth and Brandon Lambert rounded out the top five.
Getting the track ready was one thing, but having the pits dry enough to host a field of ninety cars was perhaps an bigger accomplishment.

LCS Notes.....The unofficial car count had 22 Sport Mods, 14 Stock Cars, 21 Modifieds, 17 Hobby Stocks and 16 Sport Compacts for a total of 90.....Tyler Groenendyk returned to the Modified division but his night ended early as he hit the turn one guardrail in hot laps. The damage required two wreckers to take his #17 back to the pits.....Shannon Anderson's familiar #78 only made a lap or two in hot laps before shucking the driveshaft. Anderson would then compete in Jamie Songer's car for the remainder of the evening.....Brandon Brinton has made the move from a Hobby Stock to a Sport Mod and he made the trip down from Nevada to qualify for the second row of the A-Main.....Area drivers Vic Hastings and Mike Hornung Jr. also made their debut in the Sport Mods. Hastings has been a solid Hobby Stock competitor for several years while Hornung did double duty in the Sport Compacts.......Robert Gould of Hillsboro looked good in his Sport Mod debut.....Abe Huls had his new Stock Car working well, but pulled out with apparent motor problems while running fourth in the main event.....J.D. Beal is more commonly seen running a UMP Modified at central Illinois tracks, but tonight the Adair driver put a red #32 on the pole for the IMCA Modified main event......Mitch Morris was working for a top-five finish in the Modified main before tangling with Jeff Waterman with six laps remaining.....Richie Gustin started seventh and made a solid early move before slowing and pulling out of the event......Jeff Mueller has made the move from Stock Cars to Modifieds and looked like he was just getting some laps in tonight before pulling in.....Thad Wilson has raced a #75 car for I believe his entire career, so I had to hear it three times before I believed that it was him in the #1W. The Orion Tire Repair sponsorship was the clincher.....After being yanked following one race night in 2012 the IMCA Hobby Stocks returned to the Lee County Speedway and put on an action filled main event. There were a few area cars on hand, but the track hopes to have some of the drivers who pulled in from a distance tonight to return weekly as the division will hopefully catch on locally as well.....Jason See set the bar high finishing fourth in his first night of racing. Jason's father, Mike See was a long-time solid competitor around the area and it looks like Jason is a quick study.....Yes, there were a few with no sponsors and taped on numbers, but several of the Sport Compacts sported some of the nicest graphics that you will find in any division.

A huge thank you to Mike VanGenderen for the first class hospitality that he provided to myself and Positively Racing writers Dick and Joyce Eisele. It was much appreciated as the temperatures cooled off quickly following sunset. PR.com colleagues Brian Neal and Sue McDaniel are part of the Lee County Speedway staff that did a great job of running off this opening night special in fine fashion. Yes, it ran late with the final checkers waving at 11:40, but that was due to the extra track work that was required to provide a surface that allowed the drivers to put on a good show.

Racing continues at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson next Friday night April 5th as the Brockway Mechanical and Roofing Sprint Invaders will headline.

Now the waiting game happens as we keep an eye on the radar to see if tonight's (Saturday March 30th) Sprint Invaders opener at 34 Raceway will be able to take the green. The track near Burlington is ready, the facility is ready, now we just need this chance of showers to push through without consequence. Hope to see you there tonight!

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Racing Before The Snow; The Best of the 70's

Winter storm Virgil is predicted to drop eight inches or more of snow on the Midwest tonight and Sunday, but the folks down in Highland, Illinois, are moving ahead with their "Lucky 40" program. The season opener featuring UMP Late Models and Modifieds was postponed from last Saturday and tonight they will do their best to win the race against a snowstorm, something that thankfully does not happen very often. I thought about making the drive down, but the prospect of making a four hour drive home on potentially slick roads quickly changed my mind.



Here's hoping that they have a great show in Highland tonight and that the snow holds off long enough for everybody to make it safely back to home base because if this storm delivers as predicted it will more than likely wipe out the prospects for racing at several scheduled events for next weekend. One of those would be the inaugural weekend of the National Dirt Racing League or NDRL scheduled for Friday March 29th at Paducah Speedway and Saturday March 30th at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Missouri. Virgil (remember that The Weather Channel now has us naming snowstorms) could take out 40% of the entire 2013 schedule for the NDRL as they only have five events listed as of today, and nearly 20% of singer Cody McCarver's tour dates. With the more southern track of this storm that I would like to instead call "Steve", you could actually see racing snowed out down south while venues such as Donnellson, Burlington, Vinton and LaSalle may still have a chance to run their races scheduled for the final weekend in March.

I know one thing, watching the NCAA tournament and Iowa's run through the NIT is fun, but I am ready to get out to the track so have mercy on us Steve!!!

Back in January I listed the Late Model combined All Iowa Points from 1967 through 1990 and at the time I said that I would eventually break them out by decades. Well with not much else going on around our area right now, what better time than to give you the list of Late Model combined points for the decade of the 70's, or 1970-1979. Enjoy and here's hoping that we can talk about some live racing next weekend!

All Iowa Points Late Models Total Points
Pos Driver Hometown 1970 - 1979
1 . Ed Sanger Waterloo 12528
2 . Curt Hansen Dike 10120
3 . Bill Zwanziger Waterloo 7131
4 . Roger Dolan Lisbon 5962
5 . Stan Stover Reinbeck 5905
6 . Bob Kosiski Omaha NE 5686
7 . Karl Sanger Waterloo 5520
8 . Darrell Dake Cedar Rapids 5416
9 . Ron Weedon Pleasant Valley 5287
10 . Red Dralle Evansdale 4893
11 . John Connolly Delhi 4790
12 . Dan Nesteby Waterloo 4444
13 . Don Hoffman Des Moines 4392
14 . Denny Hovinga Pocahontas 4247
15 . Glen Martin Independence 4121
16 . Bill Barthelmes Troy Mills 4013
17 . Duane Steffe East Moline IL 4013
18 . Tom Bartholomew Waterloo 3810
19 . Gary Crawford Independence 3747
20 . Mike Niffeneggar Kalona 3634
21 . Pokey West West Chester 3614
22 . Bob Shryock Estherville 3507
23 . Bill Beckman Lisbon 3479
24 . Joe Schaefer Waterloo 3438
25 . Johnny Moss Iowa City 3410
26 . Joe Merryfield Des Moines 3355
27 . Arnie Braland Boone 3223
28 . Verlin Eaker Mechanicsville 3219
29 . Bill Martin Council Bluffs 3205
30 . Dave Chase Council Bluffs 3158
31 . Ray Guss Sr. Milan IL 3086
32 . Bill Rice Des Moines 3070
33 . Jim Gerber Long Grove 3023
34 . Fred Horn Marion 3021
35 . Ken Walton Viola 2875
36 . Mel Morris West Liberty 2823
37 . Denny Osborn Cedar Falls 2811
38 . Bill McDonough Cedar Rapids 2686
39 . Jim Burbridge Delhi 2549
40 . Randy Sterner Blair NE 2529
41 . Dave Bjorge Austin MN 2484
42 . Doc Mayner Winthrop 2462
43 . Red Droste Waterloo 2455
44 . Tom Hearst Wilton 2395
45 . Ron Tilley Omaha NE 2385
46 . Jim Wyman Griswold 2274
47 . Gary Webb Davenport 2199
48 . Bob Hilmer Dysart 2161
49 . Greg Davis Boone 2140
50 . Dan Dickey Packwood 2137
51 . Lem Blankenship Keokuk 2111
52 . George Barton Ankeny 2105
53 . Ken Farrell New Hampton 2105
54 . Dick Schiltz Waterloo 2100
55 . Steve Fraise Montrose 2083
56 . Ron Hemsted Lone Tree 2062
57 . Steve Keppler Marion 1994
58 . Larry Wasserfort Waterloo 1964
59 . Bob Bonzer Liscomb 1962
60 . Don Bohlander Glasford IL 1866
61 . Ed Morris Omaha NE 1827
62 . Ron Jackson Burlington 1804
63 . Johnny Babb Ottumwa 1785
64 . Jack Mitchell Cedar Falls 1775
65 . Jerry Wancewicz Omaha NE 1749
66 . Keith Leithoff Omaha NE 1706
67 . Bob Helm Andalusia IL 1701
68 . Jerry Holtkamp Williams 1655
69 . Ron Prymek Iowa City 1620
70 . Darrell Sells Waverly 1600
71 . Paul Zdan Omaha NE 1562
72 . Bill Wrich Norfolk NE 1545
73 . Larry Jenkins Wilton 1485
74 . Ron Perdock Washington 1479
75 . Gene Schattschneider Algona 1441
76 . Earl Tice Ames 1390
77 . Em Fretheim Decorah 1333
78 . Skip Kennedy Dubuque 1321
79 . Glenn Robey Omaha NE 1292
80 . Ted Zieman Mason City 1248
81 . Ernie Speth Davenport 1221
82 . Arlo Doranbush Boone 1188
83 . Phil Reece Des Moines 1182
84 . Bob Hill Randall 1178
85 . Don Christenson Harlan 1149
86 . Dave Birkhofer Muscatine 1111
87 . Dave Bedard Waterloo 1109
88 . Roger Bruggeman Dubuque 1106
89 . Bud Burdick Omaha NE 1097
90 . Chub Liebe Oelwein 1084
91 . Joel Rasmussen Ames 1081
92 . Al Druesedow Omaha NE 1075
93 . Bill Christman Bronson 1041
94 . Bob Hesse Waterloo 1022
95 . Bob McCall Ottumwa 1011
96 . Roger Klingfus Waterloo 978
97 . Rich Green Webster City 976
98 . Ernie Derr Keokuk 957
99 . Bob Schulte Delhi 945
100 . Butch Householder Algona 920
101 . Sonny Morgan Blue Earth MN 909
102 . Bill Davis Des Moines 897
103 . Bob Stogdell Silvis IL 888
104 . Larry Pipes Kirksville MO 887
105 . Mark Mosier Washington 879
106 . Lynn Idler Ionia 873
107 . Larry Fabris Sycamore IL 867
108 . Bill McArdle Hazel Green WI 853
109 . Jim Strube Peoria IL 849
110 . Dwight Engleen Boone 839
111 . Ken Davidson Indianola 837
112 . Ben Hofer Rock Island IL 830
113 . Bob Grenoble Freeport IL 830
114 . Rollie Frink Davenport 821
115 . Jim Burger Waterloo 811
116 . Tim McDonough Cedar Rapids 804
117 . John Beaman Council Bluffs 786
118 . Steve Lance Cuba IL 774
119 . Herb Shannon Hanna City IL 771
120 . Joe Kosiski Omaha NE 761
121 . Mike Keen Marshalltown 760
122 . Dean Montgomery Davenport 754
123 . Del McDowell Ames 748
124 . Cal Swanson Reinbeck 747
125 . Phil Reeves Omaha NE 741
126 . Gerhard Wollenburg Austin MN 711
127 . Bill Kirk Salix 706
128 . Dwaine Hanson Lakefield MN 699
129 . Rich Lyons Jefferson 699
130 . Kent Tucker Aurora NE 693
131 . Ramo Stott Keokuk 692
132 . Harold Sliefert Storm Lake 681
133 . Jerry Reinhart Moline IL 681
134 . Mike Chapman Whiting 680
135 . Dick Oldham Des Moines 676
136 . Chris Maurer Colfax 673
137 . Tom Fitzpatrick Gilbertville 670
138 . Arnie Christen Mineral Point WI 663
139 . Wally Nissen Omaha NE 663
140 . Darrell Bunkofske Algona 661
141 . Jerry Pilcher Ottumwa 658
142 . Lloyd Ewing Kewanee IL 657
143 . Lyle Gehn Port Byron IL 653
144 . Larry Rummelhart Riverside 645
145 . Rick Wendling Hazelton 645
146 . Terry Ryan Davenport 645
147 . Johnny Johnson Morning Sun 634
148 . Bill Newman Burlington 633
149 . Duane VanDeest Grundy Center 628
150 . Blackie Lyons Cascade 621
151 . Ed Brown Dubuque 618
152 . Bruce Sommerfeld Fort Dodge 609
153 . Gordy Blankenship Keokuk 595
154 . Jim Decker Winthrop 595
155 . John Allinson Williams 585
156 . Greg Kastli Waterloo 583
157 . Gerry Reeder Peoria IL 582
158 . Glen Woodard Des Moines 581
159 . Ed Mellecker Iowa City 580
160 . Jack Golder Hooper NE 571
161 . Don Styskal David City NE 561
162 . Denny Sherrill Hartford SD 551
163 . Bill Hopp Muscatine 543
164 . Charlie Summers Harlan 536
165 . Bud Darting Wilton Jct. 535
166 . Roger Tapper Webster City 524
167 . Tom Hughes Monticello 523
168 . Jim Leverington Freeport IL 521
169 . Gary Lindgren Ogden 519
170 . Lloyd Jorgenson Audubon 519
171 . Lyle Roucka Fremont NE 509
172 . Dave Milbourn Omaha NE 503
173 . Ed Pilcher Ottumwa 500
174 . Frank Jorgenson Carroll 494
175 . George Peterson Harlan 494
176 . Don Schlondorf Omaha NE 491
177 . Mike Dizona Omaha NE 491
178 . Ken Peterson Northrup MN 489
179 . Chuck Smith Waterloo 484
180 . Curt Houge Ames 481
181 . Ev Hutchinson Sac City 477
182 . Irv Janey Cedar Rapids 473
183 . Dale DeFrance Albion 470
184 . John Curwen Hazel Green WI 468
185 . Dean McGee Knoxville IL 467
186 . Scott Nesteby Dubuque 467
187 . Don Davidson Des Moines 464
188 . Paul Scott Harlan 461
189 . Al Terrell Peoria IL 460
190 . Paul Uhlenberg Marshalltown 452
191 . Dave Kaut Council Bluffs 448
192 . Larry Embrey Granger 448
193 . Dan Clement Rhodes 444
194 . Mike Frieden Cedar Rapids 441
195 . Don Morgan Muscatine 440
196 . Larry Jiskra Omaha NE 437
197 . Mike Bardoel Milan IL 436
198 . Marlyn Cornelius Waterloo 435
199 . Mike Derr Keokuk 431
200 . Gene Chapman Dubuque 423
201 . Bob Weber Burt 413
202 . Darrell DeVries Charles City 411
203 . Jim Brown Ottumwa 409
204 . Chuck Anderson LeGrand 404
205 . Perry Beckler Tiffin 403
206 . Dave Plum Waterloo 398
207 . Ray Busch Ogden 392
208 . Willy Kraft Lakefield MN 390
209 . Jim Havill LeClaire 383
210 . Russ Derr Keokuk 382
211 . Mike Brooks Hartford 380
212 . John Adkins Council Bluffs 376
213 . Ken Braasch Omaha NE 374
214 . Craig Spetman Omaha NE 371
215 . Allan May Elmwood IL 370
216 . Dick Thomas Sloan 365
217 . Jerry LeCroy Des Moines 358
218 . Dan Bennett Peoria IL 355
219 . John Engelkens Morrison IL 355
220 . Frank VanDoorn Omaha NE 353
221 . Gary Henderson Independence 352
222 . Walt Keast Lincoln NE 350
223 . Fred Knapp Des Moines 349
224 . Duane Erret Harlan 334
225 . Ron Hutcherson Keokuk 331
226 . Dick Chapman Dubuque 330
227 . Don White Keokuk 330
228 . Pete Parker Kaukauna WI 328
229 . Ray Forsythe Mankato MN 328
230 . Dave Noble Blooming Prairie MN 327
231 . Jerry Hamm Eldon 327
232 . Dale Snyder Cedar Rapids 326
233 . Dave Bentley Fairbank 324
234 . Sam Reakes Rockford IL 324
235 . Dave Trower New Hampton 318
236 . Dave Farren Des Moines 315
237 . Byron Buchele Muscatine 314
238 . Jack Piper Mason City 312
239 . Arlo Becker Atkins 311
240 . Bill Schwader Bettendorf 311
241 . Bob Fitzsimmons Omaha NE 311
242 . Shorty Bennett Moline IL 308
243 . Bob Jaeger Dubuque 305
244 . Don Doeblin Council Bluffs 294
245 . Norm Weimers Manson 291
246 . Wayne Meyer Algona 288
247 . Billy Moyer Des Moines 283
248 . Lefty Robinson Des Moines 282
249 . John Carlson Ankeny 281
250 . Junior Reese Belknap 279
251 . Keith Mander Omaha NE 278
252 . Chuck Lukemyres Tipton 272
253 . Jim Peterson Council Bluffs 271
254 . Joe Shear Beloit WI 270
255 . Terry Messerschmidt New Hampton 268
256 . Carl Severson Dubuque 263
257 . John Miller Keokuk 259
258 . Jim Patterson Cedar Falls 254
259 . Terry Huizel Freeport IL 252
260 . Mert Williams Rochester MN 251
261 . Truman McDowell Fort Madison 251
262 . Bob Parker Lincoln NE 250
263 . Tom Stewart Washington 250
264 . Denny Watkins Council Bluffs 249
265 . Max Peeler Union NE 249
266 . Wendell Kuehn Rochester MN 249
267 . Rich Stephan S. Sioux City NE 247
268 . Tom Greenlee Freeport IL 242
269 . Dan Robertson Muscatine 241
270 . Ken Boyse Wellman 238
271 . Stan Crooks Muscatine 238
272 . Bob Toland Milan IL 237
273 . Gary Foland Decatur 236
274 . Lyle Behne Coal Valley IL 235
275 . Dave Kepley Ames 234
276 . Ron Schaufenbuhl New Hampton 234
277 . Bob Harris Estherville 232
278 . Clayton Peterson Grand Island NE 226
279 . Richard Simpson Algona 222
280 . John Korenberg Jr. Hartley 220
281 . Roger Hadan Omaha NE 220
282 . Al Humphrey Giltner NE 219
283 . Terry Hanson Owatonna MN 219
284 . Hershel Roberts East Moline IL 217
285 . Charles Morris Kirksville MO 214
286 . John Meyer Brooklyn 214
287 . Dave Thompson Omaha NE 212
288 . John Weers Readlyn 212
289 . Jerry Roberts Prairie City 211
290 . Milo Stodola Omaha NE 209
291 . Wahlee Brown Rock Island IL 208
292 . Dave Hutmacher Freeport IL 207
293 . John Webb Independence 207
294 . Russ Hughes Monticello 207
295 . Dave Dodder Letts 206
296 . Denny Anderson Rochester MN 205
297 . Del Stokke Ames 203
298 . Ed Bollen Peoria IL 203
299 . Del Abney Muscatine 200
300 . Dan Rabbass Omaha NE 199
301 . Chuck Allison Ottumwa 198
302 . Phil Larson Iowa City 197
303 . John Simenec Rock Island IL 195
304 . Dick Streck Schleswig 191
305 . Rocky Hodges Des Moines 191
306 . Paul Fitzpatrick Rochester MN 190
307 . Wilbur Kotz New Hampton 189
308 . Ed Janisch Omaha NE 188
309 . Dave Merfeld Dubuque 187
310 . Jim Thruman Freeport IL 186
311 . Chuck Ragan Eagle Lake MN 185
312 . Rod Mitchell Mankato MN 185
313 . Merle Leonard Marshalltown 184
314 . Bill Sheffield Neola 183
315 . Charlie Moubry Edina MO 183
316 . George Brazil Albuquerque NM 183
317 . Ken Sathoff Fairmont MN 181
318 . Ed Beam Carter Lake 180
319 . Roger Carmody Mason City 179
320 . Fred Strube Peoria IL 178
321 . Wes Smith Story City 178
322 . Rick Merryfield Des Moines 177
323 . Varel Schmidt Massena 177
324 . Bland Robinson Des Moines 174
325 . Chuck Martelle East Dubuque IL 174
326 . Whitey Harris Villa Park IL 171
327 . Gary Johnson Newton 168
328 . Gerry Harrison Topeka KS 168
329 . Axel Dahlberg Baraboo WI 166
330 . Denny Banks Washington 165
331 . Norm Robinson Omaha NE 164
332 . Dick Lewis Agency 163
333 . Duke Jackson Clinton 159
334 . Gary Tigges Durango 158
335 . John Gerloff Lincoln NE 158
336 . Keith Braun Cedar Falls 158
337 . Don Etringer Raymond 156
338 . Jim Edgington Algona 156
339 . Leroy Koster S. Sioux City NE 156
340 . Glen Eggers State Center 155
341 . Leroy Watson Fremont NE 155
342 . Don Bitner Peoria IL 154
343 . Billy Geil Stuart 151
344 . Dick Elliott Mount Ayr 151
345 . Gary "Bosco" Roberts Lancaster MO 149
346 . Les Wildin Algona 148
347 . Wayne Settles East Moline IL 148
348 . Larry Schmidt New Hampton 147
349 . Russ Trulson Britt 147
350 . Bill Myers Grand Island NE 146
351 . Bugs Vincent Nevada 146
352 . Glen McKeighan Omaha NE 146
353 . Wayne Kirk Blair NE 146
354 . Dean Ward Grand Island NE 145
355 . Harv Patterson Northwood 145
356 . Joe Stewart Blair NE 145
357 . Ken DeGood Hillz 145
358 . Phil Gadbois Albert Lea MN 145
359 . Bill Breuer Wapello 144
360 . Mark Leibfried Rickardsville 144
361 . Mike Benjamin Keokuk 143
362 . Dalton Walker Curryville MO 142
363 . Bill Holder Ames 141
364 . Bob Matson Omaha NE 141
365 . Rick Heuer Waterloo 140
366 . Jerry Cunningham Omaha NE 138
367 . Bob Wolford Fairmont MN 137
368 . Tom Steuding Altona WI 136
369 . Del Williams Aledo IL 135
370 . Gary Thomas Washington 135
371 . Ferris Collier Liberty MO 133
372 . Jim Jeffries Freeport IL 133
373 . Ron Bliss Andrew 133
374 . Joe Wallace Kansas City MO 132
375 . Mike Majors Boone 132
376 . Gale Havelone Council Bluffs 131
377 . Dyle Downing Marshalltown 129
378 . Jerry Hejna Ventura 129
379 . Bob Widmar Ottumwa 128
380 . John Saxon Onawa 128
381 . Steve Tilley Omaha NE 128
382 . Bob Scott Hancock 127
383 . John Grube Cresco 127
384 . Max Bonine Onawa 127
385 . Ray "Cannonball" Curtis Bode 127
386 . Rex Baller Oakland 127
387 . Don Green Kirksville MO 125
388 . Arnie Gardner Chicago IL 124
389 . Wally Stanton Mifflin WI 123
390 . Bill Lameier Freeport IL 122
391 . Fred Jorgenson Ames 122
392 . Rich Miller Davenport 121
393 . Boyce Sparkman Rockford IL 120
394 . Joe Churchill Peosta 119
395 . Coy Holt Peoria IL 118
396 . Jim Hagar Kansas City MO 117
397 . Jim White Cresco 115
398 . Clyde Hirsch Mineral Point WI 114
399 . Lloyd Nabb Maquoketa 114
400 . Gordon Reidemann LeMars 113
401 . Jim Swank Hamilton IL 113
402 . Phil Kennon Oakland 113
403 . Jack Rebholz Sterling IL 112
404 . Ron Kester Austin MN 112
405 . Darwin Larson Audubon 111
406 . Duane Wirth Wyanet IL 110
407 . Ken Kennedy Dubuque 110
408 . Bob Kleindolph Muscatine 109
409 . Bob Thompson Des Moines 109
410 . Ed Haas Burlington 109
411 . Butch Cassidy West Branch 108
412 . Duane Otto Mason City 107
413 . Greg Hunter Independence 107
414 . Leon Plank Mondovi WI 107
415 . Gary Germar Woodbine 106
416 . Sam Kraemer Walthill NE 106
417 . Tom Hamilton Jesup 106
418 . Thurman Lovejoy Kansas City MO 105
419 . Jerry Mullenix Unionville MO 104
420 . John Knapp Des Moines 104
421 . Bill Ludington Carlisle 103
422 . Wayne Peters Rochester MN 103
423 . Roger Bucholz Cedar Falls 102
424 . Steve Shannon Norwalk 102
425 . Gene Behmer Fremont NE 101
426 . Larry Armstrong Silvis IL 101
427 . Larry Dralle Waterloo 100
428 . Lloyd Draper Grundy Center 100
429 . Rich Swanson Harlan 100