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Marion Center Speedway
555 Potts Road Marion Center PA 15759 * (724) 397-2620 |
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Memory Lane *PHOTO LOADING* Rich Morganti's photos.
A little history about the car. This car sat on the pole of the 1959 Indy 500 and it almost won the race. It only raced 4 times at Indy. In 1959 it started on the pole with Johnny Thompson finished 3rd. 1960 it the motor broke while going for the lead and Johnny still finished 5th. During the 1960 season the car broke with Paul Goldsmith driving. Don Davis drove the car during the 1962 and last race the roadster was to see at Indy. Don drove the car to a 4th place finish. With the introduction of rear engine cars for the 65 season the car sat. Dick purchased the car from Herb Porter for the 66 season and converted it to dirt and raced it here in western Pa as well with the URC sprint series up and down the east coast. Tracks like Williamsgrove, Trenton, Langhorne. He sold the car sometime in 1968....
Marion Center Speedway on September 12th, 1969Late Models DASH -- 1. Nestor Peles (100L); 2. Dave Hoffman (43);
3. Ken Neal (L88); * L.J. Dennis was the evening's fastest qualifier with a clocking of 20 seconds flat. FIRST HEAT -- 1. Dick Hecker (99); 2. John Rupp (12); 3.
Henry Cook(27); SECOND HEAT -- 1. Turk Burkett (88); 2. Ed Boyer (30;
3. Ken Neal (L88); PURSUIT -- 1. Henry Cook (27); 2. Blackie Watt (11);
3. Ken Neal (L88); FEATURE -- 1. Paul Betton (54); 2. Blackie Watt (11);
3. Turk Burkett (88); POINT STANDINGS LATE MODEL
CADETS FIRST HEAT -- 1. Al Smith; 2. Russ Rousch; 3. Kick Mumau; 4. Junior Fairman SECOND HEAT -- 1. Don Good; 2. Terry Rosenberger; 3.
Larry Adamson; CONSY -- 1. Ron McIntyre; 2. Jim Sebring; 3. Dave Boyer; 4. George Miller FEATURE -- 1. Bob Mumau; 2. Junior Fairman; 3. Al Smith; 4. Russ Fairbanks; 5. Russ Rousch; 6. Willie Reeseman. DNF Larry Adamson, Howard Shaffer, Frank Good Ron McIntyre, Dick Mumau, Chet Johnson, Larry Beers, Terry Rosenberger, Paul Ferringer, Don Good, Dave Boyer, George Miller, Cliff Haight. POINT STANDINGS CADETS
Marion Center Speedway on September 11, 1970MINI-STOCK FIRST HEAT -- 1. Dick Curry; 2. Wayne Simmons; 3.
Fred Yocca; CONSY -- 1. Walt Keller; 2. Al Reddinger; 3. Bob Miller; 4. Brady Rising. FEATURE -- 1. Dick Curry; 2. Wayne Simmons; 3. Brady Rising; 4. Walt Keller; 5. Allan Reddinger; 6. Miller; 7. Wade Croushore. 8. Richard Good 9. Dan Wright; 10. Bill Ramer. Cadets FIRST HEAT --
1. Jack Hollowood; 2. Bob Mumau; 3. Lloyd Lockard; SECOND HEAT -- 1. Dick Mumau; 2. Cliff Haight; 3.
Don Gamble; CONSY -- 1. Frank Good; 2. Larry Hill; 3. Ted Stancombe; 4. John Weaver FEATURE -- 1. Bob Mumau; 2. Dick Mumau; 3. Ron McIntyre; 4. Jack Hollowood; 5. Larry Adamson; 6. H.G Rosenberger; 7. Larry Hill; 8. Ted Stancombe 9. Frank Good; 10. Cliff Haight 11. Don Gamble; 12. John Weaver; 13. Harold Keith; 14. Lloyd Lockard; 15. Don Hetrick. LATE MODEL HELMET DASH -- 1. Blackie Watt; 2. 2. Squirt Johns;
3. Bill Britsky; FIRST HEAT -- 1. Ike Isenberg; 2. Ollie Snyder; 3.
Gary Conklin; SECOND HEAT -- 1. Roger Watt; 2. Ben Bussard; 3. Bill
Britsky; CONSY -- 1. Squirt Johns; 2. Paul Betton; 3. Doug
Fordyee; FEATURE -- 1. Squirt Johns; 2. Paul Betton; 3. Bill
Britsky;
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