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Schrader Wins "Busch" Opener at
Granite City - Wallace Takes
NASCAR Feature Following Nit.
By Joe Sente r
Kenny Schrader of Fenton, Mo ., took the
opening Late Model stock car race of the
"Busch" 1983 series at the Tri-City Speedway
in Granite City, Ill . Thursday night, May 19th
on a very smooth '/, mile dirt track . Schroder
set a new track record of 23 .945 seconds for
the "Busch" Series in his 1983 Mustang, Stop
& Go, Goodyear sponsored car. Schrader
started 1st row outside of very fast Mike
Wallace of Arnold, Mo ., in his 1983 Firebird .
Wallace and Schrader bottled for the lit lap
lead with Schrader taking 1st spot and
Wallace, Ed Dixon of Washington, Mo ., Ed
Kneebie of Jefferson City, Mo ., and Gary
Webb of Davenport, Iowa, in hot pursuit .
Ronnie Hoover of Fulton, Mo ., spun in turn
No . 1 and backed into the light pole . Wallace
clipped the outside guardrail in turn No . 3
while trying to pass Schrader on lap No . 4 but
later went out with engine problems on lap
No .10 . Herb Shannon of Hanna City, Ill ., ran
nose to tail with Schroder but had to settle
for 2nd place with Gary Webb in 3rd .
Schroder was met in victory lane by Miss
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Kevin Horcher Photo
Kevin Proof flips In front of Les Blankshlp
at Highland Speedway (111 .) during
Southwestern Auto Racing Assoc . modified
race. After ro-gaining consciousness, he was
taken to nearby hospital, where he was
released, OK I
Karen Myracie of Granite City, Ill ., the pretty
Tri-City Speedways Trophy Queen, with a
large trophy and engraved plaque as welt as
a "Busch" T-shirt .
Mike Wallace took the NASCAR Grand
American Winston Racing Series Late Model
Stock Car feature the following Friday night .
While young Steve Knepper took the
S .L .A .R .A . Mighty Midget Feature . Wallace
of Arnold, Mo ., driving his 1983 C .J . Rayburn
Firebird No. 6 powered by a Don Kirn racing
engine lost no time getting to the front as the
green flog came out as Ed Dixon of
Washington, Mo., was a constant threat
along with Mike Cooksey of Centralia, Ill ., in
the Union 76 Comoro. But there was no catching
young Wallace as he drove the '/, mile
dirt track, he made it a clean sweep by winning
his heat race .
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797.6579 .
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