Lee Osborne
Paragon,
Ind. (September 15, 1979) – Driving a sprint car of his own design, Lee Osborne
pulled off his biggest win of the season Saturday, capturing the 17th annual
Midwest Outlaw Sprint Car 150-lap Championship.
Starting on
the inside of the second row, Osborne trailed Chuck Amati and Bob Kinser for
the first 15 laps before getting around Kinser on lap 16 for second place.
Osborne then
put the pressure on Amati, finally getting around the “One-Armed Bandit” on lap
45 when a sour engine sent Amati to the sidelines.
Kinser,
going for his third Midwest Outlaws victory of his career, would maintain
second place but wouldn’t have anything for Osborne, who won by a quarter lap
at the checkers. Ron Dorsett was the
only other competitor to finish on the same lap as Osborne and Kinser.
Osborne’s
payoff totaled more than $3,500 with extra money coming from Firestone, Weld
Wheels, Niebel Race Cars and other contingencies.
Veteran
Allen Barr, a three-time winner of the event, flipped his sprinter after
brushing another car to bring out the red flag on lap 17. Barr was uninjured
and later climbed into Keith Ford’s machine but only ran five laps before
parking it.
Hoosier Auto
Racing Fan (HARF) president Dann Wonn presented jackets to both Osborne and
Kinser following the feature, which was originally rained out on September 1.
Results –
1. Lee Osborne
2. Bob Kinser
3. Ron Dorsett
4. Frank Hollingsworth
5. John Krebbs
6. Al Redman
7. Leon Gentry
8. Junior Smalley
9. Dick Gaines
10. Brad Renshaw
11. Mike Johnson
12. Tony Solomito
13. Randy Kinser
14. Bob Daniels
15. Steve Craft
16. Chuck Amati
17. Ron Fisher
18. Bernie Graybeal
19. John Sharp
20. Danny Smith
21. Keith Ford
22. Allen Barr
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