Dri-Powr 400 winner Terry Senneker is joined by Miss Dri-Powr Rickee Farrell in victory lane. - Brian Norton Collection
Winchester,
Ind. (October 5, 1980) – Terry Senneker of Wayland, Mich., claimed his
first-ever American Speed Association victory, winning the Dri-Powr 400 at the
historic high-banked Winchester Speedway.
It was
perhaps the wildest of the eleven previous Dri-Power 400 events staged at the
half-mile asphalt speedway.
Although
Senneker finished seven laps ahead of runner-up Ray Young of Dolton, Ill., Senneker
was in third place with just eight laps left remaining – behind race leader
Mike Eddy and second place Mark Martin. However, as the pair entered the first
turn on lap 393, Martin was on the inside, but drifted up into the side of
Eddy, sending both into the wall between turns one and two, sidelining both
cars.
That allowed
Senneker to coast home to an easy win with Young completing 393 circuits for
second. Eddy was third and Martin fourth with 392 laps completed.
Wrecks also
eliminated the likes of Bob Senneker, the brother of the winner, Doug Klein,
Jerry Sisco, Dave Brandenburg, Jeff Pflum, Ken Harrison, Dave Jensen, Chuck
Roumell, Bob Strait, Ron Hayes, Randy Sweet and Harold Scott.
In all,
there were 15 caution flags for 122 of the 400 laps run.
Martin set a
new record in qualifying with a lap of 15.741 seconds for an average speed of
114.351 mile per hour.
1. Terry Senneker, Wayland, Mich.
2. Ray Young, Dolton, Ill.
3. Mike Eddy, Midland, Mich.
4. Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark.
5. Carl Smith, West Jefferson, Ohio
6. Lonnie Breedlove, Indianapolis
7. John Jutila, Grand Rapids, Mich.
8. Dave Sorg, Fort Wayne, Ind.
9. Gary Williams, Orient, Ohio
10. Don
Gregory, Columbus, Ohio
11. Bob
Sensiba, Middleville, Mich.
12. Ryl
Magoon, Grand Rapids, Mich.
13. Don Wilbur, West Carrollton, Ohio
14. Bob
Senneker, Dorr, Mich.
15. Buddy
Cole, Indianapolis
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