Ernie Derr
De
Pere, Wis. (June 30, 1959) – Ernie Derr of Keokuk, Iowa continued to match the
#1 he carries on his car when he sailed to first place in the “Badger 100”
feature here Saturday night before a standing room only crowd.
The
5,000 plus fans in attendance saw Topeka’s Bill Harrison continue to have tough
luck mechanically and the cagey veteran was forced to drop from the feature
event after leading the pack for the first 29 laps when he threw a rod in his
1959 Pontiac.
That
opened the gate for Derr and his ’57 Pontiac and the Keokuk “Komet” blazed
ahead of Wayne Lee, Burlington, Iowa, making his first start behind the wheel
of a new ’57 Pontiac.
Bruce
Nystrom, a home-state favorite from Oshkosh, pushed his 1956 Chrysler to third
place with Newt Bartholomew of Carlisle, Iowa, taking the fourth spot in a 1957
Chevrolet.
Nationals
Speedways, Inc., co-sponsored the first IMCA meet here in 10 years with the
Brown County Racing Association, headed by John Marquis of De Pere.
Results
–
Time
Trials: Bill Harrison (30.11)
Heat
#1: Bill Harrison
Heat
#2: Bruce Nystrom
Heat
#3: Roland Wilson
Nationals
Speedways Dash: Ernie Derr
Semi-Main:
Bruce Nystrom
Feature:
1.
Ernie Derr
2.
Wayne Lee
3.
Bruce Nystrom
4.
Newt Bartholomew
5.
Roland Wilson
6.
Ramo Stott
7.
Pete Van Oudenhoven
8.
Jeri O’Day
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