Dick Sutcliffe won the IMCA sprint car feature at the Ozark Empire Fair. Mechanic Dale Drottz (far left), IMCA official Woody Brinkman (second from left), and car owner Bob Trostle (second from right) join in the celebration.
Springfield, Mo. (August 9, 1972) – Dick Sutcliffe of Greenwood, Mo., wheeled his steel blue Chevy sprinter to victory in the 25-lap International Motor Contest Association sprint car feature at the Ozark Empire Fair on Wednesday night.
Sutcliffe moved quickly from his third row starting position to the front and was never seriously challenged to the finish.The real battle was for second place with Tennessee’s Chuck Amati, IMCA point leader Ray Lee Goodwin of Kansas City and David Ross of Jetmore, Kan., finishing that order.
Results –
Time trials – Dean Shirley (24.46)
Heat #1 – Chuck Amati
Heat #2 – Dave Ross
Heat #3 – Tom Corbin
Consolation – Dean Shirley
Trophy Dash – Steve Schultz
Feature –
1. Dick Sutcliffe
2. Chuck Amati
3. Ray Lee Goodwin
4. Dave Ross
5. Richard Morgan
6. David James
7. Ralph Parkinson Jr.
8. Dean Shirley
9. Dale McCarty
10.Steve Schultz
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