Jack
McCorkell successfully defended his Jackson 317 Sprint Nationals title at
Jackson VFW Speedway. Joining McCorkell in victory lane are speedway queen are
Jan Marie Mueller and flagman Dean Wieskus. – Bill Haglund Photo
Jackson, Minn. (August 22, 1981) – Veteran Jack McCorkell of Redwood Falls moved steadily to the front Saturday night and won his second straight Jackson Nationals title at Jackson VFW Speedway.
Relegated to start the 30-lap feature on the outside of the fifth row, McCorkell charged quickly to the front and took the lead away from Bobby Geldner of St. Peter at about the halfway mark of the contest.
Polesitter Keith Frantsen of Windom took the lead at the green flag but lost it two laps later to Geldner, who held it until being passed by McCorkell.
When Geldner took the lead, he stretched out a sizeable margin that was cut by a yellow flag. Then, Gary Scott of Holts Summit, Mo., got past Frantsen and began pressuring Geldner for the lead. However, Scott and a slower car brushed the turn two wall, slowing Scott’s pace and he fell back in the pack. He would charge back and finish fourth.
When Scott suffered his misfortune, McCorkell was there to take advantage of the situation to move into second place and he soon was applying pressure to Geldner.
Local veterans have thus won all three Jackson Nationals to date with Marv DeWall of Jackson winning the inaugural event and McCorkell the last two.
Jack Trigg of Sioux Falls, S.D. won the C-main while Gordy Lamb of Moorhead won the B-main with veteran Dick Forbrook of Morgan finishing second, those two filling the 21st and 22nd final starting positions in the A-main.
Results –
1. Jack McCorkell, Redwood Falls
2. Bob Geldner, St. Peter
3. Dean Ward, Grand Island, Neb.
4. Gary Scott, Holts Summit, Mo.
5. Keith Frantsen, Windom
6. Jerry Richert, Forest Lake
7. Miles Grein, Lakefield
8. Kim Lingenfelter, Norfolk, Neb.
9. Don Reiners, Sioux Falls, S.D.
10.Marv DeWall, Jackson
11.Gordy Lamb, Moorhead
12.Leland Van Emmerick, Salem, S.D.
13.Dick Forbrook Morgan
14.Denny Houseman, Estherville, Iowa
15.Jack Comer, Rapid City, S.D.
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