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1984 – Dickey, Hughes Score at Iowa State Fair

 

Dan Dickey won the NASCAR Grand American feature at the Iowa State Fair. He’s joined by the Iowa State Fair queen. – Debbie Bohr Photo




Des Moines, Iowa (August 25, 1984) – Dan Dickey of Packwood led all the way Saturday afternoon to score the NASCAR Grand American late model feature win before an estimated crowd of 3,500 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

It was the second and final auto racing program of the 1984 Iowa State Fair.

Dickey finished well ahead of Tom Heart of Wilton, while Johnny Johnson of Wapello was third and Don Hoffman of Des Moines was fourth.

Gus Hughes of Monticello won the 12-lap street stock feature race with Scott Megonigle of Marion second and Brad Huff of Cedar Rapids third.

Late model heat winners were Dick Schiltz of Waterloo, Joe Kosiski of Omaha, Neb., Hoffman, and Denny Rosenberg of Grimes, while Bill Breuer of Wapello won the semi-feature.

Street stock heats were won by Chris Rehmeyer of Creston, Steve Swanner of Burlington, Megonigle, and Hughes.

An $8,000 purse was paid with Dickey receiving $1,000 of that total.


Results –


Heat #1 – Dick Schiltz, Waterloo
Heat #2 – Joe Kosiski, Omaha, Neb.
Heat #3 – Don Hoffman, Des Moines
Heat #4 – Denny Rosenberg, Grimes
Semi-main – Bill Breuer, Wapello
Feature –
1. Dan Dickey, Packwood
2. Tom Hearst, Wilton
3. Johnny Johnson, Wapello
4. Don Hoffman
5. Joe Kosiski
6. Denny Rosenberg
7. Steve Fraise, Montrose
8. Ed Sanger, Waterloo
9. Roger Dolan, Lisbon
10.Dave Chase, Council Bluffs
11.Terry Buresh, Bellevue, Neb.
12.Ron Cochran, Marshalltown
13.Jerry Pilcher, Ottumwa
14.Ron Pallister, Wapello
15.Jeff French, Mt. Ayr


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