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GREENSBURG DAILY NEWS—Monday, April 8, 1991—7US AC events honor;lt;v.the late Rich Vogler*rmy«v-3«:lt;lt;******Xv5kv.-Xpvi',:vw-By JIM MORRISONEven if Kalitta had come homeEditorthe winner with Schilling in sec-WINCHESTER, Ind.,Rob-ond, the Ypsilanti, Mich., driverbie Stanley and Don Schilling still would have achieved its goalcame home the winners of the for 1991. The Kalitta Racingsprint and midget car United Team would have finished firstStates Auto Club 30-lap features and second in a feature event,here Sunday, an event honoring something Schilling said after thethe late Rich Vogler.race was the goal for the year.Schilling took the lead fromSchilling said racing side byteammate Doug Kalitta on the side with a team car did not bother28th lap to win the midget portion him. He can crash just as easilyafter the son of drag racer Connie with another driver as he can withKalitta lead for 26 laps. Kalitta Kalitta.was delayed briefly behind a44If I didn’t want him to win, Islower car, allowing Schilling the wouldn’t help him,” said Schill-opportunity to pass.ing. “So reservations, yeah. I44I saw it coming down the back mean you don’t want to crash,straight and got underneath both right? But, I mean, what's the dif-of them sideways and managed to ference if we crash each other orget out in front, but the race could crash somebody else.have as easily gone to him insteadStanley led the first four laps ofof me,” said Schilling.the sprint car feature but wasKalitta said he did not realize passed by Jim Keeker in theSchilling was right behind when Neibel Sprinter out of Edinburgh,Daily News photos by Jim Morrisonhim before he was passed on the Ind. The 1989 All Star Circuit ofJamie Matthews (72) finds Richard Myhre’s tire in his sprint car’s cockpit during the semi-feature.28th lap.Champions points race winner44I didn't realize my hole was regained the lead on the 17th lap Although the All Stars circuit is pavement before switching to dirt, first pavement car built by Jack44It just wears you out,” Stew-being closed up like it did,” Kalit- when he noticed Keeker's car known as a dirt track series, Stan- In the last couple of years, the All Elam of JJ Enterprises. It is art, who plans to drive a .three-ta said. “Afterwards, I was think- developing handling problems ley said he prefers pavement. He Stars have run several races on owned by Stanley racing and quarter midget for Greensburg’sGohr Racing Larry Dwenger this year, said.ing down low was probably the and wanting to go straight rather started racing in quarter midgets pavement in winged sprint cars, powered by aplace to try to get him.wthan turn in the comers.and competed for 10 years on Stanley won one of those races.Still, Winchester was challeng-engine.| ■While44You pump so many “Gs” throughKalitta Racing owns the comer.ing. Although he tested a car for both midgets driven by Kalittafive laps for Eric Gordon last fall, and Schilling, they are not theFollowing behind Stanley in theSunday was the first time he com- same. The one driven to secondsprint feature were Donniepeted in actual competition. It was place was cons true ted by BobAdams, Bruce Robey, Rick How-also his first time on a banked East of Beast Chassis whileerton, Jack Hewitt, Chip Thomas,track.44lt;This place isn't forgiving,” ished first. Both are powered bySchilling built the one which fin-Bob Cicconi, Jim Mahoney, JimKeeker, Bruce Field, Brad Arms-Stanley said. “You've gotta really Pontiac motors.trong, Brad Marvel, Bill Rose,drive heads up, I think, the wholeTony Stewart of Columbus,Greg Wheeler, Kevin Atkins, Erictime you are on the race track. OnInd., finished second in the semi-Gordon, Steve Butler, Mike Zim-dirt, you can make a few mistakesfeature and 10th in the feature. Itmerman, Jeff Bloom and Gregand come back a little easier thanwas his first time in a full-sizedStaab.you can here.midget and the first time atHeat race winners were Hewitt,Stanley said that every time heWinchester. He found the track Keeker and Robey. Butler wonwent on the track Sunday, hetough.the semi-feature. Butler was thelearned a lot. He said laps on the44I’m dead,” Stewart said after fast qualifier with a 15.026 sec-Winchester track will help himthe race. “I'm tired. It's neat. It's ond lap.learn better than anything.different.Following Schilling and Kalitta44We started up front becauseStewart said the track was were Bev Griffits, Stevie Reeves,the car was fast, but I wasn't as rough and wears a personDuring the late stages ofout.Mike Streicher, Mike Mason, Royfastas44the car today,” StanleytheCaruthers, Hewitt, Mel Kenyon,said. “I think, in time, that I will midget feature, Stewart said he Stewart, Tyce Carlson, Ted Hines,Westport’s R.T. Lowe, son of the late Bob Lowe, helps push Mark Gerke’s car after get as fast as the car, or I hope I had dropped the RPMs on his Bob Nock, Cicconi, Brett Pool,Gerke qualified. The car was the last full midget built by Bob Lowe before his deathwill.last vparStanley said the car was themotor by 200 because he was Gordon, Bill Luse, Wesley Holm,tired.Barry Reed and Mark Gerke.
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