Ninth Race Saturday, June 23,1973-  Came in 7th in the heat, 3rd in the "B" Feature.  WOn $35.  I was way off base.

Sunday, June 24,1973- Midwest Speedway, Lincoln- Won the heat, came in 4th in trophy dash.  In the "A" Feature, was running fair when I got tangled with another car and broke my steering arm.  p.s. Still not satisfied with my driving performance.  Won $25.

NOTE from Dan:  I've included these entries and this points sheet from Midwest because there are some familiar names on there and it illustrates the big difference in car counts between Playland and Midwest. Speedway.

Tenth Race Saturday, June 30,1973- Won the heat (due to Frank Prideaux being set down for rough driving), 2nd in the trophy dash and 7th in the "A" Feature.  I sat on my can and gave up the point leadership by one point. Won $42.

Sunday, June 24,1973- Midwest Speedway, Lincoln- 3rd in  the heat, won the "A" Feature.  Still not satisfied with my own personal performance but the car works beautifully.  Won $192. Total winnings thus far-- $1,168.00

Eleventh Race- Tuesday, July 3,1973- Came in 2nd in the heat, won the trophy dash and came in 3rd in the "A" Feature.  Don Doeblin had pole position and Dave outside pole.  He tried to get around Don but couldn't and Ed Beam moved up to 2nd.  Dave did get the point lead back though.  Won $150.

Fourth Race  July 4th, 1973- Midwest Speedway, Lincoln- 3rd in  the heat, Dave had ploe in the "A" Feature, held it to the last lap when car #6 passed him.  It was rather disappointing but just one of those things.  Won $108.

Twelfth Race- Saturday, July 7,1973- Dave came in  3rd in  the heat, and 6th in  the "A" Feature.  Dave had moved up to about 4th when Denny Fox pushed him out to the fence and kept at it the whole rest of the race.  It was disgusting. I was so mad at him.  Won $35 and lost the points lead again thanks to Mr Fox.  Open competition begins next week.

Thirteenth Race- Saturday, July 14,1973- I won my heat, finished last in the trophy dash because I thought there was something wrong with the car.  Came in 2nd in the "A" behind Burdick.  We made a change in the rearend which changed the final drive ratio of the car from 7.66 to 7.90.  It made the car work much better and I was able to get the power to the ground.  Another thing was that they went to open competition and I was able to use my 12" tires.  Won $175.

Fifth Race  July 15th, 1973- Midwest Speedway, Lincoln- Got in a wreck in the hear, broke a spark plug and a fitting on the fuel pump.  Couldn't finish the heat, won the "B" Feature.  Won $70. A lot of body and structural damage to the roll cage.

Fourteenth Race- Saturday, July 21,1973- Blew a transmission in the heat.  Came back and won the "B" Feature.  Moved into the "A" Feature and came in 3rd.   Got 2nd place though because Doeblin was set down for rough driving.  Won $100.   Total $1,806.

Fifteenth Race- Saturday, July 28,1973- won heat and trophy dash, Came in 5th in the "A" Feature. The car is beginning to show signs of fatigue.  Won $130.   

Sixth Race at Midwest Speedway, Lincoln-  Sunday- July 29th- Came in 5th in the heat and won the "A" Feature.  The gear change of 3 weeks ago is showing signs of stress on the transmissions, as I keep burning them up.  Won $188.

Sixteenth Race- Saturday, August 4,1973- What a night!  Did real well in the heat, was 3rd in the trophy dash when Ed Beam came up against my tire and caught it with his wheel. It made a cut about one foot long on the left rear tire worth $80.  Then the "A" Feature was worse yet.  Bill Savage #35 pushed me out several times, spun me put when I was in 5th place and tried to put me on the rail.  He got what he deserved.  Won $38.

Seventh Race at Midwest Speedway, Lincoln-  Sunday- Aug 5, 1973.  After last night, things got back to normal. Had pole in the trophy dash but got beat out and came in 3rd.  Got 2nd in the "A" Feature.  Won $152.

Seventeenth Race- Wednesday, August 8,1973- Won my heat, didn't run the trophy dash because of engine trouble and got 2nd in the "A" Feature.  Won $152.

Eighth Race at Midwest Speedway, Lincoln-  Sunday- Aug 12, 1973. Cam in 3rh in my heat and 6th in the "A".  Car and I are both getting tired.  Won $62.

Eighteenth Race- Saturday, August 18,1973- Came in 5th in my heat and had to go into the "B" Feature.  Won the "B", qualified for the "A" and won it too.  A great night.  Won $200.

Ninth Race at Midwest Speedway, Lincoln-  Sunday- Aug 19, 1973. Came in 4th in my heat and 4th in the "A" Feature.  Won $78. Total winnings $2, 806.

Nineteenth Race- Saturday, August 25,1973- Came in 2nd in the heat, won the trophy dash and came in second in the "A" Feature.  It was clean racing all the way for a change.  Won $78.

Twentieth Race- Saturday, Sept 1,1973-  Final night at Playland. In the heat, I tangled with Rocha and got the right rear tire cut.  So that put me in the "B" Feature.  I won that and also came in 3rd in the "A".  Won $90.  Got a nice red and gold trophy and a green jacket. I'm glad I'm through at Playland.

11th Race at Midwest Speedway, Lincoln-  Sunday- Sept 2, 1973- Came in 5th in the heat and won the "A" Feature. Won $176. Got 3rd in the point standings for the year.

12th Race at Midwest Speedway, Lincoln-  Labor Day- Monday- Sept 3, 1973- Came in 3rd in the heat and 2nd in the  the "A" Feature. Got high point total for the two nights and won an extra $100.  Made $258; my biggest weekend ever with a total of $524.  Total $3,495.

13th Race at Midwest Speedway, Lincoln-  Sept 9th, Sept 16th rained out. Sept 23- After several weeks of rain, the races finally began.  Was in 3rd place in the first "A" when the radiator cap blew and I had to leave the race. In the heat I came in 5th and then lined up way in the back for the 2nd "A" Feature.  CVame in 6th and won $19.

Will start working on the Chevelle now.

LONG LIVE #44!

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