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Show Roundabout: Gramm Wins A weeks rest from racing only seemed to whet the appetites of the Roundabout competitors. Lovely Diane Oostaveen presented the awards to the winner of the trophy dashes. Jess Gramm from Wallsburg took the lead in the teen stock class with Troy Davis in hot pursuit. Bobby Leonard spun out and reliable Corinna Rhodes finished third. Gary Davis and Marty West timed identical fast times for the class and sat side by side on the front row. It as a battle from start to finish with Davis taking the win and West second. Tempers flared in the stock division as Alex Oostaveen and Larry Parks crashed and banged around the track. Both drivers were disqualified from at event and the prize was given to Danny Rhodes. John Jackman took the lead in the Rk Stock heat but due to a re"start . lobby Leonard got a better hold on e race and won out with Jackman nd and Troy Davis third. DonWillingham took the lead in the , "st turn of the Limited heat after a ! e-start when Gary Davis went over we end of the track. Davis got back Wo the heat and once again JJWingham dashed into the lead with "larty West in hot pursuit, battling on every turn but to no avail. Willineham took the win with West second and Norm Rhodes third. Billy Nelson took the lead in the heat race as well as the main event for the stock class and showed the boys the short way around the track. LeAlma Rhodes did a fantastic job by placing second in the heat and Alex Oostaveen settled for third in the heat. Teen Main event finally made three starts before everyone made it safely through turn one and two as is the rule for a fair start. Bobby Leonard ran away with the win with Troy Davis fighting with all he had. Corinna Rhodes placed third. Limited Main event showed Don Willingham in the lead but this time Norm Rhodes pulled off the win after an exciting battle, Garry Davis worked his way through to second place and Willingham settled for third. Next week will be the Mid Season Championship at the track with the most coveted of titles for the years racing. The winner is given a very special trophy, made and donated this year by Howard Sorensen, also a championship jacket. This is a no-points no-points race toward the Season Hi-Point Hi-Point award, but is a race for Mid Season Champion only. Needless to say all the drivers will be racing their hardest. |