| World Figure 8 History Saturday, September 8, 1990
Rain Drops wash away trouble St. John wins on borrowed axle
|
FN |
ST |
Laps |
Time |
# |
Driver |
|
1 |
5 |
339 |
17.582 |
7 |
Mike St John |
|
2 |
25 |
336 |
18.197 |
54 |
Bob Studt |
|
3 |
2 |
336 |
17.230 |
9L |
Leonard Basham |
|
4 |
21 |
329 |
18.050 |
116 |
Rance Harmon |
|
5 |
7 |
308 |
17.668 |
3 |
Duane Lee |
|
6 |
28 |
304 |
18.313 |
69 |
Ken Ahlgren |
|
7 |
15 |
303 |
17.838 |
6 |
Rich Fenwick |
|
8 |
27 |
302 |
18.294 |
9 |
Cecil Karr |
|
9 |
23 |
287 |
18.122 |
16A |
Robbie Loving |
|
10 |
19 |
286 |
17.950 |
4J |
Jack Dandy |
|
11 |
3 |
285 |
17.475 |
8 |
Charles Coles |
|
12 |
9 |
269 |
17.749 |
22 |
Boyd Butcher |
|
13 |
33 |
265 |
18.466 |
76 |
Scott Martin |
|
14 |
37 |
260 |
18.696 |
24 |
Jim Wampler |
|
15 |
14 |
253 |
17.821 |
86 |
Bill Clark |
|
16 |
12 |
249 |
17.804 |
87 |
Danny Turner |
|
17 |
32 |
246 |
18.407 |
50 |
Mike Champagne |
|
18 |
38 |
246 |
18.709 |
77 |
Jeff Rich |
|
19 |
1 |
244 |
17.192 |
4 |
Jack Dossey Jr |
|
20 |
35 |
231 |
18.577 |
44 |
Jerry Brown |
|
21 |
36 |
214 |
18.593 |
66 |
Ken Carpenter |
|
22 |
26 |
206 |
18.249 |
84 |
Donnie Garrigus II |
|
23 |
13 |
181 |
17.810 |
17 |
George Sutton |
|
24 |
45 |
173 |
19.169 |
779 |
Ray Gaddis |
|
25 |
24 |
171 |
18.187 |
20 |
Joe Lowe |
|
26 |
30 |
162 |
18.387 |
111 |
Al Grinde |
|
27 |
18 |
159 |
17.931 |
5 |
Bill Tunny Jr |
|
28 |
4 |
157 |
17.519 |
71 |
Bruce Tunny |
|
29 |
44 |
149 |
19.122 |
30 |
Guy Strode |
|
30 |
8 |
144 |
17.710 |
78 |
Joe Jackson |
|
31 |
17 |
122 |
17.924 |
16 |
Fred Bear Jr |
|
32 |
29 |
114 |
18.338 |
34 |
Larry Burger |
|
33 |
48 |
111 |
19.555 |
03 |
Scott Farr |
|
34 |
39 |
108 |
18.135 |
18 |
Jeff Hizer |
|
35 |
51 |
96 |
20.042 |
34X |
Tom Collins |
|
36 |
22 |
96 |
18.097 |
98 |
Leroy Young |
|
37 |
56 |
95 |
20.593 |
74 |
John Dossey |
|
38 |
6 |
87 |
17.605 |
1 |
Wayne Arnold |
|
39 |
43 |
82 |
18.903 |
27 |
Eddie Deal |
|
40 |
31 |
75 |
18.403 |
V14 |
Ben Benedict |
|
41 |
41 |
71 |
18.766 |
12 |
Kenny Rackley |
|
42 |
40 |
70 |
18.709 |
40 |
Jim Fox |
|
43 |
54 |
63 |
20.327 |
31P |
Mike Poynter |
|
44 |
46 |
62 |
19.257 |
2X |
Jerry Whitten |
|
45 |
59 |
59 |
21.091 |
14 |
Dale Knauss |
|
46 |
50 |
58 |
19.776 |
94 |
Mike Stiles |
|
47 |
11 |
51 |
17.771 |
80 |
Ronnie Clontz |
|
48 |
62 |
49 |
22.074 |
26 |
Skip VanMeter |
|
49 |
34 |
47 |
18.547 |
31 |
Larry McEntire |
|
50 |
20 |
45 |
17.997 |
21 |
Darren Sizemore |
|
51 |
63 |
42 |
no time |
23 |
Myron Wampler |
|
52 |
61 |
39 |
21.941 |
64 |
Randy Mayfield |
|
53 |
60 |
37 |
21.265 |
91 |
Mike Blackwell |
|
54 |
42 |
36 |
18.776 |
11 |
Oza Hoosier |
|
55 |
52 |
34 |
20.122 |
5 |
Lee Padgett |
|
56 |
47 |
30 |
19.525 |
99 |
Curtis Murphy |
|
57 |
10 |
28 |
17.756 |
2 |
Charlie Reed |
|
58 |
58 |
28 |
20.594 |
12X |
Dick Rackley |
|
59 |
57 |
26 |
20.338 |
94J |
Johnnie Johnson |
|
60 |
55 |
11 |
20.330 |
35 |
Eddie VanMeter |
|
61 |
53 |
9 |
20.192 |
14H |
Mike Hughes |
|
62 |
16 |
8 |
17.900 |
10 |
Kenny Sizemore |
|
63 |
65 |
7 |
no time |
65 |
Bob Bucholz |
|
64 |
67 |
4 |
no time |
81 |
Claude Hopper |
|
65 |
49 |
3 |
19.702 |
101 |
Randy Cronenwett |
|
66 |
64 |
3 |
29.700 |
88 |
Rusty Siegman |
|
67 |
66 |
1 |
no time |
76 |
Chris Linkous |
|
|
dns |
|
18.035 |
55 |
Radney Sizemore |
|
|
dns |
|
18.416 |
54X |
David Stayton |
|
|
dns |
|
19.789 |
1X |
Dennis Whisman |
|
|
dns |
|
22.201 |
44X |
Phil Klinker |
Mike St. John had to thank “Lady Luck” and his staunchest rival for
making it possible for him to win his second World Figure 8 Championship in
the 14th Annual classic on September 8, 9, 2003 at the Indianapolis
Speedrome.
St. John was lucky that the race was stopped by rain during its 43rd
minute Saturday night while he was still on lap 106 with 5 other leaders. It
was on that lap that he felt his drive train begin to seize up.
A few minutes later in a rainy pit area, the problem was narrowed down to
a damaged differential that was beyond repair, but St. John got lucky again.
And this time good fortune came from the unlikeliest of places- from
long-time rival and 3 Time World Figure 8 Champion Wayne Arnold. Arnold, who
had crashed early Saturday, chose to retire his car and gave St. John his
rear axle assembly to install that night and use the next day.
Mike St. John drove a flawless race under the Sunday afternoon sunshine
to complete 339 laps and win the race on Wayne Arnold’s axle. St. John was
never in serious trouble and pitted only once for fuel under the yellow flag
without losing the lead on lap 262.
In a repeat of his 1987 victory, Michigan’s Bob Studt followed St. John
to the checkered flag. Studt drove a steady relatively trouble-free race to
finish 9 seconds in front of 1988 World Champion Leonard Basham. 1986
winner, Rance Harmon of Jeffersonville was 4th. Speedrome drivers could
claim only 4 of the top 10 places.
Fast qualifier and future Mega Superstar Jack Dossey Jr. came within .006
of breaking the qualifications record. Dossey started Sunday afternoon in
1st place, but a series of crashes sent him to the sidelines after
completing 244 laps. Basham ran the fastest during the race, but was slowed
by 2 pit stops for repairs that cost him a total of ten laps.
The race was stopped because of rain after 43 minutes, 30 seconds. Jack
Dossey Jr. was leading, Leonard Basham 2nd, George Sutton 3rd and Bruce
Tunny 4th. The race was restarted Sunday and completed on Sunday September
9.
Lap Leaders
Mike St. John 5 times for 125 laps
Leonard Basham 13 times for 68 laps
Duane Lee 14 times for 102 laps
Jack Dossey Jr. 4 times for 25 laps
Bruce Tunny 6 times for 19 laps
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