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1976 Results

1976 June 29-July 1st
Day 1. Helena to White Sulphur Springs to Harlowtown to Eddy’s Corner to Lewistown to Roundup
Day 2. Roundup to Harlowton to Big Timber to Wilsall to White Sulphur Springs
Day 3. White Sulphur Springs to Helena
Total miles: 544
Aluminum Division (note, last year of two classes)

Pos. Name Hometown State Car No. Time Avg. Speed Notes
1. Cliff Hellwig Lancaster CA 6 10:53:19 49.96 MPH
2. Terry Peters Ledger MT 14 11:11:48 48.59 MPH
3. Dave Meuli Conrad MT 24 11:15:09 48.34 MPH
4. Frank Iverson Ledger MT 22 11:19:14 48.05 MPH
5. Perry Mathews Helena MT 2 11:22:50 47.80 MPH
6. Lester “Bud” Peters Ledger MT 16 11:25:02 47.65 MPH
7. Ed Delzer Shelby MT 27 11:25:54 47.59 MPH
8. Herb Frick Dutton MT 1 11:29:29 47.34 MPH
9. Bob Taylor Lancaster CA 3 11:34:25 47.00 MPH
10. Floyd Rossell Irwin SD 23 11:34:55 46.97 MPH
11. Joe Wilkinson Rocky Ford CO 17 11:42:03 46.49 MPH
12. H. H. “Hal” Wilson Colorado Springs CO 9 12:07:05 44.89 MPH
13. Carl Bergman Lancaster CA 10 12:10:45 44.67 MPH
14. Dave Stephens Dutton MT 4 12:16:39 44.31 MPH
15. Lewis Rector Helena MT 28 13:03:54 41.64 MPH
16. Chuck Worthington Livingston MT 21 13:14:09 41.10 MPH
17. Phil Polillo Livingston MT 30 13:16:50 40.96 MPH
18. Gert Gehlhaar Edwards A. F. B. CA 12 13:18:57 40.85 MPH
Ray and Greg Habel Dutton MT 7 -out on second day-
Ed Hencz Livingston MT 26 -out on second day-
Orrin Culross Culver City CA 13 -out on second day-
Dutch Watters Rocky Ford CO 11 -out on first day-
John French Lancaster CA 18 -out on first day-
Tom Carnegie Spokane WA 25 -out on first day-
Jack Collins Lancaster CA 20 10:43:22 50.73 MPH -disqualified-
Al Rieker Boulder MT 29 10:56:35 49.71 MPH -disqualified-
Don Englmann Chicago IL 8 11:03:33 49.19 MPH -disqualified-

 

Cast Iron Division

Pos. Name Hometown State Car No. Time Avg. Speed Notes
1. Norm Eberhardt Cutbank MT 31 11:14:14 48.41 MPH
2. Tillman Oblander La Grange Park IL 5 12:15:26 44.38 MPH
Ernie Woodring Cheraw CO 15 -out on second day-
Rich Armstrong Helena MT 19 11:19:57 48.00 MPH -disqualified-

 
 

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