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1981 Results

1981 June 30th – July 2nd

Day 1. Conrad to Great Falls to Craig to Dutton to Conrad
Day 2. Conrad to Sweetgrass to Shelby to Brady to Conrad
Day 3. Conrad to Dutton to Ledger
Mileage: 427

Pos. Name Hometown State Car No. Time Avg. Speed* Notes
1. Terry Peters Ledger MT 2 7:59:35 53.42MPH
2. Ed Delzer Conrad MT 3 8:04:42 52.86MPH
3. Scott Rawlings Lancaster CA 17 8:05:39 52.75MPH
4. Lester “Bud” Peters Ledger MT 4 8:06:28 52.67MPH
5. Jim Halseth Dutton MT 8 8:06:44 52.64MPH
6. Chuck Worthington Livingston MT 6 8:09:25 52.35MPH
7. Al Rieker Boulder MT 20 8:12:46 51.99MPH
8. Dave Meuli Conrad MT 16 8:13:28 51.92MPH
9. Fred Upshaw Anaheim CA 22 8:13:29 51.92MPH
10. Doug Langel Rudyard MT 18 8:14:09 51.85MPH
11. Ray Habel Dutton MT 30 8:24:17 50.80MPH
12. Frank Nickol Ledger MT 13 8:25:05 50.72MPH
13. John Frick Dutton MT 29 8:25:42 50.66MPH
14. Lewis Rector Helena MT 23 8:29:24 50.29MPH
15. John French Lancaster CA 14 8:29:26 50.29MPH
16. Rich Armstrong Helena MT 21 8:35:08 49.73MPH
17. Ed Hencz Jr. Livingston MT 9 8:43:40 48.92MPH
18. Gene Hansard Rudyard MT 10 8:50:24 48.30MPH
19. Joe Wilkinson Rocky Ford CO 12 8:54:20 47.95MPH
20. Frank Iverson Ledger MT 15 8:58:05 47.61MPH
21. Ted Mathews Helena MT 25 9:13:37 46.28MPH
22. Ed Hencz Sr. Livingston MT 7 9:20:50 45.68MPH
Floyd Rossell Bryant SD 1 -out 2nd day-
Jack Engdahl Montara CA 28 -out-
Tillman Oblander La Grange Park IL 5 -out-
Andy Mangold Hingham MT 11 -out-
Perry Mathews Helena MT 26 -out-
David Ratzburg Ledger MT 24 -last day only-
M. R. “Dutch” Watters Rocky Ford CO 19 7:54:33 53.99 MPH -disqualified-
Rudy Uhlich Harlem MT 27 8:03:43 52.96 MPH -disqualified-

The board of directors told Ed Delzer and Dutch Watters not to bring back the pistons they used this year.

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