Congratulations to John and Stan for taking the win at the Dick Miller Olds vs. Buick meet at Norwalk yesterday. It was a blazing hot day that left everyone guessing from pass to pass where the numbers would be, no tuning in that thick air. They persevered and came out on top, and it couldn't have been more deserved for two of the greatest guys I am proud to know.
To be honest, I wasn't looking at the time, just the win light. I believe though it was a 8.17xx(?) on an 8.170 dial. It was a great race!
Recap from SMP... Dick Miller Racing Proudly presents the 22nd Annual Buick Vs Oldsmobile "The War to Settle the Score" The first annual "The War to Settle the Score" is officially in the record books and this year trophy is traveling to REOLds Transportation Museum in Lansing MI, the HOME of the Oldsmobile! The oldsmobile racers recorded 81 round wins! The Buick Racers put up a great fight to the end and won two of the three finals scored for this competition!!! Here are the final round results... The War to Settle the Score Oldsmobile 81 Buick 30 Super Pro Sponsored by Harland Sharp Rocker Arms Winner John Zerucha Hinckley OH 87 Skyhawk 8.17 0.019 8.185 171.08 Runner-Up Cameron Groff Grove City OH 81 Cutlass 11.12 0.002 11.116 120.27 Pro Sponsored by Toth Buick & GMC Winner Adam Needles Valparaiso IN 72 442 11.63 0.013 11.637 112.34 Runner-Up Haedin Delarec Homerville OH 70 Skylark 10.74 0.040 10.773 122.20 Stock Sponsored by Fusick Automotive Winner Leo Cronin Willoughby Hills OH 14 Regal GS 14.47 0.069 14.446 97.35 Runner-Up Thomas Palasty Clio MI 69 442 12.18 -0.044 13.527 70.22 Powder Puff Sponsored by M&S Fabrications Winner Courtney Tipple N Ridgeville OH 87 Cutlass 11.80 0.230 11.962 100.64 Runner-Up Bob Spishak Collins OH 79 LeSabre 14.98 0.076 15.750 88.79
The Buicks were hugely out numbered but yet won the most money and also posted the quickest and fastest ET of the event.
Thanks for posting the results Gary, I was a bit off with John's final run, but again, I was just looking for the win light, and really didn't care about the time, John's got a piece of paper for that. While the car count tells us our Buick's were the underdogs, the final result of who took 2 out of 3 at the end of the day remains the bottom line in my opinion.
