1974 Desert Thunderboat Trophy

Statistics

Desert Thunderboat Classic
September 15 2 Mile Course 30 Miles

 

  No. Entry Rep. Driver Qual. Comp. Lap Race
1 U-1 Pay 'n Pak (1) Dave Heerensperger George Henley Qual. 115.385 95.516
2 U-4 Kirby Classic Bob Murphy Bill Wurster Qual. 92.308
3 U-12 Miss Budweiser (7) Bernie Little Howie Benns Qual. 109.091 105.273
4 U-22 Sunny Jim (2) Pete LaRock Tom Martin Qual. 91.837
5 U-29 Lincoln Thrift II Bob Fendler Ron Armstrong Qual.
6 U-55 Lincoln Thrift Bob Fendler Mickey Remund Qual. 102.564
7 U-71 Atlas Van Lines (5) Joe Schoenith Bill Muncey Qual. 110.769 106.341
8 U-74 Valu-Mart (4) Les Rosenberg Bill Schumacher Qual. 109.756 104.915
9 U-76 Miss Technicolor Jack Higgins Ron Larsen Qual. 98.093
10 U-80 Super Cinders II Bob Patterson Roger D'Eath Qual. 80.899
11 U-81 Red Man (2) Jim McCormick Jerry Bangs Qual. 97.035

 

  Recapitulation Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Total
1 Miss Budweiser A 400 107.103 A 225 102.366 F 400 106.475 1025
2 Atlas Van Lines B 300 104.475 C 400 108.14 F 300 106.471 1000
3 Miss Technicolor C 400 92.736 #B 400 90.84 F 169 93.658 969
4 Pay 'n Pak B 400 **106.365 A 400 109.057 F 127 77.912 927
5 Valu-Mart A 300 106.607 A 300 105.285 F 225 102.928 825
6 Sunny Jim C 300 88.365 C 300 90.105 600
7 Kirby Classic B 225 88.67 #B 300 81.848 525
8 Lincoln Thrift A 225 100.167 B DNF 225
9 Red Man A 169 87.379 #B DSQ 91.878 169
10 Super Cinders II B DNS C DNF 0

 

(Short Course - All speeds 2 M.P.H. fast approx.)

** Another source lists the winning speed of this heat as 117.835 m.p.h., "the fastest of the day". This is highly suspect. --LF

 

[Statistics from Greene, V.2]