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Looking for the hometown of Lonnie Dickinson in 1983 when he competed at the Spring WoO show at Knoxville in the 37x. Thanks...

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1983 World of Outlaws National Challenge Sprint Car Series

Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, Iowa

Saturday, April 16th, A Feature Event #4

Bitter cold weather with the temperature hovering near freezing.

Qualifications:

1. Bobby Allen, Allen 1A, 18.169; 2. Doug Wolfgang, Spurlock 18, 18.571; 3. Sammy Swindell, Beadle 1, 18.573;

4. Brad Doty, Bowers 28D, 18.613; 5. Danny Smith, Nance 1N, 18.659; 6. Keith Kauffman, Stanton 75, 18.674;

7. Shane Carson, Garrett 12$, 18.717; 8. Jeff Swindell, Suiter 1AZ, 18.780; 9. Tim Gee, Gee 88, 18.819; 10. Jack Hewitt, Trostle 20, 18.990; 11. Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 19.050; 12. T.J. Giddings, Johnson 81, 19.094; 13. Jac Haudenschild, Howells 4, 19.099; 14. Rocky Hodges, Sonner 47, 17.135; 15. Ricky Hood, Thomason 80, 19.182; 16. Tod Bishop, Bishop 80X, 19.329; 17. Randy Smith, Jensen 55, 19.331; 18. Rick Ferkel, Morgan 0, 19.338; 19. John Sernett, Boyd 65, 19.386; 20. Ron Shuman, Stephens 21X, 19.410; 21. Cliff Woodward, Tuttle 10, 19.562; 22. Jerry Richert Jr., Richert 63, 19.584; 23. John Stevenson, Bethke 31, 19.792; 24. Buddy Wallen, Wallen 17, 19.799; 25. Glen Hughes Jr., Rogers 49, 19.805; 26. Kenny Chapman, Chapman 58, 19.825; 27. Rick Weld, Weld 94, 19.906; 28. Spike Lempelius, Lempelius 52, 19.933; 29. Stacy Redmond, Redmond 61, 20.067; 30. Danny Lasoski, Lasoski 33L, 20.191; 31. Marlon Jones, Jones 4X, 20.259; 32. Brent Kaeding, Single 69, 20.237; 33. Mark Shaffer, Shaffer 21, 20.326; 34. Mackie Heimbaugh, Heimbaugh 30, 20.344; 35. Gary Zobel, Zobel 93, 20.347; 36. Linus Mack, Mack 42, 20.446; 37. Denny Houseman, Strube 19, 20.560; 38. Tim Deaver, Deaver 48, 20.713; 39. Dean Chadd, Chadd 00, 20.807; 40. Mike Thomas, Thomas 37, 20.982; 41. Bob Houseman, Houseman 69, 21.559; 42. Tom Winter, Smith 33, 22.116; 43. Gary Zitterich, Zitterich 29, 22.242; 44. Lyle Sylvester, Sylvester 12X, 26.693; 45. Lonnie Dickinson, Dickinson 37X, 28.064; 46. Bill Hetrick Jr., Hetrick 18X, No Time; 47. Wayne Kronk, Kronk 40, No Time.

First Heat Race (10 Laps) T-3:22.48

1. Ron Shuman, 2. Brad Doty, 3. Linus Mack, 4. Jeff Swindell, 5. Mike Thomas, 6. Tod Bishop, 7. T.J. Giddings,

8. Buddy Wallen, 9. Brent Kaeding, 10. Lyle Sylvester, 11. Spike Lempelius

Second Heat Race T-3:13.01

1. John Stevenson, 2. Sammy Swindell, 3. Ricky Hood, 4. Steve Kinser, 5. Shane Carson, 6. Gary Zobel, 7. John Sernett, 8. Gary Zitterich, 9. Rick Weld

Third Heat Race

1. Doug Wolfgang, 2. Rick Ferkel, 3. Kenny Chapman, 4. Keith Kauffman, 5. Jack Hewitt, 6. Jerry Richert Jr.,

7. Danny Lasoski, 8. Rocky Hodges, 9. Tom Winter, 10. Tim Deaver, 11. Mackie Heimbaugh.

Deaver was taken to the hospital for a check up of his arm after he was struck by pieces of a shredded tire.

Fourth Heat Race

1. Randy Smith, 2. Jac Haudenschild, 3. Tim Gee, 4. Bobby Allen, 5. Mark Shaffer, 6. Cliff Woodward, 7. Danny Smith, 8. Denny Houseman, 9. Glen Hughes Jr., 10. Lonnie Dickinson, 11. Stacy Redmond, 12. Bob Houseman

Trophy Dash (5 Laps): Keith Kauffman

B Feature (15 Laps)

1. Rocky Hodges, 2. Danny Smith, 3. Jerry Richert Jr., 4. Brent Kaeding, 5. Glen Hughes Jr., 6. Spike Lempelius,

7. Danny Lasoski, 8. Buddy Wallen, 9. Tom Winter, 10. Denny Houseman, 11. Marlon Jones, 12. Gary Zitterich,

13. Cliff Woodward, 14. Lyle Sylvester, 15. Lonnie Dickinson, 16. T.J. Giddings, 17. John Sernett, 18. Tod Bishop,

19. Gary Zobel, DNF-20. Mackie Heimbaugh, DNF-21. Bob Houseman, Heimbaugh and Houseman tangle and double flip in turn 3.

Sammy Swindell wins his 68th career WoO A Feature.

A Feature (25 Laps)

1. Sammy Swindell $3,600; 2. Steve Kinser [11] $2,135; 3. Doug Wolfgang $1,540; 4. Jeff Swindell $1,210; 5. Shane Carson $1,010; 6. Ron Shuman $1,040; 7. Jac Haudenschild $950; 8. Danny Smith $1,110; 9. Randy Smith $740;

10. Jack Hewitt $610; 11. John Stevenson $540; 12. Rocky Hodges $510; 13. Linus Mack $315; 14. Mike Thomas $285; 15. Bobby Allen $385; 16. Keith Kauffman $360; 17. Rick Ferkel $225; 18. Kenny Chapman $215; 19. Mark Shaffer $185; 20. Ricky Hood $190; DNF-21. Brad Doty $275-suffers from a broken rear end.

Lap leaders: Keith Kauffman 1-15, Sammy Swindell, 16-25.

Start Keith Kauffman grabs the lead at the start and was opening his lead lap-after-lap but spins on Lap-16 trying to pass slower traffic. Sammy Swindell assumes the lead-maintains a 2-3 car length led over Steve Kinser onto the win. Restart: Jac Haudenschild was briefly up to 3rd as he passed Doug Wolfgang and Jeff Swindell; Lap-17: Wolfgang takes 3rd for good.

Sammy Swindell was quoted “…Kauffman clearly had the better car tonight and if not for the spin, he certainly would have won.”

Editing didn't do squat for the format. That looks like crap.

Not sure why it looks like that and it won't take to format changes.

Sorry.

Michael 98A, here's a Bill W version, Dickinson looked to be from Chicago, IL:

4/16/83

Swindell Takes WoO Knoxville Opener

by Bob Wilson

Knoxville, IA – Sammy Swindell, driving the Old Milwaukee, Blue Max sprinter worked a Keith Kauffman mishap to his advantage as he claimed the 25-lap World of Outlaw Knoxville opener Saturday night, April 16. This was the second win in a row on the circuit for the Bartlett, Tennesse ace as he claimed the $3,000 to win feature.

It was a gracious Swindell in the winner's circle who said he figured, "Kauffman would finish ahead of me." The reigning Outlaw King came from the outside of row tow starting position to chase Kauffman until the Mifflintown, PA driver spun midway through the race.

Kauffman, who was driving at Knoxville for the first time, definitely tuned in to the half-mile dirt oval as he grabbed the initial lead in the feature event with the Stanton house car. He again controlled the pace during two early race restarts. While trying to pass a slower car on the fifteenth lap, he spun. It was at that point that Swindell inherited the lead.

On the final restart, Swindell charged into the first turn and was never headed in the remaining laps. Steve Kinser, a sixth row starter, closed to within thirty yards at the finish line. Doug Wolfgang finished third, with Jeff Swindell fourth and Shane Carson fifth.

It was a cold night in the Midwest as temperatures dropped into the 30's at race time. Bobby Allen heated things up as he set quick time at 18.169 to pace the WoO contingent.

In preliminary events, Ron Shuman took a final turn lead to claim the first 10-lap heat race. St. Paul's John Stevenson led the entire distance in winning the second heat, while Doug Wolfgang took top honors in the third heat. Randy Smith won the fourth qualifying heat event.

Rocky Hodges won the 12-lap B main in a race that saw the night's only mishap. Mackie Heimbaugh took an easy roll on the first lap of that event, but was uninjured.

The National Challenge Series now moves to Houston on the 20^th, Dallas on the 22^nd and Oklahoma City on the 24^th. Knoxville opens its gates for the regular season on May 7.

Results

Time Trials (Qualifying Order): 1. 1a, Bobby Allen, Hanover, PA (33) 18.169; 2. 18, Doug Wolfgang, Sioux Falls, SD (24) 18.571; 3. 1, Sammy Swindell, Bartlett, TN (18) 18.573; 4. 28D, Brad Doty, Kittanning, PA (28) 18.613; 5. 1n, Danny Smith, Danville, IN (17) 18.659; 6. 75, Keith Kauffman, Mifflintown, PA (11) 18.674; 7. 12$, Shane Carson, Oklahoma City, OK (30) 18.717; 8. 1az, Jeff Swindell, Memphis, TN (14) 18.780; 9. 88x, Tim Gee, Spruce Grove, ALB, Can. (31) 18.819; 10. 20, Jack Hewitt, Troy, OH (25) 18.990; 11. 11, Steve Kinser, Bloomington, IN (35) 19.050; 12. 81, TJ Giddings, Kansas City, KS (8) 19.094; 13. 4, Jac Haudenschild, Millersburg, OH (7) 19.099; 14. 47, Rocky Hodges, Des Moines, IA (16) 19.135; 15. 80, Rickey Hood, Memphis, TN (9) 19.182; 16. 80x, Tod Bishop, Harrisburg, IL (19) 19.329; 17. 55, Randy Smith, Norwalk, IA (37) 19.331; 18. 0, Rick Ferkel, Tiffin, OH (15) 19.338; 19. 65, John Sernett, Tulsa, OK (29) 19.368; 20. 21X, Ron Shuman, Mesa, AZ (1) 19.410; 21. 10, Cliff Woodward, Kearney, MO (13) 19.562; 22. 63, Jerry Richert Jr., Forest Lake, MN (34) 19.584; 23. 31, John Stevenson, St. Paul, MN (4) 19.792; 24. 17, Buddy Wallen, Kansas City, MO (26) 19.799; 25. 49, Glenn Hughes Jr., Denver, MO (10) 19.805; 26. 58, Ken Chapman, Winnipeg, MB, Can. (21) 19.825; 27. 94, Rick Weld, Kansas City, MO (43) 19.906; 28. 52, Spike Lempelius, Eagan, MN (32) 19.933; 29. 61, Stacy Redmond, Mason City, IA (39) 20.067; 30. 33L, Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO (20) 20.191; 31. 4x, Marlon Jones, Hartford, SD (45) 20.259; 32. 69, Brent Kaeding, Campbell, CA (5) 20.321; 33. 21, Mark Shaffer, Newton, IA (44) 20.326; 34. 30, Mackie Heimbaugh, Des Moines, IA (40) 20.344; 35. 93, Gary Zobel, Lake Villa, IL (2) 20.347; 36. 42, Linus Mack, East Grand Forks, MN (12) 20.446; 37. 19, Denny Houseman, Estherville, IA (22) 20.560; 38. 48, Tim Deaver, Knoxville, IA (23) 20.713; 39. 00, Dean Chadd, Lincoln, NE (36) 20.807; 40. 37, Mike Thomas, Des Moines, IA (38) 20.982; 41. 69, Robert Houseman, Runnells, IA (41) 21.559; 42. 33, Tom Winter, Canton, SD (27) 22.116; 43. 29, Gary Zitterich, Sioux Falls, SD (6) 22.242; 44. 12x, Lyle Sylvester, Hedrick, IA (42) 26.693; 45. 37x, Lonnie Dickinson, Chicago, IL (3) 28.604; 46. 18x, Bill Hetrick Jr., Carman, IL (46) NT; 47. 40, Wayne Kronk, Fulton, MO (47) NT.

Trophy Dash (started), 5 laps, 1:32.18: 1. Keith Kauffman (1) 2. Sammy Swindell (4) 3. Brad Doty (3) 4. Bobby Allen (6) 5. Doug Wolfgang (5) 6. Danny Smith (2)

Heat one (started), 10 laps, 3:22.48: 1. Ron Shuman (6) 2. Brad Doty (10) 3. Linus Mack (2) 4. Jeff Swindell (9) 5. Mike Thomas (1) / 6. Tod Bishop (7) 7. TJ Giddings (8) 8. Buddy Wallen (5) 9. Brent Kaeding (3) 10. Lyle Sylvester (11) 11. Spike Lempelius (4)

Heat two (started), 10 laps, 3:13.01: 1. John Stevenson (1) 2. Sammy Swindell (9) 3. Rickey Hood (3) 4. Steve Kinser (8) 5. Shane Carson (5) / 6. Gary Zobel (2) 7. John Sernett (6) 8. Gary Zitterich (7) 9. Rick Weld (4) DNS – Dean Chadd, Marlon Jones, Wayne Kronk

Heat three (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Doug Wolfgang (10) 2. Rick Ferkel (6) 3. Ken Chapman (4) 4. Keith Kauffman (9) 5. Jack Hewitt (8) / 6. Jerry Richert Jr. (5) 7. Danny Lasoski (3) 8. Rocky Hodges (7) 9. Tom Winter (11) 10. Tim Deaver (1) 11. Mackie Heimbaugh (2) DNS – Bill Hetrick Jr.

Heat four (started), 10 laps, NT: 1. Randy Smith (6) 2. Jac Haudenschild (7) 3. Tim Gee (8) 4. Bobby Allen (10) 5. Mark Shaffer (2) / 6. Cliff Woodward (5) 7. Danny Smith (9) 8. Denny Houseman (1) 9. Glenn Hughes Jr. (4) 10. Lonnie Dickinson (12) 11. Stacy Redmond (3) 12. Robert Houseman (11)

B main (started), 12 laps, NT: 1. Rocky Hodges (4) 2. Danny Smith (6) / 3. Jerry Richert Jr. (7) 4. Brent Kaeding (13) 5. Glenn Hughes Jr. (9) 6. Spike Lempelius (10) 7. Danny Lasoski (11) 8. Buddy Wallen (8) 9. Tom Winter (17) 10. Denny Houseman (16) 11. Marlon Jones (12) 12. Gary Zitterich (20) 13. Cliff Woodward (1) 14. Lyle Sylvester (19) 15. Lonnie Dickinson (21) 16. TJ Giddings (5) 17. John Sernett (2) 18. Tod Bishop (3) 19. Gary Zobel (15) 20. Mackie Heimbaugh (14) 21. Robert Houseman (18) DNS – Dean Chadd, Bill Hetrick Jr., Wayne Kronk, Stacy Redmond, Rick Weld, Tim Deaver

A main (started), 25 laps, NT: 1. Sammy Swindell (4) 2. Steve Kinser (9) 3. Doug Wolfgang (5) 4. Jeff Swindell (8) 5. Shane Carson (7) 6. Ron Shuman (15) 7. Jac Haudenschild (12) 8. Danny Smith (2) 9. Randy Smith (13) 10. Jack Hewitt (10) 11. John Stevenson (18) 12. Rocky Hodges (11) 13. Linus Mack (19) 14. Mike Thomas (21) 15. Bobby Allen (6) 16. Keith Kauffman (1) 17. Rick Ferkel (16) 18. Ken Chapman (17) 19. Mark Shaffer (20) 20. Rickey Hood (14) 21. Brad Doty (3) DNS – Tim Gee. Lap Leaders: Kauffman 1-14, S. Swindell 15-25.

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