From Midwest Racing Archives website. Thank you Kyle!
July 2 – Shorty Bennett of East Moline, Ill., picked up the checkered flag in Mississippi Valley Speed Club (MVSC) action at the Louisa County Fairgrounds in Columbus Junction, Iowa, on Saturday evening. Bennett battled Mel Morris of West Liberty, Iowa, early on in the contest before securing the top spot for good. Morris would settle for runner-up honors while Larry Jenkins of Wilton, Iowa, took third. Ron Prymek of Iowa City, Iowa, and Dan Robertson of Muscatine, Iowa, finished fourth and fifth respectively. Tom Stewart of Washington, Iowa, was fast qualifier on the evening with a time of 26.5 seconds.