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Brownstown Speedway Results 1981 Season
(Courtesy of James Essex)
April 11, 1981
Late Models
Fast Qualifier: Charlie Swartz
Trophy Dash winner: Paul Crockett
Heat Race winners: Ray Godsey, Dusty Chapman, Gerald Dixon, and Don Hobbs
Semi-Feature winner: Larry Owens
Feature: Pete Willoughby, Paul Crockett, Ira Bastin, Pat Patrick, Bob Fleetwood, Steve Barnett, Charlie Reed, Billy Childers, Doug Ault, Tom Marchino
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Modified Street Stocks
Fast Qualifier: Tony Hubbard
Trophy Dash winner: Regis Scaggs
Heat Race winners: Ernie Niemoeller and Bob Johnson
Feature: Troy Burton, Regis Scaggs, Dave Barnett, Earl Plessinger, Dee Haub, Ernie Niemoeller, Bob Jackson, Bob Johnson, Scott Patman, Larry Plessinger
April 18, 1981
Late Models
Fast Qualifier: Don Hobbs
Trophy Dash winner: Pete Willoughby
Heat Race winners: Denny Bailey, T.J. Straley, Jim Curry, and Charlie Swartz
Semi-Feature winner: T.J. Straley
Feature: Ray Godsey, Russ Petro, Don Hobbs, Kenny Simpson, Paul Crockett, Ira Bastin, Dick Phillips, Robert Earl, T.J. Straley, Carl Collins
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Modified Street Stocks
Fast Qualifier: Troy Burton
Trophy Dash winner: Troy Burton
Heat Race winners: Darrell Barnett and Larry Plessinger
Feature: Troy Burton, Ernie Niemoeller, David Thomas, Bob Johnson, Gregg Lyle, Darrell Barnett, Earl Plessinger, Dave Barnett, Scott Patman, Terry Franklin
April 25, 1981
Late Models
Fast Qualifier: Ray Godsey
Trophy Dash winner: Don Hobbs
Heat Race winners: Ray Weston, Carl Collins, Steve Barnett, and Don Hobbs
Semi-Feature winner: Ray Weston
Feature: Russ Petro, Ray Godsey, Paul Crockett, Dick Phillips, Kenny Simpson, Sam Faur, Dusty Chapman, Tom Wetnight, Denny Bailey
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Modified Street Stocks
Fast Qualifier: Tony Hubbard
Trophy Dash winner: Tony Hubbard
Heat Race winners: Leroy Strong and Ernie Niemoeller
Feature: Ernie Niemoeller, Troy Burton, Darrell Barnett, Gregg Lyle, Bob Johnson, Marvin Strong, Harlan Baker, Scott Patman, Ronnie Browning, Mike Stigdon
May 2, 1981
Late Models
Fast Qualifier: Paul Crockett
Trophy Dash winner: Don Hobbs
Heat Race winners: Steve Brown, Vernon Howe, Dick Phillips, and Russ Petro
Semi-Feature winner: John Bartlett
Feature: Paul Crockett, Kenny Simpson, Russ Petro, Don Hobbs, Steve Barnett, Larry Owens, Dick Phillips, Carl Collins, Tony Moore, Gerald Todd
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Modified Street Stocks
Fast Qualifier: Ernie Niemoeller
Trophy Dash winner: Darrell Barnett
Heat Race winners: Larry Plessinger and Earl Plessinger
Feature: Bob Johnson, Ernie Niemoeller, Gene Minor, Larry Plessinger, Buck Campbell, Scott Patman, Harlan Baker, Terry Franklin, Randy Howe, Dick Keithley
May 16, 1981
Late Models
Fast Qualifier: Kenny Simpson
Trophy Dash winner: Ray Godsey
Heat Race winners: Rodney Ritter Jr., Tony Moore, Robert Earl, and Ray Godsey
Semi-Feature winner: Larry Taylor
Feature: Kenny Simpson, Don Hobbs, Ray Godsey, Paul Crockett, Dick Phillips, Robert Earl, Russ Petro, Carl Collins, Charlie Reed, Larry Taylor
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Modified Street Stocks
Fast Qualifier: David Thomas
Trophy Dash winner: Regis Scaggs
Heat Race winners: Larry Plessinger, Danny Smith, and Ernie Niemoeller
Semi-Feature winner: Larry Plessinger
Feature: Troy Burton, Regis Scaggs, David Thomas, Gene Minor, Bob Johnson, Earl Plessinger, Leroy Strong, Buck Campbell, Scott Patman, Steve Niemoeller
May 23, 1981
Late Models
Fast Qualifier: Don Hobbs
Trophy Dash winner: Kenny Simpson
Heat Race winners: Jeff Hehman, Norm Swift, Russ Petro, and Dick Phillips
Semi-Feature winner: Jim Curry
Feature: Don Hobbs, Tom Helfrich, Dick Phillips, Pat Patrick, Larry Owens, John Lawhorn, John Warner, Norm swift, Kenny Simpson, Steve Barnett
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Modified Street Stocks
Fast Qualifier: Ernie Niemoeller
Trophy Dash winner: Troy Burton
Heat Race winners: Gene Minor, Don Barnett, and Regis Scaggs
Feature: Regis Scaggs, Troy Burton, Don Barnett, Ernie Niemoeller, , Larry Plessinger, Randy Howe, Dick Keithley, Rick Hines, Harlan Baker
May 26, 1981
Late Models
Fast Qualifier: Don Hobbs
Trophy Dash winner: Kenny Simpson
Heat Race winners: Joe Jackson, Don Fleetwood, Carl Collins, and Don Hobbs
Semi-Feature winner: Don Fleetwood
Feature: Russ Petro, Steve Barnett, Freddy Smith, Gerald Dixon, Carl Collins, Dusty Chapman, Larry Owens, Roger Absher, Dick Phillips, Terrence Johnson
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Modified Street Stocks
Fast Qualifier: Harlan Baker
Trophy Dash winner: Regis Scaggs
Heat Race winners: Dave Barnett, Buck Campbell, and Gordon Stoneking
Semi-Feature winner: Harry Shepherd
Feature: Ernie Niemoeller, Regis Scaggs, Rick Hines, Gordon Stoneking, Gene Minor, Buck Campbell, Tom McCammon, Denny Campbell, Scott Patman
June 6, 1981
Late Models
Fast Qualifier: Ray Godsey
Heat Race winners: Charlie Reed, Dick Kramer, Wally Heminger, and Russ Petro
Semi-Feature winners: Ray Weston and Jim Dunn
All-Star Feature: Don Hobbs, Steve Barnett, Russ Petro, Pat Patrick, Wally Heminger, Jim Dunn, Noel Witcher, Roger Absher Kenny Simpson, Tony Moore
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Modified Street Stocks
Heat Race winners: Ron Hoover, Scott McKeand, Regis Scaggs, and Ernie Niemoeller
Semi-Feature winner: Don Barnett
Feature: Ron Hoover, Troy Burton, John Mull, Gordon Stoneking, Tony Darnell, Bill Pollitt, Larry Plessinger, Gregg Lyle, Ted Pfeiffer Jr., Willie Sallee
June 13, 1981
Late Models
Fast Qualifier: Ray Godsey
Trophy Dash winner: Ray Godsey
Heat Race winners: Scott Graham, John Gill, T.J. Straley, and Ray Godsey
Semi-Feature winner: Jim Hooker
Feature: Ray Godsey, Kenny Simpson, Noel Witcher, Russ Petro, Carl Collins, Tony Moore, Don Hobbs, Jim Curry, Steve Barnett, Dusty Chapman
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Modified Street Stocks
Fast Qualifier: Troy Burton
Trophy Dash winner: Troy Burton
Heat Race winners: Regis Scaggs, Larry Plessinger, and Gregg Lyle
Semi-feature winner: Regis Scaggs
Feature: Ernie Niemoeller, Merrill Downey, Troy Burton, Don Barnett, Bill Pollitt, Larry Plessinger, Harlan Baker, Jack Turner, Regis Scaggs, Rick Hines
June 20, 1981
Late Models
Fast Qualifier: Pete Willoughby
Trophy Dash winner: Ira Bastin
Heat Race winners: Ken Myers, Steven Davis, Kenny Simpson, and Don Hobbs
Semi-Feature winner: Don Fleetwood
Feature: Don Hobbs, Pete Willoughby, Ira Bastin, Tony Moore, Steve Barnett, Dick Phillips, Kenny Simpson, Jim Curry, Roger Absher, Doug Ault
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Modified Street Stocks
Fast Qualifier: Gregg Lyle
Trophy Dash winner: Troy Burton
Heat Race winners: Ivan Wyman, Bob Johnson, and Regis Scaggs
Feature: Gregg Lyle, Ernie Niemoeller, Regis Scaggs, Junior Montgomery, Don Barnett, Earl Plessinger, Rick Hines, Dave Barnett, John Cozart
June 27, 1981
Late Models
Fast Qualifier: Don Hobbs
Trophy Dash winner: Tony Moore
Heat Race winners: Paul Crockett, John Gill, Dusty Chapman, and Steve Barnett
Semi-Feature winner: Royce Johnson
Feature: Kenny Simpson, Tony Moore, Roger Absher, Pete Willoughby, Doug Ault, Royce Johnson, Dick Kramer, John Gill, C.J. Rayburn, Don Fleetwood
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Modified Street Stocks
Fast Qualifier: Ernie Niemoeller
Trophy Dash winner: Gregg Lyle
Heat Race winners: Ivan Wyman, Regis Scaggs, and Roger Sullivan
Feature: Bob Johnson, Ernie Niemoeller, Roger Sullivan, Jack Turner, Earl Plessinger, Scott Patman, Bo Killey, Rick Hines, Lynn Steinkamp, Leroy Strong
July 11, 1981
Late Models
Fast Qualifier: Don Hobbs
Trophy Dash winner: Don Hobbs
Heat Race winners: Mickey Smith, Doug Ault, John Gill, and Russ Petro
Semi-Feature winner: Tony Moore
Feature: Pete Willoughby, Kenny Simpson, Russ Petro, Ira Bastin, Don Hobbs Roger Absher, Terrence Johnson, Bob Pierce, Larry Owens, Dick Potts
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Modified Street Stocks
Fast Qualifier: Darrell Smallwood
Trophy Dash winner: Troy Burton
Heat Race winners: Scott Patman, Mike Stigdon, David Thomas, and Troy Burton
Semi-Feature winner: Merrill Downey
Feature: Russ Smiley, Darrell Smallwood, Gregg Lyle, Troy Burton, Roger Sullivan, Ron Hoover, David Thomas, Pat Floyd, Larry Plessinger, Leroy Strong
July 18, 1981
Late Models
Fast Qualifier: Kenny Simpson
Trophy Dash winner: Kenny Simpson
Heat Race winners: Randy Knapp, Mike Jewell, Gerald Dixon, and Barry Magers
Semi-Feature winners: Dusty Chapman and Brian Asbury
Feature: Russ Petro, Don Hobbs, Steve Barnett, Kenny Simpson, Tony Moore, Roger Absher, Dick Phillips, Gerald Dixon, C.J. Rayburn, Barry Magers
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Modified Street Stocks
Fast Qualifier: Russ Smiley
Trophy Dash winner: Roger Sullivan
Heat Race winners: Tony Ogle, Dave Barnett Earl Plessinger, and Darrell Smallwood
Semi-Feature winner: Dave Barnett
Feature: Troy Burton, Darrell Smallwood, Jack Turner, Russ Smiley, Merrill Downey, Earl Plessinger, Ernie Niemoeller, Gregg Lyle, Lynn Steinkamp, Bob Poole
July 25 1981
Late Models
Fast Qualifier: Don Hobbs
Trophy Dash winner: Russ Petro
Heat Race winners: Paul Crockett, John Davis, Jim Curry, and John Lawhorn
Semi-Feature winner: John Davis
Feature: Paul Crockett, Steve Barnett, Charlie Glotzbach, Noel Witcher, John Gill, John Lawhorn, Jim Curry, Barry Magers, Bob Pierce, Dick Phillips
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Modified Street Stocks
Fast Qualifier: David Thomas
Trophy Dash winner: John Mull
Heat Race winners: Leroy Strong, Jack Turner, and Davis Thomas
Feature: Don Barnett, Ernie Niemoeller, Gregg Lyle, Rick Hines, Dave Barnett, Earl Plessinger, Roger Sullivan, Steve Niemoeller, Dick Keithley, David Thomas
July 28, 1981
Modified Street Stocks
Fast Qualifier: David Thomas
Trophy Dash winner: Gary Herbert
Heat Race winners: Russ Smiley, Bill Cash, Ron Hibbs, and Jack Turner
Semi-Feature winner: Dave Barnett
Feature: John Mull, Gary Herbert, Russ Petro, Jack Turner, Scott McKeand, Willie Sallee, Ron Hibbs, Ernie Niemoeller, Gregg Lyle, Bo Killey
August 1, 1981
Late Models
Fast Qualifier: Noel Witcher
Trophy Dash winner: Russ Petro
Heat Race winners: Mickey Smith, John Davis, Roger Absher, and John Gill
Semi-Feature winner: Larry Taylor
Feature: Russ Petro, Pete Willoughby, Barry Magers, Roger Absher, Junior Pace, Tony Moore, Steve Barnett, Don Hobbs, Doug Ault
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Modified Street Stocks
Fast Qualifier: John Mull
Trophy Dash winner: John Mull
Heat Race winners: Bob Johnson, Gregg Lyle, and Jack Turner
Feature: Jack Turner, Rick Hines, Gregg Lyle, Larry Plessinger, Dave Barnett, Terry Franklin, Bob Johnson, Bo Killey, Scott Patman, Wallace Holliday
August 8, 1981
Late Models
Fast Qualifier: Ray Godsey
Trophy Dash winner: Paul Crockett
Heat Race winners: Jeff Hehman, Denny Bailey, Roger Absher, and Steve Barnett
Semi-feature winners: Carl Collins and Denny Bailey
Feature: Ray Godsey, Pete Willoughby, Noel Witcher Ira Bastin, Jim Curry, Steve Barnett, Roger Absher, John Gill, Barry Magers, Doug Ault
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Modified Street Stocks
Fast Qualifier: John Mull
Trophy Dash winner: Larry Gingery
Heat Race winners: Leroy Strong, Ted Pfeiffer, and Jack Turner
Semi-Feature winner: Bob Johnson
Feature: John Mull, Roger Sullivan, David Thomas, Willie Sallee, Jack Turner, Larry Gingery, Ted Pfeiffer Jr., Troy Burton, Gregg Lyle, Bo Killey
August 15, 1981
Late Models
Fast Qualifier: Russ Petro
Trophy Dash winner: Russ Petro
Heat race winners: Ray Weston Bob Cummings, Norm Swift, and Barry Magers
Semi-Feature winners: John Warner and Ray Weston
Feature: Russ Petro, Paul Crockett, Pete Willoughby, Paul Shafer, Steve Trabue, Daryl Herbert, Terry Shirley, John Warner, Chuck Gilpin, Barry Magers
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Modified Street Stocks
Fast Qualifier: Troy Burton
Trophy Dash winner: Russ Smiley
Heat Race winners: Bo Killey, Joe Johnson, Roger Sullivan, and John Mull
Feature: John Mull, Gregg Lyle, Willie Sallee, Roger Sullivan, Ernie Niemoeller, Dan Londeree, Ron Hoover, Larry Plessinger, Don Barnett, Terry Franklin
August 19, 1981
World of Outlaws Sprint Cars
Fast Qualifier: Sammy Swindell
Heat Race Winners: Billy Garcia, Ron Dorsett, Danny Smith
Semi-Feature Winner: Tim Gee
Feature: Steve Kinser, Sammy Swindell, Bobby Allen, Chuck Amati, Doug Wolfgang, Rick Ferkel, Lealand McSpadden, Tim Gee, Jeff Swindell, Bob Kinser
August 22, 1981
Late Models
Fast Qualifier: Russ Petro
Trophy Dash winner: Ira Bastin, Pete Willoughby, Noel Witcher, and Don Hobbs
Semi-Feature winners: Jim Roberts and Bob Fleetwood
Jackson 100 Feature: Paul Crockett, Bubby James, Russ Petro, Pete Willoughby, Doug Ault, Roger Absher, John Gill, Barry Magers, Noel Witcher, Tony Moore, Charlie Reed, Jim Roberts, Carl Collins, Charlie Swartz, Sam Faur, Ronnie Johnson, Ira Bastin, Kevin Claycomb, Charlie Glotzbach, Don Hobbs, Dick Phillips, Jim Curry
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Modified Street Stocks
Trophy Dash winner: Tony Moore
Heat Race winners: Darrell Smallwood, Larry Plessinger, Bob Johnson, and Gregg Lyle
Semi-Feature winner: Buck Ross
Feature: John Mull, Gregg Lyle, Larry Gingery, Jack Turner, Dave Barnett, Russ Smiley, Jack Turner, Dan Londeree, Willie Sallee, Ted Pfeiffer Jr.
September 5, 1981
Late Models
Fast Qualifier: Barry Magers
Trophy Dash winner: Junior Pace
Heat Race winners: Ray Weston, Dusty Chapman, Tony Moore, and Ray Godsey
Semi-Feature winners: Tony Moore and Denny Bailey
Feature: Ray Godsey, Junior Pace, Gerald Dixon, Roger Absher, Don Hobbs, Barry Magers, Kenny Simpson, Steve Barnett, Tony Moore, Dick Phillips
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Modified Street Stocks
Fast Qualifier: Roger Sullivan
Trophy Dash winner: Russ Smiley
Heat Race winners: Ivan Wyman, Buck Ross, Jack Turner, and Troy Burton
Semi-Feature winner: Ted Pfeiffer
Feature: Roger Sullivan, Russ Smiley, Larry Gingery, Ernie Niemoeller, Troy Burton, Willie Sallee, Darrell Smallwood, Gregg Lyle, Bob Johnson, Jack Turner
September 19, 1981
Late Models
Fast Qualifier: Kenny Simpson
Trophy Dash winner: Kenny Simpson
Heat Race winners: Chuck Gilpin, Dusty Chapman, Doug Ault, and Charlie Glotzbach
Semi-Feature winner: Ray Weston
Feature: Kenny Simpson, Junior Pace, Don Hobbs, Charlie Glotzbach, Pete Willoughby, Barry Magers, John Gill, Doug Ault, Terry Messenger, C.J. Rayburn
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Modified Street Stocks
Fast Qualifier: Roger Sullivan
Trophy Dash winner: Bob Johnson
Heat Race winners: Joe Johnson, Jack Turner, John Mull, and Willie Sallee
Semi-Feature winner: David Crawhorn
Feature: Troy Burton, Darrell Smallwood, Willie Sallee, Jack Turner, Rick Hines, Charlie Hartwell, Ted Pfeiffer Jr., Clyde James, Larry Gingery
1981 Final Points Standings
Late Models
1. Russ Petro
2. Don Hobbs
3. Kenny Simpson
4. Paul Crockett
5. Pete Willoughby
6. Steve Barnett
7. Roger Absher
8. Dick Phillips
9. Tony Moore
10. Carl Collins
Late Model Rookie-of-the-Year: John Gill
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Modified Street Stocks
1. Troy Burton
2. Ernie Niemoeller
3. Gregg Lyle
4. Regis Scaggs
5. Bob Johnson
6. John Mull
7. Larry Plessinger
8. Don Barnett
9. Jack Turner
10. Rick Hines