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  1.   rm posted:
  03.20.2020 - 5:06 pm
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This would have had to be on dirt, no?
So it would be of little surprise to see Dean Roper win this race, as he
was frequently one of the favorites on the ARCA dirt mile races in the
1980s. I would also guess his ride was probably owned by the Mueller
Bros. here as usual.


  2.   RaceFanX posted:
  03.21.2020 - 11:14 am
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Dirt track specialist Dean Roper, a veteran of the USAC Stock Car
series, makes his ARCA debut and makes quite an impression as he not
only wins the race but laps the field in the process. This was the
second, and to date last, ARCA race at the famous Terre Haute Action
Track and the first on the Indiana dirt here since a combination race
with the USAC stockers back in 1959!


  3.   rm posted:
  06.09.2020 - 7:38 pm
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The 96 owner (and sponsor on the car) was indeed the Mueller Brothers.

While this was an ARCA event, the promoter tried to fill the field with
some drivers from the stock car division of the better-known USAC series
- hence the appearance of Dean Roper, who was working on his second of
three straight titles in the USAC stock car ranks. The oddity of running
stock cars on the Action Track for the first time in more than 10 years
didn't really move the needle for fans or drivers, with light entries &
attendance to with a healthy side of attrition. Apparently Roper, Butch
Garner and Bob Brevak put on quite a show up front, or at least they did
until Brevak and later Garner crashed out.

As far as I can tell, this was Roper's ARCA debut and he put up a very
strong race en route to getting win number one in start number one.
Following the demise of USAC's stock car division, Roper switched over
to ARCA and became arguably the series' best-ever driver on the dirt
miles, with 8 of his 10 ARCA wins coming on dirt miles.

DNQs:
Larry Moyer


  4.   MSportRev posted:
  08.21.2020 - 11:48 am
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Pole Speed: 64.080 MPH


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