1979 USAC Silver Crown "Ted Horn 100" at DuQuoin, IL

August 26, 1979

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  You'd be hard pressed to find a more beautiful track than the mile at DuQuoin.
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  Hot laps are just starting.
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  Sheldon Kinser
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  Pancho Carter pulls out for some hot laps.
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  Junior Parkinson blows an oil line - he would make the race.
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  Gary Bettenhausen adjusts his goggles before getting up tp speed
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  Billy Vukovich pitches it into turn one.
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  Pancho Carter leads Billy Engelhart as they work in the track.
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  Pancho hangs the tail out a little more.
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  Larry Dickson with a paint scheme similar to his Indy car.
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  Gary B eases it into turn one.
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  Billy Cassella drives pretty straight into turn one.
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  Cassella on entry into one.
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  Bill Puterbaugh comes into turn one...
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  ...and powerslides through.
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  Pancho Carter hidden behind a speaker.
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  Sleepy Tripp has major problems with the Pizza Hut of St. Louis machine.
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  Steve Chassey shows his form entering turn one.
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  Lloyd and TC settle in for 100 tough laps.
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  Lloyd proudly displays his award for "earliest beer opened" - around 6:30am, if I remember right.
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  Row two pulls away - Pancho Carter and Gary Bettenhausen.
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  Billy Vukovich and Steve Chassey lead the field as they get the one to go signal.
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  The front row is nicely alligned.
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  We're green! The field pours into turn one.
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  Chassey hold off Bettenhausen in the early laps.
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  Gary B catches Vuky - what legendary names in open wheel racing.
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  Tom Bigelow is backwards and I think Gary B went out of the park.
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  Vuky pulls to a stop after the red was displayed.
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  The field takes the green on the restart after the race was halted for the Bettenhausen flip.
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  Cassella gave Vuky his strongest competition, leading 30 laps until his gerarbox failed.
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  Puterbaugh would move into second by the end of the race, while Chassey would run out of fuel with 17 to go.