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World Race of Champions
1989
Oct. 29 - West Virginia Motor Speedway, Mineral Wells, W.Va.
1. Donnie Moran, Frazeysburg, Ohio, $12,000
2. Jack Boggs, Grayson, Ky.
3. Bob Pierce, Danville, Ill.
4. Davey Johnson, Imperial, Pa.
5. Charlie Swartz, Ashland, Ky.
6. Larry Moore, Dayton, Ohio
7. Joe Meadows, Cedar Bluff, Va.
8. Rodney Combs, Lost Creek, W.Va.
9. John Provenzano, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
10. Bob Wearing Sr., Evans City, Pa.
11. Kevin Gundaker, St. Louis, Mo.
12. Steve Francis, Ashland, Ky.
13. John Mason, Millersburg, Ohio
14. C.J. Rayburn, Whitleand, Ind.
15. Willy Kraft, Lakefield, Minn.
16. Mike Balzano, Parkersburg, W.VA.
17. Joe Kosiski, Omaha, Neb.
18. John “Weasel” Rhoades, Winchester, Ohio
19. Mike Smith, Mineral Wells, W.Va.
20. Gibby Steinhaus, Plainfield, Ill.
21. Mark Banal, Dillonvale, Ohio
22. Rodney Franklin, Winchester, Va.
23. John Gill, Mitchell, Ind.
24. Eddie Carrier, Burgin, Ky.
25. Kris Patterson, St. Johns, Mich.
26. Todd Andrews, Eldred, Pa.
27. Dave Robinson, Greencastle, Pa.
28. Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
Lap leader: Moran 1-60
Fast qualifier (among 86 cars): Bloomquist, 20.90 seconds
Heat race winners: Bloomquist, Pierce, Moran, Boggs, Moore, Swartz
Consolation winner: Rhoades
1988
Oct. 15 - West Virginia Motor Speedway, Mineral Wells, W.Va. (PROS)
1. Donnie Moran, Frazeysburg, Ohio, $30,000
2. Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
3. Davey Johnson, Imperial, Pa.
4. Willy Kraft, Lakefield, Minn.
5. Charlie Swartz, Ashland, Ky.
6. Jack Boggs, Webbville, Ky.
7. Bob Pierce, Danville, Ill.
8. Ronnie Johnson, Chattanooga, Tenn.
9. John Mason, Millersburg, Ohio
10. Johnny Johnson, Morning Sun, Iowa
11. Mike Balzano, Parkersburg, W.Va.
12. C.J. Rayburn, Whiteland, Ind.
13. Dick Barton, Ashville, N.Y.
14. Steve Shaver, Parkersburg, W.Va.
15. Larry Moore, Dayton, Ohio
16. Wade Knowles, Tyrone, Ga.
17. Steve Francis, Ashland, Ky.
18. Larry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
19. Robert Earl, Louisville, Ky.
20. Troy Green, Independence, Ky.
21. Ed Gibbons, Manning, S.C.
22. Ben Hess, Wooster, Ohio
23. Loy Allen, Fuquay-Varina, N.C.
24. Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
25. Randy Boggs, Grayson, Ky.
26. Rick Ellison, Seymour, Ind.
27. Freddy Smith, Kings Mountain, N.C.
28. Chuck Stokes, Ocala, Fla.
29. Ned Lucas, Beaver Dam, Ky.
30. Bob Adams Jr., Racine, Ohio
Lap leaders: Swartz 1-3; Moran 4-100
Fast qualifier (among 93 cars)
Lap leaders. Charlie Swartz 1-3 Donnie Moran 4-100
Fast qualifier (among 93 cars): Bloomquist, 21.02 seconds
Heat race winners: Swartz, Rayburn, Moyer, Boggs, Mason, Smith
Consolation winners: Bloomquist, Jeff Purvis
1987
Oct. 17 - West Virginia Motor Speedway, Mineral Wells, W.Va. (PROS)
1. Jeff Purvis, Clarksville, Tenn., $50,000
2. Donnie Moran, Frazeysburg, Ohio
3. Larry Moore, Dayton, Ohio
4. Willy Kraft, Lakefield, Minn.
5. Jack Boggs, Webbville, Ky.
6. Tom Helfrich, Haubstadt, Ind.
7. Freddy Smith, Kings Mountain, N.C.
8. Bob Pierce, Danville, Ill.
9. Mike Duvall, Gaffney, S.C.
10. Larry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
11. Randy Boggs, Grayson, Ky.
12. John Gill, Mitchell, Ind.
13. Wade Knowles, Tyrone, Ga.
14. Jeff Robinson, Greencastle, Pa.
15. Rodney Combs, Lost Creek, W.Va.
16. Steve Shaver, Parkersburg, W.Va.
17. Stan Massey, Mableton, Ga.
18. Chuck Stokes, Ocala, Fla.
19. Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
20. C.J. Rayburn, Whiteland, Ind.
21. Gary Stuhler, Westminster, Md.
22. Ed Gibbons, Manning, S.C.
23. Delmas Conley, Wheelersburg, Ohio
24. Kevin Gundaker, St. Louis, Mo.
25. Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
26. Jack Hewitt, Troy, Ohio
27. Davey Johnson, Imperial, Pa.
28. Buck Simmons, Baldwin, Ga.
29. Charlie Swartz, Ashland, Ky.
30. John Lawhorn, Phillipsburg, Ohio
Lap leaders. Moran 1-14, 24-99; Smith 15-23; Purvis 100
Fast qualifier (among 184 cars): Moran, 21.09 seconds
Heat race winners: Moran, J. Boggs, Duvall, Moore, Johnson, Moyer
Consolation winners: Simmons, Ben Miley, Jerry Inmon
1986
Oct. 3-4 - West Virginia Motor Speedway, Mineral Wells, W.Va.
1. Donnie Moran, Frazeysburg, Ohio $20,000
2. Jeff Purvis, Clarksville, Tenn.
3. Jack Boggs, Webbville, Ky.
4. Larry Moore, Seneca, S.C.
5. Joe Meadows, Cedar Bluff, Va.
6. Rodney Franklin, Winchester, Va.
7. Buck Simmons, Baldwin, Ga.
8. Bob Wearing Sr., Evans City, Pa.
9. Randy Boggs, Grayson, Ky.
10. Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill.
11. Wade Knowles, Tyrone, Ga.
12. Kris Patterson, St. Johns, Mich.
13. Mike Duvall, Gaffney, S.C.
14. Steve Francis, Ashland, Ky.
15. Mike Balzano, Parkersburg, W.Va.
16. Gibby Steinhaus, Plainfield, Ill.
17. Dick Potts, Morocco, Ind.
18. John Lawhorn, Phillipsburg, Ohio
19. Larry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
20. Carl Collins, Medora, Ind.
21. Eddie Carrier, Burgin, Ky.
22. Kevin Gundaker, St. Louis, Mo.
23. Dave Hess, Waterford, Pa.
24. Davey Johnson, Imperial, Pa.
25. Paul Feistritzer, Danville, Ky.
26. Denny Chamberlain, Lost Creek, W.Va.
27. Harold Redman, Tyler Mountain, W.Va.
28. Mark Banal, Dillonvale, Ohio
29. Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
30. Delmas Conley, Wheelersburg, Ohio
Lap leaders: Simmons 1-8; Moran 9-100
Fast qualifier (among 87 cars): Boggs, 21.46 seconds
Dash winner: Simmons
Heat race winners: Carrier, Johnson, Conley, Guss, Moore
Consolation winner: Lawhorn
Race Winners
Year: Winner, hometown
1989: Donnie Moran, Frazeysburg, Ohio
1988: Donnie Moran, Frazeysburg, Ohio
1987: Jeff Purvis, Clarksville, Tenn.
1986: Donnie Moran, Frazeysburg, Ohio