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Driver Statistics

First Year	Last Year	Name	Hometown	State	Best Place in Class	Best Place Overall	Years Entered	Years Finished	Disqualified
2011	2015	Jamie Allen	Spokane	WA	10	10	5	5
1969	1969	C. E. “Andy” Anderson	Livingston	MT	out	out	1	0
1972	1972	Ross Anderson	Arlington	CO	2	15	1	1
1965	1986	Rich Armstrong	Helena	MT	1	6	20	17	1
2001	2004	Ted Ballard	Yorba Linda	CA	9	9	4	3
2014	2014	Patrick Barrett	Rainier	WA	16	16	1	1
1969	1977	Ray Behnke	Kewanee	IL	12	12	6	6
1968	1971	Dick Bergan	Spokane	WA	1	1	4	2
1971	1985	Carl Bergman	Lancaster	CA	3	13	6	4
2001	2001	Josh Billmayer	Conrad	MT	11	11	1	1
2008	current	Sheridan “Sonny” Bishop	Orange	CA	5	5	6	4
1977	1977	Jon Bodine	Livingston	MT	26	26	1	1
2015	2015	Rick Bonebright	Helena	MT	11	11	1	1
1963	1966	Bob Braun	Bozeman	MT	7	7	4	2
2011	current	Dan Brown	Ogden	IA	7	7	7	4
1961	1961	Judge Brownlee	Missoula	MT	out	out	1	0
2010	2010	Mike Cain	Spokane	WA	14	14	1	1
2008	2008	John Carlin	Graettinger	IA	10	10	1	1
2010	2013	Ed “Skeeter” Carlson	Cheney	WA	11	11	3	2
2000	2000	Carla Carnegie	Spokane	WA	6	6	1	1
2011	2016	Donald Carnegie	Spokane	WA	14	14	4	3
1972	current	Rick Carnegie	Spokane	WA	1	1	22	19
1975	current	Tom Carnegie	Spokane	WA	1	1	22	18
2013	2016	Gene Carrothers	Huntington Beach	CA	10	10	2	2
2005	current	Janet Cerovski	Helena	MT	1	4	9	9
1993	current	Tony Cerovski	Helena	MT	2	2	18	14
1979	1988	Mel Chapman	St. Augustine	FL	5	5	4	2
1968	1968	John F. Cipra, Jr.	Denver	CO	9	9	1	1
1964	1964	Merle Clark	Miles City	MT	out	out	1	0
1972	1976	Jack Collins	Lancaster	CA	3	3	4	4	1
2003	2008	Joey Coniff	Colorado Springs	CO	4	4	2	2
1987	2005	Steve Coniff	Colorado Springs	CO	1	1	9	8	1
1962	1968	Ken Cook	Bozeman	MT	12	12	5	5
1965	1965	Laurin Cowling	Roselle	IL	out	out	1	0
1966	1967	Willy Cox	White Sulphur Springs	MT	17	17	2	1
1966	2017	Tim Craig	Pasadena	CA	14	14	3	3
2003	2008	Brian Cress	Bismarck	IL	out	out	2	0
2004	current	Mike Cuffe	Eureka	MT	7	7	11	11
1973	1976	Orrin Culross	Culver City	CA	12	12	4	3
2005	2006	Dennis Dakan	Maryville	MO	1	1	2	1
1965	1965	Jeff Danielson	Chamberlain	SD	23	23	1	1
1961	1965	Clifford De Jong	Oskaloosa	IA	7	7	4	4
1976	1989	Ed Delzer	Shelby	MT	1	1	8	8
1964	1964	Clint Derby	Bozeman	MT	24	24	1	1
1974	1974	Jon DeVick	Seattle	WA	24	24	1	1
2007	2007	Dan Diaz De Leon	Orange	CA	12	12	1	1
1966	1967	Louis Dippert	Rapid City	SD	out	out	2	0
2001	current	Gary Ebbert	Port Orchard	WA	3	3	9	8
1966	1976	Norm Eberhardt	Cut Bank	MT	1	1	7	7	1
1981	1981	Jack Engdahl	Montara	CA	out	out	1	0
1969	1978	Don Englmann	Chicago	IL	4	4	10	9	1
1964	1964	Jim Faught	Lodge Grass	MT	10	10	1	1
1963	1964	Tom Fellows	Bozeman	MT	6	6	2	1
1961	1962	George Fitzgerald	Jordan	MT	6	6	2	1
2001	2004	Rob Flesner	Chewelah	WA	13	13	4	4
1961	1986	John Foos	Laurel	MT	2	2	13	8
1972	1993	John French	Lancaster	CA	2	2	17	13	1
1963	1966	George “Satch” Freswick	Bozeman	MT	15	15	4	4
1976	1977	Herb Frick	Dutton	MT	6	6	2	2
1961	1981	John Frick	Dutton	MT	1	1	14	8	1
1976	1977	Gert Gehlhaar	Edwards A. F. B.	CA	17	17	2	2
1961	1961	Jim Gendreu	Great Falls	MT	20	20	1	1
1961	1966	Russell Gensemer	Bozeman	MT	4	4	6	6
1961	1962	Bill Giese	East Fairview	ND	10	10	2	2
2002	2002	Gary Gordon	Warner-Robins	GA	13	13	1	1
2003	current	Garrett Green	Orange	CA	1	1	15	14	1
1980	1982	Forrest Grimes	Crocker	SD	21	21	2	1
1982	1987	Clay Habel	Dutton	MT	2	2	6	4
1974	1977	Greg Habel	Dutton	MT	12	12	3	1
1961	1989	Ray Habel	Dutton	MT	1	1	24	14
1962	1978	C. B. Halseth	Dutton	MT	9	9	7	3
1977	1996	Jim Halseth	Dutton	MT	1	1	18	17
1964	1968	Vern Halvorson	Laurel	MT	11	11	5	4
2016	current	Russell Hanna	Spokane	WA	12	12	2	2
2017	current	Matt Hansen	Colbert	WA	21	21	1	1
1963	1971	Frank Hansard	Big Sandy	MT	3	3	6	5
1961	1981	Gene Hansard	Rudyard	MT	2	2	7	6
2011	2011	Stew Harvey	Santa Ana	CA	10	10	1	1
2005	2006	Jim Heaton	Tekoa	WA	11	11	2	1
1992	2006	Art Hedman	Bloomingdale	IL	8	8	6	4
1972	1980	Cliff Hellwig	Lancaster	CA	1	1	7	6
1964	1982	Eddy Hencz	Livingston	MT	1	3	19	13
1964	1966	Joe Herbst	Baker	MT	21	21	3	3
2011	2012	John Herd	Fullerton	CA	6	6	2	2
2010	current	Sergio Hernandez	Bell Gardens	CA	4	4	7	7
1970	1971	Dean Hersey	Boulder	MT	5	18	2	1
1961	1961	Joe Hoover	Los Angeles	CA	11	11	1	1
2005	2005	Stan Howe	Helena	MT	15	15	1	0
1964	1964	Bob Hunt	Bozeman	MT	28	28	1	1
1994	2010	Dave Huson	Longmont	CO	3	3	12	8
2001	2015	Mark “Hutch” Hutchinson	Spokane	WA	1	1	13	9
1965	1981	Frank Iverson	Ledger	MT	1	1	15	11
1962	1969	Glenn Johnson	Dutton	MT	9	9	5	5
1961	1961	Norman Kerr	Jordan	MT	out	out	1	0
2011	current	Brandon Langel	Rudyard	MT	10	10	6	2
1961	2010	Doug Langel	Rudyard	MT	1	1	33	25
1961	1961	A. B. Lee	Saratoga	IA	17	17	1	1
1961	1972	Evan Lingle,	Circle	MT	1	1	2	2
1961	1961	Melvin Lingle	Wolf Point	MT	4	4	1	1
1987	1988	Kirby Lohr	Shelby	MT	9	9	2	1
2011	current	Dan Lukowski	Kansas City	KS	10	10	6	4
1970	1971	Grant Lundin	Spokane	WA	14	19	2	1
1964	1967	R. E. Macy	Vermillion	SD	12	12	4	1
1980	1985	Andy Mangold	Hingham	MT	11	11	6	3
1963	1963	Walt Mangold	Inverness	MT	3	3	1	1
2000	2001	Harold Mann	Las Vegas	NV	out	out	2	0
2007	2007	Chester Marshall	Kent	WA	11	11	1	1
2006	2014	Ed Marshall	Burley	WA	8	8	4	2
2001	2002	Anna Marx	Post Falls	ID	10	10	2	2
1969	1983	Perry Mathews	Helena	MT	1	1	13	12
1980	1993	Ted Mathews	Helena	MT	7	7	7	6
1965	1966	Don Mc Carl	Bozeman	MT	28	28	2	1
2010	2012	Glen Mc Donald	Calgary	AB	9	9	2	2
2016	current	Don MacLeod	Bainbridge Island	WA	12	12	2	2
2017	current	Kim MacLeod	Bainbridge Island	WA	2	15	1	1
1985	1987	Dave Mead	Dutton	MT	6	6	3	2
1970	1982	Dave Meuli	Ledger	MT	3	3	12	11
1969	1970	Mike Meuli	Conrad	MT	3	3	2	2
2002	2005	B.J. Miller	Shandon	OH	3	3	3	3
2001	2005	Ron Miller	Shandon	OH	1	1	4	4
1974	1974	John Morris	Belgrade	MT	out	out	1	0
2009	current	Bill Mullins	Spokane	WA	4	4	7	7
1985	1988	Dean Murphy	St. Augustine	FL	8	8	3	2
2014	2014	Andria Myers	Long Beach	CA	2	14	1	1
2003	2003	Chuck Nauditt	Spokane	WA	17	17	1	1
1987	1999	Richard “Nick” Nicholas	Pueblo West	CO	1	1	9	8	1
1980	1987	Frank Nickol	Ledger	MT	10	10	5	4
1985	2000	George Nickol	Ledger	MT	2	2	16	14
1995	2002	Sam Nickol	Ledger	MT	4	4	9	8
1988	2000	Simon Nickol	Ledger	MT	1	1	13	13
1974	1993	Tillman Oblander	La Grange Park	IL	2	2	15	10	1
1965	1971	Bob Oversen	Laurel	MT	1	1	6	4
1965	1970	Jack Pachek	Great Falls	MT	26	26	2	1
2012	2012	Mark Penniman	Austin	TX	17	17	1	0
2011	2011	Cassie Peters	Ledger	MT	2	5	1	1
1963	1998	Lester “Bud” Peters	Ledger	MT	1	1	33	29
1975	2011	Terry Peters	Ledger	MT	1	1	21	21
1990	1995	Sandra Pinder	Livingston	MT	8	8	5	3
1971	1974	Dick Poepping	Helena	MT	3	16	3	3
1966	1982	Phil Polillo	Livingston	MT	1	6	13	8
1963	1980	John Pope	Lodge Grass	MT	1	1	9	8
1963	1967	Lawrence Pope	Lodge Grass	MT	1	1	5	5
2012	current	Dennis Powers	Ogden	IA	1	1	6	6
1980	1980	Craig Rang	Billings	MT	out	out	1	0
1986	1987	Bryan Ratzburg	Ledger	MT	7	7	2	2
1964	1985	David Ratzburg	Polson	MT	1	1	12	10
1986	1987	Ernest Ratzburg	Ledger	MT	12	12	2	2
1964	1968	M. W. Ratzburg	Polson	MT	11	11	4	3
1973	1993	Scott Rawlings	Lancaster	CA	1	1	14	14
1961	1990	Lewis Rector	San Leandro	CA	2	2	15	13
1967	1967	Mavel Rector	Helena	MT	13	13	1	1
1965	1995	Al Rieker	Boulder	MT	2	2	16	9	1
1967	1967	Hugo Rintala	Roberts	MT	12	12	1	1
1972	1975	Ed Roberts	Mankato	MN	15	15	4	4
2003	2015	Jillian Robison nee Caples	Spokane	WA	1	21	13	13
2001	2015	Mike Robison	Spokane	WA	1	1	16	13	1
2000	current	Nan Robison	Spokane	WA	1	1	16	14
2013	2013	Milt Roorda	Odessa	FL	14	14	2	1
1975	1984	Floyd Rossell	Irwin	SD	6	6	7	4
1983	1988	Merle Rossell	Erwin	SD	5	5	6	4
1961	1966	Leroy Schelly	Great Falls	MT	1	1	6	4
1985	1996	Dale Schuler	Carter	MT	1	1	12	12
1962	1965	Dick Schuler	Dutton	MT	7	7	4	2
1963	1963	Frank Schuler	Dutton	MT	1	1	1	1
1992	1993	Bill Scott	Joliet	IL	10	10	2	2
1962	1964	Merle Sears	Townsend	MT	5	5	3	3
1967	1967	Hank See	Big Timber	MT	10	10	1	1
1970	1973	Bill Shipley	Livingston	MT	3	17	3	3
1961	1961	Claude Sims	Cat Creek	MT	15	15	1	1
1978	1980	Bob Skinner	Great Falls	MT	12	12	3	2
1993	1993	Joyce Smith	Livingston	MT	15	15	1	1
1974	1982	Larry Smith	Helena	MT	14	14	4	3
1964	1970	Eldon Snedigar	Sidney	MT	14	14	3	2
1961	1961	Tom Stanton	Jordan	MT	3	3	1	1
1975	1976	Dave Stephens	Dutton	MT	4	16	2	2
2009	current	Mike Stormo	Davenport	WA	1	1	9	8	1
1971	1971	Jim Stout	Boulder	MT	12	12	1	1
1986	1988	Lars Strandbakke	Dutton	MT	8	8	3	3
1982	1982	Cort Strobel	Big Timber	MT	out	out	1	0
1996	2002	Scott Stubbert	Helena	MT	7	7	4	3
1974	1977	Bob Taylor	Lancaster	CA	9	10	4	4
1966	1966	George Teves	Gonzales	CA	out	out	1	0
2004	2004	Dave Thompson	Spokane	WA	16	16	1	1
1961	1985	Ed Towe	Circle	MT	3	3	10	5
1977	1981	Rudy Uhlich	Harlem	MT	11	11	4	4	1
1994	1996	Ed Ulrey	Jamestown	CA	6	6	3	3
1961	1983	Fred Upshaw	Los Angeles	CA	2	2	18	15	2
1963	1964	C. E. Van Horn	Dutton	MT	1	1	2	2
2014	2014	Don “Gator” Waldron	Blanchard	ID	19	19	1	0
1961	1970	Joe Walsh	White Sulphur Springs	MT	7	7	6	6
1961	1969	Bill Walters	Bozeman	MT	3	3	9	7
1967	1970	Bill Ward	Clyde Park	MT	16	16	4	1
2003	2005	Dave Warhank	Rudyard	MT	11	11	3	2
1961	1975	Raymond Warhank	Rudyard	MT	2	2	8	8
1961	1961	Tom Watson			16	16	1	1
2013	2016	Watt, Alex “Sandy”	Santa Ana	CA	9	9	4	2
1976	1981	Dutch Watters	Rocky Ford	CO	1	1	4	3	1
2003	2013	Mike Wendland	Rudyard	MT	11	11	4	2
1966	1967	Gerald Wheelock	Los Angeles	CA	14	14	2	2
1974	1981	Joe Wilkinson	Rocky Ford	CO	8	8	6	3
1971	1972	George “Cokey” Williams	Hayward	CA	9	9	2	2	1
1964	1970	Lee Willis	Petersburg	IN	16	16	3	3
1974	1986	H. H. “Hal” Wilson	Colorado Springs	CO	3	3	6	6	1
1961	1961	Paul Winebarger	Twenty Nine Palms	CA	10	10	1	0
2015	2015	Al Whiteside	Cheney	WA	13	13	1	1
1974	1978	Ernie Woodring	Cheraw	CO	6	6	4	1
1967	1995	Chuck Worthington	Livingston	MT	2	4	23	19
2014	2015	Gary Yeager	Cheney	WA	15	15	2	1
1961	1961	Arndt Zeller	Missoula	MT	out	out	1	0
1970	1971	Bob Zornes	Spokane	WA	11	11	2	1

Driver Span

Top twenty drivers based on span between first and last years entered

*Current driver

First Year	Last Year	Years between first and last	Name	Best Finish in Class	Best Finish Overall	Years Entered	Years Finished	Disqualified
1966	2017	51	Tim Craig	14	14	3	3
1961	2010	49	Doug Langel	1	1	33	25
1972	2017	45	Rick Carnegie*	1	1	22	19
1975	2017	42	Tom Carnegie*	1	1	22	17
1975	2011	36	Terry Peters	1	1	21	21
1963	1998	35	Lester “Bud” Peters	1	1	33	29
1965	1995	30	Al Rieker	2	2	16	9	1
1961	1990	29	Lewis Rector	2	2	15	13
1961	1989	28	Ray Habel	1	1	24	14
1967	1995	28	Chuck Worthington	2	4	23	19
1961	1986	25	John Foos	2	2	13	8
1961	1985	24	Ed Towe	3	3	10	5
1993	2017	24	Tony Cerovski*	2	2	18	14
1961	1983	22	Fred Upshaw	2	2	18	15	2
1965	1986	21	Rich Armstrong	1	6	20	17	1
1972	1993	21	John French	2	2	17	13	1
1964	1985	21	David Ratzburg	1	1	12	10
1961	1981	20	John Frick	1	1	14	8	1
1961	1981	20	Gene Hansard	2	2	7	6
1973	1993	20	Scott Rawlings	1	1	14	14
1977	1996	19	Jim Halseth	1	1	18	17
1974	1993	19	Tillman Oblander	2	2	15	10	1

Tabulated Results

Alphabetical list of drivers and stats

Top twenty drivers based on number of times entered

Top twenty drivers based on span of years between first and last entry

There have been 57 endurance runs since 1961.
In addition to the 57open class winners, there are 9 “cast-iron” class winners.
The “cast-iron” class ran from 1968-1976
There have been 12 multiple open class winners:
Tom Carnegie, Spokane, WA 6 wins
Bud Peters, Ledger MT 5 wins
Norm Eberhardt, Cutbank, MT 3 wins, plus 1 cast-iron win
Ed Delzer, Shelby, MT 3 wins
Nick Nicholas, Pueblo West, CO 3 wins
Jim Halseth, Dutton, MT 2 wins
Terry Peters, Ledger, MT 2 wins
Scott Rawlings, Lancaster, CA 2 wins
Dale Schuler, Carter, MT 2 wins
Mike Robison, Spokane, WA 2 wins
Garrett Green, Orange, CA 2 wins
Rich Armstrong, Helena, MT won 5 times in cast iron division
Perry Matthews won 1 time in aluminum and 1 time in cast-iron
There have been 39 Montana wins
There have been 5 Colorado wins
There have been 5 California wins
There have been 14 Washington wins
There has been 1 Ohio win
There has been 1 Missouri win
There has been 1 Iowa win
There has been two father and son wins: Bud and Terry Peters and John and Lawrence Pope
There has been one mother and son win: Nan and Mike Robison
There has been one brother and brother and sister win: Rick Carnegie, Tom Carnegie and Nan Robison
There has one husband and wife win: Jillian and Mike Robison
There have been 9 women entrants: Mavel Rector, Sandra Pindar, Joyce Smith, Nan Robison, Carla Carnegie, Anna Marx, Jillian Caples, Janet Cerovski, Kim MacLeod
First woman entrant: Mavel Rector, 1967 (Car was driven by Lewis Rector, according to Edward Towe)
The first woman winner, Nan Robison, 2010
The most open class wins have been from:
Spokane, Washington area with 13 wins by six different drivers – Dick Bergan, Tom Carnegie, Rick Carnegie, Mark Hutchinson, Mike Robison, Jillian Robison and Nan Robison.
Followed by:
Ledger, Montana with 7 wins by two different drivers. Bud and Terry Peters. Frank Iverson and Dave Ratzburg are also from the Ledger area, which would make the total 9 and four drivers.
Dutton, Montana with five wins by five different drivers- John Frick, Ray Habel, Jim Halseth, Dale Schuler and C.E. Van Horn
and :
Norm Eberhardt and Perry Matthews won in both cast iron and aluminum divisions
Tom Carnegie won with cast-iron pistons in the open division
All California winners have been from Lancaster except Garrett Green from Orange.
All Washington winners have been from the Spokane area except Mike Stormo from Davenport.
1961 – 22 entries 3 non-finishers 14% attrition rate
1962 – 17 entries 5 non-finishers 29% attrition rate
1963 – 22 entries 6 non-finishers 27% attrition rate
1964 – 35 entries 5 non-finishers 14% attrition rate
1965 – 35 entries 7 non-finishers 20% attrition rate
1966 – 36 entries 14 non-finishers 39% attrition rate
1967 – 22 entries 5 non-finishers 23% attrition rate
1968 – 22 entries 7 non-finishers 32% attrition rate
1969 – 27 entries 7 non-finishers 26% attrition rate
1970 – 31 entries 10 non-finishers 32% attrition rate
1971 – 30 entries 7 non-finishers 23% attrition rate
1972 – 25 entries 3 non-finishers 12% attrition rate
1973 – 27 entries 6 non-finishers 22% attrition rate
1974 – 30 entries 5 non-finishers 17% attrition rate
1975 – 28 entries 5 non-finishers 18% attrition rate
1976 – 31 entries 7 non-finishers 23% attrition rate
1977 – 30 entries 3 non-finishers 10% attrition rate
1978 – 20 entries 6 non-finishers 30% attrition rate
1979 – 17 entries 5 non-finishers 29% attrition rate
1980 – 30 entries 4 non-finishers 13% attrition rate
1981 – 30 entries 6 non-finishers 20% attrition rate
1982 – 23 entries 6 non-finishers 26% attrition rate
1983 – 14 entries 2 non-finishers 14% attrition rate
1984 – 16 entries 3 non-finishers 19% attrition rate
1985 – 25 entries 10 non-finishers 40% attrition rate
1986 – 20 entries 0 non-finishers 0% attrition rate
1987 – 20 entries 6 non-finishers 30% attrition rate
1988 – 19 entries 5 non-finishers 26% attrition rate
1989 -11 entries 1 non-finisher 9% attrition rate
1990 – 10 entries 0 non-finishers 0% attrition rate
1991 – 9 entries 4 non-finishers 44% attrition rate
1992 – 11 entries 1 non-finisher 9% attrition rate
1993 – 17 entries 0 non-finishers 0% attrition rate
1994 – 13 entries 1 non-finisher 8% attrition rate
1995 – 11 entries 5 non-finishers 45% attrition rate
1996 – 10 entries 0 non-finishers 0% attrition rate
1997 – 8 entries 1 non-finishers 13% attrition rate
1998 – 10 entries 1 non-finishers 10% attrition rate
1999 – 8 entries 0 non-finishers 0% attrition rate
2000 – 11 entries 3 non-finishers 27% attrition rate
2001 – 18 entries 5 non-finishers 28% attrition rate
2002 – 18 entries 0 non-finishers 0% attrition rate
2003 – 21 entries 5 non-finishers 24% attrition rate
2004 – 17 entries 1 non-finisher 6% attrition rate
2005 – 19 entries 6 non-finishers 32% attrition rate
2006 15 entries 4 non-finishers 27% attrition rate
2007 12 entries 0 non-finishers 0% attrition rate
2008 16 entries 6 non-finishers 38% attrition rate
2009 14 entries 3 non-finishers 21% attrition rate
2010 17 entries 3 non-finishers 18% attrition rate
2011 23 entries 3 non-finishers 13% attrition rate
2012 18 entries 5 non-finishers 28% attrition rate
2013 22 entries 4 non-finishers 18% attrition rate
2014 19 entries 2 non-finishers 11% attrition rate
2015 22 entries 5 non-finishers 23% attrition rate
2016 20 entries 5 non-finishers 25% attrition rate
2017 22 entries 2 non-finishers 9% attrition rate

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2000 Ballot Summary

Driver Statistics

Driver Span

Top 20 Entrants

Tabulated Results

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