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Cleary Breaks Losing Streak With Big Win at NorwoodNORWOOD — A streak ended at the Norwood Arena Speedway on Saturday night and the veteran pilot from Hanover, Leo Cleary, is not about to start another one if he has his way.Cleary's streak had been a losing one all year long and, despite the fact that ha.was the J 1968 track and Massachusetts ? champion, he just had not been I able tocome up w ith a winner in i 19»Clean did come up with his i first Norwood win of the sear and a big win it was as he wheeled his No 7B. ow ned by Bill Bo;, d 'if Revere, into the lead at Hie runth-lap mark and tr»en despite i*«, restarts due to act io* nts held onto ’hat pottltf* - nisi trie checkered flag * a» thfo n at ihe '3h lap mart.Cheers, cheers and cheers, they were all for the Hanover ace as he showed that the old “Cleary tough” had not been-lost even in the face of many disappointments this year Boh Baechiochi of Needham wrapped up the runner-up position and was followed by NASCAR National Champion Carl “Bugs*' Stevens. Ed Flemke. Dick Jackson, and Don McCullough In the light and all-important track point race both Johnny Thompson and Schulz had one of those nights as Thompson hit the guard rail during the run ning of a beat and V ttu\/ bad a caw ' pit-»hs as hit car was m and «*jt ti if*- p.is. «jir. mechanic*! problem* Hlt;»»e\er Tfinmoscin * «*»k
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Acton Assabet Valley Beacon
Acton, Massachusetts, US
Thu, Sep 11, 1969
Page 26
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