Watson wins USAC 200 Mile race at State Fair Park
Dave Watson, driving a Buick Skylark with a Chevrolet engine, won the USAC 200 mile stock car race at State Fair Park Milwaukee. He beat veteran Bobby Allison by seven seconds after recovering from a late penalty and two cautions. Don White finished third in a 1977 Dodge Aspen, earning $4,791, while Feldner led the USAC standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Dave Watson
Auto Club
State Fairpark
Bobby Allison
Watson
Milton
Allison
Bobby Unser
Roger McCluskey
Jack Bowsher
Paul Feld
Unser
Don White
Ray Darnell
Harold Fair
Jim Sauter
Dean Roper
Plymouth
Bobby Wawak
Gary Bowsher
H.B. Bailey
Miller 260 Motorsports USAC results and heats
USAC Miller 260 features results with drivers Dave Watson and Bobby Allison leading the main race. Keokuk and Iowa City drivers contest late model heats and a semi final, while Sportsman results list O Brien Becker and Fenn among top finishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Birkhofer
Muscartine
Dave Dodder
Letts
Duane Steffe
E. Moline
Ill
Ron Weedon
Pleasant Valley
Ed Mellicker
Iowa “City
Darrell Ogke
Cedar Rapids
Jim Simenec
Rock Island
Steffe
Birkho“fer
Weedon
Frisch Wins Title In Central Iowa Women’s Golf Meet
Cedar Rapids’s Linda Frisch won the Central Iowa Women’s golf championship with a 36 hole total of 147. Dorea Mitchell of Grinnell finished one stroke back at 147 after placing runner up in a one hole playoff against Corkey Nydle of Ottumwa. In Cherokee, Fort Dodge Iowans reach the Iowa state finals by defeating Remsen 9-5 in the Western district. homers by Jay Johnson and Lou Olson noted. Des Moines Langhurst swept a doubleheader from Des Moines LaPizza House 2-1 and 5-4 with Robin Lindley earning the win in game one.
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Ames
Linda Frisch
Cedar Rapids
Central Iowa
Dorea Mitchell
Grinnell
Mitchell
Corkey Nydle
Ottumwa
Cherokee
Iowa
UPI
Fort Dodge
Iowans
National Baseball Congress
Remsen
Jay Johnson
Lou Olson
Des Moines
Langhurst
Des Moines LaPizza House
Robin Lindley
IASA Tourneys Set For Junior Boys State Fast Pitch
The junior boys state fast pitch tournaments will be in Cedar Rapids July 23-24 for ages 13-15 and 16-18. Entry is 20 dollars plus 2 dollars registration with a July 19, 1977 deadline. Send entries to Iowa Amateur Softball Association Rick Sedgwick University of Iowa 52242. Winners advance to national events in Houston Texas and St. Louis Missouri.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Amateur Softball Association
Rick Sedgwick
Room 111
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Houston
Texas
St. Louis
Sailing Hawkeye Sailing Club Race Results
First race finishers include Morgan Hamer in Buccaneer C.R. John Burke A list shows Wendel Baker in Mutineer C.R. Second race places Hamer again Howard Mayer M-16 from Iowa City and Dick McCoy in Buccaneer C.R.
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Morgan Hamer
Buccaneer
C.R
John Burke
Pirateer
Wendel Baker
Mutineer
Hamer
Howard Mayer
M-16
Iowa City
Dick McCoy
Tauber Sets Swim World Record in Leipzig Meet
Ulrike Tauber swam the 200 meter individual medley in 2 minutes 16.96 seconds, a world mark, at the East German national championships in Leipzig per ADN. Egypt appealed to the United Nations security council to remove British troops from Egypt.
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Berlin
Ulrike Tauber
Leipzig
Egypt
United Nations Security Council
Brett's Bold Run Sparks Royals Rally Win Over A's
Kansas City's Brett drew a walk and ignored a stop sign to score the tying run in the ninth, triggering a three-run rally that put the Royals ahead 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics. Whitey Herzog tempered a fine, noting the bold dash helped seal the victory for third place in the AL West.
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George Brett
Oakland A’s
Kansas City
Chuck Hiller
Brett
Royals
A’s
Whitey Herzog
Herzog
Hiller
Hal McRae
McRae
al Cowens
John Wathan
Cowens
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Glen
Tambay
Gazette
Sports Car Club of America
SCCA
Mark Donohue
Peter Revson
Dennis Hulme
Mafio Andretti
Schkee
Tom Klauser
St. Jovite
Que
Watkins Glen
Patrick Tambay
France
Brian Redman
Redman
St. Jovits
Elliott Forbes-Robinson
Klauser
Laguna Seca
Calif
Don Breidenbach
England
Peter Gethin
Forbes-Robinson
Bob Lazier
Denver
Herm Johnson
Eau Claire
Wis
Jacky Ickx
Belgium
Jochen Mass
Germany
Hurley Haywood
Bob Hagestad
Brett Lunger
Ing
George Follmer
Ickx-Mass Porsche
Lunger-Follmer
Haywood-Hagestad
Quad Cities
Rochester
LPGA
Mike Morley
Bob Murphy
Victor Regalado
Don Pooley
Bob Zender
Jack Renner
Rod Curl
Bill Rogers
Fuzzy Zoeller
Craig Stadler
Keith Fergus
Lyn Lott
Barney Thompson
Calvin Peete
Doug Tewell
Jay Haas
John Lister
Dick Mast
Don Iverson
Gary McCord
Barry Jaeckel
Bill Mahon
Artie McNickle
Frank Beard
Mark Alwin
Bob Gilder
Tony Wallin
Frank Conner
D.A. Weibring
Bob Lunn
Morris Hotalsky
Florentino Molina
Mike Walters
Howard Twitty
Pat Bradley
JoAnne Carner
Carol Mann
Kathy Whitworth
Judy Rankin
Jane Bidlock
Mary Bea Porter
Donna Young
Sally Little
Patty Hayes
Laura Baugh
Sandra Palmer
Mickey Wright
Jerilyn Britz
Betty Burfevndt
Joyce Kozmierski
Kathy Mant
Beth Stone
JoAnn Washam
West Liberty Fairgrounds
Frisch
Ft. Dodge
IASA
Sailing Hawkeye Sailing Club
Tauber
Financial Service
Control Data Corporation
Center Point Road
N.E
Associated.Press
Rick Burleson
Boston
George Scott
Red Sox
Butch Hobson
Rick Miller
Burleson
Orioles
Yankees
Ross Grimsley
New York
Eddie Murray
Billy Smith
Kiko Garcia
Doug DeCinces
RBI
Tigers
White Sox
Dave Hamilton
Chicago
Tom Veryzer
Alan Bannister
Ron LeFlore
Tito Fuentes
Hamilton
Twins
Mariners
Roy Smalley
Dan Ford
Geoff Zahn
Zahn
Cleveland
Seattle
Andrews Auto Restoration, Inc
Ken Andrews
Gary Brown
ED Emerson
First Street
S.E
Passais
Sass
Monroe
Manufa
Firestone
BankAmericand American Express
Diners Club
Carte Blanche
Lindale Plaza
Fires
F.E.T
Ivenient
2Nd Ave
19Th St
Tne
Ana
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