Alabama Riders Shine At First Minicycle Classic
The first national minicycle event in Alabama ended with two Alabama riders among the top three awards. Audie Ward of Ozark won the Expert Division Most Outstanding Rider, Tammy Kirk of Dalton Georgia led the Junior Division, and Jimmy Beasley of Montgomery topped the Novice Division. About 82 trophies were awarded to some 200 riders at the Decatur National Motorcycle Speedway.
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Guy Outland
The
American Motorcycle Association
Y-Ama
Alabama
Audie Ward
Ozark
Tammy Kirk
Dalton
Jimmy Beasley
Montgomery
Kad McPot
Decatur
Southeastern Horse Center
Outland
Nicklaus Wins Title as Jones Record Falls at Canterbury
Jack Nicklaus, at 33, shatters Bobby Jones major record with a 277 total at Canterbury Golf Club. He wins by four over Bruce Crampton, amid praise from Tom Weiskopf and others. Nicklaus records 12 majors and 49 official tour victories, with $245,424 in 1973 earnings, as he argues the only true measure is major titles.
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Cleveland
Jack Nicklaus
Bobby Jones
Jones
Golden Bear
Bruce Crampton
Nicklaus
Canterbury Golf Club
Crampton
Tom Weiskopf
Jack
Walter Hagen
Mason Rudolph
Don Iverson
J.€. Snead
Lanny Wadkins
Bates Wins Dramatic DCC Invitational Playoff
Donnie Bates clinched the Decatur Country Club Invitational with a 218 total five over par after a雨-soaked final round. He defeated Derrick with a 12-foot birdie on No. 18 in the darkness, sealing a one-foot final putt by Bates for the playoff win.
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Howard Derrick
Huntsville
Donnie Bates
Haleyville
Decatur
Derrick
Bates
Jimmy Wiley
Ed Reed
Dan Woodard
Eddie Estes
C. B. Evans
Jeff Fowler
Joe
Brooks Upsets Pearson Streak at Talladega 500
Brooks, 31, from Porterville, California, won the Talladega 500 after a long upward battle with a newly reliable car, earning $20,850 from a $145,000 purse. Pearson, 38, needed $13,560 more to join the $1 million prize club but finished third as a fading Mercury labored. The race was marred by the death of Larry Smith, 31, of Lenoir, North Carolina, in a postrace wreck.
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Brooks
Porterville
Calif
Pearson
Richard Petty
Plymouth
Mercury
Larry Smith
Lenoir
N.C
Death at Talladega kills driver Larry Smith during race
Talladega Ala AP Larry Smith stock car driver died when his car slammed into a concrete retaining wall on the 14th lap. He suffered massive head injuries as his Mercury rode the wall for over 100 yards. Smith, 31, had warned of settling a score at Talladega and had recently moved up to NASCAR's big tracks. His death marked the track's first fatality since opening in 1969.
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Larry Smith
Lenoir, N.C
Talladega, Ala
Smith
Talladega
Nascar
North Carolina
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Herbert
Don Kimbrell
PGA
Bob Jones
Mark
George Strode
Lee Bates
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David Pearson
Dick Brooks
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