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Scott Sets 61.16 MPH Speed Mark At Delaware Speedway
Friday night at Melvin Joseph Delaware Speedway featured five races with 28 drivers on the 2 mile dirt track. Bill Scott in car 55 led the 20 lap feature to a 10 mile pace of 61.16 mph breaking the track record. Harold Brokhoff appeared in car 38 and several crashes occurred including Emory Short and Chester Holladay. The program saw fast passes by Palmer Fowler Jim Hayes and Bob Tice with mixed results and caution flags used as cars were removed from the track.
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Melvin Joseph
Delaware Speedway
Harold Brokhoff
Palmer Fowler
Jim Hayes
Paul Bennington
Fowler
Bob Tice
Roland Sammons
Preston Niblett
Emory Short
Car 81
Junior Collins
Cliff Lawson
Bill Scott
Johnny Martin
No. 5
Johnny Stoltzfus
Tom Brown
Checker
Scott
Chester Holladay
Freddie White
Jim Fitzgerald
O. K
Cares’ Williams