Archer And Stockton Tie For GGO Lead In Sedgefield
West Coast pair George Archer and Dave Stockton shared the lead at 199 after three rounds of the Greater Greensboro Open in Sedgefield. Stockton shot a 65 with eight birdies while Archer went 68 to finish 14 under par, two strokes ahead of Arnold Palmer, Doug Sanders and Johnny Pott as a 20,000-strong crowd watched.
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Sedgefield
West Coast
George Archer
Dave Stockton
Gold Rush Twins
Stockton
Archer
GGO
Arnold Palmer
Southern California
Augusta
Pott
Sanders
Palmer
Lorenzen weighs future after Atlanta race amid illness
Freddie Lorenzen, 31, declares uncertainty over racing future as he recovers from stomach troubles ahead of the Atlanta 500. The Ford driver seeks a Southern 500 win to influence his plans, noting his multiple NASCAR and USAC successes and earnings.
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Atlanta
Freddie Lorenzen
Ford
Lorenzen
Elmhurst
Ill
Florida
Darlington
Nascar
Racing
Atlanta Raceway
Rockingham
Lafayette Ford
Fayetteville
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Archer and Stockton in dead heat for GGO title
George Archer and Dave Stockton lead the GGO after 54 holes with 199, six strokes ahead of the field. Both exuded calm in the final round as Stockton chased a 25,000 prize and Archer sought a strong finish ahead of Augusta.
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Paul Shinn
Sedgefield
George Archer
Dave Stockton
GGO
Archer
Stockton
George
Gary
Ridenhour Hits Second 69 In GGO Lead
High Point pro Sonny Ridenhour fired his second 69 to reach a three round total of 213 at the Greater Greensboro Open in Sedgefield. He logged four birdies on the front, two bogeys on the back, and noted the pressure of tournament play while aiming for a solid finish.
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Archer
Augusta
Stockton
Paul Shinn
Sedgefield
Sonny Ridenhour
High Point Willow Creek
Greensboro
Ridenhour
GGO
Sonny
Yarborough and Petty Lead The Atlanta 500 Field
Forty four top stock car drivers battle at 1 p m for the $78 000 Atlanta 500 on the 1 5 mile oval led by Cale Yarborough in a Glenn Wood Ford and Richard Petty in a Plymouth. Other favorites include Fred Lorenzen Dave Pearson A J Foyt Tiny Lund and more as speeds approach 148 mph in practice with a fast, unpredictable race expected.
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Atlanta
America
Southland
USAC
Cale Yarborough
Glenn Wood
Ford
Yarborough
Chrysler
Richard Petty
Plymouth
Fred Lorenzen
Golden Boy
Dave Pearson
Bristol
Tenn
A. J. Foyt
Cross, S. C
Tiny Lund
Petty Plymouth
Darel Dieringer
Johnson Ford
High Point
Jim Paschal
Dick Hutcherson
Dodge
Buddy Baker
Bobby Allison
Bobby Johns
Don White
Paul Goldsmith
Gordon Johncock
Mario Andretti
Leroy Yarbrough
Fireball Roberts
Lorenzen
Petty
Foyt
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John Baskin
Enterprise
Benny Phillips
Charlie Sifford
Rex Baxter
Gene Littler
Mike Souchak
Chi Chi
Muy Bueno
High Point Enterprise
Caddy
Art Richardson
Stockton & Co
and Archer
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