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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1977
Page
11
Donnie Allison felt the heat at Talladega and needed help before the race. Darrell Waltrip assisted him and the pair pulled off victory in the Talladega 500 at the Alabama International Motor Speedway.
Donnie Allison and Darrell Waltrip won the Talladega 500 with Allison leading 92 of 188 laps in heat and 96 degree heat. Cale Yarborough and Skip Manning followed. Ricky Rudd and Lenny Pond were top five as 65,000 fans watched in Alabama. Waltrip replaced Allison late after engine failure. Parsons led early but retired.
Ernie Banks, nicknamed Ambassador of Happiness, was inducted into the Hall of Fame alongside Al Lopez Joe Sewell Amos Rusie Martin Dihigo and John Henry Lloyd. The ceremony expanded the Hall to 163 members as the board reviews Hall election rules.
The North Carolina AAU Junior Olympics Long Course Championships run Wednesday to Saturday at High Point City Lake. About 400 to 500 swimmers from roughly 30 teams compete statewide, with Greensboro favored to win due to Gate City’s 60 swimmers versus High Point’s 38.
Seattle backup Steve Myer directed a decisive fourth quarter as Jim Zorn rested in a 34 24 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. Zorn connected on 11 of 13 passes for 115 yards and a TD while Myer completed 2 of 5 for 43 yards and ran for two plays. The 49ers, new owner Ed DeBartolo and new coach Ken Meyer, saw Jim Plunkett lead a promising start before Seattle sealed the win with late scores.
John Alexander of Australia, seed 12, defeated Manuel Orantes of Spain 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the final of a $125,000 international tennis tournament in North Conway New Hampshire to win $20,000 and seize the championship as Orantes looks on.
Manning led the Talladega 500 with five laps left before an oil line failure sent smoke across the track. Donnie Allison passed him with Darrell Waltrip winning. Manning finished third as Cale Yarborough claimed second amid a 65,000 crowd. Manning praised his team and vowed better days ahead with crew chief Darrell Bryant and engine builder Bill Blair.
After the Talladega 500, tension flared between car owner Junior Johnson and driver Cale Yarborough. Yarborough blamed a weak Chevrolet and transmission issues, hinting at a possible split, while Johnson warned of consequences and urged loyalty as they pursue the national point title.
Irene Sisco 69, mother of Grand National driver David Sisco, was killed at Talladega Motor Speedway when a pickup struck her in the lower garage area one hour 10 minutes after the Talladega 500 began. Sisco, wearing a headset, stepped from behind a parked camper into the path of Hoyt Mullins 16, of Oliver Springs Tennessee. Sheriff Holcombe investigates as the track recalls a history of deadly incidents since the venue opened in 1969.
Bill Kratzert, who quit golf after a rough stretch, roared back to win the Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open by three strokes. He shot a final round 69 to finish 72 holes at 265, earning $42,000 and moving to eighth on the season money list. Hondles praised his resilience as U S Open champion Hubert Green lauded his potential.
A Sky City Stores ad promotes Wynn's Engine Tune-Up as a quick 10 minute solution for sluggish engines. It claims to quiet valves and lifters and dissolve harmful deposits to restore performance during driving.
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