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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1962
Page
23
Curtis Turner commits to promoting MARC events and will drive in all 21 scheduled races, signaling a busy season ahead. SMPA notes include Darlington leader Bob Colvin's humor about Yankee geography and a wardrobe update for the organization. NASCAR released an official early season schedule.
Week's highs show Louise Brandon 204 in a single game and Lillie Faye Millikan with a high series. Trucks & Trailer Sales and Moose Lodge appear for team scores, while Cecil Holt tops season marks with 278 in a game and 645 in a series. Team Schlitz and Schutz also post leading totals.
Lee Petty, 47, three time NASCAR champion, returns after a near fatal Daytona crash. He endured five months in hospital and extensive injuries, returning to Petty Engineering to prepare two 1962 Plymouths for speed weeks. The comeback elevates his storied career and signals a likely Daytona 500 bid.
Glenn Fireball Roberts drove a 1962 Pontiac to 158.744 mph, breaking his prior two lap speed at Daytona and sending him top in Saturday time trials. Darel Dieringer was second fastest at 155.925 mph in a 1961 Pontiac as 25 mile qualifying races set starting positions for the Daytona 500. The pole spots will be decided by the 50 fastest cars with more entries due by February 16.
Peter Snell and John Uelses, two young athletes from New Zealand and the United States, pushed the boundaries of possibility. Snell shattered the 880-yard and 800-meter world marks with 1:45.1 and 1:44.3 respectively in Christchurch, while Uelses vaulted 16 feet 1/4 inch at Madison Square Garden, breaking the famed pole vault barrier.
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