NASCAR official pushes idea of accident investigating panel
NASCAR president says a formal accident investigating committee could clarify fatal Weatherly and Bettenhausen crashes. He contrasts NASCAR’s formal process with USAC, noting USAC acted quickly after Bettenhausen’s death. France defends track safety and cites Mad Dog IV 181 mph test as proof no track is too fast.
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Riverside
USAC
Tony Bettenhausem
Pensmen
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Daytona International Speedway
Art Malone
Malone
Bob Osiecki
Charlotte
N.C
Snead Leads PGA Seniors In Rainy Palm Beach Gardens
Sam Snead shot a resilient round under rainy windy conditions as the PGA Seniors lead his title defense, struggling with a balky putter yet staying in front amid gusty winds at Palm Beach Gardens.
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Snead leads PGA Seniors by two despite 73 in rain
Slammin' Sam Snead shot a 73 on Saturday to stay two strokes ahead in the PGA Seniors Golf Tournament. He finished the third round with 208, eight under par, as Leland Gibson carded 72 to reach 210 and J. I. Harrison moved within three at 211. Weather delayed play, rain drenched the course, and wind later worsened conditions for the leaders.
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Playoff Bracket Set After Tie for First in Final Round
Teams tied for first with 13 2 records prepare for finals with a bracket system. West tern Carolina plays Elon and High Point faces Lenoir Rhyne. A lot determines ties except for eighth place potentially a playoff. Top four seeds draw from bottom four for first round. The No 1 seed goes to the upper bracket and No 2 to the lower bracket. Nos 3 and 4 draw brackets. Two draws assign which bracket plays Wednesday and which Thursday. Two games per night through Friday start at 7 30 and 9 15 p.m. Championship finals set for Saturday at 9 p.m.
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Lenoir Rhyne
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Catamounts top Cats in key Carolinas Conference clash
Elon defeats Western Carolina to move into second as High Point seals regular season as No.1 with a 14-2 record after beating Lenoir Rhyne 44-41. Jesse Branson nets 23 and grabs 25 boards for Elon, while Tommy Lavell leads Western Carolina with 24. Conference tournament seedings begin next Wednesday in Lexington.
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Elon
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Lexington
Jesse Branson
Tommy Lavell
Playoff Standings Shaping Greensboro Conference Tourneys
The Greensboro Coliseum hosts playoffs on March 4 as Eastern 4-A, Western 4-A, and Greensboro High Point finalize representatives. Eight-team Eastern and a separate Western tourney will determine three state entrants in what officials call a highly balanced 4A race.
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Newberry Defeats Pfeiffer in close 76-72 win
Newberry battled back after an early deficit to edge Pfeiffer 76-72 Saturday at home. The Panthers fought through a tight final stretch as Pfeiffer pressed, with key scoring plays shaping the late game outcome.
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Pfeiffer
Catawba Narrowly Beats Appalachian In Last-Second Thriller
Catawba rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to defeat Appalachian 75-73 in Boone. Newberry built a 15-point first-half lead behind 16 points from Phil Musgrave and 10 from Dave Hawks, but Pfeiffer slowed the pace and the game stayed tied at 40 at halftime. Musgrave and Boukningh each made clutch free throws to seal Newberry’s late edge.
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Wayne Duncan
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Reynolds
Lund Narrowly Beats Johnson In Slippery Daytona Dash
Tiny Lund edged Junior Johnson by a hair in a rain delayed 200 mile modified stock car race at Daytona Beach. Lund’s 1961 Ford with a 1964 engine survived a big pileup, while 23,000 cold fans waited through nine cautions and a damaged wall crash. Johnson and car owner Ray Fox protested the finish as Lund claimed the win after a late bump on the backstretch.
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Finley Faces Action as AL Moves to Oust Athletics
League officials and team owners meet after a tense weekend over the Oakland Athletics owner Finley. The AL contemplates removing the franchise by arranging interim operation, a league meeting likely in Miami within 10 days to decide on lifting Finley’s franchise, with potential terms if Finley settles a lease with Kansas City for Municipal Stadium.
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North Carolina adds four to Hall of Fame list
Four more names were added to North Carolina’s athletic Hall of Fame, expanding its roster for 1999. The honorees include Duke football and basketball figures, with coaches and players recognized for decades of success. A formal Charlotte ceremony will occur in spring with over 400 attendees expected.
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