Hounds Chase Lorenzen in Rebel 300 at Darlington
Lorenzen the Elmhurst driver leads 31 rivals in the Rebel 300 at Darlington Raceway. About 48 000 dollars in prize money awaits the winner, with qualifying eyeing speeds above last year’s mark as 20 000 spectators expected. The race starts Saturday after two days of time trials and a 32 car lineup including Roberts Panch Johnson and Petty peers.
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Little Freddie
Fred Lorenzen
Elmhurst
Darlington International Raceway
Lorenzen
Gen
Fireball) Roberts
Daytona Beach
Fla
Roberts
Darlington
S.C
Weathstock
Riverside
Calif
Freddie
Herb Nabb
Marvin Panch
Robert
Junior) Johnson
Ford
Paul “Goldsmith
A. J. Foyt
Indianapolis
Richard Petty
Jim Paschal
Lee Petty Plymouth
David Pear
Fox ‘Automobiles
Dave Pearson
Junior Johnson
Chrysler
Baker
Plymouth
Mercury
Dodge
Pontiac
Chevrolet
Carolinas Loop Will End Season Track Meet at High Point
The Carolinas Conference plans its spring track meet at High Point College with golf at Boone and tennis at Misenheimer May 11 12. Catawba and Elon contest first in baseball. Guilford, Pfeiffer, High Point vie for remaining berths in a four team double elimination tourney sponsored by the Asheboro Kiwanis. Lorenzen's Ford dominates NASCAR circuit with multiple wins and over 35000 in earnings this year. Darlington and track contenders slated for Rebel 300 pole positions, with Bear and Catawba defending titles in field events at High Point.
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Tee
N.C
Conteence
High Point
Boone
Misenheimer
Salisbury
Tuesaday
Catawba
Elon
Pfeiffer
Guilford
Asheboro Kiwanis Club
Lenoit Rhyne
Bears
al Johnson
Nat Martin
Newberry
Western Carolina
High Point College
Racial car lineup shifts signal Darlington Rebel 300 expectations
The piece chronicles driver movements across Dodge Plymouth and Ford teams ahead of Darlington’s Rebel 300. Larry Thomas replaces for Ow ens in the 194 Dodge, with speculation of a longer stay due to his strong Daytona Beach showing. Paschal returns to Petty Plymouth, while Ford dominance and Ford Lorenzen threaten, shaping a tense late season through multiple short tracks.
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Johnson
Dodge
Buck Baker
Lee Petty
Plymouth
Jim Paschal
Cotton Owens
Larry Thomas
Thomasville
Owens
Darlington
Thomas
Chrysler
Daytona Beach
Paschal
Cotton
Petty Plymouth Crew
Former UNC star Boyd Newnam leaves Fayetteville track post
Boyd Newnam, 31, longtime Fayetteville High School track coach and former High Point High and UNC star, resigns to become assistant track coach at the University of North Carolina. Fayetteville athletic director Buddy Luper praises his program building before noting the opportunity. Newnam, UNC graduate of 1957, was ACC half mile champion in 1944 and once beat Jim Beatty in high school and college races. He captained both his high school and college teams. Son of R D Newnam of 902 Johnson St.
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Fayetteville
Boyd Newnam
High Point High
University of North Carolina
Fayetteville High School
UNC
Buddy Luper
Boyd
Newnam
Jim Beatty
America
Beatty
Charlotte Central
R. D. Newnam
Johnson St
Slammer to Qualify for U.S. Open
Sam Snead seeks his 24th U.S. Open appearance as he competes in sectional qualifying at Franklin Hills near Detroit. He has placed top 10 in four Opens and missed the 3 hole cut once, with exemptions allowing May local qualifying. Other pros will vie in Franklin Hills or Seavane and Woodmere on June 9 ahead of the Open at Congressional Club June 18-20.
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New York
Sam Snead
Franklin Hills Policies Club
Detroit
Snead
U.S. Golf Association
Franklin Hills
Seavane
Woodmere
Rye
N.Y
Grand Blanc
Mich
Congressional Club
Washington, D.C
Ned Jarrett Eyes World 600 Chance At Charlotte Race
Ned Jarrett of Camden is among entrants for the World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The Ford driver, age 31, seeks his first win at the 600 mile race and cites gear and few favorable moments as key to success. Other entrants include Bob Johns of Alamogordo and Roy Mayne of Bolling Green Air Force Base, boosting the field to 17.
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Charlotte
Ned Jarrett
Camden
D. C
Lady Lack
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Jarrett
Bobby Johne
Alam
Fin
Mercury
Brabham Wins Silverstone Inter Continental F1 Race
Australian driver Jack Brabham won the Inter Continental Formula One race at Silverstone in a dramatic finish leading three times in the last three laps. He finished ahead of Graham Hill by a half car length, setting three Silverstone lap records and posting a 110.25 mph average over 152.27 miles. Peter Arundel finished third in a Lotus, with Phil Hill Chris Amon and Mike Hailwood in the next spots one lap behind. Dan Gurney led after Jim Clark retired but brake trouble ended his run.
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Charlotte
Johns
General Motors
Mayne
Curtis Crider
Charleston
S. C
Silverstone
England
Jack Brabham
Brabham
BRM
Graham Hill
Britain
Innes
Dan Gurney
Costa Mesa
Calif
Jim Clark
Scotland
Gurney
Ladies Playday Golf Meet Set At CCC Tuesday
THOMASVILLE The second Ladies City Golf Play day is scheduled Tuesday over the Colonial Country Club course with a 10 30 a m tee off. The first playday was at Emery Wood Country Club and the third will be at Blair Park in High Point.
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Thomasville
Colonial Country Club
Emery‘wood Country Club
Blair Park
High Point
Rebel 300 Buck's Switch May Change Complexion
Darlington race scene shifts as Buck Baker leaves a Lee Petty Plymouth for Junior Johnson's Ray Fox Dodge. Dodge lands the Darlington ace amid bids from Chrysler and Ford for Rebel 300 glory. Baker, a Darlington veteran, rides a top team with Fox, Pearson, and Johnson.
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Junior Johnson
Banjo Matthews
Buck
Darlington
Buck Baker
Lee Petty
Ray Fox
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