Petty Captures Tidewater 250 at Hampton VA
Richard Petty won the Tidewater 250 at Hampton on a 1966 Plymouth, finishing a full lap ahead of rookie James Hylton. John Seas led early on the dirt track until a broken spindle sent him to the pits, allowing Petty to seize the lead. Neil Castle, Tom Pistone, and John Wynn trailed in the top five.
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Hampton
Richard Petty
Randleman
N. C
James Hylton
Ford
John Seas
Sears
Petty
Elmo Langley
Langley
Hylton
Neil Castle
Tom Pistone
John Wynn
Indy 500 Televised At Center Theater In Winston-Salem
Race fans may buy tickets for the closed circuit showing of the Indianapolis 500 at the Center Theater. The race on Monday May 30 will be televised live from 9:30 a.m. doors open with a 11 a.m. start. All seats are reserved. Also tickets for the World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 22 are available at the Southern Motorsports Journal office.
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Center Theater
Carolina Theater
Winston-Salem
Center
Southern Motorsports Journal
English Road
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Salisbury Wins Over Lexington in Fifth
Salisbury journals report a comeback win over Lexington in the fifth inning as players Sash tameeen fea Lonbene and Danny Walton contribute key hits and runs.
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Salisbury
Lexington
Jim Clark Tops Indy Qualifying Pace in Practice
Jim Clark led qualifying pace at Indianapolis with 157.6 mph as de Costa Mesa, California, driver nearly matched his speed. The second Saturday of practice drew 15,000 fans. Time trials begin next Saturday as 33 cars compete for the May 30 race field chosen over two weekends of qualifying.
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Indianapolis
Ind
de Costa Mesa
Calif
Clark
Penn Wins at William Penn Track Meet
William Penn hosts a track meet where the Tigers scored 57 points to outpace Dudley High 42. Stephens Lee placed third, Atkins fourth, Carver fifth, with top finishers earning state meet bids. Events included sprints relays jumps and throws led by Pinkston, Williamson, and Penn athletes.
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William Penn
Tigers
Dudley High
Greensboro
Stephens Lee
Asheville
Atkins
Winston-Salem
Carver
Pinkston
Stephens-Lee
Wilkins
Snemes
Penn
Gunn
Wilkins Tateshews
Bratcher
Dudiey
Williamson
NicholoSa
Oliphant
Jenkins
Wall
Wilson
Carson
Homeyogy Quick
Shaw So See
Dudley
McIver Ar Ee
Oliphant Waien
Brevard
Gaunt
Thomas
Clanton
McCoy
Dutence
Nicholson
Mack
Mebane
Northeast Junior High takes top at Sportsday girls meet
Northeast Junior High School of High Point won first in the annual girls event with Ferndale High Point second on 48 points as a ten school field faltered. Northeast captured first in the 75 yard dash and soft beta. Jamestown took first in the 50 yard dash and the A division.
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Northeast Junior High School
High Point
Yesay Ferndale
Northeast
Ferndale
Jamestown
Holmberg Froehling Reach Finals at Charlotte Invitation
Frank Froehling beat Allen Morris 11-9 6-4 to reach the finals, while Ron Holmberg outlasted Gene Scott 6-8 7-5 11-9. Finals are set for 1:30 p.m. following Mary Ann Eisel and Donna Floyd Fales in the women’s final.
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Charlotte
Frank Froehling
Ron Holmberg
Froehling
Greensboro
Allen Morris
Holmberg
Gene Scott
Mary Ann Eisel
Donna Floyd Fales
Morris
Coral Gables
Fla
Nework City
Roberts Sets Meet Record in Quantico Relays Outing
Olympian Ed Roberts sprinted to a 9.3 in the 100 to set a meet record at Quantico relays. He anchored a 41.1 second 440 relay for North Carolina College, as Kentucky State marks fell in several events including a 1:24.3 880 by KSU and a 3:21.8 sprint medley record.
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Roberts
Quantico
Ed Roberts
North Carolina
Kentucky State
Pat Pemphrey
Tennessee
William Skinner
Delaware Track and Field Club
Mike Manley
Quantico Marines
Trinidad
Watson
Charles Copeland
John Moon
Seth
North Carolina College
Kemp
Leeds Don Captures 2nd Virginia Gold Cup Victory
Leeds Don, ridden by undisclosed rider, romped to a two length win in the 41st Virginia Gold Cup at WarrentonVa. Moon Rock with Joe Aitcheson Jr. finished second. time was 1 51.2. Leeds Don had also won his two prior races this year and surged after the eighth fence to seize the lead from Emich.
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Warrenton
David L. Ferguson
Leeds Don
Paul R. Fouts
Moon Rock
Middleburg
Joe Aitcheson Jr
Emich
George W. Cutting
Dverrenten
Frank Chapot
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Ment
Scott
Wrightz
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PTS Clothing Store
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Chevrolet CO
1800 N. Main
Tod
Agel
Tread
Arantee
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Ren Blackwall
EA. & Tire
Sears Retail
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