Charlotte Speedway Crash Highlights Race Day Dangers
Bruce Jacobi and Rick Newsom survived a dramatic crash during a practice at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Newsom’s car blew an engine and struck the wall, then Jacobi’s Chevrolet collided after hitting debris and flipped multiple times. Both drivers were treated and released, with Newsom fearing career impact due to the $25,000 repair bill as others watched the wreck unfold.
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Mitchell leads Stanford in NCAA tennis with clean Friday run
Matt Mitchell the top seed in both singles and doubles with Perry Wright won all Friday matches at the NCAA championships in Athens Ga He defeated John Bennett Brigham Young 6 4 6 1 and John Austin UCLA 6 2 6 4 Then paired with Wright to beat Columbia pair Eric Fromm Gary Adelman 4 6 6 2 6 3 Upsets hit singles as five of the top eight seeds fell including No 5 Larry Gottfried Trinity who lost to Chris Lewis USC 6 2 6 3 Lewis then beat Jai Dilouie SMU 4 6 7 6 6 4.
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Brigham Young
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Columbia
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Trinity
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Southern California
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Southern Methodist
Four Contenders Seen For World 600 Bonus Lead
In Charlotte the World 600 offers a $1,000 bonus for the leader of the first lap. Prominent drivers including Buddy Baker expect only four cars to have a realistic shot to grab the prize. Baker notes that only those starting near the front can reach the front in a single lap.
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Richard Pettyarborough
Darrel
Southwest Randolph dominates All-CCC baseball selections
Southwest Randolph the Central Carolina Conference baseball champion led with five selections on the 15 man All CCC team released by executive secretary Bob Tobin. Cougars placed two infielders Dean Poole and Mitch Cross plus David Reeder Joe King and Greg Lamb. West Davidson followed with four picks and Randleman Central Davidson Ledford East Davidson with two and one each.
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Greg Lamb
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David Callicott
Oren Brown
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Herbie Lohr
John Knight
Scott Lambe
Kings Coach Pulford Resigns Amid Manager Turnover
Los Angeles Kings announce Bob Pulford's resignation as coach, the second exit in two days. Pulford led the team to the Stanley Cup playoffs in each of the last four seasons and posted a 178-150-68 record over five years. no replacement named yet.
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Combs wins Executive 200 after extra laps at Charlotte
Dean Combs clinched the $3,500 first prize in the Executive 200 for Baby Grands after passing J W Reins on the back straight of the last lap at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Reins led 18 times in the 200 kilometer race before the event was extended by five laps due to a collision that forced the green flag to return.
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Charlotte Motor Speedway
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Hays
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Shelby
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Beck repeats title as Georgia wins Southern Intercollegiate
Chip Beck fired a three under par 69 to capture his second straight individual title with a 54 hole total of 210. Georgia, led by Beck, won the team championship at Athens Country Club, finishing six strokes ahead of Houston 864 to 870 while Indiana, Marshall, and Kentucky followed.
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Racing romance on pit row with Waltrips in love
Darrell Waltrip and wife Stevie share a candid moment at Charlotte Motor Speedway after a high speed lap. Stevie discusses her role, education work with visually impaired children, and balancing a racer’s life with personal passions. He praises her moral support and they describe their seven-year marriage and mutual understanding.
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Stevie
Charlotte Motor Speedway
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the King
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Darrell
Stephanie
Nashville
Franklin, Tenn
Bethesda
Virginia
Waltrip
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