Five-Way Tie Shakes SAC-8 Midseason Standings
The SAC-8 title race tightens as five teams Gardner-Webb Mars Hill Presbyterian Carson-Newman Elon each lose, creating a fiveway logjam at one defeat. Presbyterian routs Elon 45-6 behind Elliot Pauling four rush TDs while Mars Hill tops Carson-Newman 20-14. Wofford over Newberry 20-10 and Appalachian edges Lenoir Rhyne 35-21. Gardner-Webb, Mars Hill, Presbyterian, Carson-Newman and Elon share first with one loss. Catawba and Newberry follow at 1-3, Lenoir Rhyne 0-3.
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Associated Press
Elon
Carson Newman
Elliot Pauling
Presbyterian
Cally Gault
Blue Hose
Fighting Christians
Gault
Jerry Tolley
Carson-Newman
Mars Hill
Wofford
Newberry
Appalachian
Lenoir Rhyne
Gardner-Webb
Catawba
Gardner- Webb
Carson- Newman
Hoot Gibson
Lions
Eagles
SAC
Elan
Mae Presbyterian
Wolford
Unser Leads IROC After Riverside Win as Yarborough Tops
Al Unser seized a commanding lead in the $225,000 IROC series after two Riverside races behind a strong car, finishing Saturday ahead of Richard Petty. Cale Yarborough won the opener and trails Unser with 56 points to Yarborough 41 and Petty 39, needing seventh or better to clinch at Daytona next year.
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Riverside
Calif
al Unser
Unser
Riverside International Raceway
Richard Petty
IROC
Les Richter
Michigan
Daytona International Speedway
Florida
Daytona
Yarborough
Petty
McElreath Fatally Injured In Winchester Sprint Race
James McElreath, 23, of Arlington Texas, was killed at Winchester Speedway after his sprint car vaulted the wall during a three lap incident in a USAC twin feature. Son of Jim McElreath, he died at Ball Memorial Hospital about 12 hours after the crash that sent his car end over end after hitting spinning Larry Moore’s vehicle.
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Winchester
Ind
James McElreath
Winchester Speedway
United States
Auto Club
McElreath
Arlington, Tex
Jim McElreath
Ball Memorial Hospital
Muncie
Larry Moore
Dayton
Ohio
Michigan Fans See Forward Pass Spark in Big Win
Michigan fans witnessed a rare forward pass in the Wolverines 56 0 rout of Wisconsin as Rick Leach threw 10 completions for 156 yards and two touchdowns while Brigham Youngs Marc Wilson posted 332 yards and seven TDs in a 63 17 win over Colorado State.
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Michigan
Wolverines
Notre Dame
Gus Dorais
Knute Rockne
Bo Schembechler
Rick Leach
Wisconsin
Leach
Doug Marsh
Gene Johnson
Schembechler
Brigham Young
Marc Wilson
Gifford Nielsen
Wilson
Cougars
Colorado State
Randy McEachern
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Steve Little
Russell Erxleben
Colorado
Kansas
J.M. Hipp
Nebraska
Iowa State
Cornhuskers
Scott Kollman
Art
Dallas Owens
Kentucky
Charles Alexander
Wildcats
Louisiana State
Southern Methodist
Irwin Wins Texas Open in Close Finish
Hale Irwin captured $30,000 and the Texas Open title with a closing 67 as Miller Barber pressed him for the $150,000 event in San Antonio. Carlton White, fighting to keep his PGA card, faltered on the 17th and finished tied for fourth after a late double bogey, ending his bid at seven thousand dollars for the year.
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San Antonio
Tex
Hale Irwin
Irwin
Miller Barber
Carlton
White
George Archer
Tom Kite
Carlton White
Lou Graham
Grier Jones
Bob Murphy
Pat Fitzsimons
Bill Kratzert
Bill Garrett
Homero Blancas
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Donohue
Banjo Matthews
Control Data Corporation
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Credit Life
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Steve Freeman
Morehead City
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Oak Hollow Lake
Kerr Lake
New Bern
Jerry Williams
Buddy Phillips
Kernersville
Phillips
Gene Lane
Bo Morgan
High Point
High Point Central
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Winston-Salem Coliseum
Jim Shoulders Henryetta
Okla
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Coliseum
Winston Salem
Racine
STRA
Amoco
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Golden Tire II
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Eaen Plus
Compa
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Amoco Oil Company
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