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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1965
Page
6
Freddie Lorenzen, dominant on superspeedways, won the National 400 after a blistering duel with A J Foyt in Charlotte. Spectators saw side by side racing as Lorenzen and Foyt tangled near the wall late, with Hutcherson joining the gaggle in a dramatic finish. Foyt finished sixth as Lorenzen claimed victory before about 40,000 fans.
Fred Lorenzen outdueled A J Foyt and Dick Hutcherson to win the National 400 at Charlotte. The race ended after Foyt crashed with six laps left, Lorenzen praised by Golden Boy for the effort. A fatal five car crash on lap one claimed Harold Kite’s life and marred the event. Lorenzen described a late strategy and a near pit-stop mishap when the car ran out of gas but re fired to finish ahead of Foyt and Hutcherson.
CHARLOTTE W C AP Officials finish in Sunday's National 40d stock car race listing prize and lap money for top finishers. Fred Lorenzen led Ford lineup with $39,920 while Dick Hutcherson earned $5,275 and Curtis Turner $4,549 with others noted for finish positions and damages.
Los Angeles Lakers top San Francisco 122 115 and St Louis 108 94 in preseason games led by Jerry West 36 and 27 points respectively. Boston Celtics begin season with 102 98 win over Cincinnati highlighted by Wille Naulis 15 foot shot and Sam Jones late free throws. 76ers beat Baltimore 133 101 Knicks defeat Detroit 111 103 as Cincinnati rebounds 144 124 over Baltimore.
At Virginia International Raceway four women drivers led the weekend club races. Miss Pat Mernone of Washington DC won class G H in a Morgan while Richmender Dick Staples took a bumper length victory in the Saturday race setting a class lap record before overheating on Sunday. Staples later chased Miss Mernone in an all class race finishing third behind Victor Matthews and Whitey Johnson.
Clemson tops 32 Duke as Coach Frank Howard records his 143rd victory in 25 years. Duke fumbled six times, including near the goal line, enabling Clemson to take a appease. North Carolina’s Danny Talbott also shines as ACC action rolls on.
Arkansas quarterback Jon Brittenum connected with Bobby Crockett on a late yard march that produced a 27 24 Razorbacks win over top ranked Texas. Crockett caught eight passes for 102 yards and a touchdown, drawing praise from Texas coach Royal as Arkansas extended its winning streak to 17 games while other top teams faced mixed results across college football.
High individual game by Charles Hughes and Arlene Whitt at 174. Individual selections highlight Charles Hughes and Arlene Whitt with 518. Team game led by Lucey and Arlene at 673. High team selection Lucaile and Ariens at 1064. Confederate Yankees League tops with Tom Prangiey and Frances Efird posting 287 and 188 in high games and sets. Bullets lead team sets at 1960. League leaders include Arlang qt and MPAs ee.
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