ACC Teams Left Out of 1969 Race After Injuries
North Carolina State leads the lingering midseason ACC talk with a 3-2-1 mark while South Carolina and Clemson top the standings. Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia trail as Duke and Wake Forest fight at the bottom amid injury trouble for Carolina and Duke projections.
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Enterprise Sports
University
South Carolina
Gamecocks
Clemson
North Carolina State
Duke
Maryland
North Carolina
Virginia
Tar Heels
Wake Forest
Cavaliers
Navy
State
Blue Devils
Deacons
Wake
Wolfpack
Columbia
S.C
Bubblegum and the Bubblegum Kid Fuel LeeRoy Yarbrough Victory
In Rockingham North Carolina LeeRoy Yarbrough drove a Ford prepared by Junior Johnson to win the American 5 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. His son LeRoi Glenn inspired the win with bubblegum pennies pledge. Yarbrough survived seven cautions a blown tire and a wall impact on the way to a seventh superspeedway win this season.
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Ruckingham
LeeRoy Yarbrough
Columbia
S. C
LeeRoy
LeRoi Glenn
Yarbrough
Junior Johnson
Ford
North Carolina Motor Speedway
Gloria
Rockingham
Speedway
Harvard sprint car champ Bettenhausen wins big at Syracuse
Gary Bettenhausen led Harvard to a strong showing winning the first of two USAC sprint events at the New York State Fairgrounds and finishing second in the other as Harvard claimed points toward the team title. The Crimson also fielded senior and lightweight boats at Head of the Charles.
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Duke
Tom Harp
Blue Devils
State
Leo Hart
Bob Zwirke
John Cappellano
Zwirko
Harp
Hart
Syracuse
N.Y
Cambridge
Mass
Gary Bettenhausen
Harvard
Charles New York State Fairgrounds
River
Bettenhausen
Crimson
Cox
Iles
Cougars Tie For First In ABA Tilt In New York
West Hempstead based Carolina Cougars rallied from behind to edge the New York Nets 112-110 behind Moe and Littles in the second half. Verga scored 26, Moe 25, Peeples 15, Whitney 12 as the Cougars share Eastern Division lead at 3-1. Other ABA results included Kentucky over Miami and Pittsburgh over Denver, with several late games noted.
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N.Y
Carolina
Cougars
New York
High Point College
Gene Littlees
Cougar
Doug Mee
Bob Verga
Littles
Nets
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Verga
Hank Whitney
George Peeples
Lavern Tart
Luther Green
Tart
Taft
Peeples
Whitney
Kentucky
Miami
Pittsburgh
Denver
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Dallas
Washington
Incinnati
Philadelphia
Detroit
Carolina Uw
Bunting
Perry
Suter Bo
Fowler Co
Mahattey LI Kramer
York
Chubin Simon
Aed
Metchionni
Kramer
Meintyre
Christian
Peinys
Varga
Oeine
Carelins
New ‘York
Pittsby
Wshton
Hiweed
Wiliams
Kelley
Janes
Vaughn
Wright
Theard
Hemitta
Jehasn
Brisker
Lynn BO
Walter
LeeRoy Yarbrough wins seventh superspeedway race of season
LeeRoy Yarbrough drove the Ford to a Sunday Grand National victory at North Carolina Motor Speedway, boosting his season total to seven superspeedway wins and earning 17,600 dollars. He led 213 laps, survived wrecks and a blown tire, made 16 pit stops, and finished ahead of David Pearson who clinched the Grand National points title.
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Daytona
LeeRoy
Pearson
Rockingham
LeeRoy Yarbrough
Ford
Charlie Glotzbach
David Pearson
Cale Yarborough
Commant
Bobby Isaac
Buddy Baker
Richard Fetty
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Lee Cougars
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IL Enterprise
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Lee Roy Page
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Hedgecock Builder Supply CO
Vawarost
High Point
Greensboro
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Lexington
Walnut Cove
Aoene
Roland Alberi Glu
N.C. National Bank
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co
Springfield
Burrow
Eastchester
Remington Tires
Enero
Bill Burrow
Eee
Sis Bet
Wright Clothing Store
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