Petty Dominates Darlington Race With Old Plymouth
Richard Petty wins the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in a nearly unchanged 1966 Plymouth. He leads 345 of 64 laps at an average 130.423 mph, five laps ahead of Cale Yarborough driving David Pearson's car. Buddy Baker runs second early, then Petty pulls away. Petty credits car handling and crew strength, calling the victory his biggest thrill and vowing to keep racing for more wins.
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Southern 500 Victory Comes Easy For Petty
Richard Petty won the Southern 500 at Darlington in an easy victory, finishing five laps ahead of David Pearson. Petty set a pace of 130.423 mph to lead 345 of 364 laps, earning 26.90 and boosting season earnings toward a record mark. Buddy Baker led early before Petty asserted control with Cale Yarborough finishing in relief. Petty secured his 21st win of the season and 69th of his career, sealing a dominant performance in the marquee race.
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Benny Phillips
Darlington
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Richard Petty
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David Pearson
Randleman
Fred Lorenzen
Pearson
Cale Yarborough
Petty Wins Southern 500 at Darlington Speedway
Richard Petty of Randleman North Carolina driving a Plymouth led the field in the 1 1/2 mile Darlington South Carolina oval event. The article lists prize money and finishers from second place David Pearson of Spartanburg North Carolina to other drivers across multiple states with numerous sponsor and car details. The piece notes the race was held on the one and three eighths mile oval and directs readers to continue on Page 4-B.
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Twins Drop Twinbill As Indians Rally In 10th
In a day-night doubleheader, Cleveland beat Minnesota 2 1 in 10 innings for a split as Hinton scored on Whitfield’s infield hit after a key passed ball. Killebrew tied opener with a two-run homer but Twins couldn’t gain ground on Boston Chicago or Detroit.
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Dick Couch
Associated Press
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Fred Whitfield
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Tigers
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Boston Star
Boston
Washington
Rico Petrocelli
Dick Lines
Jerry Adair
Dalton Jones
Duane Josephson
Chicago
Yankees
White Sox
Don Buford
Rocky Colavito
Yanks
Buford
Colavito
Charlie Smith
ACC Coaches Brace for Knee Injuries Across ACC
Knee injuries already take toll in pre season drills as Wake Forest loses defensive end Roman Wszelaki for the season due to knee surgery. South Carolina battles with Benny Galloway out and Ben Garnto moves up at right half. Duke, Clemson, UNC and others emphasize fundamentals and scrimmages as spring practice continues.
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Associated Press
Wake Forest
Roman Wszelaki
Milwaukee
Wis
University of South Carolina
Benny
Galloway
Paul Dietzel
Ben Garnto
Garnto
Frank Howard
Rick Medlin
Howard
Jake Devonshire
Bob Heppler
Duke
Don Baglien
Dooley
University of North Carolina
Padigh
Ron Lowry
Boxing Tourney to Bring Japan For One Night in High Point
High Point will host international boxing on Saturday night Oct 21 featuring top amateur fighters from Japan and the United States in 11 bouts at High Point College Gym. The Japanese team arrives a week early to train at the Air Force Radar Station between High Point and Winston-Salem before heading to Mexico City for Olympic prep. Both teams are expected to be on next year’s Olympic rosters.
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Cardinals Drop Pair Cubs Suffer Through Labor Week In NL
Cubs split a Labor Day doubleheader with the Dodgers, winning the first game on Ernie Banks 11th inning homer and losing the nightcap as Los Angeles rallied in the ninth. St Louis lost to Pittsburgh 10-8 after a 9-3 DH, while Atlanta swept Philadelphia and Cincinnati edged New York. Mazeroski starred for Pittsburgh with five hits and key homers, and Banks continued to pace Chicago with late heroics.
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Associated Press
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Tony Ron Santo
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Motor racing notes from scattered driver mentions
Fragmentary OCR snippet lists Tiny Lund Cross D C Ford and several other drivers with cities and a price or figure 565. Mentions Bob Cooper Gastonia NC Ed Negre Springfield MO Cale Yarborough Charlotte Ford.
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Gastonia
N.C
Pane ‘Thomas
Christiansburg
Ed Negre
Springfield
Cale Yarborough
Chartotte
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