Big Five Open Auto Racing Season at Rivergrade Speedway
USAC opens its 1968 season with a five race Rivergrade Speedway Big Five slate in Irwindale California. Promoter Eat M Miller Bocoing top racing to southern California with a 30000 purse and star drivers including A J Foyt and Mario Andretti. Dan Gurney will be grand marshal and pace the event Sunday at 2 pm with sprint and midget races following in the next five weeks.
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United States Auto Club
Rivergrade Speedway
Irwindale
Nual Sfish
Eat M. Miller
California
A.J. Foyt
Marin Andretti
Riverside
Dan Gurvey
Grand Marshall
Cain
Long Beach
Edgewater
California Racing Assa
Wilkerson
Wall James
Northridge
Downey tracks set for four heats in big motor event
The article details a four heat race format plus a semi main and 30 lap main event at Downey with top drivers Walkup Wilkerson Spath and Vukovich. Practice starts February 28 with midgets on the track and a new car safety program for high school students in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
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Sen
Downey
Bruce Walkup
Billy Wilkerson
Ned Spath
L.A
Orange
Vukovich
Miller
California
VW introduces automatic shift for Beetle and Karmann Ghia
Volkswagen dealers roll out a torque converter automatic option named the Heetle and Karmann Ghia transmission. Priced around 135 dollars, a floor mounted lever provides Drive 1 and Drive HL modes. The system eliminates clutch pedal use, offers shifting flexibility, and yields about 25 mpg in normal driving.
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Volkswagen
National Extra
J. H. McCord
Volkswatgen Pacific, Inc
California
Nevada
Arizona
Hawaii
Karmann Ghia
Friday Car Show and Race Notes for Los Angeles Area
An Independent Press Telegram public service column lists upcoming race and car event details for Friday. Includes locations such as Long Beach and Covina, times, entry fees, and contact numbers, with notes on models engines and schedules across multiple venues.
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Bill Emery
Independent
Press - Telegram
Pine Ave
Pistol Pete Tops NCAA Scorers With LSU Teammate
Pate Maravich leads the nation in scoring for the third straight week with 446 points and a 44.6 average through Jan. 6 while LSU teammate Ralph Jukkola shares the national lead in field goal percentage at .715 after moving to the top spot.
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NEW York
UPI
Pate Maravich
Louisiana State
Pistol Pete
Ralph Jukkola
Maravich
Auburn
National Collegiate Sports Services
Jukkola
Taraylin
LSU
Fourphy
Nigel
R Hayes
Houston
Aly
Alcindor
Elton
Dukkele
Louis
Wiebsiey
St. Peters
Srencre
Basketball Clinic At Cerritos College This Saturday
A basketball clinic for all will be held at Cerritos College recreation agency on Saturday in the Norwalk area Willagen. The event runs from 9 am to 12 pm.
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Cerritos College Recreation Agency
Norwalk
Willagen
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