Craig Record Falls at Local Midget and Claimer Night
Danny McKnight set a new quarter mile record at 15.70 seconds at the Craig Road oval while Glendora driver won trophy dash and chased the leader in the main. Jerry Green claimed the main event amid a crash-filled program with Alderman later learning his car was claimed.
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Glendora
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Chevy I
Dave Thurston
Alfa Romero
Lee Leonard
Offy
Pete Stemple
Chevy II
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Leonard
Dale Crassno
Volvo
Rick Goudy
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Lowell Sachs
San Diego
Ron Whegler
el Segundo
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Joe Swalio
Chevy
Dirk Cobb
Ford
Ray Cobb
Andy Mailman
Chevy-Bugick
Pete Borger
Don Hayes
John Hoberland
Skip Hansen
Mercury
Gary Workman
Soviets Triumph Over Uruguay in World Championship
The Soviet Union defeated Uruguay 95 to 43 in Ljubljana as part of the world basketball championships. The same day Italy beat Czechoslovakia 89 to 77 marking Italy and the Soviets their first wins in the playoff round. Uruguay suffered a lopsided loss.
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Unser Seeks Jackpot From Pole in Memorial Day 500
Al Unser surged to the pole for the 54th Memorial Day 500 in Indianapolis as phase one of his plan to win the race comes together after a devastating leg fracture a year ago. Teammate Parnelli Jones praised the equipment and Unser’s strong speed at over 170 mph during time trials. Foyt also exceeded 170 mph in practice as Unser, 1967 runner up, aims to complete the 500 mile event.
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