Japan Grand Prix tragedy as two die and fans hurt
James Hunt won the Japan Grand Prix in Gotemba but the event was marred by two fatal accidents. A Ferrari driven by Gilles Villeneuve collided with Ronnie Peterson at Devil's Corner, killing a cameraman and a guard and injuring ten others. Hunt led from pole over 73 laps at Fuji Speedway.
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Gotemba
Japan
UPI
James Hunt
Britain
Mario Andretti
United States
Lotus
Hans Binder
Austria
Surtees
Hunt
McLaren
Fuji International Speedway
Mt. Fuji
Carlos Reutemann
Argentina
Ferrari
Niki Lauda
Tokyo
London
Kazuhiro Ohashi
Osaka
Kengo Yuasa
Gilles Villeneuve
Canada
Tyrret
Sweden
Ronnie Peterson
Villeneuve
Peterson
Yuasa
Francis Sparks Patriots Victory Over Baltimore 17-3
The New England Patriots defeated the Baltimore Colts 17-3 as Russ Francis caught a 31-yard touchdown, Don Calhoun added a 2-yard run, and Steve Grogan threw for 214 yards. New England improved to 4-2 while Baltimore dropped to 5-1.
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Foxboro
Mass
UPI
New England Patriots
Baltimore
Colts
Chuck) Fairbanks
Russ Francis
Patriots
John Hannah
Leon Gray
New England
Sam Cunningham
Don Calhoun
John Smith
Darry Stingley
Steve Grogan
Bert Jones
Julius Adams
Grogan
Smith
Calhoun
Francis
Stanley Morgan
Linhart
Baltimore New
England
Ne—Calhoun
Allison Nips Petty In American 500 Fast Pace
Donnie Allison led from the pole in the North Carolina Motor Speedway race and held on to win by 7.9 seconds over Richard Petty. Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip battled for second as Yarborough finished fourth with an intake valve issue. Petty settled for second, Waltrip third, Brooks fifth.
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Rockingham
N.C
Hueytown
Ala
Allison
Petty
Cale Yarborough
Darrell Waltrip
Waltrip
Allison Yarborough
Dick Brooks
Pate wins Southern Open with big margin
Jerry Pate shot 66 to win the Southern Open by seven strokes at Green Island CC. He finished 14 under par, two off the tournament record, with Miller and McLendon tied for second. Pate, 24, praised his conservative final nine after leading early, and extends his 1977 winnings to 96,589 dollars.
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Columbus, Ga
UPI
Jerry Pate
Johnny Miller
Mac McLendon
Steve Taylor
Phil Hancock
Pate
Hubert Green
Green Island Country Club
Miller
McLendon
U.S
Green
Rodgers wins New York City Marathon for second straight year
Bill Rodgers, 29, from Melrose Massachusetts, won the New York City Marathon in 2 hours 11 minutes 28.2 seconds, beating Jerome Drayton by two minutes as 4 823 starters completed the five borough course. Miki Gorman repeated as women's champion in 2 43 10, finishing 190th overall amid a 800 000 spectator turnout.
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First Avenue
Bill Rodgers
Rodgers
Melrose
Mass
New York City
Jerome Drayton
Canada
Staten Island
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Green
Central Park
Miki Gorman
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
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Ted Marchibroda
Miami
Toni Linhart
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Allison Nips Petty
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Manhattan
East River Drive
Garry Bjorklund
Bjorklund
Etienne Gailly
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