Hill wins Indy 500 amid wrecks and luck on golden anniversary
Great Britain's Graham Hill captured the 1966 Indy 500 as luck carried him to victory amid a 33-car field. Only six cars finished, with 27 eliminated by crashes or mechanical failures. Hill edged Jackie Stewart late after a sour motor sidelined Stewart. several stars including Clark and Unser suffered spins or crashes.
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Mel Kenyon
Stewart
Andy Granatelli
A.J. Foyt
Roger Ward
Parnelli Jones
Mario Andretti
Mustachioed winner claims uneventful 500 mile run at Indy
Graham Hill described his 500 mile Indianapolis win as "really very uneventful" after a grueling race in which several leaders dropped out. Clark and Granatelli challenged the finish while Hill celebrated in Victory Lane with Suzi Harrison.
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O'Donoghue Faces Angels To End Indians Skid
John O'Donoghue gets the start for Cleveland in Anaheim as the Indians seek to halt a four game slide after back to back losses to Minnesota and Los Angeles. The Angels win two pitchers led by Minnie Rojas and a late scoring surge.
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Rigney
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Dean Chance
Chance
Indians
Fred Whitfield
Knoop
Rick Reichardt
Jack Karlick
Bob Allen
Don McMahon
Jim Piersall
Undefeated Field Narrowed In Slo-Pitch League
The City Slo-Pitch League saw Undefeated Field fall from the ranks as B loop leader Clevite Harris notched its first loss. The weekend slate featured Home Savings and Loan and several others posting wins while Clevite Harris handed two losses to remain in the hunt.
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Glass Bar
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Carlings
Jim Maitland
Ray Bauman
Smithe Canterbury
Bob Osborn
Ed Prior
Roger Osborn
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American Legion
Luke Barnes
Legion
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Clevite
Danny Wetzel
Ralph Shoemaker
Jim Spettle
Jack Wilde
Don Miller
Wes Byron
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Victory Lane
Suzi Harrison
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Janesville
Jim Hohler
Bob Bev
Eridge
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Rapid Robert
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