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LAUREL, Miss. — For amateurs they drove a good race. That was the general opinion of the special owners race at the Laurel Fair grounds stock car races Saturday night. The owners, none of whom had ever driven in money competi tion, surprised the fans with an ex hibition of fast, skillful driving. The winner, 317, made the three miles in 3 minutes and 23 seconds; 76 was second, 2 Sharp third and 666 fourth. Jackson's John McCann, driver of 76, and Gulfport’s Clint Mc Hugh, driver of 74, were the big Winners in the regular contests. McCann drove 76 to victory in the fast heat and in the A Feature. Mc Hugh took first place in the slow heat and the B Feature. Here are the race results: Blow Heat: 74, Clint McHugh, Gulfport; 92, Scott Rogers, Laurel; Red Bug 2, Bob Herrin, Hatties burg; 24. Ival Cooper, Jackson. Time for eight laps, 4:23. Fast Heat: 76, John McCann, Jackson; 2 Sharp, Floyd Kaiser, Jackson; 248, Ival Cooper. Time for eight laps, 4:08. Consolation: 42, Joe Booker, Gulfport; 666, Clint McHugh; 49er, Joe Fascio, New Orleans: A27, Lucky Mays, Jackson. Time for ten laps, 4:11. B Feature: 74, Clint McHugh; 1Red Bug 2, Bob Herrin; A27, Lucky Mays; 49er, Joe Fascio. Time for ten laps, 5:25. A Feature: 76, John McCann; 42, Joe Booker; 317, Curley Walters, J Jackson; 2 Sharp, Floyd Kaiser; '93, Red Caldwell. Time for fifteen laps, 7:32. A 100-lap feature will be the
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Hattiesburg American
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, US
Tue, Aug 25, 1953
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