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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1968
Page
17
The Sports Car Club of America released a 10 race Can-Am schedule for 1969, up from six. Riverside International Raceway will continue to offer the largest prizes, with Brice McLaren winning most of $84,000 in 1968 including a Plymouth Roadrunner. James E. Kaser leads SCCA efforts.
Stirling Moss of Johnson Wax Co says four Can-Am races are added with a possible fifth. If sanctioned, the eleventh race would be Sept 28 at Michigan International Raceway in Trish Hill, Mich. The Can-Am schedule grows with Mosport, Mont Tremblant, Road America, and Stardust Raceway among venues as purse funds and guaranteed purses rise while point structures are ironed out.
Ferrari drivers Chris Amon of New Zealand and Derek Bell of Britain will depart Modena on Christmas Eve to compete in the 1969 Tasmania Challenge Cup in New Zealand. They will race Ferrari Dino cars with 2,400 cc engines, beginning January 4 with the New Zealand Grand Prix, where Amon is defending champion. The series concludes with the Lady Wigram Trophy on January 18 and the Terenggonda race on January 26.
In Longview Texas Frank Collier will keep his furniture store open for the NFL Eastern Division title game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Cleveland Browns. He posted a public notice warning customers that prices will be higher during the game hours and urged shoppers to buy early.
Fiat previews the 1969 850 Sport Coupe with new bucket seats, revised front end, separate high beams, and updated tail and backup lights. The 817 cc aluminum four delivers 52 bhp for about 30 mpg, with all models meeting U.S. safety and anti-partition standards. Fiat-Roosevelt Motors predicts a record year in the U.S. market.
Pete Maravich of LSU leads major college scoring early with a 48.8 point average after three games, a record pace for the season's start. Behind him, Cal Murphy Niagara Spencer Haywood Detroit and Rick Mount Purdue trail in pursuit.
Oakland Raiders place seven players on UPI AFL All-Star team as Hewritt Dixon helps key the offense in the Western Division playoff race. Names span offense including Namath Nam, Upshaw, Mix, and Skalen, with defense selections such as Bell and Brown.
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