Insolo and Ottinger sit out West Coast 250 Sunday
A field of 55 cars is set for the West Coast 250 at Ontario Motor Speedway. Jimmy Insolo and L D Ottinger, last year's stars, are absent. Insolo sold his winning car. Evan Noyes Jr drives Insolo’s former stock car. Chuck Bown and Hershel McGriff loom as favorites in the 40 car field with Gary Johnson, Arlene Hiss, and Larry Phillips among notable entrants. Qualifying Saturday. race Sunday with a 50 mile prelim for nonqualifiers. Tickets $10 victory circle, $7 general admission.
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Long Beach
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Rutherford tops Indy practice with 200.624 mph lap
Johnny Rutherford, driving a McLaren Cosworth, posted a 200.624 mph lap at Indianapolis, the fastest ever on the 63-year-old track and the fourth driver to reach 200 mph. The session featured several top speeds as Mario Andretti and A J Foyt also exceeded 200 mph before conditions cooled.
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Bill Simpson
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Wilson High Bruins Host League Finals in Gymnastics
Wilson High remains the dominant Moore League gymnastics team as it hosts the league finals at 7 30 pm with six event placers and top three all around qualifiers advancing to the CIF prelims in Armogo. Favorites include Jorge Cazares Bill Vion Jim Kalbus and Ted Witten led by coach Jack Elder after a 156 13 dual meet win over Lakewood securing the title last week.
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VW Diesel Rabbit Brings High MPG And New Tech
Volkswagen introduces a 1977 Rabbit diesel with 43 hp at 50 rpm, 69.7 cu in displacement, and an EPA rated cruising range over 560 miles. It weighs less than traditional diesels due to an aluminum head, belt driven cam, and shared engine block with the gasoline Rabbit. Availability is limited for months with price just under 4200 more than the gasoline model and a 12 month 20,000 mile warranty.
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Tennis playboy earns WCT semifinals in Dallas
Vitas Gerulaitis, 22, once dubbed a WCT playboy, outlasted Wojtek Fibak in a marathon five setter to reach the World Championship Tennis semifinals in Dallas. He jokes about sleep and his father sharing his hotel room as he prepares to face Dick Stockton in the next round while top seed Jimmy Connors looms in the other half of the draw.
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Dick Stockton
Cliff Drysdale
South Africa
Billie Jean King Returns to Singles in World Team Tennis
Billie Jean King dominates Martina Navratilova in a World Team Tennis singles appearance after knee surgery, but New York Apples fall 29-25 to the Boston Lobsters. Tony Roche defeats Sandy Mayer and teams with Jay Emer son for a doubles win amid a mixed results night.
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Sandy Mayer
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Signal Hill Softball Seeks Weekstrong Showdowns in Pacific Coast League
Signal Hill (15 3) faces tight race as it meets Oceanside Dolphins at 6 pm then takes on Orange Eagles at 6 15 pm Sunday at Pan Am Park. League invites July 1 4 at Mayfair Park Lakewood. Other Saturday games include Gage pan Hewts at Lakewood Bison Kent Gardena and Carson CbTh Orange Courty Senate at Sama Ana's Centenciat Park.
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