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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1977
Page
13
Al Unser did not win the Riverside IROC event yet he established himself as the top driver among 12 entrants in identically prepared Camaros. The race featured four heats for a $225 purse with Cale Yarborough also competing, underscoring Unser's supremacy in the international series.
Patrick Tambay swept to his sixth Can Am victory at Riverside International Raceway in the Pepsi-Cola California Grand Prix. The French driver led 47 laps in the 133 mile race, finishing 29.08 seconds ahead of George Follmer with John Morton third and Peter Gethin fourth. Tambay set a course record average speed of 116.552 mph as Unser and Yarborough battled for positions in the related Race of Champions results.
The AAU announced finalists for the James E. Sullivan Award during its Columbus convention. Kate Schmidt, 23, holder of the women's javelin record, leads a list including synchronized swimmer Sue Raross, figure skater Linda Fratianne, speed skater Eric Helden, boxer Clinton Jackson, diver Cindy Melngvale, hurdler Edwin Moses, swimmer John Naber, and gymnast Stephanie Willim, with sportswriters and board members slated to vote in January.
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