Sarasota Driver Charles Wickersham Pursues NASCAR Dream
Sarasota racer Charles Wickersham discusses the costs and rewards of stock car racing, aiming for a $50 000 annual haul through NASCAR events. He recalls early drives, his first Grand National race in Daytona 1960, favorite tracks, and the need for a new 1962 model to stay competitive.
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Grand Prix de Monte Carlo features Moss in Lotus
Racing fans learn the Grand Prix de Monte Carlo will air June 15 at 7 30 p m on Channel 13 as part of the Summer Sports Spectacular. The film shows Stirling Moss of Great Britain driving his rear engined Lotus to a second straight victory in this annual European event.
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Hoover Town Seeks Renaming to Fort Arbuckle
Hoover Oklahoma, a Democratic stronghold in Little Dixie, seeks to rename to Fort Arbuckle. The proposed change traces to a 1920s post office name tied to President Herbert Hoover.
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Automobile details and offers from Carlson Insurance Agency
Car features include a yellow two door Mercury with low mileage and 25 000 miles on a Continental Mark IV at 3 700 dollars. Also a 1959 Simca Arcade Deluxe four door with 18 000 miles offered for a reasonable price or make offer. Contact numbers provided.
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Entry List At Atlanta Swells To 13
Indianapolis IND Len Sutton Bob Christie and A J Shepherd boosted the Atlanta International Raceway July 9 Festival 250 mile race entry list to 13. Practice opens July 2 as drivers learn the high banks and fast straights before time trials on July 8 to set the 26 starters.
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Foyt Seeks Encore at Atlanta Speedway 250
A. J. Foyt aims for another national championship win in the 250 mile Atlanta Festival at Atlanta International Raceway on Sunday July 9. The field lists 23 entries including Troy Ruttman Rufus Parnelli Jones Mike Magill Chuck Hulse Johnny Mauro and Leon Clum with varied Indianapolis cars for the championship season finale.
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Speedway Action Film At The Trail Drive In
A high speed auto racing film titled Speedway will be shown at The Trail Drive-In Theater on June 8 and 9. Filmed by Les Winik and associates in Daytona during NASCAR Speed Weeks it features wreck scenes of Lee Petty Johnny Beauchamp Banjo Matthews and Richard Petty. The Daytona 500 winner Marvin Panch speeds a Pontiac at 149.601 mph. The Daytona Firecracker 250 follows on July 4 starting at 11 a.m.
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Hurtubise Seeks Atlanta Challenge in Stock Car Return
Indianapolis racer Jim Hurtubise plans a move from Indy cars to dirt background and now aims for the Atlanta Raceway 114 mile asphalt race. The North Tonawanda native, though often listed as Lennox California, will drive his Barnett Brothers Special in the July 9 Atlanta Festival after starting this year’s Indianapolis 500 from the front row center. He will switch from Meyer-Drake Offy to a Chevrolet Corvette stock block powered machine for the race.
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Championship Trail closes 1959 with Sacramento 100 miler win
Dirt track star expands from IMCA fame to the Championship Trail final races. He won the 100 miler in Sacramento while past Indianapolis speed records hint at faster times to come. Bob Cleberg joins July 9 Atlanta pac field, as USAC rules may bar his wife from pits. Raceway upgrades include a track hospital restrooms and new grounds landscaping.
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May Auto Sales Set Yearly High For 1961
DETROIT AP May auto sales totaled 537,825 cars with a daily rate of 20,686, the highest for 1961. The pace exceeded April and showed a narrowing gap to May 1960 when 566,650 cars were sold and the daily rate was 22,665.
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