Andretti Wins Indianapolis 100 Mile Classic In Aggressive Run
Andretti fights water temp issues and a tough field to win the Indianapolis 100 mile race at speedway. He outsGurney and Unser in a near record time with a 156.847 mph average, while rivals fall to mechanicals and mishaps. Mario Mario Andretti earns about 15000 prize plus lap prizes and a victory kiss from Granatelli.
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Roger McCluskey
Lloyd Ruby
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Andretti Wife Relives Indy Victory After Tears
Dee Ann Andretti spoke of shock and nerves as Mario Andretti won the Indianapolis 200 lap race. She described sleepless hours keeping watch from Section BR and then joined Mario at interviews, sharing a winning garland and a quiet embrace with the crowd cheering the couple's triumph.
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Andy Granavelli
Andretti shatters speed record at speedway in comeback
Mario Andretti retested after night crash and smashed the speedway record with 156.887 mph in a Hawk-Ford, boosting USAC standings. He praised the Lotus’s potential yet called it not a proven race car, while rookie Peter Reson moved to fifth and Joe Leonard fell to sixth. Chicago Bears sign Notre Dame duo Winegardner and Quinn.
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Peter Reson
New York
Joe Leonard
San Jose
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Tom Quinn
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Winners at Marion race night feature 83-car A class field
Gene Henson of Paris and Jim Eaves of Lick Creek won the class A and B super modified 50 lap features at Williamson County Speedway in Marion before about 2,500 fans. 83 cars entered class A, 20 in class B from four states. Henson and Eaves also top qualifiers. Class A heat winners included Hirsh, Jackson, Poe, and Jackson. Feature finish lists Henson, Cockrum, Miller, Hirsh, Cannon, Jackson, Kenser, Johns, Pee, Burks, Novell, Black, Rebers, Jackson, Gregory, Wiggs. Class B heats saw Eaves and Williamson among winners. feature results list Eaves, Kmuche, Walker, Stearns, Murphy, Stearns, C. Stearns, Troutt, McCall. SIU Edwardsville football achieved 41-25 overall in 1968-69. soccer flawless 10-0. basketball and baseball each 7-10. golf 1-9.
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Gene Henson
Paris
Jim Eaves
Lick Creek
Williamson County Speedway
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Fensen
Eaves
Jim Hirsh
Evansville
Ind
Larry Miller
Oolitic
Bob Jones
Danville
Don Jackson
Steve Cannon
Bobby Black
Bloomington
Indiana
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Baskeydell
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Cape Girardeau
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Richard Jackson
Kokomo
Richard Rogers
Anna
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Henson
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Miler
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Cannon
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Clif Johns
Pee
Bill Burks
Larry Novell
B. Black
R. Rebers
Jackson
Buzz Gregory
Jerry Wiggs
Richard Rider
Dowell
B. J. Murphy
Bob Williamson
Chaffee
Ed Stearns
Chuck Stearns
Can-Am series inaugurates at Mosport with record lap
Bruce McLaren, 32, Australian, on a 2.46 mile Mosport Park course, set a new practice speed record of 1 minute 18.2 seconds at 112 mph, ahead of Sunday's 200 mile opener for the Canadian-American Challenge Cup. Other top laps by Hulme and Gurney highlighted Friday’s activities as teams field 600 hp McLaren Mk Bs and other CanAm machines for a $60,000 race and potential $250,000 season fund.
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Mosport Park
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Sacond
Chuck Parsons
Deerfield
Dan Gurney
Indianapolis
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England
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Lake Egypt course to open today
The Lake of Egypt Country Club nine hole course will open for play today. Club President Don Howard and the board will host a service building pro shop. Bids for a clubhouse swimming pool and parking lot were opened May 27 and FHA approved plans. Membership dues are $100 per family or $75 for an individual with a $18 reward cost and all dues due by June 3.
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Glenn Clarida
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FHA
Sider
Oscar Grant
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