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Off With BangWhen you mix chilly weather with hot cars the results are always the .same ... action-packed drag racing.Those were the ingredients last Sunday, as Sonny Taylor finally managed to launch his Wichita Falls Dragway season off the pad.Twice Taylor has had to call off his season opener because of bad weather and his pa-/I * -9Following ard last Sunday’s vwinners.8/A-Johnny Dennis; C/A-Kelth Majors; D/A* Woody Elliot; C/G*Benny Jones; D/G-Jimmy Lackey; E/G-Hargrove and Ledford; — F/G-Larry Chandler; J/G-Ray Hartman.A/MP-Earl McKenzie; B/MP*Kelly Watson; C/MP-Johnny Ross; D/MP Larry Haynes; E/MP-Wayno Johnston F/MP-Glenn CffriHe.SS/E-John Chlltoh; SS/F-L. 0. Nelson; SS/J-Harve|uo Bungbushy; SS/1-Courtney La Rue.C/S-Gary Couch; D/S*Rlchard Hanes; E/S-Pete Perry; F/S-Boyd Ben-right; G/S-Verl Palmer; H/S-Robert Hicks; l/S-Emmltt Green; J/S-Wayna Myers; K/S-James Roy; ,L/S-James ; Wilkins; M/S-Dave Pearson; N/S-Johnny Olxon; 0/5-Dee Roy; P/S-• Doug Fletcher; Q/S-Lewls Chandler; R/S-Mlke Pence; U/S-RIck Decker; V/S*Archle Teague. ■C/SA-Ramond Villa; D/SA-Alap Bryant; E/SA-Bruce Bryab; F/SA-Jo* HamljtCh; G/SA-G. E. Sullivan; H/SA-Albert Petty; K/SA-Nancy McKenzie; M/SA-WIIIIam . Gaillard; N/SA-Bob Reeder. *ielitience was beginning to wearthin. Patience, however, and a cool hand at the wheel was all Woody Elliott needed to take the first week’s top monpy.Elliott sped to victory as the competition eliminator .while Johnny Ross won street eliminator. ;“We are looking forward toquite a few cars as the weather getd warmer,” Taylorsaid, ‘‘and we hope to give racinjg fans better racing eachtime we run.”Races are set for first and third Sundays of each month. Next racinjg is slated April 6 at the strip % mile north of the 287 expressway on FM 369.Time trials begin at 10 a.m. and eliminations at 2 p.m.HEATINGCarrierPUPAUL SCHEUI
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Wichita Falls Times
Wichita Falls, Texas, US
Tue, Apr 01, 1969
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