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\P«ge 12Friday, JanuarysuccesslastTRAVERSE CITY — Grand Traverse area drivers fared well and captured some high honors during the three Triple Crown races — the TC 250, TR 250, and 1-500 — in 1974.The best finish in any of the races by local drivers was that of Gene Denman Jr. of Acme, who won the Thunder Bay race after starting in 12th position.Denman set a track record of five hours and 22 minutes in winning the race with an average speed of 46 miles per hour on excellent track conditions. A week prior to that, Denman had finished 131h in the Traverse City race after starting in 12th position. In the I-500, he was knocked from the race by a collision after his sled had stopped on the track'. 'Roger Griner of Interlochen also made his mark during the Triple Crown races by finishing third in both 'the TC 250 and TB 250. In the local race he had started in 49th position and at Alpena started 19th.He missed winning the Triple Crown trophy on the last-lap of the 1-500 when Jim Wohlfield of Pontiac finished fourth, giving him .17 trophy points to 16 for Griner. The fifth; and sixth place finishers were close behind Wohlfield in the Sault race on the same lap. ;Traverse City’s Leon McMahon made a mark for himself and tlirilled racing fans and officials when he captured the pole position in (he TC 250 by shattering the track record numerous times.'After breaking the mark set the previous year on the .first day of time' trails, McMahon has .to recapture the top spot several times, eventually emerging as the pole-sitter with an average speed of 78.645 miles per hour, seven mph faster than the 1974 record.Although he didn’t win any races or set any records, Traverse City’ A1 Penney was honored by the Triple Crown Association, when they presented: him- with the Bill Bowen Sportsmanship Trophy. Penney had finished seventh in. the TC 250 and 13th in the 1-500.Please turn to page 14e nj o yearNANCspecialist:PRICE• Dresses• Coats• Pant Sui
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Traverse City Record Eagle
Traverse City, Michigan, US
Fri, Jan 23, 1976
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