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Sugar drove Man Feature WinnerDefendsTitleBUSTIJay Plyler— Jay Plyler, Bradford, behind the wheel of a 1974 Maverick, captured the Twin Auto 100 Late Model Invitational Wednesday night at Stateline Speedway before 4000 fans which saw an action-packed racing program.Craig Briggs, Sugar Grove, gained his first feature win ever in the Holligan 40 lap championship, the co-featured event on the first half of the Busti Speedways Inc. racing program.It was a long, hard struggle for Plyler, the defending overall king of the first Twin 100 event last year. Plyler took third at Stateline and won at Eriez Speedway in 1973.When the likes of Bob “Mr. Invitational” Wearing was sitting off the pole and Plyler fourth on the pole, the defending Eriez-Stateline Late Model circuit king knew he had his work cut out for him.Twin Auto Wrecking, Frewsburg, donated $500 in lap money and Wearing took a major chunk, 73 circuits for $365, and Plyler picked up the remaining $135.First place was worth $1500 to Plyler.Plyler moved up to sixth on the sixth circle, fifth on the 16th, fourth on the 34th, third on the 40th, second on the 63rd and first on the 74th oval.Wearing and Bob Schnars, Busti, waged a battle for second over the final 10 laps, with Wearing holding off the Busti pilot.Briggs started 11th in a 23-car lineup in the Hooligan event was was sixth after the first lap, second after three and first after five circuits and was never threatened until he gave the fans some exciting moments on the final turn. He spun out after having better than a half lap lead, but recovered in time for the trophy.Tom Schroader, Ashville, led the first lap;John Beichner, Sinclairville, the second and Bud Beichner, Sinclairville, the third and fourth trips before the Briggs’ machine took command.The finishes of the regular area Pennsylvania drivers in the Twin Auto 100 were Dave Turner, Pittsfield, sixth; Emory Mahan, Warren, eighth; Tom Dill, Erie, ninth; Jim Scott, Garland, tenth; Dave Eades, North East, 13th; Gary Lyon, Warren, 15th; Dutch Strange, Eldred, 16th; Roger Rundell, Corry, 20th; John Hedman, Warren, 25th; Ed Faulkner, Erie, 25th; and Jack Bair, Erie, 27th.Four area drivers failed to qualify for one of the 30 starting positions. They were Gary Littlefield, Tiona; BobMcQuiston, Harborcreek; Dave Hess, Waterford; and Rich Miller, Girard.Dill qualified in his own car but was unable to compete; so he drove Gary Hoover’s car in the feature. Hoover also had qualified and that left a spot open for Faulkner.In the Hooligan event, 13 of 23 entries were from the Keystone State headed by Briggs. George Aslpaugh, Russell, was second; Wayne Black, Pittsfield, third; Gary Rowley, Russell, fifth; Bob Sweetland, Titusvile, sixth; Larry Stitchzinger, Clarendon, seventh; Doug Busch, Chandlers Valley, 10th; Chester Sheets, Warren, 11th, Jim Hodges, Chandlers Valley, 14; Larry Donaldson, North Warren, 15th; Gary Rudolph, Tiona, 20th; Keith Hartley, Russell, 22nd; and Bruce Hordusky, Erie, 23rd.LATE MODELSFirst Heat Jack Baird, Erie, Jim Irvin, Zelianople; Bob Schnars, Busti. Second Heat; Bob Wearing, Evans City; Frank Buicella, Mineral Ridge, Ohio; Gary Lyon, Warren.Third Heat; Tom Jarrett, Austintown, Ohio; Jay Plyier, Bradford; Kris Radio, Mansfield, Ohio.Fourth Heat. Herb Scott, Wexford, Skip Furlow, Ashville; Emmitt Reihard, Mineral Ridge, OhioFirst Consolation Jim Scott, Garland; Bill Riordan, Allegheny, N Y.; Dave Eades, North East.Second Consolation: Deek Scott, Wexford; Ken Schear, Chautauqua; Floyd Fanile, JamestownFeature Plyler; Wearing; Schnars; Lyle Brown, Jamestown; Jarrett, Dave Turner, Pittsfield, Terry Seeley, Jamestown; Emory Mahan, Warren; Tom Dill,Erie, Jim Scott, Garland.HOOLIGANSFirst Heat: Tom Schroader, Ashville; Chester Sheets, Warren; Larry Donald* son, North Warren,Second Heat: Bruce Hordusky, Erie, Bub Beichner, Sinclairville; Bob Sweetland, Titusville.Third Heat; Randy Otander, Ashville; Paul Higbee, Busti; Wayne Black, PittsfieldFeature: Carig Briggs, Sugar Grove; George Alspaugh, Russell, Black, Denny Baker, Mayville; Gary Rowlay, Jamestown
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Warren Times Observer
Warren, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Jul 05, 1974
Page 9
Full Page
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Thomas S.
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