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Newspaper

Syracuse Herald Journal

Location

Syracuse, New York, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1997

Page

20

Race of Champions roars off Saturday in Oswego

The 47th annual Race of Champions heads to Oswego for a Saturday night program after a long history from Langhorne to Flemington. Promoter Al Gerber built the event into a prestige race for modifieds with a $10,000 top prize in the 200-lap main, attracting a field of over 40 cars and names like Jan Leary, George Kent, J.R. Kent and Frank Cozze as key entrants. The weekend also features practice and heats, with DIRT events at Rolling Wheels and ISMA in Star Speedway action.

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Irvan mixed results frame NASCAR shift in 1997

Ernie Irvan contends with a team transition after Robert Yates announced his No 28 Texaco Havoline Ford contract would not be renewed for 1998. Kenny Irwin Jr will replace him, Irvan placing 2nd at New Hampshire and 4th at Michigan while other results include a 41st at Bristol and 33rd at Darlington as he races to end the year on good terms.

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Racing circuits and drivers listed in scattered scoreboard

Readable fragments show race tracks in Texas New Mexico Arizona and Nevada with driver names and numbers from various events. Notable items include Las Vegas Motor Speedway Houston Texas Las Cruces NM Phoenix area Manzanita Speedway and Lake Parra s Call. Multiple driver names such as Sammy Swardett Dave Blaney and Kinser appear with partial scores or placements.

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1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Schedule Snapshot

A fragmented OCR of the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup schedule lists races, venues and drivers. Notable entries include Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte, Pocono, and Rockingham with drivers such as Dale Jarrett Rusty Wallace and Jeff Gordon leading early standings.

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Canipe clinches national short-track NASCAR title after Greenville Pickens surge

Dexter Canipe of Claremont NC dominated the season at Greenville Pickens Speedway with 17 wins in 21 races and earned a 132 500 bonus as NASCAR named him national champion of short-track racing among drivers at 100 tracks. Jimmy Broderick edged Dale Planck for the New England Regional title as other regional champs were listed.

Dexter Canipe Greenville- Pickens Speedway South Carolina Nascar Canipe Claremont N.C Blue Ridge Jimmy Broderick Stafford Motor Speedway Connecticut Fulton Speedway Dale Planck New England Planck J.J Michaels Fulton Utica-Rome Arlen Ghinners Atlantic Seaboard Anziel Kirby Heartland Robert Hagge IV Pacific Coast Paul Proksch Mid-American Jeffrey Dunmyer Northeast Bruce Yackey Great West Keith Green Sunbelt Jeffrey Martin Midwest

Motorsports season notes with drivers and standings

A dense recap of racing events across NASCAR Busch Series CART Indy and F1 style schedules. It lists race dates locations drivers teams and notable finishes, including Chevrolet and Ford entries, driver points leaders and season standings. Notable names include Steve Park Randy LaJoie Jerry Marquis Ted Christopher Alex Zanardi Michael Schumacher and many others across tracks in Fontana Rockingham Nazareth Watkins Glen and Las Vegas.

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Multitude of DIRT Series Winners in Late Season Races

A sprawling race day recap lists multiple victors across stock cars and dirt mods at tracks like Knoxville and Beech Ridge. Names such as Bret Hearn, Jimmy Horton, Danny Johnson, and Alan Johnson appear as top finishers in Big-Block, Sportsman, and Pure Stocks, with standings across Five Mile Point and related circuits.

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