Semi Final Race At Action Track Highlights Sprint Cars
Bobby Unser and Greg Weld won 30 lap sprint races at the Action Track in Terre Haute. George Snider won the semifinal. Tinglestad posted top qualifying times with .23.39 and .23.92. Weld earned 1531 dollars of the 9440 total purse as about 8000 fans watched. both drivers received rifles and kisses from the 500 Festival Queen.
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Greg Weld
Janice Cruse
Bobby Unser
Strausburg
Albuquerque
N. M
Kansas City
Unser
Weld
Unser Na
George Snider
Fresno
Calif
Tingelstad
Hawthorne
Bud Tinglestad
Johnny Rutherford
Roger McCluskey
McCluskey
Terre Haute
le Mans
France
Tinglestad
Don Thomas
Frank Secrist
Jim Hurtbise
Milwaukee
Thomas
Wil Spalding
Sonny Ates
Chuck Booth
Bob Wente
Ralph Liguori
Bill Puterbaugh
Rollie Beale
Scratch Daniels
Liguori
Puterbaugh
Booth
Beale
Ates
Spaulding
Snider
Secrest
Wente
Daniels
Rutherford
Foyt Wins Easy Triumph At Le Mans In Ford 24 Hour Race
A J Foyt and Dan Gurney won the Le Mans 24 hour race in a Ford Mark IV prototype covering 3 249 miles at an average 135 4 mph. Ferrari finished second and third after three Fords were sidelined by a mid race accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LE Mans
France
Husky
A. J. Foyt
Foyt
Dan Gurney
Ford
Ferrari
Ludovico Scarifiotti
Italy
Britain
Mike Parkes
Mario Andretti
Nazareth
Roger McCluskey
Tucson
Ariz
Joe Schlesser
Foyt-Gurney
Beres To Cut Down Golf Schedule After Buick Open Win
Julius Beres, newly crowned Buick Open champion, plans to reduce his tournament schedule to 15 events this year after already playing 10. He cited his wife’s concern about his golf focus and said he will decide which events to skip besides the Open. Beros described his win as a tuneup for next week’s National Open and noted his rested state before Baltusrol.
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Julius Beres
Grand Blanc, Mich
Julus Beres
Warwick
Baltusrol
White Sox show pennant hope after doubleheader sweep
Chicago White Sox moved into the American League lead by sweeping a doubleheader from the New York Yankees 2-1 and 3-2. Manager Eddie Stanky praised the club’s togetherness and resilience, noting no stars but 25 players who like to play ball and the potential to win the pennant if within reach by the All-Star break.
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New York
Eddie Stanky
Chicago White Sox
Sox
New York Yankees
Stanky
Stadium
Chicago
New York Giants
White Sox
Detroit
Minnesota
Baltimore
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Jim Clark
Graham Hill
Winegard
LIFE
Sunray DX Oil Co
Sheldon Rord
P. O. Box
Terre Haute, Ind
Julius Boros
Bert Yancey
R. H. Sikes
Bob Goalby
Kermit Zarley
Bob Stanton
Tom Weskopt
Crampton
Sam Carmichael
al Geiberger
Tom Aaron
Bob Verney
Frank Beard
Randy Petri
Hugh Rover
Charles Siffard
al Balding
Fred Haas
Jackie Cunit
Lionel Hebert
U. S
Auto Club
Gibson Co
Max Nicusan
Sunoco Service
Fruitridge
Wabash Ave
Gene Elliott
Shell Service
Adams Pontiac
Trey
Keegan’s
Texaco
Lafayette Ave
Smitty's
St. & St. Ave
W. Morris Shell
N. Led Street
Sullivan Motor Supply
Sullivan
Ind
Reed Ford
Clay City
Don's
Oakland, UI
Howard's Auto Service
West Union, Wmlingis
Bowen Olds
Atlanta
Denny Lemaster
Lemaster
San Francisco
Juan Marichal
Lucille Hayman
Mgr
Terre Haute Tribune
Fred S. Short Insurance
Personal
Old Jim White
Jim White
South 3Rd ST
Chevy City
Biscaynes
Fairgrounds
U.S
Dayton
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