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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1972
Page
5
Dragway 42 hosts Kid's Night with free admission for under 12s and racing begins at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday featuring hundreds of cars from IHRA classes and eliminators. The event follows Buckeye Cup Can-Am buildup at Mid-Ohio with top drivers and a substantial $83,000 purse.
Mansfield Ohio qualifying for Sundays Buckeye Cup Can-Am at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course draws attention to a 12 000 lap speed around the 2.4 mile track with an 80 lap 192 mile race on Sunday. Denis Hulme and Peter Revson of Team McLaren compete with George Follmer Peter Gregg and Milt Minter as the field pursues fast laps and a 5000 prize for the pole position.
Holley held on to win in the supermodified division and Papuga clinched the Sandusky Stock feature at Sandusky International Speedway during Foster Chevrolet Trophy Night. Holley earned his third straight victory this season with Les Olexin leading early in the race.
Lorain County Speedway sees rapid record pace in sport stock and super sprint events. Bucky Buchannon blasts a 17.31 second qualifying lap, breaking a string of records set by rivals like Yayne Prechtle and Elgrna’s Dave Wilmouth. Armond Holley leads super sprint standings as Clifford and Buchannon chase titles.
Elyria driver Dick Papuga in a red white and blue stocker posts fifth fastest time then overtakes the field to lead lap 13 before Rich Owens and others cause a late shuffle. Ron Welch finishes second with Jack Clifford third and Gary Pope fourth. Supers see Ron Neal win helmet dash and Baumhauer plus Seelman win heats. Next racing at Sandusky International Speedway with 4 pm qualifying and 7 pm races.
Elyria golfer Charles Tower carded a hole in one on hole five at Pine Brook Golf Course using a four iron on the par three 165 yard hole. Tower scored 45 for the round while joined by Tappan League members Bill Ignath Bart Craig and Jerry Bauman.
George Follmer, now a top racer for Penske, returns to Mid-Ohio with a backup Porsche after showing a storied career in USARC Can-Am and Trans-Am. He began in a gymkhana, won the 1965 USARC title, and set records in Formula 5000 and Trans-Am while earning $23,450 in prize money.
Judy Lilly of Golden Colorado, a top drag racer, claims women are the worst drivers because they don't concentrate. She spoke amid the NHRA Spring Nationals in Columbus Ohio after a second elimination loss to Dave Boertman. Lilly, a hairdresser, discusses driving as a full time job and notes no strip discrimination, emphasizing ability over gender.
Racing results list multiple races with drivers such as Tail Mere Don Rodin Rusty Thorpe and Greenland Beauty plus odds and times. The piece details a long set of finishes across nine races and notes attendance and selections for Saturday events. It shifts to a human-interest angle on Judy Lilly and her husband, describing their dedication to racing, car maintenance, and Super Stock rules.
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