Buckeye Cup F5000 At Mid-Ohio With Star names
Top drivers Brian Redman and Al Unser lead a star lineup at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the Valvoline Buckeye Cup Formula 5000 Championship race plus Bosch VW Gold Cup and Seiracca-Bilstein Cup. Redman hopes hinge on strong showing as Jones tests new cars while Vern Schuppan runs a Lola interim. Gates open tomorrow with practice, qualifying, and multiple races, including the Scirocco/Bilstein Cup and the main F5000 event at 4 30.
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Belgium
Olexen Wins 100-Lap Feature at LCS Weekend
Les Olexen, a Lorain fireman, led most of the 100 laps to defeat Carl Harrisson after a strong qualifying showing at LCS. He then set a near track record of 17.65 seconds at Sandusky before securing a second checkered flag of the weekend in a heat. A late crash ended his pursuit for the night, but his nickname The Flying Fireman grows.
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Rich Owens
Jim Kidd
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Chuck Prince
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Gene Kempath
Jim Sexton
Mike Plas
Jim Shirey
Les Olexen
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George Friend
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Amherst Lakeland all-sports champion 1975-76
Amherst -Steele wins Lakeland Conference all-sports title per The Chronicle-Telegram point system. Comets claim conference crowns in cross country, boys track, boys bowling and golf for Bb points, with second places in football, boys basketball, boys tennis and girls tennis boosting their total.
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Major League results and Lakeland standings recap
Major League results across the American League feature rain delays and split results with New York, Milwaukee, Chicago, Montreal, Philadelphia, St Louis, and San Francisco. Separate Lakeland Conference summaries list football, basketball, baseball, and track standings by Amherst, Midview, Oberlin, Vermilion, North Ridgeville, Clearview, Brookside, Wellington, and North Ridgeville with point totals and classifications.
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Elyria Eagles Schedule Bowling Club Meeting
The Elyria Eagles will meet tonight at o'clock at the club. Team captains will be there.
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Thunder and Lightning Sprint Debut at Sandusky Speedway
USAC Sprints headline at Sandusky International Speedway Sunday with top national drivers including Larry Dickson, Duane Carter, Jan Opperman, Mary Carman and Bob Frey. Events run 6:30 time trials and 7 p.m. racing, featuring a 40-lap feature and bonus activities plus season passes giveaway.
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Chuck Gurney
Elyria
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Todd Gibson
Richwood
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Lorain County Speedway
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Max Dowker
Marv Carman
Carman
Jeff Bloom
USAC Sprinters Set Busy Weekend Schedule
USAC sprint racers face a jammed slate with action at Eldora and Sandusky after competing at Indianapolis and Terre Haute. Jim McElreath drove the backup sprint for Larry Dickson during the Champ Car window, with Dickson back in the No. 1 Maude car once Champ racing pauses until the 15th. Ernie Ensign seeks owner’s plaque for himself and sponsor Polak.
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Nelson Ledges Hosts Sprint Races With Sidecars Vintage Cars
Nelson Ledges Road Course hosts a weekend of motorcycle sprint races with the North American Sidecar Championship and Vintage Cars. More than 250 riders from the U.S. and Canada compete across 10 motorcycle classes as Cox Davidson chase the title. Spectator admission is $8 with $3 camping per unit.
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Final Month at Dragway 42 as Fuel FC Series Opens
Dragway 42 starts its final month of the United States Fuel Funny Car Series with three leaders racing at 6 30 p m Florida's Larry Fullerton tops the series after two wins Fred Goeske of Calif and Roger Lindamood of Detroit hold the two and three spots All three racers compete tonight On Sunday West Salem quarter mile continues its Run Turf Super Street Bike and Brute eliminators AHRA classes race action begins at 4 p m
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Fred Goeske
Calif
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West Salem Quarter Mile
Norwalk Gold Rush Night Attracts Crowds And Prizes
Norwalk hosts Gold Rush night with 10 000 pennies to be given away and a Harley Davidson motorcycle grand prize from Roeder Harley Davidson Monroeville for the child who finds the lucky penny. The Great Lakes Summer Nationals visited Norwalk track Wednesday with the season’s largest car field and the biggest cash purse of 1976.
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Great Lakes
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Sports on TV Tomorrow Schedule Highlights
Listing of broadcast sports events for tomorrow across channels. Includes Pou Putt Golf wrestling baseball Phillies vs Cardinals Indians vs Tigers tennis Buckeye Bays Ranch Championships and Olympic finals with times ranging from 1pm to 7pm across channels 3 5 8 11 23 and 28.
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Petrick Makes Hole-in-One at Dorson Park No. 11
Jim Petrick used a four-iron to ace the par three 220 yard No. 11 at Dorson Park soon after the cup was moved, witnessed by Tom Matovich.
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Dorson Park
Tom Matovich
Petrick
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