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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1978

Page

8

Shullick Tops Sandusky 100 In Dominant Showdown

Lorain driver Dave Shullick led a field of 42 in the Sandusky 100 at Perkins Avenue Speedway. He beat Chuck Ciprich for the feature after leading laps late, with Mike Plas securing the super stock feature and Lou Parker’s crash causing the event to pause briefly.

Linda Cudlin C-T Sandusky States Canada Sandusky Speedway Dave Shullick Lorain Victory Circle Half Mile Elyrian Mike Plas Perkins Avenue Shullick Oswego Speedway Pach Oswego Jim Shampine Shampine Jerry Owens Terry Stineman Cleveland Roger Black Barberton Mike Plas Elyria Dash—Plas Stineman Owens Black George Miles Boyd Martin Wakeman Dave Gill Sexton Chuck Haney Plas Rich Owen Bill Hart Haney Miles Martin

Ongais wins USAC Bettenhausen Classic from pole position

Danny Ongais, Costa Mesa, starts on pole at Milwaukee State Fair Park, sets track record in qualifying, leads most of the 200 mile USAC Bettenhausen Classic and defeats rookie Rick Mears for the win. Final results list Ongais earning $20,905, with Mears second and Foyt fourth among top finishers.

Milwaukee UPI Danny Ongais Tony Bettenhausen Costa Mesa Calif State Fair Park Speedway Rick Mears Ongais Cal PGE Cosworth Bakersfield Penske-Cosworth Gordon Sohncock Phoenix Wildcat-Offy A.J. Foyt Houston Coyote-Foyt

Pearson Wins Dramatic Photo Finish at Michigan NASCAR Race

David Pearson beat Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip in a drag race like finish at Michigan International Speedway to take the Champion Spark Plug 400 worth 142 500 dollars. Petty hit the fence with six laps left triggering a late caution. Pearson started from pole, earned 15 820 dollars, while Yarborough and Waltrip collected 14 275 and 10 950 respectively.

Pearson Cambridge Junction Mich Yarborough Waltrip Cale David Pearson Mercury Jimmy Means Chevrolet Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile Tom Gale Ford Cecil Gordon Darryll Waltrip Ed Negre Dodge Dave Marcis Tighe Scott Gary Meyers Bobby Allison Dick Brooks Baxter Price D. McDuffie Joey Arrington Lenny Pond Ulrich Neil Bennett Frank Warren Blackie Wangerin Parret Harris Dick May Ronnie Thomas Chi Buddy Arrington Janet Guthrie Buick Benny Parsons Ricky Rudd Richard Petty Donnie Allison

Big crowd boosts Dragway 42 racing day across field

A large turnout at Dragway 42 produced 338 cars and about 1,400 fans for the season’s best day. Rich Donnelly in a Camaro won Run Turf with an 11.47 quarter, while Glenn Farner of Burbank claimed his second straight Street Eliminator win, timing 18.22 in a Ford pickup. Thompson Drag Raceway’s Saturday program was rained out and rescheduled to Wednesday with gates at 4 and racing at 8:30.

Dragway Rich Donnelly Burbank Glenn Farner Thompson Drag Raceway

Jones cruises to easy wins in Mosport Can-Am race

Alan Jones won both heats of the Mosport Can-Am event, boosting his series lead to 2,040 points while Warwick Brown finished runner-up in both heats. George Follmer placed third overall as Jones argues the format offers little value and questions future two-heat races.

Jones Cruises Mosport Ont UPI Alan Jones Jones Warwick Brown A! Holbert Warrington Brown George Follmer Pomona Calif Follmer

Six-cylinder leaf win at Cloverleaf Speedway marks first since 1972

Hannencrat drove a six cylinder Chevy to the premier super stock feature at Cloverleaf Speedway Sunday, overtaking Hartline after a lap 14 spin by Hartline and DeCapite. DeCapite led the top qualifiers earlier. Hartline restarted last with DeCapite retiring. Race notes include Heat and Pursuit results and multiple stock class mentions.

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