Cloverleaf Mid-America 200 Draws Top Midwest Drivers
At Cloverleaf Speedway in Cleveland the Mid-America 200 offers a $10,000 purse and a $2,000 winner share plus a six foot trophy. Contenders include Steve Lагelier Bob Reagan Mike Eddy and local stars Jeep Jacobucci Jack Chambers Fike Sam DeCapito Don Loede Curtis Prichard. Time trials start 6 p.m. with main races at 8 p.m. on Sunday.
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Cleveland
Midwest
Cloverleaf Speedway
North
East Ohio
Steve la
Cloverleaf
Ohio State
Fike
Parma
Valley View
Sam DeCapito
Don Loede
North Rowation
Curtis Prichard
Rte
Canal Rd
Lorain County 100 Headlines Tight Sprint Point Race
Lorain County Speedway hosts the Lorain County 100 with Jack Clifford and Armond Holley leading sprint car points. Holley holds 1625 to Lowe 1615 as Clifford fights Buchannon in a season shaped by a major wreck. Norwalk’s George Friend and Avon Lake’s Ron Neal also seek top finishes in a crowded card.
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Lorain County Speedway
Norwalk
George Friend
Arnold Holley
Pensacola
Fla
South Amherst
Lorain County
Jack Clifford
Armond Holley
Holley
Ernie Lowe
Lowe
Akron
Ohio
Clifford
Norwalks
Ron Neal
Avon Lake
Bob Frye
Elyria
la Grange
Elyrians
Wayne Prechtel
Bucky Buchannon
Jim Sexton
Vermilion
Rich Owens
Punt Pass and Kick registration opens at J R Dall Ford
Registration for the 1972 Punt, Pass and Kick competition starts at the J R Dall Ford showroom. Jim Dall says six age groups award trophies, free entry with a parent, and winners advance from local to national finals in Dallas. Each registrant receives a free PP&K Tips Book with NFL tips and rules. Registration closes September 3.
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J.R. Dall Ford
Jim Dall
A.m. Elyria School
PP &E
Dall
Ford Dealer
Pp&e
Dallas
Texas
Elyria Pp&e
NFL
Dave Lewis
Roger Staubach
Garo Yepremian
Don Shula
Tom Landry
Bowling Center C League Meeting Tonight at BBC
The Friday Nite C League bowling group meets at 7 30 p m at the BBC. All last year’s team captains should attend. League secretary Bill Archer cannot attend. contact him at 322 8874 for details.
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BBC
Bill Archer
International Classic attracts top supermodified field at Sandusky
Sandusky International Speedway hosts the second International Classic with a purse over 10 000 and a 100 lap feature Sunday. Winged sprinters rear engined supers and roadsters compete as qualifiers and heats precede the big race. Local entries include John Theodorou Ron Neal and Tony Savitt with Neal driving a Chevrolet powered roadster.
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Sandusky
Sandusky International Speedway
Canada
Bill Bader
Elyria
John Theodorou
Ron Neal
Avon Lake
Tony Savitt
North Olmsted
Neal
Fishing in Lake Erie yields broad catches across area
Ohio Department of Natural Resources reports Lake Erie fishing as good to excellent for walleyes near Ruggles Beach and several islands with heavy spinners and worm baits. Yellow perch near Toledo, white bass near reefs, and channel catfish at Catawba and Sandusky Bay show fair to good activity. Smallmouth bass present around Bass Island reefs with crayfish and minnows. rivers show carp, suckers, and bullheads biting at night.
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Columbus (Or
Division of Wildlife
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Lake Erie
Ruggles Beach
Bass Islands
Kelly and
Gull Islands
Toledo Intake
Reno Beach
Lake Ene
Catawba
Rocky Shore
Sandusky Bay
Bass Island Reef
Portage River
Reily
Pemberville
Sandusky River
Little Mite Red Sox Indians Baseball Summary
Winning pitcher Bruce Gark in a 219-3 win over the Indians with 6 hits and 18 strikeouts. Losing pitcher Mike Walsh allowed 2 hits and 3 strikeouts. Jeff Richardson and John Bell each had 2 hits for the Indians. Red Sox hitters included Robert Hicks and Peter Crary with multiple hits.
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Bruce Gark
Mike Walsh
Barry Diedrick
Indians
Jeff Richardson
John Bell
Billy Stelzer
Jay Bender
Red Sox
Robert Hicks
Peter Crary
Shane Obitts
Jot Smith
White Sox
Sammars
Bruce Clark
Greg Shook
Jeff Garbash
Dan Welsandt Indians
Bill Stelzer
Dan Welsandt
Tim Brown
Tom Shehex
Jeff Huge
Jim Barns
Eric Esteriise
Super Tex Foyt aims for California 500 after rough season
A. J. Foyt, nicknamed Super Tex, returns to major racing at Ontario Motor Speedway for the California 500 on September 3. He endured a severe accident at DuQuoin injuring his left ankle and right leg, but he is hopeful to challenge for the pole. He notes Ford’s exit led him to take over engineering, now relying on his own Foyt engines as he trains on crutches and aims for a strong performance.
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Ontario
Calif
Super Tex
California
A. J. Foyt
Fort
DuQuoin
Foyt
Springfield
Ill
A. J
Foot
Ontaro Motor Speedway
FORD
Fost
Follmer Sweeps Trans-Am Titles as American Motors Tops
American Motors and George Follmer win the 1972 Trans-American Championship crowns. Follmer earns driver title with 95 points and $26,800 in purse and contingencies. AM earns the manufacturer's title with 48 points. Ford Mustang second with 34. Series pays a total of $189,650 across purse, contingency and driver fund.
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American Motors
Art Follmer
Arcadia
Calif
Rev Woods
SCCA
Follmer
Champion
Spark Plug Co
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Union C
Bell Toptex
Koni Shock
Bill Collins
W. St. Paul Minn
American Motor
Fighting Saints
Ford Motor Co
Mustang
Warren Tope
Bloomfield Hills
Mich
Jerry Thompson
Clawson
Marshall Robbins
Robbins
Birmingham
Local cyclists enter ISDT in Czechoslovakia
Eight Lorain County natives compete in the 47th International Six Days Trial in Spindleruv M f Czechia September 11 16. Six riders join the U S Trophy Team led byTom Penton and Carl Cranke with John Penton designed Pen ton sportcycles. The team departs September 29 from Cleveland for Austria to pick up machines before the event. Doug Wilford supervises training at Amherst track as the U S aims for its strongest showing.
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Lorain County
Spindleru
Czechoslovakia
Amercan
Bob Grodzinski
Jack Lehto
Amherst
U_S
Penton
John Penton
Penton Imports
Lorain
Cleveland Hopkins
Austria
ISDT
Pentons
Ith
Doug Wilford
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Collingwood
Jacobucci
Victo
Jack Chambers
Northfield
the Speedway
Point Chase Spries Speedway Excitement
Buchannon
J.R. Dall
Alcoholics Anonymous
Elyru
OPELS
GMC
Earl J. Lance
BUICK
Cleveland Street
Lavati
Theodoron
Red Sox Indians
Forest Hills
Esther Proffit
Agnes Bonk
Mary Gethin
Barbara Duffy
M. Malone S$. Hickman
Super Tex’ Foyt Ready
Joseph Rinaldi Builder
Lyra
George Follmer
Sports Car Club of America
Enzo Ferrari
America
Andy Granatelli
Granatelli
Modena
Scuderia Ferrari
Ferrari
Indianapolis
Granatelli Brothers
SFP
United States
Bill Gegler
Europe
Tom Penton
Bill Uhl
Dick Burleson
Jeff Penton
Jack Penton
Dance Leimbach
Carl Cranke
Clark
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