Weekend auto race card fanfare at Ohio tracks
Elyria Chronicle Telegram notes a busy closing stretch of the 1977 auto racing season with Ohio State 500 supermodifieds at multiple venues. Dragway 42 hosts a double feature while Mid-Ohio runs Twin 3 hour IMSA races. Kent Travelstead appears as Evil Rollerball ta a roller skate over three cars. Sandusky SIS hosts the fifth Ohio State 500 leg with drivers like Coniam and Mack ereth. Sandusky season finale in September shifts to ARCA New Cars. Gil Sams Jr of Port Clinton highlighted as No 21 supermodified driver with extensive career and current third in LCS points.
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Dragway 42
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
IMSA
Lorain County Speedway
Kent Travelstead
Travelstead
Sandusky International Speedway
Gary Albritain
Freddie Graves
Sam Sessions
Dave Scarborough
Earl Kelly
Norm Mackereth
Warren Coniam
John McLaren
Texas
Bentley Warren
Columbus Motor Speedway
Coniam
Lorain County
Sis
Toledo
New Bremen
ORA
Elyria
Rt 2
Turnpike
Rt. 250
Perkins Ave
Perkins
Sandusky
Sandusky Management
United States Auto Club
Daytona
Talladega
Jay Fair
Pontiac
Mich
Gil Sams Jr
Port Clinton
Gil
Standard Products
Grant Racing
Sams
Gil Sr
Gil Jr
Sandusky Speedway
Cloverleaf
Columbus
Midvale
Spartan
Sharon
Hollywood Park
Vero Beach
Florida
Fremont
Findlay
Mansfield
Graves
Oswego Speedway
Shullick
Special stock programs ignite at several race tracks
A busy weekend features Jap Gil's blue No 21 winged roadster built by the Sams duo in 1972, Chevy power, and Bellevue sponsorship by Avalon Nite Club. Pro Stock action heads to Dragway 42 with top cars led by Grumpy Jenkins while Monza contenders duel with Nicholson and Gapp. Gates open tonight at 5 and racing starts at 8:30. Sunday brings the 2nd Annual Trucker Nationals at 1-42 with records to chase and a $90,000 purse at Mid-Ohio for Camel GT and Executive Motorhome races, plus Norwalk Raceway Park double feature, Nickels Cycle Day, and Cloverleaf Speedway bonus events.
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Gil
LCS
SIS
Sams Father and Son
Inez Sams
Bellevue
Avalon Nite Club
Grant Some
Denny Schroeder
Dale Echardt
Gil Sr
Ron Fiala
Maple Hits
Fiala
Kenworth
Chuck Strange
Mid-Ohio
David Hobbs
Danny Ongais
Hurley Haywood
George Dyer
Holbert-Hobbs
Don Devendorf
Nick Craw
Walt Bohren
Dennis Shaw
Scott Hoerr
Hoerr
Norwalk Raceway Park
Gary Murphy
Jim Ziebart
Nickels
Norwalk
Nickles Cycle Ranch
Milan
Cloverleaf Speedway
Cleveland
Canal Rd
Rts. 17
Granger Rd
Coniam edges field in second Ohio 500 feature at Lorain County
Warren Coniam the Canadian driver led from a ninth starting berth to overtake early leader Dave Shullick for the second Ohio State 500 series feature at Lorain County Speedway. Jer ry Owens won the super stock main, with Earl Kelly setting a track qualifying record before Shullick and Graves chased Coniam to the finish.
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South Amherst
Warren Coniam
Lorain County Speedway
Castalia
Jerry Owens
Two Eagles at Indian Hollow Golf Course This Week
Two golfers scored eagles at Indian Hollow. Mike Dargi eagled No. 9 using a driver, and Jim Ellison eagled the 17th on a 415-yard hole with a 5 iron and a 20-foot putt. Witnesses included Melvin Stockings, John Giroa, and Sam Stazzoni.
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Indian Hollow
Mike Dargi
Jim Ellison
Dargi
Giron
Melvin
John Giroa
Sam Stazzoni
Ellison
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Chronicle-Telegram
Walaa
Amen
Linda Cudlin
West Salem Raceway
United States
Bill “Grumpy
Jenkins
Dyto Don” Nicholson
Wayne Gapp
Plymouth Arrow
George Follmer
Jim Busby
Peter Gregg
al Holbert
C-T
Chuck Klier
Ko Leemse
Rt. 20
Prout Chevrolet
Coniam Wheels
Constam
I. Hollow
Rec Dept
Iine Recreation Department
Otal
Kerth
Sou South
West Parks
Hilltop Park
Gulf Rd
2Stad
Chuck Martin
Owens
Jeff Hooker
Jim Sexton
Hooker
Sexton
George Miles
Openstate
Botagia
Melavea
Tex
Carmen
Burtinghra
Mick
Fred Isuliaene
Spokane
Wash
Nera
Midway Mmos
Midway
Joe
Mackereth
Mesias Qatarn
Sessions
Middleville
Harold Reynolds
Athens
Boehanne
Marga Ouls
Houston
Thane Fortney
Ashland
Lehnert, Marks
Contam
Vermilion
Quack Prince
Dan Shailict
S_Amherst
Jet Hooker
Brunswick
Dale — Hooker
Prince
Jim Calhoun
Berea
Les Payne
Steve Bering
Lorain
Sonny Miller
Bruswick
Loraig
Rich Owen
Bob Faith
Roo Cather
N. Ridgeville
Prince Sialick
Miller
Martin
Bering
Don Clement
Strongsville
Ture
Gwens
Miles
Stullick
Jim Wedd
Cove
Cather
Calhoun
Bob Berz
Parma
Faith
Macha
Sportmen’s Mobilization Meeting
M.- Lorain CO
RTS
Oberlin
Ohioans For Wildlife Conservation OF Lorain CO
Wildlife Legislative Fund
Bruce Singleton
N. Willow
Grafton
EV Mouserball
Chili
Ohio
Oda Ae
Chevalier ’S Sporting Goods Inc
SPM Som AG
Bethany
Mike
Converse All Stars
Chevalier
Imherst Pur Plaza
RT. 58
Cooper Foster Park RD
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