Oswego weekend visit to Oswego Speedway thrills racing fans
The writer travels six hours from Sandusky to Oswego New York for the Oswego Speedway’s 5 the finest supermodified racing. Rain cancels local action as Jam Shampine dominates the 75 lap event before Eddie Bellinger takes his second win of the season. Shampine battles back but finishes third behind Johnny Spencer.
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New York
Oswego Speedway
Oswego
Lake Ontario
Jam Shampine
Shampine
Eddie Bellinger
the Oval
Johnny Spencer
Sandusky
Richard Petty Hits 170000 Race Miles in Career
World traveler Durng highlights Richard Petty's 21 year NASCAR stock car run with nearly 170000 competitive miles. The six time Winston Cup champion, renowned for endurance, has driven a distance roughly equal to seven trips around the earth's equator.
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Durng
Richard Petty
Bounty on Shullick fuels Sandusky supermodified card
At Sandusky Speedway the Mid-Season Championships stage a two-division show headlined by supermodifieds with a $250 bounty on Loramite Dave Shullick for ending his win streak while Shullick races to finish. Bob Seelman and others are named contenders as Jamie Moore and John Logan travel in from out of state for the Aug 19 Sandusky 100.
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Sandusky Speedway
Dave Shullick
New York
Jamie Moore
Les Olexen
Sharon Speedway
Bull Gabrielson
Mutley Kurkowski
John Sandquist
Sandusky
Flat Rock Speedway
Michigan
Bob Seelman
Tony Lavati
Tony
Lorain County Speedway
Mid-Ohio
Lexington
Michigan International Speedway
Shullick
Jim Bodnar
Speedway
Larry Boos
Dave
Dan
Gu Sams Jr
Tony Lavall
Dean Best
Thane Fortney
Ken Price
Jim Mayfield
Gary Weinbroer
Bill Stauder
Jim Shirey
Auburn
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John Logan
Austintown
Jum Sexton
Bill Hart
Jeff Hooker
Jerry Owens
Mike Lawson
Ron Welch
Castalia
Dick Ensign
Tom Boos
Elyrian Jack Gresham
Perkins Ave
Lorain County Speedway hosts mid season championship night
Lorain County Speedway returns for a Saturday program headlined by late models, super stocks, and spectator stocks under the Mid Season Championship and Les Spike Realty Night. Glenn Gault leads the late model standings with 1180 points, ahead of Mike Fontana, Rusty Adams, Mark Malcut, and Jim Bickerstaff. The super stock standings are led by Randy Stine with 967, trailed by Jim Weeden and Terry Stineman, as gates open at 5 pm and racing starts at 8 pm at the Rts 113 and 58 intersection east of South Amherst.
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Walt Ells
Jack Brill
Barberton
Randy Stineman
Paul Miller
Ron Cather
Elynn
Duane Workman
Ron Henes
Mike Fontana
Terry Stineman
Dick Motz
Henry Defer
Lorain
Bill Zakowsi
Elyria
Rich Owen
Lorain County Speedway
Burley
Elyrian
South Amherst Oval
Rusty Adams
Sharon Speedway
Mark Malcut
Adams
Jim Bickerstaff
Vermilion
Marvin Gore
Kent Stauffer
Amherst
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Bud Middaugh
Bob Sibila
Parma
Jim Weeden
Jim Kidd
Roger Black
Ken Volpe
Zane Coffin
South Amherst
Dragway 42 Hosts Co-driver Day and Super Comp Visit
Thompson Drag Raceway opens Saturday at 4 with co-driver rides and 430 start for Run Turf Eliminator featuring Wells Sidoti Slikkerveer and Maybury. Sunday the Super Comp circuit returns led by Glen Rice facing Smith Hiner and Jarussi as 20 racers vie for eight spots in a 6 30 pm program.
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Thompson Drag Raceway
Magadore
Roger Wells
Madison
Gene Sidoti
Akron
John Slikkerveer
Lyndhurst
Ron Maybury
Glen Rice
Collins
West Salem Quarter Mile
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Rich Smith
Smith
Hiner
Don Smith
Nick Jarussi
Cloverleaf championship heats three stock divisions at Cloverleaf Speedway
Three stock divisions race in the Cloverleaf championship as mid season action highlights the Ohio Rac- Cloverleaf Speedway Sun day events. The program features both stock classes and spectator stock features with gates opening at 5 pm and racing starting at 7 pm, plus a WHK sponsored shopping cart race for 12 teams.
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Rac- Cloverleaf Speedway
Pan American Games press center apologizes to reporters
SAN JUAN Puerto Rico UPI The Pan American Games organizing committee apologized to more than 100 reporters and photographers locked out of their rooms the previous day by Condado Holiday Inn management which sealed rooms to force payment of incidentals including local calls laundry and meals charged to rooms
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
UPI
Condado Holiday Inn Hotel
Glidden caps year with 12th straight Pro Stock win
Glidden dominated NHRA Springnationals at Columbus to extend a 12 month run with his 12th consecutive Pro Stock victory. The 34 year old defending world champion became the first pro driver to win every national event in a year.
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Bob Glidden
Columbus
Firecracker 100 Rescheduled At Sharon Speedway
Hartford report states the Firecracker 100 late model race at Sharon Speedway was rained out and moved to Sunday. The Sharon Cup event includes local regulars and visitors like Junior Hanley of Canada, with semi-lates and a fireworks display to close the night. Time trials at 5:50 pm and the first race aims to start at 7 pm.
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Oho Racing Association
Mother Nature
Senes
Lorain County Speedway
Barberton
Cloverleaf
Hartford
Sharon Speedway
Junior Hanley
Ontario
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