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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1968
Page
17
The Mid-America Dragster Circuit returns to Dragway 42 in West Salem Ohio for a Sunday race. Cars include One's Automotive AA-Dragster with 200 mph potential and entries from Akron Cincinnati Dayton Cleveland and Columbus. Time trials start at 10 a.m. eliminator and dragster racing at 3 p.m.
Local race meet at Northfield features multiple races with purses ranging from 700 to 5500. Notable entries include Miss Joe, Slugger Johnston, Chamber 240, Indian Crek Lad, Rag Time Gal, Champs Minnie, Blue Raider, Mirage, and Carol Lenawee. Daily doubles and exacta payoffs listed. turnout includes prominent horses like Dorothea Wick, Gogo Royaltime, Mighty Nig, and Project Apollo.
The reporting lists match results from bowling teams including Grasspoppers defeating Sand-Dolats 3-1, Be-Bops beating Moonshiners, Jet and Great Lakes Kitchens sweeping Lulu-Belles 4-0, and Robbie's Beauty Bar defeating The Slippers 3-1. Hi-Team totals: Series 2058 for Great Lakes Kitchen with game 720. Hi-Individual Game and Series results mention Pat Gasser with 1% noted.
With midseason reached, at least 19 drivers have died in world motor racing in 1968 despite safety programs. If trends continue, the total could surpass 1967’s Black Year, as fatalities spread from the United States to Europe and include noted champions like Jimmy Clark and Ludovico Scarfiotti.
Thirty two drivers from eleven nations including Denny Hulme and Graham Hill compete in the 41st British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch. Hill leads the 1968 world championship with 24 points, followed by Stewart and Ickx tied for second. Debut of Dan Gurney’s American Eagle F1 car and John Surtees to pilot the Honda against top teams in a key midseason race. In UPI notes, Dr. Fager is rated Horse of the Year by the Thoroughbred Racing Association after unbeaten three-start year.
Steel Cities National SCCA hosts the second Gulf Oil Trophy Race on July 27 at Steel Cities International Raceway near Warren Ohio. The two mile fast road course draws SCCA drivers from Iowa to the eastern seaboard and marks a key nationals event with 200 to 300 entries across classes.
Lorain County Speedway hosts triple header action with the Dukes aiming for a third straight super modified feature victory after strong recent runs. The program includes Rat Racers in the mid portion and a demolition derby closing the night, with over 40 Rat Racers entered and a 16-car roster limit.
More than 200 amateur drivers from the Midwest have entered the Buckeye Sprints at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course near Lexington Ohio with a possible 275 entries. The Cincinnati Region SCCA runs the event led by Walter Reese. Chuck Dietrich, a dominant rival, enters a new McLaren Ford in Formula B to chase the class record. Nine races limit entries to 36 cars per class with 9 6 4 3 2 1 points and trips to Riverside California for the top in each class.
At Sandusky Speedway last Sunday fierce Late Model and Super Stock action left cars damaged and crews injured. Don Wingerer escaped a rollover blaze while his brother Dick suffered a broken leg aiding him. Lou Pallotta won the Late Model feature as Paul Baumhauer and Dick Stein also shone. A MARC Times Invitational is planned for July 28 with a $1000 first prize in a 75 lap race.
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