Townsend Seeks Feature Win As Bonus Grows At Sandusky Speedway
Don Townsend aims to claim the half mile feature at Sandusky Speedway as a growing $100 weekly bonus reaches 450 dollars. Townsend’s No 1 black sprint impressed in qualifying, fending off Dave Shullick in a tight feature as he chases a winner’s circle return. Roadsters and local notes from Oswego and Lorain County tracks reflect racing’s cost pressures and calls for more support to keep open-wheel racing thriving.
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Townsend
Dave Shullick
Oswego Speedway
Jim Shampine
Todd Gibson
Gary Albritain
New York Oval
Ed Bowley
Massachusetts
Lorain County
Lorain County Speedway
Ohio Racing Association
George Eisenhart
South Amherst Oval
LCS
Garlits Leads Top Fuelers in Grand Nationals Return
Don Big Daddy Garlits, the Top Fuel record holder from Seffner Florida, headlines the AHRA Grand Nationals at Dragway 42. The event runs Friday to Sunday with 14 Top Fuelers, Funny Car, Pro Stock and more, featuring a $120000 purse and multiple eliminations. Gates open 8 p.m. tonight with qualifying then time trials Saturday and final eliminations Sunday.
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Don “Big Daddy
Garlits
Seffner
Fla
A.h.ra
N.H.R.A
Lh.r.a
A.H.R.A
Bradley
Napa
Calif
Tom Hoover
Minneapolis
Mion
Wayne Gapp
Columbus
Ron Boggs
Don “Big Daddy” Garlits
Dragway 42
Amateurs head to Nelson for Coca Cola National race
More than 200 SCCA amateur drivers converge on Nelson Ledges for the Coca Cola National, the last of three Nelson events this season. Ken Duclos, Chuck Dietrich, and Jerry Peterson headline a field featuring British Leyland and Datsun entries, with practice Saturday and racing Sunday.
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Sports Car Club of America
Nelson Ledges
Mahoning Valley
Nelson
Ken Duclos
Boxboro
Mass
Chuck Dietrich
Sandusky
Jerry Peterson
Chardon
Cumberland
British Leyland
Datsun
Ken Slagle
Jim Newcombe
Bob Criss
Paul Newman
Terry Knight
Bill Coykendall
Bob Dyson
Milchen-Ehrke
Elyria
Jim Milchen
Milchen
Vette
Tom Ehike
Three stock divisions compete at Cloverleaf
The Cloverleaf Speedway hosts a tripleheader of O.R.A. stock cars plus park ing lot drag races on Sunday night. Kent Travelstead, a Louisville former skating champion, returns with a risky stunt skating over a burning straw stack before the races. Adult admission is $4.50. children 15 and under free. Gates open 5 p.m. racing at 7.
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Kent
Travelstead
O.R.A
Cloverleaf Speedway
Louisville
Bonus draws Cloverleaf racers to Lorain County Speedway
Cloverleaf super stocks are drawn to Lorain County Speedway by a new Ohio Racing Association rule offering a bonus on next night’s Cloverleaf winnings. The move boosts fields at both tracks, as drivers chase the extra payout and points.
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Lorain County Speedway
Ohio Racing Association
LCS
Cloverleaf
Townsend Preps Sprinter For Sandusky $450 Bonus
Don Townsend of Columbus pursues the $450 bounty at Sandusky Speedway as the sprint class seeks its first feature win this season. Officials boosted the prize to 450 with a nightly $100 addition, while Townsend and car owner John Bare unveil a new gear ratio and redesigned No 1 sprinter to tackle the roadster-dominant half mile. Gates open 4 p.m. Sunday for a 7 p.m. race with eight supers in a $500 winner-take-all showdown plus super stock actions at Perkins Avenue oval.
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Sandusky Speedway
Don Townsend
Columbus
Atlanta International Raceway
Rick Mears
LCS
Les Olexen
North Olmsted
Lou Paulker
Olexen
Gary Weinbroer
Sandusky
Jerry Owens
Elyrian Rich Owen
Ron Cather
Mike Plas
Elyria
Bob Renz
Westlake
Townsend
John Bare
Motorcyclists invade Mid-Ohio road course
The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course hosts the WERA Nationals and AMROC's road race weekend with prize money rising to 1000 dollars for the winner. Over 15 sidecar teams race 2.4 miles of asphalt, with Greg Cox and Bill Davidson of Toronto leading, plus two husband wife duos from Milwaukee and Royal Oak. The program includes a 125 mile endurance race and the Formula One AMROC event paying 3425 dollars to top riders. Sixteen year old Fred Spencer defends the Formula Three title while Gary Nixon eyes the F-1 race on a Yamaha. Yamaha leads with seven wins across 13 races.
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Mississippi
Mid-Ohio
WERA
Greg Cox
Bill Davidson
Toronto
Paul
Susan Knoll
Milwaukee
Joe
Alma Rocheleau
Royal Oak
Michon
Fred Spencer
Shreveport
Yamaha
Gary Nixon
Cockeysville
Spencer
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Emby Love
Wakeman
Bill Stauder
Stauder
le Iea
Linda Cudlin
Sawpusky Speedway
Saas Ic
CRS
Minute Man
Eee
Middle Ave
Lorain
Broadway
W. Perkins
Monroe
Ohio Rt. 305
U.S 422
Ohio Turnpike
Loraiite
Dave Shurlick
Trols
Tony Lavall
Dean Pavia
Perkins Avenue Oval
Oberlin RD
West Ave
Rar County
Couty & Service
Murphy Bros. Body Shop
TOE. Brosd Street
Elyria, Ohio
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