Muldowney ousted in NHRA Springnationals final
Shirley Muldowney, the NHRA Top Fuel dragster standout, was defeated in the final at National Trail Raceway as Marvin Graham claimed his second major title. Graham clocked 6.19 seconds at 219.51 mph while Muldowney posted 6.36 seconds at 230.76 mph. The event also featured Don Prudhomme winning Funny Car and Bill Jenkins securing Pro Stock.
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Mr. Clemens
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National Trail Raceway
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International Hot Rod Association
Don "Snake" Prudhomme
Granada Hills
Calif
A.p.h
Raymond Beadle
Dallas
Prudhomme
Beadle
Bill Grumpy" Jenkins
Malvern
Roy Hill
High Point
Foyt wins Rex Mays 150 amid black flag debate
A. J. Foyt earned 16 739 in Milwaukee after a disputed black flag. Dan Gurney, Bobby Unser and others contested the call. Foyt led from lap 129 at 114.042 mph to claim his third Mays race title and first since 1964, with Unser second and Rutherford third in the 150 mile event.
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Texas
Rex Mays
Dan Gurney
Bobby Unser
Johnny Rutherford
Gordon Johncock
Foyt
Unser
Mays
Mile Oval
Rutherford
Wally Dallenbach
Mike Mosley
Gurney
Area racing roundup at Dragway 42 and Thompson Drag Raceway
Eastlake driver Frank Mazi won Modified Eliminator for the fourth straight week at Dragway 42, though Larry Ford of Amherst beat him in the final with an 8.89 elapsed time at over 150 mph. Mazi also claimed a Saturday night victory at Thompson Drag Raceway in an Opel GT, while Rudy Thompson earned his third straight Street Eliminator win in a Camaro. Dan Shullick led Cloverleaf Speedway top qualifiers with 17.23, as Kemp and Clifford won heats and Don Fitzgerald took the feature. Other class winners included Fred Bocka in Street Eliminator, Don Fazio and Sam McGrew in various stock classes, and multiple top stock honors across several models.
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Larry Ford
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Thompson Drag Raceway
TDR
Rudy Thompson
Cloverleaf Speed
Way Dan’ Shullick
South Amherst
Gene Kemp
Wellington
Jack Clifford
LaGrange
Shullick
Don Fitzgerald
Willowick
Fred Bocka
Mansfield
Larry Titchnell
Chevelle
Bernie Erling
Bay Village
Nova
Paul Kessler
Seven Hills
Corvette
Phil Hout
Chevrolet
Phill Richivilli
Akron
Pontiac
Bill Plumley
Wadsworth
Maverick
Charles Ray
Orrville
Kawasaki
Sam McGrew
Elyria
Euclid
Camaro
Don Fazio
Maple Hgts
Cloverleaf Speedway
Lima clouts Elyria in doubleheader routs
Lima Legion pounded Elyria 10-1 and 11-0 in a Buckeye American Legion League doubleheader. Lima out hit Elyria 33-7 with two errors to Elyria's four. Key moments included Scott DePoy's three run homer in the fifth and Aaron Cain's bases loaded blast in the seventh. Elyria halted Lima’s shutout bid in the ninth.
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Frank Marsico
Mike Green
John Suetta
Petty Beats Allison for Riverside Grand National Win
Richard Petty led the NASCAR 400-mile Grand National road race at Riverside International Raceway in California. Petty’s pit crew and quick stops, including a late series, helped him overtake Bobby Allison by more than nine seconds for his seventh win of the season as Allison led early before tanking with engine trouble.
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Ratings Take Beating in College Baseball
In Omaha AP report Texas falls 5-2 to Arizona State while Seton Hall eliminates Florida State 11-0. South Carolina, 45-4, beats Michigan 5-1 after rain stoppage. Arizona State and South Carolina remain unbeaten at 60-11 and 45-4, as Texas 53-6, Oklahoma 51-9 face elimination games Monday night in the College World Series.
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Ferrari takes Swedish Prix at Anderstorp
Niki Lauda, 28, won the Swedish Formula One Grand Prix at Anderstorp’s Scandinavian Raceway in 1 hour 59 minutes 18.319 seconds. He passed Carlos Reutemann late, beating him by 6.3 seconds as Clay Regazzoni finished third and Mario Andretti sixth. it marked Lauda’s third straight win and first season points for Jones and Donohue.
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