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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1972
Page
17
Racing writer recalls Jo Bonnier's death at Le Mans and Bonnier's safety efforts. Denny Hulme wins Mosport Can Am opener with 17,400 dollars as Penske Porsche falters. Hill wins Le Mans in Matra Simca. FIA inspects Mid-Ohio as safe, Watkins Glen set for major events beginning June 18. Glen near Corning, New York, in New York wine country.
The third annual Rick Case Appreciation Day at Dragway 42 drew a large crowd with Art Arfons and E J Potter set to race their jet and nitro powered machines. Case offered free admission via seven Rick Case stores and touted record attempts, sprint and mini bike races, plus a disc jockey mini race. Gates open at 9 a m with racing to follow until 6 p m at Dragway 42 on Route 42 near West Salem Ohio.
Sandusky Speedplant lights up this Sunday June 18 with racing from 4:00 pm qualifying and 7:00 pm first race on the paved half mile. Top supermodifieds and Sandusky Stocks clash led by Baldy Baker and Johnny Logan as Todd Gibson Armond Holly Paul Strasser race into action. Gary Pope Jim Lewis Boyd Martin Bucky Buchanan and Wayne Prechtel return in Stock division with strong challengers. Fans get appreciation night with reduced admission and special concession offers.
West Salem Ohio rode two Cleveland based funny cars to a brief runoff last weekend Ron Potter driving the Golden Nugget Mustang topped Tony Wahlay in the Warlord Camaro 213.76 at 6.91 seconds while Wahlay clocked 189.06 at 7.33 in a solo run Gerald Gbar Canfield Ohio claimed Competition Eliminator with Vitamin C Barracuda 139.96 at 10.40 and runner up Mel Dragich Northfield in Angelo’s Pizza C Altered fell in final round Skip Bynak and Tom Hunt won Street Eliminator with Mis B Haven 115.68 at 11.90 and runner up Dies Brothers King Rat 101.91 at 10.87 John Pleva Cleveland won Ratification D Altered 92.11 at 11.87 edging Don Chapman Tallmadge in H Stock Automatic Camaro 116.42 at 12.29 Ollie Dean Mansfield led Junior Stock Eliminator 86.62 at 13.36 with runner-up Dave Biddulph Cleveland in a Karmann Ghia 78.46 at 16.36 Gary Deeks Lakewood won Factory Stock Eliminator 14.00 flat over Roger Wells Canton 13.97 Ed Hauenstein Akron Bike Eliminator 88.14 in 15.17.
WEST SALEM Ohio Small fry will be VIP guests of Dragway 42 on Saturday night for a full evening program of quarter mile acceleration racing. All children under 12 admitted free to watch hundreds of cars racing in International Hot Rod Association classes.
Lorain pitcher Ron Salyer and Cocoa Astros starter Bob Renninger each posted a win or loss last week in Class A action. Salyer went 0-2 to drop to 4-2 after 56 innings in 15 games for Reno in the California League. Renninger, facing Cocoa, went 0-1 in his lone outing to fall to 3-5 with a 2.95 ERA through nine games and 61 innings.
A vintage ad announces an oneday free consultation by O L Lopp at Travelodge Metal 855 Lorain in Elyria Ohio. It promotes non trivial guarantees, discusses causes of hair loss and warns against waiting until roots are dead while urging readers to act now with private, no obligation appointments between 1 and 8 30 p m.
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