Midgets Highlight Saturday Card at Lorain County Speedway
Open wheelers return to Lorain County Speedway with AMRA midgets joining super late models and super stocks. Defending AMRA champ King Kramer tops entries with VW powered car, joined by Benny Rapp Chuck Wilson Danny Johnson Gary McColloum Mike Secrest Vic Sears and others. Junior Hanley wins last week and plans Firecracker 100 July 3. gates open 6 p.m. racing starts 8 p.m.
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South Amherst
Lorain County Speedway
American Midget Racing Association
AMRA
Norm Powers
King Kramer
Kramer
USAC
LCS
Benny Rapp
Chuck Wilson
Danny Johnson
Gary McColloum
Mike Secrest
Vic Sears
Walt Ellis
Jeff Hooker
Hooker
Mechanical Us
Sandusky Speedway
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Dragway 42
Demolition Derby on Tap at Sandusky Speedway
A demolition derby and Myles Engineering Night headline Sandusky Speedway Saturday with stock car and supermodified competition. Gary Myles funds extra purses while riders like Dave Shullick and Bob Seelman lead the supermodified standings. Michigan brothers Jerry and Marvin Carman join the field, with Dean Best and Gil Sans Jr. also contesting. Racing starts at 7:30 PM and the sport stock division runs double features following last week’s flag stand accident repair.
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Myles Engineering
Sandusky Speedway
Gary Myles
Lorain Road
Cleveland
Dave Shullick
Bob Seelman
Lansing
Michigan
Dave
Dan Shullick
Loraiite
Michigan Carman Brothers
Jerry
Marvin
Max Dowker
USAC
Sandusky
Shullick
Dean Best of Eden
Tri-Sac
Gil Sans Jr
Nish
Sandquist
Jeff Hooker
Gabrielson
Hart
Sharon's 35-Lap Late Model Feature At Sharon Speedway
Junior Hanley earned his second Sharon Speedway late model feature win of 1979 dominating the 35 lap main event. The Canadian trails Hubbard's Glenn Gault with three feature wins this season. A separate 35 lap semi late contest was set for Sunday after a brutal Sandusky Speedway race last weekend decimated the regional field, prompting rescheduling. Gates open 5 p.m. Sunday with time trials at 5 30 and racing at 7.
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Hartford
Junior Hanley
Sharon Speedway
Hubbard
Glenn Gault
Gault
Sandusky Speedway
Ohio
Jim Novak
Mark Pawuk
Nick Iarussi
Pawak
Independence
TDR
Plymouth
Tarussi
Canada
Lorain County
Canton
Roger Black
Jim Sexton
Austintown
John Sandquist
Black
Sexton
Sandquist
Dave Shullick
Shullick
Jim Bodnar
Speedway
Larry Boos
Midgets and Stocks Set for Cloverleaf Doubleheader
AMRA midgets join Ohio Racing Association stock cars for a big Sunday show at Cloverleaf Speedway. Rescheduled after a thunderstorm wiped out June 10 action. 23 midgets were in the pits, with a larger crowd expected. Canton's Lawny Vaughn aims for a second straight win in super stock. gates open at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 7.
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AMRA
Ohio Racing Association
Cloverleaf Speedway
Canton
Vaughn
Burgin Headlines AHRA National Championship at Dragway 42
West Salem's area drag roundup lists current Spring national champion Gary Burgin headlining the AHRA Funny Car National Championships at Dragway 42. His Orange Baron 1979 Mustang leads with six second elapsed times, defeating Raymond Beadle's Blue Max and Don Prudhomme on recent runs. Other entrants include Dale Purde, Stan Bowman, Bob Pickett, Jerry Ruth, Dick Rosberg, and Johnny Loper. Gates at 3 p.m. first round 6:30 p.m. E.T. bracket and class trophies featured.
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West Salem
Gary Burgin
Burgin
Stanton
Calif
West Salem Raceway
Dale Purde
War Eagle Firebird
Stan Bowman
Ohio State Patrol
Wimbledon seedings list and race notes mix
Wimbledon seedings list for singles include players from Sweden US Spain and Argentina for men and women, with notable names such as Connors Vilas Ashe and King. The item shifts to Pro Gas racing at LaRue International Raceway with Pawuk and Tarussi competing and a Summer Bracket Championship Sunday featuring Kenny Purvis and Virgil Cates. gates open at 4 pm, qualifying times and eliminations detailed.
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Wimbledon
England
Djeen Horg
Sweden
John McRaroe
Jimmy Connors
Vitaa Gerulaiti
Roster Tanner
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Arthur Ashe
Victor Lecci
Para- Ez
Brian Gottfried
Oytekbak
Moland
John Alexander
Australia
Jose
Tractor pull double header set for July weekend
Lorain County Fair and Jr. Fair boards announce a two day tractor pull event. On Saturday July 14 the Ohio State Tractor Pullers Association sanctioned pull at Lorain County Fair Grounds Wellington features supercharged turbo jets and modified class tractors. Sunday July 15 the Junior Fair Board hosts a 1 p.m. start on the track with another program.
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Lorain County Fair
The
Fair Board
Ohio State Tractor Pullers Association
Lorain County Fair Grounds
Wellington
Junior Fair Board
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Bigelow
Salem
Larry Dickson
Carter
Belden
El-A-Co
El-A-Co Electronics, Inc
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Elyria
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