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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1982
Page
8
Rain interrupted the 200-mile MIS NASCAR event with 10 laps left, turning the track to mud before Cale Yarborough claimed the win after a tight duel with Darryl Waltrip. Local racing notes praise Ron Hewes’s second consecutive feature win at Sandusky Speedway and discuss Goodyear tire changes impacting quick lap times. Local sponsors boost purses at Lorain County Speedway with extra cash and free gate passes.
The Budweiser/7-Eleven Can-Am series brings 550-horsepower 5-liter cars to Mid-Ohio. Patrick Tambay and Al Unser Jr. headline entries with Paul Newman also fielding two cars. Practice starts 8 Saturday, racing begins 11 a.m. Sunday with the Can-Am at 3:15. Tickets at the track office or Ticktron. Mid-Ohio on Steam Corners Rd near Lexington.
In a tight sprint vs roadster battle at Sandusky Speedway Michigan's John Logan topped roadster ace Dave Shullick in the latest supermodified feature. Ron Henes moved into the semi late points lead with a second straight win as Logan extended his yearly feature total to three and his edge over Doug Saunier to 134 points. Top five in semi late include Henes, Hart, Hooker, Peters, Adams. In sport stock Jim Ward and D D Hall duel for the lead as Hall chases a repeat title. Racing resumes Saturday with gates at 4 p.m. and racing at 7:30.
Lorain County Speedway lights up as the season opener features a demolition derby on a full card including supermodified racing with Randy Wynne defending the point lead while Dan Shullick Lou Parker and others push for top honors. Scout Night bike giveaway and three-division racing add excitement as gates open 5 pm and racing begins 7 30 pm.
Tim Richmond, formerly of Sandusky and Ashland, settles into NASCAR Grand National racing with J.D. Stacy’s Stacco-Pak Buick No. 2. He earns his first Grand National win at Riverside and praises team, car, and the racing atmosphere, while recalling home tracks of Lorain County and Sandusky. The article also notes a July first aid training program for area coaches at Orthopedic Services in Elyria.
The Virelands Four-Wheel-Drive club hosts its annual Fourth of July Rodeo in Norwalk with dirt drag racing hill climbing and an obstacle course. Events run weekend long camping available admission included. For info call (419) 668-7593 or 986-8113.
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