Sexton Ensign lead Sandusky speedway action in rain split meet
Sandusky Speedway weather cut Sunday's show as feature events were canceled after preliminary runs. Jim Sexton topped super stock time trials at 21.405 seconds in his Fulper Auto Parts Chevelle, while Dick Ensign led spectator stock with a 24.727 second lap and won dash and pursuit. Shullick and Shirey claimed heat wins in supermodified and other divisions before rain halted the program. makeup races move to next Sunday with the demolition derby rescheduled for July 9.
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Linda Cudlin
Sandusky
Sandusky Speedway
Jim Sexton
Dick Ensign
Sexton
Fulper Auto Parts
Chevelle
Elyrian George Miles
Jerry Owens
Lorain
Dave Shullick
Jim Bodnar
Jim Shirey
Columbia
Myron Laufman
Mike Ray
McMahan Wins Cloverleaf Super Stock Feature
Jim McMahan surged from seventh to lead on lap 15 of the 25 lap super stock race at Cloverleaf Speedway and held off Jan Markowski for his first super stock feature victory of the season. Ed Keffer dominated the sport stock class with heat pursuit and feature wins while Phil Herron and Harry Klinger claimed spectator stock feature wins. Other top qualifiers and heat winners included Rich Suchy and Ed Keffer among numerous Cleveland area drivers.
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Valley View
Jim McMahan
Cloverleaf Speedway
McMahan
Jan Markowski
Parma
Akron
Paul Miller
Rich Suchy
Maple Regis
Ed Keffer
Cleveland
John Vargo
John Smythson
Painesville
Suchy
Dave Oglesby
Pint Gallatta
Keffer
Joe Hillard
Vargo
Tony Blake
Cleve
Gary Kolokowsk
Ron Bardo
Ted Joseph
Lorain
Dave Brown
Westlake
Bob Moremile
Steve Sopko Jr
Mike Kee
Gary Green
Phil Herron
Lakewood
Bardo
Kolokowsk
Harry Klinger
Tom Sculten
Brown
Unclear fragmentary sports club roster noted
A fragmentary OCR item references individuals Lea Figueroa Cindy Volkfury and a club context with a bill and score note. Details are unreadable but indicate a local sports club roster or event summary with monetary marker. The piece lacks coherent structure or dates.
Elyria Merchants stretch unbeaten streak to 13-0
Elyria Merchants blank Strongsville Local 880 8-0 at Ely Stadium to rise to 13-0. Jeff White pitched a five hit shutout with eight strikeouts in his first start of the season backed by nine hits from the lineup including Suetta's RBI triple. Strongsville committed seven errors, producing six unearned runs.
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Scott Hasslet
C-T
Elyria Merchants
Merchants
Strongsville
Ely Stadium
Jeff White
Cuyahoga County
Elyria
Loop
North Olmsted
Jack Frost
White
al Rabenoski
John Suetta
RBI
Joe Feldmann
Turth
Feldmann
Bob Estanek
Suetta
Estanek
Pete Ducik
Elyria Post 12 Drops Doubleheader at Galion
Elyria Post 12 American Legion, traveling to Galion, lost 9-6 and 5-0 to Galion Post 243. In game one, Jon Burger struggled in the third and eighth innings as Galion pulled ahead then held on after Elyria tied in the seventh. Joe Caputo sparked a three run rally with a triple. Game two featured Elyria no runs and no hits against John Miller, who went the distance for the shutout. Elyria falls to 5-4 in league play and 15-11 overall. next host Mansfield at Ely Stadium 6:30 p.m.
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Elyria
Dan Merrell
Snetta
Strongsville
Elyria American Legion Post No. 12
Galion
Galion American Legion Post No. 243
Jon Burger
Joe Caputo
Burger
Elyrians
Ion
John Miller
Mansfield
Ely Stadium
Out-of-towners lead at Dragbike ProAm Nationals West Salem
Bikers from beyond the region dominated action at Dragway 42 as Marion Owens Tulsa-Oklahoma City Harley rider set a Top Fuel mark of 179 mph in 8.09 seconds. Sonny Michalowski from Syracuse won Super Eliminator in 8.89 seconds at 151 mph. Marv Jorgenson Minneapolis Kawasaki won Pro Stock with 140 mph in 9.68. Larry Music Norfolk Virginia Kawasaki ran 9.32 at 147 mph to take Pro Comp. Nick Iarussi Maple Heights Ohio swept Pro Gas in a 9.99 run in a 1955 Chevy. Other brackets listed with riders and times.
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West Salem
Marion Owens
Oklahoma City
Owens
Sonny Michalowski
Syracuse
Mary Jorgenson
Larry Music
Norfolk
Oklahoma
Harley Davidson
Marv Jorgenson
Minneapolis
Kawasaki
Steve Gorrell
Richmond
Harvey Geiger Jr
Corriganville
Suzuki
Tim Strickler
Mansfield
Paul Shaffer
Columbus
Yamaha
Unser claims Schaefer 500 at Pocono in dramatic victory
Al Unser won the Schaefer 500 at Pocono to claim a pay day near 386000 across the Indy 500 and Schaefer events. He discussed buying another Lola customer car for 100000, the need for a second car, and the strain on his crew after crashes at Texas and Mosport.
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AL Unser
Long Pond
Jerry Garrett
Mount Pocono, Pa
Unser
Texas
Mosport
Indianapolis
Texas World Speedway
Ontario
Milwaukee
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