Wrecks mar opening night at Lorain County Speedway
Lorain County Speedway opened amid wrecks and delays as Dave Shullick won the supermodified feature and Dan Shullick set a track dash record in South Amherst while Mike Fontana of Cleveland took the stock car feature. Zipay led early in the supermodified heats. Olexen, Lavati and Harrison chased, with Shullick overtaking to lead by lap three. In stock cars, Fontana toppled Adams late to claim the checkered with Cather third, amid a chaotic night featuring multiple crashes and a high-speed dash for the front.
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South Amherst
Lorain County Speedway
Lorain
Dave Shulhick
Mike Fontana
Cleveland
Jim Bodnar
Mile
Dave Shullick
Les Olexen
Billipay
Zipay
Shullick
North
Olmsted
Tony Lavatl
Carl Harrison
Harrison
Lavall
Olexen
Lavati
LCS
Dan Shullick
Dave
Lovasso
Terry Stineman
Stineman
Elyria
George Miles
Rich Owens
Adams
Fontana
Derk Sargent
Sargent
Shulick
Fele
Ron Cather
Cather
Amherst
Don Hartline
Akron
Jeff Hooker
Dash — Shullick
Hooker Dartline
Virgil Davison
Bobby Brown
Willis Linton
Jim Sovasso
Rusty Adams
Jim Kidd
Davison
Ben Clement
Tom Shuster
Gene
Coco" Adams Lorain
Elyna
Hart wins at Cloverleaf Speedway stock car feature
Hart drove his Chevelle to win the Cloverleaf Speedway stock car feature yesterday ahead of Akron’s Dave Heycyk and Cleveland’s Mike Fontana. Fontana won Saturday’s feature at Lorain County Speedway, while Cleveland’s Sam DeCapite led qualifying. Joe Van Donlen of Twinsburg won the spectator stock feature.
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Sandusky
Wild Bull
Hart
Cloverleaf Speedway
Akron
Dave Heycyk
Cleveland
Mike Fontana
Lorain County Speedway
Sam DeCapite
Joe van Donlen
Twinsburg
Woosterman sweeps again at Dragway 42 in 42 season
Ken Biddle claimed his third straight Super Street Eliminator win at Dragway 42 amid a 59 car field, posting a 14.62 in his Chevy Monte. Bowman repeated in Ron Tuff Eliminator with 11.78 in Willeys Undertaker. Al Covey won Bike Eliminator at 112.21 on a Kawasaki. Irvin Raines led Run Turf Eliminator with 11.81 in a Dodge. Sam Ayres dominated Street Eliminator with 15.04, and Vern piloted the Rocket Car to a 10.93 in a Camaro.
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Wooster
Ken Biddle
Dragway 42
Biddle
West Salem
Monte Bowman
Ron Tuff
Ashland
Undertaker
al Covey
Lakewood
Thompson Drag Raceway
Irvin Raines
Cleveland
Northfield
Sam Ayres
Tim Campbell
Euclid
Vern
Pocono proves nearly Indy level in UPI reports
Brian Redman dismissed Indy status as higher and won the Formula 5000 championship at Pocono, beating Danny Ongais who spun early. Hurley Haywood won a Trans-Am portion of the doubleheader, with Al Holbert second. Redman earned 17,500 dollars, averaging 123.437 mph. Haywood took 2,000 dollars. Verni Schuppan and Randy Lewis followed in the field.
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Long Pond. Pa
UPI
Brian Reitman
Pocono International Raceway
Johnny) Rutherford
Redman
Danny Ongais
Mario Andretti
al Unser
Indianapolis
Sored
Pocono
Ongais
Costa Mesa
Calif
Hurley Haywood
Jacksonville
Fla
al Holbert
Warrington
England
Verni Schuppan
Santa Ana
Dan Gurney
Randy Lewis
Los Altos
Sam Posey
Haywood
Cavaliers Fight with Turnovers in Celtics Victory
Cavaliers lose to the Celtics 89-85 as Cleveland commits 24 turnovers. Coach Bill Fitch critiqued his team’s reluctance to shoot and vowed to rebound at home. Boston tightens defense with a full court press after a third-quarter surge led by Havlicek and White.
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Snyder
Cleveland
Boston
Tommy Heinsohn
Heinsohn
Cavs
Celtics
Cowens
Havlicek
Jo Jo White
Silas
Cavaliers
Bill Fitch
Fitch
Janet Guthrie hopeful for third try at Indianapolis 500 rookie test
INDIANAPOLIS UPI Janet Guthrie seeks a third attempt today to pass the rookie test for the Indianapolis 500 as rain and mechanical troubles hampered her and teammate Dick Simon during weekend practice. Former winners Rutherford and Foyt posted speeds above 187 mph while others clocked around 184 mph as practice continued. Baltimore Colts select Purdue tackle Ken Novak in first round of the 1976 NFL draft to bolster defensive line.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Janet Guthrie
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Guthrie
Rolla Vollstedt
Dick Simon
Simon
Johnny Rutherford
A.J. Foyt
Tom Binford
Rutherford
Fayt
Gordon Johncock
Maria Andretti
Wally Dallenbach
Tom Sneva
Baltimore
Baltimore Colts
National Football League
Irf
Ken Novak
Purdue
Borg Vilas clash overshadows friendship in final
In Dallas, tennis rivals Bjorn Borg and Guillermo Vilas faced off in a high stakes net duel. Borg, who turns 20 next month, said friendship fades under prize money as he pursued a Wimbledon or Forest Hills win, while Ola Mills from Olmsted Falls signed with Denison and stood out as a leading scorer and assist leader for his team.
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Dallas
UPI
Sjom Borg
Guillermo Vilas
Borg
Craig Mills
Denison
Olmsted Falls
Ohio Athletic Conference
Denison Mills
Bulldogs
John Dickerson
Mills
Ohio
Lorain Catholic
Wimbledon
Forest Hills
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Flouhouse Too
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Mark Paulus
Mike Bommer
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Arthur Cletzer
Royalton
Columbia Staton
Tom Williams
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Ridgeville
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ED Brown
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LaGrange
Robert Holtkamp
Indian Hotlow Rd
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Charlie Scott
Thurmond
Dave Cowens
Suffolk Downs
Richard Donovan Hay
Janet
Terry Murello
Lakeland
Murello
J.es
North Ridgeville
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Goodyear
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Midmay Moll Btyd
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