Mears Falls Short In Closest Indy 500 Finish
Rick Mears, from Bakersfield California, paced the Speedways all month but the clock ran out as he challenged winner Gordon Johncock in the closest 500 mile race. Mears blamed final laps turbulence and a late pit incident for his second place, noting one more lap could have altered the outcome.
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Memorial Day Soccer Tournament ends with eight champions named
Sunday’s second annual Memorial Day Tourney at Elyria Christian Academy and Church of the Open Door completed 28 games across seven age groups. Champions will be crowned today as Greater Elyria Soccer Association along with Totem Pole Sports and Kasper Foundry sponsor the event.
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Dark Sunday at Lorain Speedway Cancellation
Auto racing at Lorain County Speedway was cancelled due to wet muddy ground. Racing will resume next Sunday at the regular starting time.
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Lorain County Speedway
Aggressive Sixers Top Lakers 110 94 To Tie Series
Philadelphia 76ers dominated the boards and stifled Norm Nixon as Maurice Cheeks limited Nixon to 6 points. Julius Erving led with 24 points and 14 rebounds, while the Sixers outrebounded 52-39 and pulled 20 offensive boards for 23 points to even the NBA championship series at 1-1 with Games 3 and 4 in Los Angeles looming.
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Indy 500 speeds fall short of new record mark
Gordon Johncock wins the 66th Indy 500 at 162.026 mph but fails to break Mark Donohue’s 1972 record of 162.962 mph. The race features a narrow 0.16 second margin over pole sitter Rick Mears amid many yellow flags and a 45 minute red flag delay from a four-car crash including Kevin Cogan. AJ Foyt sets opening lap speeds above 194 mph with multiple intermediate records before the cautions seal Donohue’s decade-old standard for another year.
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al Unser
Tony Bettenhausen
Penske
Kevin Cogan
Nicklaus Net Golf Earnings Reach 33.76 Million by 1981
Through the 1981 season Jack Nicklaus has amassed thirty three million seven hundred fifty nine thousand four hundred twenty six dollars in official golf winnings.
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Jack Nicklaus
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