Desperado Vega builds for strip use in 1979 racing scene
Winchester builder Shelly Dawkins advances a Vega hatchback dubbed Desperado with a Don Hardy chassis and 14 by 32 inch Firestone slicks. Sponsored by H and H Performance Parts, built by Bo Combs and Dawkins, aiming for 10 second ETs in super pro class at 75 80 Drag o Way Frederick Md Mason Dixon Dragway Hagerstown Md and Budds Creek strip. Dawkins targets race readiness by March while other drivers plan varied schedules around Winchester Speedway and Western Maryland tracks.
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Shelly Dawkins
Winchester
Frederick
Hagerstown
Budds Creek
Dawkins
Denny Bonebrake
Bonebrake
Winchester Speedway
Richard
Zervakis
Jennerstown
Pennsylvania
Denny
Lincoln
Gervantes Retains Title In 15 Round Decision
Gervantes using a painful left hand and 16 prior title fights defeats Montilla in a unanimous decision over 15 rounds to keep his championship.
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Garden
Gervantes
Montilla
Lafleur Tops NHL All Star Balloting in New York
Guy Lafleur led all players with 176,706 votes in fan balloting and will join Montreal teammates Larry Robinson and Steve Shutt in the starting lineup for a three game series against the Soviet national team in New York. Shutt may miss action due to a broken wrist. Denis Potvin starts on defense after a shoulder separation.
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NEW York
Guy Lafleur
Montreal
Larry Robinson
Steve Shutt
Shutt
Bobby Clarke
Philadelphia Flyers
Lafleur
Robinson
Denis Potvin
New York Islanders
Potvin
New York Rangers
Virginia Tech Players Arrested After Alleged Attack
Virginia Tech sophomore quarterback James Simpson III and a teammate were arrested after an alleged attack. The incident involved three students and a group of five players riding in an automobile during the night of the assault.
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R.e.ayler
Strasburg Jayvees
Spartans
Doug Henson
Jonnie Nicely
Roy Curtis
Ayler
Williamsport
James Simpson III
Virginia Tech
John Walsh
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Jessica Sullivan
Dawkins Building
Pro Strip Vega
Hoppers Auto Club
Harold Buckman
Mitchell Heironimus
Glenn Welsh
Daryn Clevenger
Sargeant- At-arms
Tim Lineweaver
Norman Bayliss
Walter Patterson
Ruckman
Bayliss
Monte Hounshell
Stewart Bell Jr
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
S. Roger Koontz
Winchester Rescue Squad
James Carwile
Don Fiddler
Roanoke
Ted Morgan
Helen Burkett
Point Fund
Martinsville Speedway
Nascar
H. Clay Earles
Foyt
Daytona Beach
Fla
A. J. Foyt
Daytona International Speedway
Buick
Oldsmobile
Fayt
Ron Puryear
Mario Andretti
Darrell Waltrip
Donnie Allison
Joe Millikan
Daytona
Millikan
Iloan
Morgan Shepherd
Eden
N.C
L.D. Ottinger
Shepherd
Martinsville
Mike Riley
Tommy Rigins
Jacksonville
Mike Porter
Princeton
W. Va
Glenn Jarrett
Conover
Ned Jarrett
Joey Michall
Baltimore
Connie Saylor
Johnson City
Tenn
A.C. York
Powell
David Rogers
Orlando
Gene Clover
Kingsport
Buddy Byles
Waltrip
Carrera Racing
Goodyear
McCreary
Holley
Joehuck
Union
Heany Industries
Frankland
Manley Performance
SK Tools
Colombia
Cervantes
Antonio
Kid Pambelo
Aylor
Strasburg
Marty Stickles
Robert Dove
Jackie Troxell
Dale Drummond
Paul Friga
Brad Keplinger
Mike Stickles
Joe Harter
Billy McDonnell
John Gregg
Dennis Ryman
Randy Dove
Keith Johnson
Tony Price
Wayne Sampson
Jeanie Nicely
Willy Baker
Brian Legge
Greg Peer
Todd Kettlewell
Greg Smith
Jeff Chamberlain
John Hilghman
Mike Taylor
Brian Keeler
Ul- Pat Grim
Daniel Morgan Tops
Johnson-Williams
Daniel Morgan
Johnson- Williams
Mike Curry
Riflemen
Vincent Finley
Curtis Clarke
Chuck Rinker
Cougars
NHL
Tony Esposito
Chicago Black Hawks
Henry W. Block
H&r Block
S. Loudoun ST. Winchester
Valley Ave
E. Main ST
Berryville
Blacksburg, Va
Sale Brooks
Villanove
Vantage
World
EPA
America
Cas
Gwacters & WC
St Tom Spm
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