Summit Point Speedway to Host SCCA Regional Racers this Weekend
Summit Point Speedway this weekend features non spectator SCCA regional and area championship racing with drivers chasing points toward the overall title. Next week road racing motorcycles join AA MR events while stock car action continues, with Armel and Franklin prominent in local wins and a bounty on non Chevy contenders at Hagerstown and Winchester tracks.
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Summit Point
American Association of Motorcycle
Buddy Armel
Winchester Speedway
Lee Stultz
Lee
Armel
Louie Franklin
Franklin
Nalley
Nininger
Fanning
Hagerstown Raceway
Maryland
Winchester
Ford
Plymouth
Chisox Edge Birds in 2-1 Win After Slump Breakthrough
Chicago’s Bill Melton and Dean Chance snapped out of long slumps with key hits in a 2-1 Chicago White Sox win over Baltimore. Detroit and New York also won as division races tighten. Yankees beat California 8-3 while Washington topped Milwaukee 4-2.
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Associated Press
Bill Melton
Dean Chance
Melton
Chance
Chicago
White Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Cleveland Indians
Minnesota Twins
Detroit
Kansas City
Orioles
California
New York Yankees
Twins
Boston
Oakland
Washington
Milwaukee
Don Wert
Mickey Stanley
Horace Clarke
Roy White
Thurman Munson
Yankees
Angels
Ray Culp
Diego Segui
George Thomas
Frank Howard
Mike Epstein
Lew Krausse
Dick Bosman
Pepitone Joins Cubs in $20,000 Deal
The Chicago Cubs acquire Joe Pepitone from the Houston Astros for a $20,000 waiver fee. Pepitone, 29, will join the pennant-contending Cubs in Cincinnati Friday. He has a history of suspensions and fines, with past stints in New York and Houston. Renowned figures Leo Durocher and Ron Santo praise the move and Pepitone’s potential impact in center field.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Houston Astros
Joe Pepitone
Pepitone
Cubs
Cincinnati
Astros
New York
New York Yankees
Yankees
Houston
Curt Blefary
Joe
Harry Walker
Leo Durocher
Wellcome
Ron Santo
Cub
Area Sports Schedule For A Busy Weekend
A dense list of Thursday through Sunday sports events across local leagues. Highlights include Shenandoah Downs horse racing at 7:15 p.m. and church league softball games at Bodie Grim Field and Preston Field with multiple matchups. Also listed are teen league baseball at Rouss Park and city league exhibitions and Sunday Apple Valley League games featuring Stephens City Boyce Woodstock and Star Tannery Gore.
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Shenandoah Downs
Preston Field
First Presbyterian
Market Street
Fairview
Wesley Methodist
Braddock Street
Grace Bible Bodie Grim
Sunnyside
Valley Avenue
Brucetown
First Brethren
North Frederick
Lutheran Teen
Rouss Park
Northside
Lamar Sloan
Business and Industrial League
Rubbermaid Office
Crown Cork
Rubbermaid Plant
Minnesota Mining
Winchester Mobile Homes
Shenandoah’s
Pride Church
Bodie Grim
First Baptist
Burnt Factory
North Frederick City
Buckley-Lages
Phillips
Nichols
Godfrey
Poe Olds
Legion Girl’s
Mr Lady
TAC
Stephens City
Mt. Falls
Boyce
Strasburg
Woodstock
Middletown
Star Tannery
Gore
Major League Standings and Wednesday Results
Major League standings are listed with American League East and West divisions led by Baltimore Detroit Minnesota and California. Wednesday results show Boston 4 Oakland 9 New York 8 California 3 Washington 4 Milwaukee 2 Chicago 2 Baltimore 10 Detroit 3 Cleveland 9 Minnesota 6. Today's games include Boston at California and Detroit at Minnesota among others.
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L. Pet. G.B. Baltimore
Detroit
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Wash
Minnesota
California
Oakland
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Chicago
Washington
Baltimore
Nagy
Cal
Hunter
Brunet
Pattin
Johnson
McLain
Perry
Horgan
Pittsburgh
Philaphia
Montreal
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Atlanta
San Fran
Houston
San Diego
Philadelphia
Iain
San Francisco
Foster
McGinn
Griffin
Jenkins
Reuss
Niekro
Veale
Cloningéer
Cut the Deck To Run Tonight At Shenandoah Downs
Cut The Deck heads an eight horse field in the Halltown Purse at Shenandoah Downs with post time 7 15. The 5 year old carries 110 pounds driven by William R Lewis in a bid to repeat after moving from Maryland tracks and a June upset. Cinepac leads the opposition carrying 121 with Philip Grove aboard as the other listed runners include Captain Slocum Trojan's Broom Family Trouble Roman Victor Gluck and In-Clava-Tator.
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Green Acres
Rivera
Keith
Colleen
Addesa
Sam
Grove
Cape
Middle Valley
Gustines
Calvary Cross
Cetlege
Cannon
Johnston
Agip
Miacomet
Louviere
Dean Tam
F. Kratz
Captain Slocum
Buddy
Trojan
Broom
Ballenger
Moe
Family Trouble
Roman Victor
Gluck
Worley
Vasil
Lewis
Byra
Warketta
Derry
Eddy
Paddy
Thornton
Joe Manzo
Bisby
Myers
Socks
Oliver
Novelist
Horn
Jeffrey
Sunday Sada
Roberts
Peters
Cooperate
Daigo
Santa
Freshman
Tulgaric
Brickyard Joe
Bowcut
Clifford
Po’ Lil Chappie
Magic Move
Robison
Depalo
Sun Eye
Little Toe
Charisma
Parade Dancer
Diedo Steel
Monge
Mr. F.A. Sr
Wilson
Cellege
Lord Saybrook
Kathy Gray
Brandish
Llanthomas
Hedge
Sgiflett
Dizzys Boy
Attitude
Annee
Unk
Amy Q
Sugar Mama
Skip Amour
Sheppard
Dream Flight
Johnson
May Tarde
Impaction
Vickie
Bunny
Bright
College
Miss Dee Dee
Charles Town
W. Va
Lmstable
Crabeau
Maryland
Cinepac
Philip Grove
Trojan’s Broom
In-Clava- Tator
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Autocoast Company
Costa Mesa
Autocoast
Bonneville
Fred Marriott
Ormond Beach
Florida
Stanley
Ford Motor Company
Hagerstown
Old Dominion Dragway
Manassas
Dragway
Monrovia
Mason Dixon Dragway
W.va
Shenandoah
Industrial League
Nbr
Big Clary
Exacta
Big Drift
Sea Art
Relly
Mystic Victory
Moon Reflection
Shamba
Wings Protege
My Brothers
W-L Crown Cork
RM Office
RM Plant
Terry Industries
Midway
I Intertype
Jim Bouton
Randy Hundley
Hundley
Don Bryant
Bryant
Bouton
Handley
Ump
Lee Weiner
Mike Recht
Perry Engineering
Loan
Intertype
Renner Plumbing
WEFG
Phillips 66
Dave Pyles
Burton’s Ward Plaza
U.S. 11
Associated
William R. Lewis
Fury
Clarke County Motors
Berryville, Va
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