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                                                                                                                                                                             *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Gloor is in the process of lining up what will be that track’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           BY CLYDE BOLTON, News sports writer
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Briefly ...                                                                                                                                          final Grand National date . . . Gloor hopes for an early-June

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The Automobile Racing Club of America may move its                                                                                                    100-miler, and he realizes that any further Grand Nationals at
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   headquarters from Toledo, Ohio, to Birmingham, Anniston or                                                                                                     his track would be paled by AIMS ... He also hopes for a


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Talladega when Alabama Motor Speedway is completed.                                                                                                            Grand Touring race in July or August.




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Bill France, the man building the track, is                                                                                                                   Bobby Allison may not know it, but he can thank
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   trying to talk his old friend John Marcum, boss                                                                                                               Montgomery International Speedway general manager Bob                                                                                                                                   •V.           &


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                                                                                                                                                                            yC                                                                                     of ARCA, into coming South to enjoy the waters                                                                                                                Hannon for his victory over Richard Petty in last Sunday’s
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                                                                                                                                                                                                   ’’ ■ •  V.                                                      of Lake Logan Martin . . . ARCA still would                                                                                                                   Grand National . . . When confusion developed over getting
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   headquarters would '-move.                                                                                                                                    bolted out of the judge’s stand and directed it himself . . . The                                                                                                                      TOM           GLOOR


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  green flag came out two laps before the end of the race and                                                                                                                       .. . Last GN race
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Rumors persist that Chrysler will try to
                                                                                                                                                                                                           • •••••                                                                                                                                                                                                                Allison passed Richard Petty on the last lap to win . . .
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                                                                                                                                                 • •                                                                                                               take up some of the slack of Richard Petty’s
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   switch to Ford by hiring Ford’s Donnie Allison
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   . . . “They haven’t talked to me about it, but                                                                                 BOLTON
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           HARMON, INCIDENTALLY, dropped a ton of money on
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  they’ve said things to other people,” Allison said.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  the Grand National, which was twice rained out and finally run
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Local cadet drivers Windle Morgan, Wayne Ferguson,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 >                                                                                                                                                                                                on a bitter cold day.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   (harlie Brown and Ralph Lewis are being advanced by                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        _ leld Overt

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   NASCAR to the sportsman ranks for next season.                                                                                                                          The local sportsman circuit may see a Plymouth in some
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             v.v.:-:-:-:-                                                                                                                                                                         races next year . . . Bobby Allison hopes to field a Plymouth
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            CHARLOTTE MOTOR Speedway in its year-end statement
                                                          w           fit ■:s                                                                                                                              a                                                      announced a gross income of $943,431 for 1968 with well over                                                                                                    . . . It would be nice since the situation has boiled down to a                                                                                                                                The




                                                                                                                                                                                                                          * j                                                                                                                                                                                                     Ford-Chevy show.                                                                                                                                                         Royal Hawaiian
                                                                 >y.                                                                                                                                                                                              half of it being put back into the track through purse or the
                                                          lilli                 ■IF                                                                                                                            1                                                  improvement program.                                                                                                                                                      ONE LOCAL Ford dealer isn’t happy over Ford signing                                                                                                                            Review

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                                  5SX-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Richard Petty . . “Now if he doesn’t win big, what are the                                                                                                                                       WITH
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Darlington Raceway will get a $100,000 facelifting prior to
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                                                        BIRMINGHAM GOLF ASSOCIATION’S OFFICIAL FAMILY                                                                                                                                                             the May 10 Rebel 400 .. . Included are complete resurfacing                                                                                                     people going to say?” he argues . . . What they will say, of


                                                      •.. Seated, Falkner, Dwyer. Standing, Griffis, Wilkinson, Coxe                                                                                                                                              and a new press box.                                                                                                                                            course, is that Plymouth was responsible for Petty’s amazing                                                                                                                      Great Fire Dancer

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  success.                                                                                                                                                                        four lovely



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           TICKETS FOR the Sept. 14 NASCAR Grand National                                                                                                                   The new “Talladega” Ford model will be nicknamed, quite                                                                                                                  hula maidens
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  500-miler, the Oct. 25 Suortsman 250-miler and the Oct. 26                                                                                                      naturally, the Model T . . . Cale Yarborough is in Vietnam and                                                                                                                  ADRIAN
                                                                                                                                                                          I                                       ■  • ••••••••••••••a.                           ARCA 500-miler at Alabama International Speedway will go on                                                                                                     Thailand touring U. S. service installations for the Department                                                                                                                    Voice of Paradise
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  sale in January.                                                                                                                                                of Defense.                                                                                                                                                                      THE PRINCE'S




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            AIMS, it turns out, will be a 2.6-mile track rather than a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             MUSICIANS


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2.5-layout . . . That makes it a 10th of a mile longer than                                                                                                               DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL Speedway Corp., which


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Daytona and Indianapolis . . • Donnie Allison, who recently hit                                                                                                  operates the track at Daytona and Alabama International                                                                                                                                 Dinners
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  191 miles an hour in a 1968 Ford in tire tests at Daytona, says                                                                                                  Motor Speedway, has changed its name to International


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  speeds in September at AIMS will top 200 miles an hour                                                                                                           Speedway Corp. . . . Top 10 in Grand National standings as                                                                                                                NO      COVER              NO MINIMUM
                       into sixth                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 He guessed it will take 195 to win the pole at Daytona in                                                                                                        they rest until the Jan. 19 Riverside 500 are:                                                                                                                  I                                 * * • ■




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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Richard Petty, 149; James Hylton, 144; John Sears, 137;


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Neil Castles, 134; Henley Gray, 127; Ben Arnold, 126; Elmo
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           MANY OF the local modified drivers are competing in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  5th Ave. at 20th S             I
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                122; Bobby Isaac, 115; Bobby
                                                                                                 NeWS sports writer                                                                                                     >•••••» •      .  _   A A ■ I                                                                                                                                                                    al        Langley, 124; Cecil Gordon, 122; Bobby Isaac, 115; Bobby                                                                                                             <           • • ■■ *
                                                                                                                                                                                            •••                         »•• •                  >••••••            race at Pensacola today . • • It’s a 100-lapper paying                                                                                                 a
             .c4n.l00k tack on five                                                                                     to‘° its sixth yCar’                                                                                                                      whopping $5,500 purse with $1,000 to win.                                                                                                              s         Allison, 114.



                       A new set                                                                                                                                                Big Eight                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Nagle wins Aussie

               golfers through what'Vromfse^Mt.7 3t the helm to 8uide 0,6                                                                                                                                                                                                  Look for a major development in the NASCAR point fund                                                                                                                                                                                         rgl The Cambridge Shop

                                                                                                                                                                                     (Not including Saturday games)                                              next season . . . Rumors are that the Grand National
                       Francis Dwyer                                              “ ‘° another banner year.                                                                   TEAM                                       Overall League                                                                                                                                                                                             tourney by stroke
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     W-L              W-L         champion will be a rich man r°m s share of the point fund                                                                                                          AUCKLAND, New Zealand (J1)
              Prestdent. succeeding L 7(2’. v°™try Club) the new                                                                                                                1.Woodlawn ....                                       . 5-0           3-0        alone . . . “We’re not in a posit on to make any announce­                                                                                                            Kel Nagle, veteran Australi­
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                       Ralph Falkner rcL .                                                    * VeStaV‘a C°Untty Cluh-                                                       4. Ramsay ..........                                     . 2-2           2-1        ment,” said NASCAR president Bill France Saturday . . . “We                                                                                                       an, won the $5,600 internation­                                                      ^,s                                                                               of «> <««
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              Rodent; Barry c„xe XXFbXT c“) " Vi“                                                                                                                                  Phillips ............                              . 1-2           1-2        hope to make an announcement betore the first of the year. If                                                                                                     al golf tournament over the
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                                                                                                                                                                             8. Banks ................                                 . 1-3          0-3        this thing develops all divisions uld receive considerable                                                                                                        surburban Grange course
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                                        “                                    “s* tt" z                                                                                       TEAM                                       Games           334        Ave.           money.”                                             International Raceway president Tom                                                                          Saturday by a single stroke.                                                            Jantzen Sweaters_
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                                                   “------ L secretary, with Grims                                                                                           1. Woodlawn ...................  5                                                            BIRMINGHAM                                                                                                                                                   Nagle began the final round
                                                                                                                                                                             2. west End ....................  5                        326         65.2
                                                                                                                                                                             3. Ramsay ............ .......... 4                       251          62.8                                                                                                                                                                           with a five-stroke edge but
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