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pri*e muiiey. The only GN drivers who lined previous finish was fourth at i There were seven caution
fe Casting a shadow over the first up for Sunday’s Talladega 500 Rockingham, N.C. where he won lights for 32 laps, the final coming
L Grand National ...race ever run at $2,600,
on the 168th lap when Coo Coo
I the gigantic $6 million racing Final list... The car Brickhouse drove to Martin blew coming down the
F plant 12 miles north ofthisTalla- TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) —The order victory at an average of 153.778 .front straight. This allowed
L dega County town before the green of finish in Sunday’s Talladega 500 stock, miles per hour (exceeding 190 Brickhouse, who was trailing
car race with money won:
f flag waved was an announced boy- 1. Richard Brickhouse, Rocky Point, miles per hour in a 12-lap sprint
Vandiver by a full lap at the
p cot of the event by the big-name N.C., Dodge, $25,000. to the finish line during which time, to close the gap. When
2. Jim Vandiver, Charlotte, N.C. Dodge,
L GN drivers. $12,400. he passes Jim Vandiver and the green flag came out, Brick­
This included all factory-back- $7,05p. caused the hair of Goodyear per- house shot the Daytona into first
3. Ramo Stott, Keokuk, Iowa, Dodge,
L/ ed drivers and most of the bet- 4. Bobby Isaac, Catawba, N. C„ Dodge, sonnel to stand on end) was a place and sprinted to the finish
ite ter-known independent drivers. $4,725. . spare for Chrysler drivers.
line despite plans prior to the
5. Richard Brooks, Spartanburg, S,C^
Richard Petty, president of the Plymouth, $3, SOO. Bearing the No. 99, it had been • race to hold speeds below the
H recently-formed Professional 6. Earl -Brooks. Lynchburg, Va., Ford, Glotzbach’s earlier in the week
ft Drivers Assn., made the an- $2,500. but the original pole-sitter 190 mark.
7. Jimmy Vaughn, Greenville, S.C., Ca­
:' nouncement late Saturday after maro, $2,000. changed to No. 88 because it hand­ Darel Dieringer, retired Grand
National driver who claimed
8. Billy Hagen, Lafayette, la., Cougar,
J several days of bickering over the $1,750. led better, leaving No. 99 as a seven victories and over $200,000
v condition of the track and the. 9. Tiny Lund, Cross, S.C., Ford, $1,675. spare. A Chrysler spokesman ■
in 10 years of racing, is now
V inability of Firestone and Good- 10. Coo Coo Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., said that No. 99 had been pro." a representative for Goodyear.
Cheveile, $1,600.
year companies to manufacture 11. Billy Ward, Talladega, Ala. Camaro, raised to Brickhouse earlier in Looking at the controversial
tires that would stand the strain. $1,550. the week if it wasn’t needed by any boycott from both sides of the
Following Petty’s lead were 12. Ernie Shaw; - Winston Salem, N.C., of the other factory drivers, but fence, Dieringer explained it this
Mustang, $1,500.
vice president Bobby Allison and 13. Amos Johnson, Raleigh, N.C., Camaro,
$1,450. never dreamed he would get it. way:
14. Bobby Flemming, Danville, Va;,,,. Ca- under the conditions that he did. “No one is trying to blame
maro, $1,400-' . < <v' Strangely, ^Brickhouse brought anyone for the action taken by
15.. Ben Arnold. Fairfield. Ala.* Camaro.
$1,375. a ’69 Dodge Charger to Talladega the drivers, but the track is in
16. Dr. Don Tarr, North Miami Beach, to race himself, but when he got such condition that tires will _ In victory lane . . .
Fla., Dodge, $1,350.
17. Frank Sessoms, Darlington, S,G,y the Daytona, Ramo Stott stepped last for only about six laps at
Camaro, $1,325. Into the Charger, No. 14, and speeds near 200 miles per hour. MISS HURST, BRICKH
18. Buck Baker, Charlotte, N.C. Fire­
bird, $1,300. drove it to the No. 3 position, M Every time they run a few
19. Dick Lawrence, Chesapeake, Va., worth $7,050. Vandiver, who had more laps on the track it gets METS, CUBS
Camaro, $1,275. driven only in Grand Touring worse. If.we had about a month
20. Dr, Wilbur Pickett, Daytona Beach,
Fla., Camaro, $1,250. races before Sunday, got $12,400 to work on building a tire to
21. Larry Boch, Mishawaka.. Ind,, Dart for his runnerup spot in Bobby take the high speeds, we could
$1,225. ' Braves reta
22- Stan Starr Jr., Madison, Tenn., Ca- Johns’ Charger. do it, provided the track re­
Grand Touring drivers and cars mained in the same condition.
1, Sports Editor marq, $1,200. completed Sunday’s field, with 1 ‘Howev er,_th^condition^ of^ the^
23. Richard Childress, Winston Salem,
.
N.C., Camaro, $1,175.
34. C. B. Gwyn, Marion, Va’., Cougar, many of them enjoying bigger track worsens each day.and there
$1,150.
85. Jim Hurtubise, North Tonawanda, pay days than at any time this is'~no way to'"tell from dav^to top as Astr
N.Y., Ford, $1,125. season on the GT tour. d^what to do to a tire.
26. Earl Canavan, Old Fort Jchhson, However.. Ken Rush, who won *AVg have ~f.r fed everything we
N.T., Javelin, $1,100. saw tr
27- Homer Newland, Detroit, Mich,/ Saturday’s ” ‘Bama 400, and know to do, including flying- in By The Associated Press
bodge, - $1,075. runnerup Wayne Andrews had de­ 20,000 new tires, there simply streak
38. T. C, Hunt, Atlanta, Ga., Camaro, The Atlanta Braves held onto maintair
$1,050, parted the speedway before the hasn’f been enough time for us first place in the National
29. Roy’ Tyner,- Lake View, S,C., Pontiac, announced driver boycot and to find out what kind -of tire is League West with a come-from- over tl
$1,025. ' * bowed t<
30. J, w; King, Oklahoma City, Okla., wasn’t aware of pro mote d-owner needed for the Alabama Inter­ behind 3-2 victory over Houston
Camaro, $1,000. Bill France’s statement that GT national Motor Speedway.” Sunday hut the a;- < 0 nings.
31- Harry Galley, Claremont, Ga»,.. Mus-. drivers would be eligible to enter. Yarbrough, winner of six major The ?
tang, $975. sion underwent some changes.
32. Doug Easton, Louisville, Ky., Mus­ Sunday’s race, run before an speedway races this year, said; Los Angeles moved into sec­ a 4-3 de
tang, $950. estimated 75,000 fans (heldbelow '‘There is a time when every, b Q )
33. '‘Neii Casties, Charlotte, N.C,, Dodge, ond place with a 3-1 triumph mana C
$925,- the predicted 100,000 by the PDA one has to use common sense, over San Diego while San Fran­ game c
34. Bob Burcham. Rossville, Ga., Ca- boycot) developed into a seven# and this is one of those times. pair 4 ■J O
rnaro, jdnn. '• cisco took over the third spot bv 128-8
//////////// 35. Al Straub, Louisville, Ky., Mustang, car race right from the start, We could go out there and run defeating Cincinnati 5-3. Both rt
$o75.
...... • • 36. Don Sch Isler, Anderson, Ind., Cougar, with Tarr, GT driver Tiny juund 175-200 miles per hour, but the the Dodgers and Giants—they gamsb t
•350. and youthful Richard Brooks, and fans would know we were faking. t trail Atlanta by IV2 games—and Elsev.
Avar-age J>peed, 153.778 mph. GN rookie who had never seen "The- track is not safe to ride ■ are separated themselves by io les, w
★ ★ ★ a GN race before this season. on speeds near 200 miles per one percentage point—passed title Sa
Tarr, the Miami physician fin­ hour with the tires now avail­ land 7
BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) — Over-ail or­ the Reds, who fell from second
der of finish and leading monev winners ished 16th in his 1967 Dodge able, but the tire compaines are to fourth. Washing
of the u.s. Auto Club Indianapolis cham­ not at fault because they have New Yc
pionship car races Sunday at the Donny- Charger; Lund, driving France’s In the NL East, the New York
brooke international Speedway.: . Ford and winner of a recent tried everything.” 5 Meis lost to Pittsburgh 5.3 and ton 3-2,
1. Dan Gurney, Santa Ana, Calif-, $8,705. Seattle
2. Gordon Johncock, Hastings, Mich,,
$4,900. Drubber
3. Mario Andretti, Nazareth, Pa., $2f73O« Hico
■4. Mark Donohue^ Media,. Pa., 'j of the
5. Al unser, Albuquerque, • $l,42Si».
6. George Folimer, Arcadia, Calif., $L the eig
282. past I
7. Mike Mosely, West Covina. Calif.,