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       NASCAR Grand National Championship
       THROUGH HICKORY, N.C., APRIL 6: 1 - Richard Petty, 971; 2 - David   Isaac Dodges To Hickory Win
       Pearson, 967; 3 - James Hylton, 828; 4 - Neil Castles, 802; 5 - Elmo Langley,
       724; 6 - Henley Gray, 706; 7 - Bobby Isaac, 705; 8 - John Sears, 685; 9 -
       Bobby Allison, 653; 10 - Cale Yarborough, 557; 11 - Wendell Scott, 546; 12 -
       Dave Marcis, 545.                                                                           The stop for fuel and tires  a Grand National record. Two years
                                                                   (Continued from page 1)
                                                                  The two-time Grand National  occurred on the 116th lap during a  ago, Darel Dieringer, now retired,
       NASCAR Manufacturers Championship                           champion was not injured,  caution of five laps required for an  led every lap of a 250-miler at
                                                                   however.                      emergency vehicle to leave the  North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway.
       THROUGH HICKORY, N.C., APRIL 6: 1 - Ford, 79; 2 - Dodge, 68; 3 -
       Plymouth, 21,; 4 - Mercury, 12; 5 - Chevrolet, 1.             A native of nearby Catawba, who  infield area.               After 100 laps, Isaac lapped the
                                                                   began racing on this track back in   Isaac would have broken the race  field and, after taking on new
                                                                   1954 before it was paved, but who  record of 80.357mph set last fall by  rubber, made it two laps shortly
                                                                   had never won, Isaac made only  Pearson had it not been for the  after the 200-lap mark.
                                                                   one pit stop in his Dodge prepared  final caution slowdown.    Pearson made one stop under
                                                                   by Harry Hyde and sponsored by   Isaac dominated the race, though  caution to cool an overheating
                                                                   K&K Insurance of Fort Wayne, Ind. the fact that he led every lap is not  engine which plagued his car most
                                                                                                                                of the race.
                                                                                                                                  Isaac received $1700 of the
                                                                   More on:                                                     $11,000 purse, richest ever posted
                                                                     Isaac Victory                  Charlie Sticks              for a 100-mile Grand National race
                                                                                                                                and Petty, who continues to
                                                                                                                                experience handling problems with
                                                                                                    To Decision
                                                                     At Columbia                  — Charlie Glotzbach, driver of   his Ford, collected $1200.
                                                                                                    CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 7
                                                                                                                                  Wisconsin driver Dave Marcis, a
                                                                                                  Cotton Owen’s Dodge Charger,   newcomer to the NASCAR circuit,
                                                                   (Continued from page 1)        is sticking with his decision to   finished fourth in a 1969 Dodge,
                                                                   one lap. Taking control again on lap   quit NASCAR racing.   six laps behind Isaac.
                                                                   167, he won easily with better than   Here today for tire tests, a   Independents G.C. Spencer and
                                                                   a half-lap margin of victory over   commitment he made prior to   Neil Castles, in Plymouths,
                                                                   second-place finisher David Pearson   the Atlanta 5 00 where he   captured fifth and sixth spots, in
                                                                   in a ’69 Ford and ran away from   announced he was “fed up with   order, while Jabe Thomas, also in a
                                                                   third-place Petty, also in a ’69   NASCAR” and was quiting   Plymouth; Dub Simpson in a Ford;
                                                                   Ford, by more than a full lap.  racing, Glotzbach said he hasn’t   E.J. Trivette in a Chevelle and J.D.
                                                                     A capacity crowd of more than   changed his mind.          McDuffie, Buick, completed the
                                                                   8000 spectators soon realized that   He lashed out at NASCAR   top 10.
                                                                   if the bright orange Charger held   officiating after he was   The field was limited to the
                                                                   together, the remainder of the field   blackflagged for running over his   fastest 20 cars. Isaac won the pole
                                                                   would have to be content to race   jack in a pit stop. He had the   with a non-record dash of
                                                                   for second through 25th place. The   pole position for the 500-miler   85.67mph to nose out Dodge driver
                                                                   Dodge held together and the only   and retired from the race with a   James Hylton. Hylton’s car, victim
                                                                   remaining interest was in the battle   faulty distributor after 142 laps.   of a faulty carburetor, was one of
                                                                   between Pearson and Petty for    The next race believed to be   the five cars that was not running at
                                                     W             second and third spots.        on Owens’ schedule is at North   the finish of the race. He lasted 88
                                                                     James Hylton in a ’67 Dodge   Wilkesboro, N.C., April 20,   laps.
                                                                   Charger, finished in fourth place   which could indicate if    Three caution slowdowns of 19
                                                                   while Sears in a ’67 Ford captured   Glotzbach will hold to his   laps cut into the speed, but
                                                                   fifth.                         decision.                     Pearson’s was the only major
                                                                     Rounding out the top 10 were                               accident.
                                                                   Elmo Langley in a Ford; Neil
                                                                   Thomas, Plymouth. Thomas  Auto Mechanics                     NATIONAL STOCK CAR RACE,
                                                                   Castles, Plymouth; Earl Brooks and                           HICKORY 250, NASCAR GRAND
                                                                   Dick Johnson in Fords; and Jabe
                                                                                                                                HICKORY SPEEDWAY, HICKORY,
                                  Wk                                                                                            N.C., APRIL 6
       Bobby Isaac has reason to   smile after scoring his first victory of two over the   survived two spin-outs that ruined     FINISHERS: 1 - Bobby Isaac, ’69
       weekend at Columbia, S.C. . He was driving the K&K Insurance Dodge Charger.   his chances for a larger share of the      Dodge, 250 laps or 100 miles in 1:15.52
                                             (Dave Underwood photo)  $8100 purse.                Contest In June                for an average speed of 79.09mph; 2 -
                                                                                                                                Richard Petty, ’69 Ford, 248 laps; 3 -
                                                                     Isaac took home $1000                                      David Pearson, ’69 Ford, 245, not
     North Carolina Senator Sponsors                               first-place money and posted his   Plymouth Trouble Shooting   running at finish; 4 - Dave Marcis, ’69
                                                                                                   DETROIT, April 8 - The
                                                                                                                                Dodge, 244; 5 - G.C. Spencer, ’67
                                                                   second Grand National victory of
                                                                                                                                Plymouth, 243; 6 - Neil Castles, ’69
                                                                   the season. The Catawba, N.C.,   Contest national finals have been   Plymouth, 243; 7 - Jabe Thomas, ’69
                                                                   driver won a 125-mile race at   set for June 16-18, Glenn E. White,  Plymouth, 237; 8 - Ben Arnold/Dub
                                  Mllltlftl Dill                   Davtona nrior to the Davtona SOO                             Simpson, ’68 Ford, 236; 9 - E.J.
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