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JANUARY 15, 1955 lIE START THE NEV YEM ,,"" '<"TitI:" tttw YEAR, WI: LOOK ,.ORWARD WI TH ENTHII- >CARES OF THE PAST YEAR BEHIND US. WHAT THE IIEXT,: ",IIOIITHS HOLD FOR US, NOBODY KNOWS, BUT ONE THING ISet_TAIII ••• THE RESULTS OF THIS YEAR VILL BE 110 BETTER THAN OUR E,.,.DRTS. EV£AV DRIVER, EVERY MECHAN- IC, CAR OWNER AIID EVERY OFFICIAl HA' All OIlLIGATIOII TO .'.flilEST AT ALL "fl •• AIIB TO" PlitHiiT THE I'IRSOWALApl'EAAANCE. VE HAVE THAT OBLIIIATION TO OUR ASSO- CIATES IN THIS GREAT SPORT OF MEN, AND TO THE FANS WHO SUP- PORT US IN THIS PROFESSION. EACH ONE OF US SHOULD AP- POINT OUR5ELVES A COMMITTEE OF ONE TO GIVE SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO OUR OWN APPEARANCE. AND TO SUGGEST TO OUR ASSOCIATES THAT THEY DO THE SAME. THERE IS 110 BETTER WAY TO CREATE ENTHUSIASM ON THE PART OF THE FAilS IN THE GRANDSTANDS THAN TO PRESENT WELL UNIFORMED DRIVERS AND PIT CREWS. AUTO RACIIIG IS A SPORT AND A COMPETITION ••• BUT IT IS ALSO A TYPE OF THEATRICAL PRESENTAT10N. THE SPEEDWAY IS THE STAGE AND THE COMPETITORS ARE THE ACTORS. LET'S ALL MAKE A RESOLUTION NOW TO DRESS UP AND PRE- SENT THE BEST APPEARAMCE AND BEST SHOW POSSIBLE AT EVERY RACING PROGRAM IN 195511 RUTHERFURD AND FIREBALL FILE FIRST ENTRIES THE FIRST EIITRIES FOR THE ANNUAL NASCAR SPEED WEEK AT DAYTONA BEACH; FLA. HAVE BEEN FI LED BY SPORT CAR CHAMPION JACK RUTHERFURD AND SPORTSMAN-HoDIFIED DRIVER GLENN 'F.IREBALL' ROBERTS. RUTHERFURD. WEALTHY WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. AND LONG ISLAND, N.Y. SPORTSNAN, TOOK HOME 'TOP HONORS IN THE S'PORT CAR SPEED TRIALS AT DAYTONA BEACH LAST YEAR, 136.03 MPH IN HIS FERRARI, TO WIN THE CHAMPION PLUG ;/ ;:;;RA:D THE FI R,':; I HAS W .' - r- ..... ... IIETTER 140 F£ItA'itl, MATES HE WI "L GET 138 MPH FROM THE HERCEDES. ROBERTS. "WHO I S A DAYTONA BEACH HONE TOWN PRODUCT. WI LL BE DRIYING FOR Bos F'SH OF THE FISH CARBURETOR CORP. ··t ROBERTS PLANS TO DRI VE THE Ml FORD COUPE I N THE 100-NI LE N .RAC.E ... FEBRUARY 25 AND THE NEW M3. A CADILLAC- '''\!'l!I" ,,' I N THE 125-MI LE HODI FI EO-SPORTSMAN GO TIll' . ' F'SH TO HAVE THREE ENTRIES IN EACH RACE. SPEED WEEK WILL GET UNDERWAY SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 20, WITH THE SPEED TRIALS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF TOM MCCAHILL SPEED TRIALS DIRECTOR. AND PAUL 'POPS' WHITEMAN AS SPORT CAR DIRECTOR. THE MEASURED MILE COURSE ON THE HARo-PACKED SANDS WILL liE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 25, FOR OFFICIALLY TIMED RUNS. THE ONLY REQUIREMENTS ARE NASCAR MEMBERSHIP ($10) AND THE $2 INSURAMCE PROTECTION FEE. EACH DRIVER WILL RECEIVE AN OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE, AND THOSE EXCEEDING lOO-MPH WILL BECOME MEMBERS OF THE DAYTONA BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CENTURY CLUB. THE EIGHT-DAY PROGRAM WILL COME TO A CONCLUSION SUN- DAY. FEBRUARV 27 VITH THE IIIG 16Q-MILE NASCAR GRAND NA- TIONAL CKAIIPIONSHIP CIRCUIT RACE ON THE 4.1-MILE BEACH COURSE. FULL DETAILS ABOUT WEEK CAN BE OBTAINED BY WRIT- IN& TO MASCAR NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN DAYTONA BEACH. TICKET INFORMATION AND PURCHASES MAY BE ADDRESSED TO BILL FRANCE RACING. INC:. 800 'lAIN STREET. DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. NEW RULE BOOKS NOW BEING PRINTED THE RULES FOR NASCAR RACING IN 1955 HAVE BEEN DR4FTED AND THE RULE BOOK IS NOW BEING PRINTED. SOME OF THE RULES ARE PUBLISHED IN THIS NEWSLETTER. ••• HOUSTON LAWING PHOTO DRAFTING THE REGULATIONS WAS A COMMITTEE WHICH INCLUa- ED THOSE PICTURED ABOVE LEFT TO RIGHT, BILL CLAGETT, JOHNNY BRUNER, CHARLIE tOMBS, ENOCH STALEY, BILL FRANCE AND ALVIN HAWKIN'. ALSO ASSISTING IN PREPARATIONS OF THE NEW RULES VERE ED OTTO, PAT PURCELL, OoN O'REILLY AND BOB 9jl.AKNIIIER. IN ADDITION, ROUGH DRAFTS 0,. PROPOSED CHANGES WERE MAILED TO VARIOUS LEADERS ACROSS THE NATJON FOR THEIR SUGGE ST IONS, MANY OF THE RULE CHANGES CAME ABOUT AS THE DIRECT RE- SULT OF THE SUGGESTIONS OFFERED BY THE MEMBERS IN THEIR QUESTIONAIRE ANSWERS. THIS MASS PARTICIPATION IN THE PREPARATION IS ONE OF THE FEATURES OF NASCAR OPER- ATIONS, AND IT ASSURES EVERYONE OF jl. VOICE IN THE PRO- CEEDI NGS. OIlVIOUSLY, EVERY RULE IN THE BOOK WILL NOT MEET WITH THE APPROVAL OF EVERY MEMSER OF NASCAR, BUT WE DO FEEL WE HAVE STRUCK A HAPPY MEDIUM. HUCH EMPHASIS HAS BEEN PLACED ON SAFETY. AS THE NUMBER ONE THOUGHT OF ALL NASCAR OFFICIALS. ALL CAR OWNERS, DRIVERS AND MECHANICS ARE URGED TO KEEP THEIR CARS IN SAFE CONDITION AT ALL TIMES; Pjl.RTICULARLY SAFETY BELTS AND CRASH HELMETS. WITH DOORS PROPERLY FASTENED, ROLL Bjl.RS PROPERLY IN- STALLED, FIRE PREVENTION CONSTjl.NTLY PRACTICED, AND ALL SHARP EDGES OF METAL ELIMINATED, MUCH CAN BE ACCOMPl..ISHED. FISH CARBURETOR's $2,000.00 AND CLINICS J. ROSERT FISH OF THE rlSH CARBURETOR CORP. OF DAYTONA BEACH FLA. HAS POSTED $2.000.00 IN Cjl.SH TO BE PAID $1.000.00 EACH TO THE WINNER OF THE SPORTSNAN RACE RUARY 25 AnD TO THE WINNER OF THE MODIFIEO-SPORTSNAN RACE THE FOLLOWING DAY, PROVIDING THE WINNING CARS ARE WITH A FISH CARBURETOR. ".EC' , FISH H'AS',,,-;"ITED THOSE'WHO'iOi. ,'" USE. HIS ,P-JlODUCT IN -"'THE SP"tED WEEK AcnVITIE; TO COrl''''''-t>'HIN'fAR,',. FACTORY :'INSTALLATIONS OF CARRl'''t'o,P<; WILL AT QI'YTONA, OR THE I .. Njl."l'-- ..... 'MUM PERrCRMA'ICE. ". ' .• . "0 _ _.111! , > ING 'S-PEED WEEK FOR OWNERS OR WHO ARE INTERESTEn. HE \S BUILD.JNG AN EIGHT-STALL GARAGE AT THE F,SH FACTORY ON BALLcUGH ROAD TO PROVIDE ADDITiONAL SPACE. FOR FISH-EQUIPPED RACE CARS. DYNAMOMETER ,S AVAIL- ABLE. .:-S ""'" ,. DON O'REILLY PHOTO JACK RUTHERFURD AND NEW MERCEDES
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Page 1: Nascar-News-Jan55

JANUARY 15, 1955

lIE START THE NEV YEM

,,"" '<"TitI:" tttw YEAR, WI: LOOK ,.ORWARD WI TH ENTHII­>CARES OF THE PAST YEAR BEHIND US. WHAT THE

IIEXT,: ",IIOIITHS HOLD FOR US, NOBODY KNOWS, BUT ONE THING ISet_TAIII ••• THE RESULTS OF THIS YEAR VILL BE 110 BETTER

THAN OUR O~ E,.,.DRTS. EV£AV DRIVER, EVERY MECHAN­

IC, ~VtRV CAR OWNER AIID EVERY OFFICIAl HA' All OIlLIGATIOII TO .'.flilEST AT ALL "fl•• AIIB TO" PlitHiiT THE IIt:ST'I'O'SIII~E I'IRSOWALApl'EAAANCE. VE HAVE THAT OBLIIIATION TO OUR ASSO­CIATES IN THIS GREAT SPORT OF MEN, AND TO THE FANS WHO SUP­PORT US IN THIS PROFESSION.

EACH ONE OF US SHOULD AP­POINT OUR5ELVES A COMMITTEE OF

ONE TO GIVE SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO OUR OWN APPEARANCE. AND TO SUGGEST TO OUR ASSOCIATES THAT THEY DO THE SAME.

THERE IS 110 BETTER WAY TO CREATE ENTHUSIASM ON THE PART OF THE FAilS IN THE GRANDSTANDS THAN TO PRESENT WELL UNIFORMED DRIVERS AND PIT CREWS.

AUTO RACIIIG IS A SPORT AND A COMPETITION ••• BUT IT IS ALSO A TYPE OF THEATRICAL PRESENTAT10N. THE SPEEDWAY IS THE STAGE AND THE COMPETITORS ARE THE ACTORS.

LET'S ALL MAKE A RESOLUTION NOW TO DRESS UP AND PRE­SENT THE BEST APPEARAMCE AND BEST SHOW POSSIBLE AT EVERY RACING PROGRAM IN 195511

RUTHERFURD AND FIREBALL FILE FIRST ENTRIES

THE FIRST EIITRIES FOR THE SI~TH ANNUAL NASCAR SPEED WEEK AT DAYTONA BEACH; FLA. HAVE BEEN FI LED BY SPORT CAR CHAMPION JACK RUTHERFURD AND SPORTSMAN-HoDIFIED DRIVER GLENN 'F.IREBALL' ROBERTS.

RUTHERFURD. WEALTHY WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. AND LONG ISLAND, N.Y. SPORTSNAN, TOOK HOME 'TOP HONORS IN THE S'PORT CAR SPEED TRIALS AT DAYTONA BEACH LAST YEAR, HITT!~G 136.03 MPH IN HIS FERRARI, TO WIN THE CHAMPION Sp~q~ PLUG

;/ ;:;;RA:D THE FI R,':; I E:G_;~,:~T~:'?~:HIT~~A:" :E~R-'~L Runw:"riito~t.1) ,'!"-ftiRi::'.OiLtttt'_~".il~;~j'­

HAS W . ' ­r-.....IIl~~'.SilL ... IIETTER 140 M..t4~"'tMi F£ItA'itl, MATES HE WI "L GET 138 MPH FROM THE HERCEDES.

ROBERTS. "WHO I S A DAYTONA BEACH HONE TOWN PRODUCT. WI LL BE DRIYING FOR Bos F'SH OF THE FISH CARBURETOR CORP.··t ROBERTS PLANS TO DRI VE THE Ml FORD COUPE I N THE 100-NI LE

~~~,N .RAC.E... FEBRUARY 25 AND THE NEW M3. A CADILLAC­'''\!'l!I" ,,' c~tI!OLET, I N THE 125-MI LE HODI FI EO-SPORTSMAN GO

TIll' . ~_:~Y:'" ' F'SH HOPE~ TO HAVE THREE ENTRIES IN EACH RACE.

SPEED WEEK WILL GET UNDERWAY SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 20, WITH THE SPEED TRIALS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF TOM MCCAHILL ~S SPEED TRIALS DIRECTOR. AND PAUL 'POPS' WHITEMAN AS SPORT CAR DIRECTOR.

THE MEASURED MILE COURSE ON THE HARo-PACKED SANDS WILL liE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 25, FOR OFFICIALLY TIMED RUNS. THE ONLY REQUIREMENTS ARE NASCAR MEMBERSHIP ($10) AND THE $2 INSURAMCE PROTECTION FEE. EACH DRIVER WILL RECEIVE AN OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE, AND THOSE EXCEEDING lOO-MPH WILL BECOME MEMBERS OF THE DAYTONA BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CENTURY CLUB.

THE EIGHT-DAY PROGRAM WILL COME TO A CONCLUSION SUN­DAY. FEBRUARV 27 VITH THE IIIG 16Q-MILE NASCAR GRAND NA­TIONAL CKAIIPIONSHIP CIRCUIT RACE ON THE 4.1-MILE BEACH COURSE.

FULL DETAILS ABOUT ~PEED WEEK CAN BE OBTAINED BY WRIT­IN& TO MASCAR NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN DAYTONA BEACH. TICKET INFORMATION AND PURCHASES MAY BE ADDRESSED TO BILL FRANCE RACING. INC:. 800 'lAIN STREET. DAYTONA BEACH, FLA.

NEW RULE BOOKS NOW BEING PRINTED

THE RULES FOR NASCAR RACING IN 1955 HAVE BEEN DR4FTED AND THE RULE BOOK IS NOW BEING PRINTED. SOME OF THE RULES ARE PUBLISHED IN THIS NEWSLETTER.

••• HOUSTON LAWING PHOTO

DRAFTING THE REGULATIONS WAS A COMMITTEE WHICH INCLUa­ED THOSE PICTURED ABOVE LEFT TO RIGHT, BILL CLAGETT, JOHNNY BRUNER, CHARLIE tOMBS, ENOCH STALEY, BILL FRANCE AND ALVIN HAWKIN'. ALSO ASSISTING IN PREPARATIONS OF THE NEW RULES VERE ED OTTO, PAT PURCELL, OoN O'REILLY AND BOB 9jl.AKNIIIER.

IN ADDITION, ROUGH DRAFTS 0,. PROPOSED CHANGES WERE MAILED TO VARIOUS LEADERS ACROSS THE NATJON FOR THEIR SUGGE ST IONS,

MANY OF THE RULE CHANGES CAME ABOUT AS THE DIRECT RE­SULT OF THE SUGGESTIONS OFFERED BY THE MEMBERS IN THEIR QUESTIONAIRE ANSWERS. THIS MASS PARTICIPATION IN THE RU~ES PREPARATION IS ONE OF THE FEATURES OF NASCAR OPER­ATIONS, AND IT ASSURES EVERYONE OF jl. VOICE IN THE PRO­CEEDI NGS.

OIlVIOUSLY, EVERY RULE IN THE BOOK WILL NOT MEET WITH THE APPROVAL OF EVERY MEMSER OF NASCAR, BUT WE DO FEEL WE HAVE STRUCK A HAPPY MEDIUM. HUCH EMPHASIS HAS BEEN PLACED ON SAFETY. AS THE NUMBER ONE THOUGHT OF ALL NASCAR OFFICIALS. ALL CAR OWNERS, DRIVERS AND MECHANICS ARE URGED TO KEEP THEIR CARS IN SAFE CONDITION AT ALL TIMES; Pjl.RTICULARLY SAFETY BELTS AND CRASH HELMETS.

WITH DOORS PROPERLY FASTENED, ROLL Bjl.RS PROPERLY IN­STALLED, FIRE PREVENTION CONSTjl.NTLY PRACTICED, AND ALL SHARP EDGES OF METAL ELIMINATED, MUCH CAN BE ACCOMPl..ISHED.

FISH CARBURETOR's $2,000.00 AND CLINICS

J. ROSERT FISH OF THE rlSH CARBURETOR CORP. OF DAYTONA BEACH FLA. HAS POSTED $2.000.00 IN Cjl.SH TO BE PAID $1.000.00 EACH TO THE WINNER OF THE SPORTSNAN RACE ~EB­RUARY 25 AnD TO THE WINNER OF THE MODIFIEO-SPORTSNAN RACE THE FOLLOWING DAY, PROVIDING THE WINNING CARS ARE EQUI~D WITH A FISH CARBURETOR. '~,

".EC'

, FISH H'AS',,,-;"ITED THOSE'WHO'iOi. ,'" USE. HIS ,P-JlODUCT IN -"'THE SP"tED WEEK AcnVITIE; TO COrl''''''-t>'HIN'fAR,',. FACTORY

:'INSTALLATIONS OF CARRl'''t'o,P<; WILL .B~"IIIlDE AT QI'YTONA, OR THE CURREH-T";NST~LU~ I ~..~~~~ '>::'~CKE~q~LVE Njl."l'--..... 'MUM PERrCRMA'ICE. ". ' ~.• ."0 _ _.111!

, > ING 'S-PEED WEEK FOR C,~ OWNERS OR NECH~r1ICS WHO ARE INTERESTEn. HE \S BUILD.JNG AN EIGHT-STALL GARAGE AT THE F,SH FACTORY ON BALLcUGH ROAD TO PROVIDE ADDITiONAL WORKI~S SPACE. FOR FISH-EQUIPPED RACE CARS. DYNAMOMETER SEP~CE ,S AVAIL­ABLE. .:-S ""'" ,.

DON O'REILLY PHOTO

JACK RUTHERFURD AND NEW MERCEDES

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NASCAR ENJOYS GREAT YEAR

NASCAR HAS COMPLITID ITS MOST SUCClssrUL 'lIAR, WITH PRIZE MONlY IN EXCISS or $1,775,000.00 AND MORI TKAN 1,600 RACIS SANCTIONID rROM COAST TO COAST. THI POINT rUND CHICKS WHICH WILL II PRlSlNTlD AT THI ANNUAL VIC~ TORY DINNIR AT DAYTONA BIACH WlDNESDAY NIIHT, rllRUARY 23, WILL TOTAL MORI THAN $74,000.00, ACCORDING TO PRlS­lNT RIPORTS. .

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THlRl WlRl MORI THAN '1200 CONTESTANTS LISTID.ON THI DUlS-PAYING ROLLS IN NASCAK, THE WoRLD'S LARGCST~AUTO RACING ASSOCIATION',. ";;

LEI PITTY COPPED THI UNITID STATIS STOCK CAR AUTO RACING CHAMPIONSHIP 1'1 WINNINS THE CROWN fN THE NASCAR GRAND NATfONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CIRCUIT. PlTTY lARNlD $26,706.01 THIS SEASON. WHILI THE RUNNER-UP, AND LAST YEAR'S TITLE-HOLDlR, HIRI THOMAS, WON $38,160~ PETTY DROVE A CHRYSLlR AND THOMAS A HUDSON HORNET.

JIM REID WON THI NASCAR SHoRr T~~K CHAMPfONSHIP, IN THE LAU NODEL STOCK CAR rlELD, "'Oll·,,~ Sl:COItD STRAIGHT YEAR, ACHIEVING MOST or HIS SUCCISSH"""~.UD,HOR-. NET. RUNNER-UP WAS RAY DuHIGG, DRIVING A' H.

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JTHE HI DGIT RACE CAR CHAIIP I ON I S CHUCK ARNOLD. w·;~:",>,~·. . I

STEVE HCGRATH A VERY CLOSE SECOND, ONLY 30 POI.N.T.S ..A.....WAY ... ~ ARNOLD AND MCGRATH HOLD THE IIIDGET CAR SPIED TRIAL RECORDS rOR THE DAYTONA BEACH IIEASURED MILE._ ""',"' ~...~

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fN . .' RACI. WfTH OANItY GAAV£6COMfltC 6U? THE TITLE HOllE TO CALlrORNIA IN TH~T or CONCENTRATED NASCAR RACING.

NASCAR WILL NOT ISSUE T.P.s THIS YEAR

._. THERE WILL .~ ._ERlhUP PAY·' 1'1 PAT P"IICI:LL~: '. MUST II Pili: PARED TO""V··· OR IErORE THEIR rlRST RACt

CHAHPION SPARK PLUG's NATIONAL ADS

CHAIIPION SPARK PLUG HAS STARTED A NEW NATiONAL ADVER­TISING CAIIPAIGN, rEATURING NASCAR RACING. A TWO-PAGE, TWO-COLOR AD, APPEARING IN HOTOR SERVICE HAGAZINE, rEA­TURES A PHOTO or THE NASCAR SOUTHERN '500' AT DARLINGTON, AND A TELEGRAM rROH BILL FRANCE PRESIDENT or NASCAR. ALL 52 CARS AT DARLINGTON USED tHAMPIONS EXCLUSIVELY AND NOT ONE PLUG rAILURE WAS REPORTED.

JOHNNY ROBERTS, LAST YEAR'S TITLE HOLDER. HAD TO SETTLE rOR SECOND PLACE. GRAVES DROVE IN 1I0RE RACES DURING THE SEASON, THAN DID ROIERTS; NEVER rlNISHED WORSE THAN 15TH PLACE DURING THE YEAR. AND WON 53 TIII£S, COHPARED WITH ROBERTS' 26 WINS. BOTH MEN DID A TERRlrlC JOB DURING THE YEAR, AS DID SO MANY or THE NASCAR PILO~

IN THE LATE MODIL RACING UNDER THE NASCAR IANNER, THERE WIRE 4,997 IIILES or GRAND NATIONAL RACES RUN, WITH CAR MILES·TOTALLING 120,944. THlRl WERE 1,131 CARS IN COMPETITION AND PURSES TOTALLED $216,450. IN THI SHORT TRACK DIVISION, THERE WERE 1,353 RACE IIILES RUN AND 23,247 CAR MILES. THERE WERE 595 ENTRIES AND PURSES or $75.575.00.

THIS ADDS UP TO A TOTAL or $292,025 IN LATI 1I0DEL ~URSES~_AND lETTER THAN $1,775,000.00 IN TOTAL PURSES rOR NA~AR IIEMIERS, WHICH IS SOIiETHING 1I0RE THAN HAY IN ANY IIAN'S LANGUAGE.

LLOYD DANE TOPS VEST COAST LATE HODEL DRIVERS

LLOyD DANI or LAKEWOOD 1 CALlr. HAS BEEN CROWNED PAClnC COAST CHAMPION IN NASCAR LATE HODEL STOCK CAR RACING, COIII'-'NG GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CIRCUIT AND S~RT TRAC~ ~IVIS'ON IN THAT AREA. ~

POI.~,STANDINGS ARE REPORTED ELSEWHERE IN THIS NEWS­

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WINTER RACING IN FLORIDA

S~ORTSMAN AND MoDlrlED DIVISION CARS WILL IE AILE TO ~ARTICIPATE IN NASCAR RACING ACTION IN FLORIDA IErORE AND ArTER THE DAYTONA BEACH lVENTS.

THE HOLLYWOOD RACE TRACK AT HALLANDALE, FLA. WAS SCHEDULED TO O~IN ITS GATES rOR THI rlRST TIME SATURDAY lVlNING, JkNUARY 1', WITH NASCAR SPORTSMAN AND HODlrllD CARS.

THI NlW TRACK IS IllNG OPlRATlD IY JOHN H. rlTZGIIIONS or SoUTHlRN FLORIDA SPllDWAY ENTlRPRISlS, 'NC. AND THI SHOWS WILL GIT UNDERWAY AT 8:1' P.M. EVIRY SATURDAY. THI OPINING NIGHT PURSI WAS SIT AT $1,0'0.00, AND rUTURl PUR­SIS WILL II AIOUT $800.00.

ALL lVENTS WILL II HANDICAPPlD, WITH THI SPORTSMAN CARS STARTING AHIAD or THI HODlrllDS.

ON SUNDAY, JANUARy 16, BOI HATHlWS WILL STAGI A RACE rOR NASCAR SPORTSMAN CARS AT HIS JACKSONVILLE, FLA. SPllDWAY.

ANOTHER PROGRAM, WITH DOUILI POINTS TO II GIVEN, IS SCHlDULlD rOR SUNDAY, FEIRUARY 20, WITH NASCAR SPORTSMAN CARS. BOTH SHOWS START AT 2:30 P.M. OTHER DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED.

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1. ED CAMRUD, PItOIN.X, ARIZ. 8346. EUL E. ELu,,, Bn.o.o. N.J. 514BONI STAR'Y' fllI'IA' ra, 2. HOWARD FARLEY, PHOENIX, ARIZ. 7467. VALLV NA.KS '1~, T.[.TO•• N.J. 480 ]. MEL LARSON, PHOENIX, ARIZ. 6808. 398140 4. JaMES HAINS, PHOENIX, ARIZ. 5829. ~:~ 0V~~:~I ~H.:~~:~~~' =:~: 388138 5. TRAVIS H. CLOW, PHOENIX, ARIZ. 471!10. FRANK MY~ONCUK, NEW lGYPT, N.J. 366132 6. RALPH E. STAaGS, PHO£NIX, ARIZ. 474

116 7. SAM W009URN, M£5A, ARI Z. 448ROOSEV£LT STADIUM, JERS£Y C,TY, N.J.114 8. Lou BRINDLEY, PHOENIX, ARIZ. 400 112 9. BOB GAY, PHOENIX, ARIZ. 3001­ Jb[ SCOCA. OZONE PAR~, N.V. 664100 10. LOREN "ENDENHALL, PHOENIX. ARIZ. 2542. PAT POPOLA, NEVAR~, N.. J. 490

98 3. JOHN CONFORTH, PATERSON. N.J. 46090 4. rAANK DIMAIO, OZONE PAR~, NY. 44084 5. CHULIS G.[lIZ. PALl SA ... S PK, N. J. 2987. CAb'Cpl'I'6. JoH. Goo"SK'. E~, ..81TH. N.J. 25464 7. RIlL.... SttcltL".liA""I~I>. N.J. 23664 600660 ,. ~.~~j~~:t{.~.II.T. f~ '33451 2648lit. CLAIIltIlCIc _~..... ~'$"tW. 210

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'54 237646 2154MORR. STOWN SPEEOWAY, MORRI STOWN, N.J."6 2124 46 20641. "'LLARD ~RIGHT 1978,BOYNTONBCH,fLA. 97642 18882. MILLARD VRIGHT '97A,BOYNTONBcH,FLA. 946

16423. JOHN BOHLANDER, BLOOMFIELD, N.J. 670 1589

HAVAII 4. 560 5. 5~~:L~:v~~g~Dflu~~~~n::J~. J. 528 6. STANL£Y Or:S~OVIC~, AANOVER, N.J4 454

HILa SCIIA""!. H.L9 HA!AII 7. RALPH NAPOLITANO, HANOVER, N.J. 424 8. CHARLES HOFF, BLOOMFIELD, N.J. 378SPOlltTSM..... DRIVERS 9. BILL MIX, RIDGEWOOD, N.J. 334 1. LOV£LL BROOKS, STERLIN6, COLO. 1172 10. Jo£ RACZ, KJ:ASoIIY. N. J. 326 2. CLIFF HANSEN, STERLIN6, COLO. 10701. I fSUO MuRAMOTO, HILO, HAWAII 662 3. KENNETH ScHOTT, ME~INO, COLO. 9382. Flit..... .: DECAl US, LAUAHOEHOI. HAW." 568 4. CHAS. L. LAFLER. SIDNEY, NEBR. 866

'5. OOIltIS MoLLOHAN, STElltLIN6, COLO. 834 VIISS6LASS STA~IUM, PT.RICHMOND,L.I.N.V.3. TOIlOHA. OKUDA, HILO, HAWAII 542

4. GIONE "AIKUI, PAPAALOA, HAW." 506 6. CHAS. HEADRIC~. STElltLIN6, COLO. 7401. Jol ScOCA. Ozo.[ PUK, NY. 7885. No........ lv....... HILO, HAW.,I 478 7. J4 C. BOLIN6EIIt, STEILIN6, COLO. 6762. PAT PO ..OLA. N[IIA.K N.J. 6206. Roy H'_OKAII", HILO, HAW"'''' 434 B. Bo. LAFLEIIt, 'S,DIIEY, NEB •• 6763. N'LLA.O V.'lIHT '97A.Bov.TO. 8CH.FLA. 6157. 422 9. ROS£MARY TANN£R, STERLIN6, COLO. 6724. MILLARD VR'6HT '9'78,BOYNTON BCH,FLA. 3618. ~~: ::o:~G~:i T~~~O~I ~:~A~l"AII 392 10. BOB HOLCOMBE, STERLIN6, COLO. 6685. JoH. GOODSK. ELIZAI[TH. N.J. 3309. JOHN "HYTE, HILO, HAW.,I 378 6. G[o.G[ T[T. ~OIlA.O B[ACH. N.V. 29010. T .NON IZUNO. PAHOA, HA VA I I 364 7. BED REOA, :>TATEN ISLAND, N.Y. 194.11. Roy KAWAMOTO, H,LO, HAWAII 350 8. JOHN CONFORTH, PATEIltSON, N.J. 1]212. LEW'S HOIOANA, HILO, HAW.,I 286 9. RAL"H SHIIL[•• GA."[LD. N.J. 12213. F'RA.NCISRUDDLE, HILO, HAWAII 280 1. BOB HI LL, NEW CASTLE, DELA. 262610. CHAS. Ku, KU, E. PAn.so•• N. J. 12214. 274 2. MILTON NIBLETTS, FRAN~FORD. DELA. 142815. ~~::~ ~~::~:~MA~EH~~~~O~A~:~~II 270 3. FRAN~ SCHNEID£R, LAMBERTVILL£, N.J. 1090CHARLOTTE FAIRGROUNDS, CHARLOTT£, N.C.16. 258 4. MIKE D'ALESSIO. CRUM LYNN, PA. 100817. ~~:::N W~:~~~"U~~~O~I ~:~A~~WAII 182 '5. V'LBERT WH£ATLY~ MARCUS HOOK, PA .. 9681. ARNOLD SIMPSON, CONCORD, N.C. 83218. 162 6. PE66Y COLEMAN. IIOONTON. N.J. 95219. ~~~~O~H~::~NAI ~~ ~OAA~:~~II 150 2. BRUCE" THOMPSON, MONRO£, N. C. 704 7. V'LSO. E. Tooo. G.E[.1I00D1 D[LA. 8603. Jo[ JoH.SO CHARLESTO•• S.C. 63420. MILTON CRIV£LLO, PAPAILOW, HAWAII 138 8. EDO'[ AOA..S. R,s,.& SU., "0. 7664. V. T. Jo IX. ASH<VILL<, N.C. 570 9. HOWARD DAVIS, SEAFORD. UELA. 7565. BUDDY SHUMAN, CHARLOTT£, N.C. '530HI LA SeIIPWA! H'La HAW"" 10 .. LESTER SMITH, MINQUADALE, DELA. 7446. B08 V'OI ..HOUS[ Co.co.o. N.C. 468 SPORTSMAN OWNERS 7. CLAUD[ PO.T[. j30 N[ ...[ ••v. S.C. 452

8. J. A. N,cKL[S t399. G.E[.YILLE, S.C. 422 1- YOSHITO HARADA '12, HILO, HAWAII 662 9-. LnA.o COLY I .... CA""' •• S.C. 394

10. R. F. BOG[ •• ~O.CO.D. N.C. 27.2. LARRY SOUZA, HI LO, HAWAII 572 1- 15843. HAIltOLD YAIIADA '76, LAUPAHOEHO£, H. 560 2. h:~~S~:O~:~~~L~T~A~~:T~~~;~~:: 11324. KENNETH SHINTA~U, HILO, HAWAII 542 ASH£VILL£-W£AVERVILLI SP££DWAY, 3. W. N. WHEATLEY, HIALEAH, FLA. 8705. HAIltOLD YAMADA '1'5, LAUPAHO£HO£, H. 514 VEAVERVILLE, N. C. 4. WILLARD DICKENS, MIAMI, VLA. 7686. 478 H D. JONES,HARRY ROWELL,A. V. JoHNSON,

6.

J. H. MOOR£.JoHN NcklNNEY,10.

7. 8. 9, .... 5. BILLY DIXON, JACkSONVILLE, FLA. 680

TALLAHASS£E. FLA. 6447. ~::~~CS~L::~~~:~A~I~~~O~A~:~~II 392 8. M":.IO KATO, HILO, HAWAII 378 1­ %R.~LO~~~:S!~: ~~:~~~~~[fl.~:C.2. MIAM', FLA. 6169. HYOE IZUNO '7, PAHOA, HAWAII 350 3. BOB VIDCNHOUSE, CONCORD, N.C. JaC~SONVILL£, FLA. 60810. DR. R. YAMANAHA, HILO, HAWAII 328 4. BRUCE THOMeSON MONlltO£, N.C. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 5985. CLAUD[ PO.T[. '30... _N[lI8[ ••V. S.C.

JA.C~SONVILLE, VLA. 5966. PAUL SAVYIIIt, So. RO.FOL~, VA. 7. JoE JoH"SO". CHA.L[STOll. S.C

'NlrT10llAl IIODlrlt:o CAR OllllERS e. J. A••,CKLla '399, GR[E.Y'LL[.S.C.

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2. • INTERS, SAVANNAH. GA. 320 PRINCESS ANN SPEEDWAY, NORFOLK, VA. 3. SHORTY JOHNS, MIAMI. fLA. 284

4. E. L4 HERRIN, JACKSONVlLLE, FLA. 282 1. JbHNNY RHOD£S, NORFOLk. VA. 544 '5. 81 LL SNOWD£N, ST .. AUGUST1 Nf; VLA. 270 2. SAM ELLIOTT, NORFOLK. VA. 458 6. O. H. HOWARD, ORLANDO, FLA. 254 3. PAUL SAwYER, SO. NORFOLK, VA. .52 7. LELAND COLVIN, CAMDEN, S.C. 238 4. ROBERT E. VALSH, NEWPORT NEWS, VA. 396 8. LAVERN KENDRICKS, OCIL:A, GA. 190 5. G. S. BRAY, HI-WPORT N£ws, VA. 372 9. B,LLY DIXON, JACKSONVILLE, FLA .. 170 6. FRAN~ HALL, NOIltFOLK, VA. 368 10. HENRY 0 .. JbNES, TALLAHASSEE, FLA. 168 7. 354~~: ~~O~~~K.O:~~~~~K~A~A. 278,.I.

flON.OE ~MOOK,'21, KEY£SVILL£, VA. 252 10. H. M. PERRY, £LiZAB£TH CITY, N.C. 196

WILMINGTON SPEEDWAY, WILMINGTON, DELA. 1- RAY SP£TH, DAV£NPORT, 10VA 1158

1­ RALPH 8A~ER, EDGEMOOR, ()(:LA. 996 2. VALTER WALLAC£, MANCHESTER, IA. 958 3. H.EL WOODS. MARION, IOWA 9262. "MILLARD VRIGHT '9'78,BoY,noN BCH,FLA. 774 1. w. C. DONLAVEY, RICHMOND. VA. 380 4. Russ ~U6HLER, DAVENPORT, IOWA 9223. Lou Sa••• '45. BALTlIOOIIT:A.No. 730 2. JAMES I. SMILEY, RICHMOND, VA. 326 5. 8604. Jo[ D,No.o•• N[1I CASlL[. U[U. 680 3. HOWARD E. VUSLEY, E TTRI C~, VA. 260 6. ~~:Ra~I~::F~::CH~~~~:~£fo~:WA 8005. En STlltE£TS. WI LNI ••TON, DELA. 632 .. No••O[ SHOOK 121, K[V[SY'LL[. VA. 230 7. 6786. N'LLAU V.'GHT .'97A.BoYMTO. BCH...Fu. 582 5. 212 8. t~iMCO:::~~NtE~:~V:~~iD~~W~OWA 6406. ~U~~R~::~G,p~~~:~~~:H~A~A. 2087. N'LT Voun..A. '600.To..s R'Y",N.J. 538 9. GAYLORD FREEMAN, SAC CITY, IA. 6368. HARRY RE£aE GAM8£L, BALYlMOR£, MD. 498 7. G. C. C.U..... S•• , CH[ST[•• VA. 204 10. R081-RT G.N6ERICK, IOWA CITY, IA. 6129. Lou ST". 1244. hL T' ..0.[. No. 460 8. No••O[ SHOOK,f20A KIV[SY'LL[. VA. 19210. FR£D LA.G£, FR££HOLD, N.J. 348 9. 158

10. ~UD~Y ~~~:•• tHA:~~~~~~[flLC. 136

DORS£Y SPE.£DWAY, EuelltlOGE .. flo. RICHMOND. SPEEDWAY, RICHMOND, VA.

1. Lou,s STC_ '45. BALTllIOlIlt. "0. 632 1. JOHN CASSIDY, PETERSBURG, VA. 350 2. Go.oo.V""AIlj_, hu'J. 1It>; 504 2. JOMMMY RHODES, NORFOL~, VA. 2863. TIIltWtA. 'AU., r_IUc.__• VA. J. V C. OoNLAVEY, RICHMOND. VA .. 242392

4, HOWARD E. VAMSLEY, ETTRICK, VA. 2284. GIOII. 11'1.1($. tALTl_I. ND. '905. ~- R,o GAMCL. BALTllIOlIlt. "0. 226 S. TOM SHOOK, K£YESVILLE, VA. 226A." 4lit;lhllOn,. lkll CASTU. Dtu. 148 218~: C~·~~[ l:~:K,~21As~~:~~~~LL~:C~A. 196 "t~ ftAYOlO..D BILLI.lISLn, VU'e<. ~u. 48 t'fd' ALU. IloTllIIIS..AD. COLL[G[ PK No. 92

8. 8UDOV SHU..A. ~HAUOTn. fl.c. 180 t. V. L. S....C... S'LY[. S".'.G. No. 46 9. JIMMY DUNN, 1II£AV!.R DAB, VA. 178 10. G. C. CRUM', :>R., CHEST£R, VA. 42 10. G. C. CRUMP, SR., CHESTER, VA. 144

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1456 1428 1032

936 898 888 884 706 630 602

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TENNISSEE PETALUIiIIA SPEEDWAY, PETALUltA, CALI F'.

!!.W.l..!!!R. SOUIH C.8gb I MA Loo. GRAPE.OWL, lOD', CALI r.o 1- NI tIC ROSE. DuNDALK, MD. 1634 1- J. O. HAWKINS 1st 19. NO .....RV. !'>.C 2000 1- JOHN BURICE, RIVER••NIC, CALIF, 4702. DORIS ROIERTS, BALlI.OIU, MD. 1406 2. SHORTY JoHMS. ", AM I. fl .... 1564 2. RAV 8,SHOP, STOCKTON, CAL'F, 4063. BILL E. THOIII..,S, BALTIMORE, MD. 1268 3. 926 3. CHARLES SANCHEZ,. R.POM. CALI,.. 3904. RAV SLAVTON. aAL T11l10Rt. MD. 1148 4. ~~A~~ ~~~:~~L'O:~::~:~Vtl~:C. 730 4. BERT "CHllL"'M, ONTECA, CALIF. 3625. BURT TYLER. aAL TI MOR[ f MD. 1106 5. I. C. !,>, 5<, ~PARTAN.UR6t !'>.C. 600 5. 3586. AL WHEELER, BALTIMORE, Ho. 1076 6. DoUG MOORE. MATHEWS, N •• 590 6. ;~g:6~[:~~~~DgTO~:;~~~A~A~~~~"· 3087. GEORGE KOUBA 'Mo 011, BALTINORE,Mo 958 7. C. H. DOYLE, COlUN.,A, S.C. 578 7. BILL 5T[6....... , STOCKTON, CALIF', 3048. R/INDY WHAY. GLENN BURN I [. Mo. 934 B. 538 8. VEIUliON PYEATT, STOCKTON, CALI F .. 9. DONALD MILLS, ROCKYILLE, MD. 848 9. ~~:NOT~~~~~Rlu~~~~~~"~A~·C. 516 9.

282 CHU~K THOMAS, TRACY, CALIF. 264

10. RUDOLPH l. LINDE, BALTIMORE, MD. 834 10. CHARLES HA"NA, ROf-aUCK, S.C. 446 10. FRANK BRANDT, LODI, CALIF. 242

SOUTH DAKATA MODESTO S~EEDWAY, MOO£STO, CALI F'.

1­ FUNK FAI RCLOTHA RAP' 0 C, TV A !'>.O. 8121­ ADOLPH WHITE, FLAT ROCK, MICH. 1436 1­ HARRY GOULARTE ,fCAL-;', MODESTO ,CA LI,. 8002. HOWARO SLOCUM, KAPID CITY, :>.Oa 7202. BILL HENKLE, DETROIT, MICH. 1038 2. BERT McMILLAN, "ANTECA, CALIF'. 7943. LESLIE HUEINER, RAPID CITY, S.D. 7103. BRUCE JOHNSTON, DEARIORN, MI CH. 1026 3. JOHN BURKE, R I YERBANK, CALI Fa 7364. THAD HELKOWSK' ... DETROIT, MICH. 986 4.

~~U~~&:~~~N~~:iDRC~~:C!~O: S.D. 620 4. CHARLES SANCHEZ, RIPON, CALIF. 7185. 5065. Eo MYLNARSKI, UEARIORN, MICHa 934 5. GEORGE AZEYEDO, MANTECA, CAU F. 6966. M. G. BRADLEY, RAPID ~ITY, S.D. 4946. ROBERT VrCK, BRIGHTON, MICH. 906 6. ANTHONY RODRIGUES, HUGHSON, CALIF'a 5767. LOUIS DI~PEAT, RAPID C'TY, S.D. 4687. GEORGE V. ROUr::E, INKSTER.I. MICH. B58 7. Ross ALLEN, CROWS LANDI NG, CALI r. 5108. NORIiII fOSTER, R'PID CITY, S.D. 4368. RALPH WHrTE, FLAT ROCK PIlCH. 796 8. LLOYD COSTA, NEWMAN, C ... LIF. 4929. CHARLES STI DO, RAPID CI TY, S.Da 3849. REX CROFOOT, ELKHART, rND. 494 9. BILL STfGMAN, StOCKTON, CAL IF. 44210. PERRY HALL, RAPID CITY, S.Da 26410. WILLIAM POIUR, DETROIT, MICH. 450 10. CLYDE BURKETT, MOO£STO. CALIr a 440

!!.u!.wA 1-. LOREN MORRI S, No. PLATTE HEBRa 2. KARL fRANZEN, COZAD, NEIR. 3. CLARENCE STUCKEY, COZAD, NEIR. 4. B'LL EAKER, BROKEN Bow, Nt:IIR. 5. ELMER HOUPT No. PLATTE NEBR. 6. AL BUELL, Pliv. PLATTE, NEIR. 7 • ..IRRY GUIiIIMERE, No. PLATTE, NEBR. 8. R,CHARO WElLS. BROKEN Bow,. NUR. 9 a AARON OLSON, bOTHENBUIG, NEBR. 10. EDWARD PE~TON, No. PLATTE, NEBR.

1270 1236 1004

948 796 750 630 618 604 576

1­2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

~~~i~EL~~A=~to~~R~g~~;M~~;H. VA. LESTER B. SMITH, PORTSMOUTH, VA. joSEPH M. CREECH, SO. NORFOLK, VA. EDWARD ORE, LYNIiIIHAYEN, VA. A. L. BROCK, R'CHMOND, VA. B. L. BROOKS, fALMOUTH, VA. L. W. TICKLE, MT. A,RY, N.C. HARRY Russ, JR., NORFOLK, VA. R. E. PAXSON, NORFOLK, VA.

1892 1356 1314 1246 1222 1192 1090 1084 1036

990

1­2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

HUSHES STADIUM, SACR"E.TO. CAL".

HARRY GDULARTE IeAt-l, MOOl:STO ,CALI F' RAY HENDERSON, PETALUMA, CALIF. JIM SILLS, RIO ltNDA, CALIF. JOHN BURKE, RIYERIANK, CALlr.

~~~Y~R~~~~~R~A~:~A~:NC:~,~~Llr. BERT MCMILLAN. MONTICA, CALIF'. HARRY GOULARTE, MODESTO, CALlr. HAROLD HUIiIIPHERS, RICHMOND, CALlr. AL BARKER, SACRAMENTO, CALIF'.

842 520 45.0 374 286 272 260 254 230 220

WEST V,RG'NlA

NEW JgASEy

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SAL NICOLETTI, NUTLEY, N.J. CARL GARDELLA, BELMAR, N.J.

~:::~ ~~~~~~:~Rdo~:~~~~T~~~~E,N.J. LEN TWIST, KEARNEY, N.J. SID MEGILL, NEPTUNE, N.J. DOUGLAS BENNETT, OLD BRIOSE, N.J. [1111 LY SCHNAKlE, NO a BERGE", N.Ja CHARLOTTE COMAN, PEOUAN..OCK .... N.J. BRUNO BRACK, fAR ROCKAWAY, N.Y.

1956 1452 1424 1284 1092 1086

952 952 B88 862

1­2. J. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

ALrRED LtWIS, HUNTINGTON, W.VA. HOUSTEN Low[, aLi YE HILL, Ky. BETTY CRAWF'ORD MAN, W. VA. E. R. BILLER, dELLINGTON, W.VA. RANDOLPH HALL, JR., CE RE 00, Ky. Jo M. REED, HUNTINGTON, W. VA. fRANK STILES, MORGANTOWN, W. VA. WI LLAAD HASSI E, CHE SAPEAKE, O. ART BILLIG, ELKINS.., W. VA. WARD SPRY, LOGAN, 1Ii'. VA.

1034 834 830 806 790 776 748 738 728 624

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SALINAS SPEEDWAY, S ... LINAs, CALIF'.

BILL MARTELLA, KIMG CITY, CALIF'a HARRY GOULARTt, MODESTO, CALIF. MILTON VADNAIS, SALINAS, CALIF'. BOB WRIGHT, SALINAS, C ... Llr. M'KO HUGH.S,.!'>ALINASA CAL'F. TONI WATZ, ::>£ASIDE, \;AUF. J. Ha BEST, SALINAS, CALIF'. BOl BEARD, SALINAS, CALIF'. DOlc. BURKO. !'>AL'NAS, CALIF. BILL ORR, PRUNDALE, \;ALlF'.

706 514 402 384 336 304 296 274 260 258

!'>PORT!'>MAN OWNER!'> BY TRACK!'>

NEW YORK SAN jJSE SPEEDWAY, SAN JOSE, CALIF.SOa MOU.TAIN SPEEDWAY, PHOE .. IX, ARIZ.

1. DUTCH HOAG, PENN YAN, N.Y. 2318 2. CLAUOE HOLLENBEU::, WILLIAMSON, N.Y. 2132 3. BOB BURNS, NEW HARTF'ORD, N.Y.. 2097 4. RONALO SCHRADER, FAIRPORT, N.Y. 1~24 5. BOB MOTT, SCHENECTADY, N. Y 1044 6. STEYE DANISH, CROPSEYYILLE, N.Y. 1010 7. FR"'NK JISCHKE, ROCHESTER, N.Ya 902 8. HAROLD CLARK-BATH, N.Y. 884

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~it, 3. WM. "!'>L'M" AON'tO<aR; L It, 'It.C. 21'76 4. Buo GRUBBS. W'NSTO....!'>ALO... N.t. 1580 5. D,CK WEBSTER WINSTON-SALEM N.C. 1564 6. J.!'>. POP•• "NSTON-!'>AL.N, ~.C. 1496 7. FRANK STEELMAN, BOONVILLE, N.C. 1480 8. RAY OLIVER, KANNAPOLIS, N.Cw 1476 9. Q. T. WATTS, TAYLORSYILLE, N.C. 1216 10. R. C McDANIELS. KANNAPOLI S, N.C. 1146

""~. UZ 600 568 568 566

GILBERT SLATER, STOCKTON, 492 VERNON PYEATT, STOCKTON. CAL,r. 420 PAYMONO -CHUCK- THOMAS, TRACY, CALIF'.374

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:::1~;~~S~1.:l ::'~\1m;!it!~. 4., 808 8LAZ~"" . _ • 5. FUNK Ross ICAL-82, JOSE.CUIF. 6a GEORGE KANPF'EN, SAN joSE, CALIF'. 7. GOORG. BENSON, MT. V,.W. CAL". 8. JOHN COL£NOICK. SAN JOSE, CALIF. 9. HAROLD HUMPHERS. RICHMOND, CALIF. lOa CHARLES VANCE, YREKA, CALIF'.

fRESNO AMUSEMENT PARK SPEEOWAY, .ll.I!J.g, fRESNO, CALIr • CULVER C,TY SPEEDWAV, V£MICE., CAur.

1- fLOVD JoHNSON LENWOOD, CALIF'. 7161. BRYCE HILL 1151, SPRINGF'IELD, O. 1714 l. BILL LAASE, fRESNO, CALIFa 524 2. C. A. NEELY, rAWNDALE, t,LlF. 6162. 2. MIKE GE,JEIAN, fRESNO, CAL,r. 502BRYCE HILL 21. SPRINGrrELD, O. 147. 3. [D PAGAN. LYNWOOD, CALIF. 5743. BILLY BLAGG, SANGER, CAL'F'. 4363. R.W.DICKENSON '7 JR,NEW ALBANYtO. 1290 4. JACK WHITE, CULVER CITY, CALIF. 4464. 436CliFrORD ROMINE, CARROLL, O. 1214 5. BOB JoNES, BURIANK, tAUF a 4164.

5. ~~:R~HG~~~~:TESiC:~~{ ,~~~~~;O,CAL' F. 2445. 1206 6. GLEN TURNER, ARTESIA CALIF. 382 6. ~=::~E tE :?~:~N~A~~~~"O~S, O. 6. MARiON TOMBLINSON, fRESNO, CALIF. 2341164 7. BOB OAYIOSON~ !'>ANTA I'tONICA CALlr. 3787. SAM ARAKELI AN, fRE SND, CALI F'. 1067 •• RaW.DICKENSON III JR,MEW ALBANY,O. 1142 8. HEL WEST, fRESNO, CALIF. 82 8. DICK G~TTY, AN FERNANDO, t ALlF'. 362 8. JOHN BETZ, COLUMBUS, O. 1088 9. H. L. ARNEL, COMPTON, CALIF. 288 9. GINO MIROLO, COLUMBUS, O. 730 9.

~:UG~U:~:~A~T:~:~~:~L~AL~:~IF'. 76 10. TOM WILLIAMS, WILMINGTON, CAL'F. 26610. U10. JOSEPH GHOLSON, MARION, O. 724

PENNSYLYAN' A LAKE PORT SPEEDWAY, LAKEPORT. CALIF. LOGAN COUNTY fAt RGROUNDS, STERLING, COLO

1. [ARL STEIS, R,DGEWAY, PAt 1548 1- L. K. ROGERS, CLOVERDALE, CAL,F. 672 1- LOWELL BROOKS, STERLING, COLO. 8022. M. D. RUPERT, CLARION, PA. 1400 2. G. D. PUETT, LAKEPORT CALIF. 530 2. KENNETH SCHOTT~ MERINO, COLO. 7723. JONN LAYACONA. NE W ALEXAN DR I A, ~A. 1262 3. BUST.R WARRON CLOAR lAK. OAKs.CALlr.504 3. CLIFF HANSON, TERLlNG, COLO. 7604. fRANK LESICK. SALEM, O. 1198 4. DAYID INNES, rAKEPORT, CALIF. 450 4. ROSEMA~V TANNER, STERLI NG, COLO. 6325. fRED B a HAWK, HAWTHORNE, PA. 1000 5. JACK WELSH, K£LsEYVILLE, CALIF. 412 5. HERI YOUNKIN, STERLING, COLOa 6046. fRANK KRAFlCK, VANO£RGRIFT, PA. 908 6. W. C. HUCKF'ELDT, LAKEPORT, CAUF'. 408 6. J. C. BOLl NGER, STERLI NG, COLO. 5467. ME.RLE HASKELL, BROOKYILLE, PA. 874 7. 7. BOl HOLCOMB, STE.RLING, COLO. 5388. joE fERRI, BOLlYAR. PAt 782 8. ~;~ORO:~~~:~'S~:"~:T~~~A~A~:~~F. ~~ 8. DOR IS "oLLOHAN, STE RL I NG, COLO. 4809. 746 9. HAL LAWLESS, LAKEPORT. CALIF. 338 9. MRS. VIYIA. BE"SO", STERLING, tOLO. 35610. ~:~~L~·A~:~~HfL~:~:~~~~'p~~. 714 10. JAMES H. BRELAND, MIDDLETOWN, CA~IF'a 250 10. AL HURLEY ICOL0-60, STERLI NG, COLO. 318

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GREEN580RO FAIRGROUNDS, GREENSIORO,N.C.

.1. B'LLV MVERS, RURAL HALL, N.C • 2. "".-BUD- GRUIBS, V'NSTOw-SALEM,N.C.3. CHRIS V'LL'AIIS, STUART, VA. 4. FRANK STEELMAN, Boon' LLE, N.C. 5. '1M. -SLIM- ROMI NGER, CLEMMONS, N.C. 6. J. 5. POP[. ~INSTllN-sAUN. N.C. 7. K[ITH FOWL[. 'NC-83. KING, N.C,8.

~~::~~ ~: ~~~~~[O":~;L~~~V~A~·C.9. 10. PERRY REID, V'NSTOW-SALEM, N.C.

H,CKORY S'EEDWAY, HICKORY, N.C.

l. RAV OUV£R, KANNA'OLIS, N.C. 2. J. T. ~ATTS, TAVLO.SVI LL[1i N.C. 3. RALPH SHU£, NooERSVIl.LE, .C. 4. R. C.JIcDANIALS ~-38.KAWNA"OL'S.NC 5. FOSTER FOWLER, ALDESE., N.C. 6. HUB[.T L, B[AN. N[WTON. N C. 7. JIN Bu•• ,s. CHA.LOTT[. N,C. 8. 9. ~: =: £:~~~~: ...Hk~~~::ciL~;~·N.C. 10. J. D. HALLFIELD," TAYLORSVILLE, N.C.

ASHEY I LLE-WEAYE.RY I LLE SrEEDwAv, WE ... YERYILLE, N.C.

l. I. C. s'SK, sPARTANBU.G, S.C. 2. J. 0. HAWKINS. N[w...v. S.C. 3. FUNK A. RUSSlLL N[ve...v. S.C. 4. CH., S ~I LL' ANSA ~TUART. VA. 5. SHORTY JoHNS, lAM', FLA. 6. 81 LL KUN[DV. CONCO.D. N.C. 7. sP[[DY THONPSONAoHONRO[" N.C. 8. LVNWARD MOORE, NROE, N.C. 9. CUUDE E. LITTU. ~I NSTON-sAUN.N.C. 10. FRED ERVIN, KANNA'OLIS, N.C.

LEGION STADIUM, V,LMINGTON, N.C.

l. ROLAND PRICE, GOLDSBORO, N.C. 2. HENRY MoORE, VILMINGTON, N.C. 3. 4. S:~LAt~:~~~VIi[eU:~::: =:~: 5. LENWOOO HORNE, RICHLANDS, N.C. 6. C. C. PA.N[NT[•• ~ILNINGTON" N.C. 7. R. F. LARu[. FAVnTlVILL[. N.C. 8. EA.L H. H,N[S. HOLLV R,DG[ N.C. 9. ~N. "BUD" G.UBBS. ~INSTON-~AL[N.N.C. 148 10. CHRIS VILLIAMS, ::>TUART, VA. 148

IOWAN GRAV STADIUM, VINSTO~SAU:M,N.C.

B,LLV Hv..s RUUL HALL. N.C. 766~II. "SLlN" 1t01lING... CL[IINORB. N.C. 716 CH.'S ~ILLIAIIS. STUART. VA. 708 liN. "BuD" G.uses. IhNSTON-SAUIlAN.C. 658 DICK ~"STl •• V,NSTON-SALEII. N.... 652 RANNV HOWLL ,VA-2OR. ROANO". VA. 600

316 294 284 276 226 224 224 210 170 164

1298 1218 1152 1102

980 908 790 758 750 738

496 322 190 188 174 116 104

-100 90 88

300 268 218 190 184 182 172 168

E. r. _AVIL. V'NSTON-SAUII.N.C. 532 7.

l. G: DIXON4A~::"';:~~L~. ~.C.~,;;,,> = B. - ~'-"~~'«'~

1­ K[ITH SUBOueH '88 J •• ,R,TTNAN. 0. 5322. V,RGIL HARTMAN, WADSWORTH, O. 5083. CEC'L HOLL'" ELD, SARBERTON, O. 4824. STEYE GREG"', RAVENNA, O. 4785. JESSE SELTON, B"'RBERTON, O. 4206. ROBERT PUGH, AKRON, O. 3487. K£ I TH SLABOUGH '18 JR, R'TTMAN, O. 3068. CHARLES E. VRIGHT, AKRON, O. 2969. TOIIIlY HcALONAN. A"ON~ 0. 26810. VIC EV~RSON, MEDINA, U. 256

.~ COLUMBUS MoTOR SPEEDWA", COLU.US, O.

1. Rovc[ HILL 'OHI0-151 SP.,NGHD.O. 1520 2. B.vc[ HILL 'OHI0-21,~P.'N."[LD.O. 1280 3. CHARLlS No.GAN, COLU_US, O. 1260 4. CLIF.O.D RONIN[ CA••OLL. 0. 1214 5. R.~.DICK[NSON.i6HI0-7 J ••N[wALBANV~1178

1 6. JoHN Bnz, COLUIlBUS. 0. 1006 7. R.~.DICK"SON 'OHIO-11J••N.ALBANV.o. 994 8. EDISON "BUD" HlY.....1O-10.COLS.li. 776 9. GI NO MI ROLO, COLUMBUS, O. 7301 10. JoS[PH GHOLSON. HA.' DN. 0. 724

SHARO. SPEEDW-\Y, HARTFORD, O.

1. FRANK La-SICK, SAu., O. 956 6582. CIIAS. BUCKL£Yt::U-. ' o.

3. BUNY 8~.. ,...... O. 604 4. J,ucs fltllCt. .01, PA. 526 S......, ..... ·~V"U.LE. PA. 4112 • ;';' "-S 1t000'NII00I. ME" CASTLE. PA. 438 .'f. .OIlAL. All••SOII.. ""RCE••. PA. 420 ., VIt. BA••,e. ~. "' DDL[.X. PA. 346 9. HAROLD BICK~L, MERCER, PA. 286 10. BOB JoNES, SHARON, PA. 250

1­2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10,

oEBO PARK SPEEDWAV, SMITHFIELD. RAPID VALLEV RACE TRACK, RAPI D CI TV .S.O.° 1. ELMO SABATINI RAVLAND, O. 472 1- F.ANK FAI.CLOTH~ RAPID C'TV~s.D. 812 2. JOHN TRINER, ~. LIVERPOOL, O. 424 2. HOWARD SLOCUM, APID C,TV, • OAK. 720 3. LAWRENCE DARNER. SALEM, O. 412 3. L[SLI[ HU[BN[.,sD-23,RAPID CITv,s.D. 710 4. ROLAND PHILLIPSON, HOPEDALE, O. 388 4. CARL JilNSEN, RAPID C,TV, S. OAK. 684 5. MAX MICKEV, HOf!'EDALE, O. 374 5. CHU. IlcDoNALD, RAPID CITV/> S.D. 620 6. F.ANK sTlVUS~ L[wTT. 0. 268 6. AL FUGMAN, RAPID C,TV S. AK. 506 7. HOIlt[R JAMES, O'EDALE, O. 260 7. H. G. BUDLlY, RAPID tITV. 5. OAK. 494 8. ROIERT FRAZER, E. LIVERPOOL, 0. 178 8. LouIs DIPP[.T RAPID CITV~ 5. Du. 468 9. KEN McKENZIE, LISBON, O. 170 9. NORM FOSTER, ItAPID C,TV, • OAK. 436 10. GEORGE BARTON, E. L,VERPOOL, 0. 144 10. CHARLES STIDO, RAPID C,TV. S. OAK. 384

OoRNEY S'EEDWAV, ALLENTOW, PA. SCHRAMR FIELD, LVNCHBURG, VA.

1. "". CARTWRIGHT VALNUTPORT, PA. 630 1. LONNIE V. TICKLE, MT. AIRV, N.C.2. HAROLD ADAMS, rLEETWOOD, PA. 600 2. JoHN DUVAL, FOREST, VA. ~ 3. MARVIN STAUFFER, SUMNEYTOWN, PA. 572 3. K[LVIN CREASV, LVNCHBURG, VA.4. C. RITT[.BAUGH CH[ST[. sPGS, 5. FRED HOFFMAN, t EHIGHTON, PA. 6. STEWART MoVER, MERTZTOWN, PA. 7. V,LLARD NOTHSTEIN, ALLENTOWN, 8. LEROV R'TTER, ALLENTOWN, PA. 9. ROIERT SWARTLEY, SELLERSV I LLE, 10. LINWOOD STOUDT, PENNSIURG, PA.

HIGHLAND SPEEDWAV, KANE, PA.

1. M. o. RUPERT, CLARION, PA. 2. r.[D B. HAWKA NAWTHO.N[. PA. 3. EARL STEI S, KI DQEWAV, PA. 4. '1M. F. R,ETTER, KANE, PA. 5. ....U HASKlLL. B.OOKVI LL[~ PA. 6. BOB.J. 'lEAVER, FRANKLIN, YA. 7. ~. F. SCHNU"'. OIL CITY. PA. 8. LEON GLEOCKLER, RUSSEL, PA. 9. JACK c. ~ITH, FRANKLIN, PA. 10. H. L. RADACK[., DuBole. PA.

RAL.. GH. N.C. PRINCESS ANNE SPEEDWAV, NORFOLK,

480 1. F.ANK-O. L[LANO. NO.'OLK, VA. 410 I' L. B. S... TH. PORTSIlOUTH~ VA.

~~~~5IY'ff~'~, ~~~>r:~:~5t;A:A' 190 8. 182 If.

P.... 152 10.

364 342 288 238 208 146 102

80 70 48

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

VA.

786 642 640 602 418 406 '84

.~­362 356

SOUTH PARK, PITTSBURGH, PA.

1. LOVOCOMA. N~w ALEXANDER, PA. 2. FRANK LESICK, SALEM, O. 3. JOE FERRI, BOLIVAR, PA. 4. FRANK KRAFICK, VANDlRGRIFT, PA. 5. GEN~ TURIC, ELIZABETH, PA. 6. E. R. BILLER, BELLINGTON, V. VA. 7. JoHN TRINER, E. LIVERPOOL, O. 8. 9. ~~~[~,~::~StA~~~:~AL~A.O. 10. RICHARD VILLIAMS, tLIZABETH, PA.

P,NE GROV~ SPEEDWAY, SHIPP~NVILLE,

1 EARL STlIS. R,DG[WAV, PA.2:~. r. SCHNUDE. OIL CITY, PA. 3. 4. 5. 6.

JACK C. SNITH, r.AN.. ,N. PA. H. D. RUP[.T. CU.,ON, YA. L[ON GUOC..... RUSS[L~ PA. D. P. HCCUARY., KNOX. YA. r.[D B. HAWK. I1A"THO.N[. PA.

~·L:~:~~~~='N~X~:XA::E •• PA. Dcttt kActt, ......... PA,

PA. 566 4. HELEN SHELTON, LVNCHBURG, VA. 552 5. BOBBV GARLICK, ROANOKE, VA. 430 6. CHRIS VILLIAMS, STUART, VA.

PA. 404 7. ED ADKINS, DANVILLE VA. 372 8. O.B.AvERS, MAD'SON ~EIGHTS, VA.

PA. 370 9, RUBv ScEARCE, DANVILLE, VA. 368 10. CARL BURRIS, LEAKSVILLE, N. C.

500 1­470 2. 272 3. 264 4. 220 5. 174 6. 164 7. 156 8. 156 9. 148 10.

PA.

584 1.472 2.332 3.322 4.306 5.282 6.268 m 7.

8. 9.

238 10.

J. O. HAWKINS, NEWBERRV , SC. SHORTV JoHNS, M,AMI, FLA.....11.5 E. LAU.[NS. S.C.sAWV' •• JoHNNV FUL L'., "L I OTON

A ".C.

~CK OTVSON. AUGUSTA, bA. HORACE CURRV, LAURENS, S.C. O. H. HOWARD, ORLANDO, FLA. CRAWfiSH CRIDER, ROCK HILL, S.C. OLIN VELLS," DONALDS, S. C. FRANK A. RUSSELL, NEWBERRY, S.C.

COLUMBI A SPEE DWAV, COLUM8 .... , S.C.

J. O. HAWKINS, N~WBERRV, S.C. SHORTY JoHNS, MIAMI, FLA. O. H. HOWARD, ORLANDO, FLA. DoUGLAS P. Noo.[. HATH'WS. N.C.

~EV~A.~[S:~~~ ~A~~~~:::~~[~.~~A. CLAUD[ PA.TAIN. N[VB[ ••V. S.C. A. L. HONACO. bOLDSBO.OA N.C. L. V. MOOR~, MoNROE, N.l.. FRANK RUS5£LL, N~WBERRY, S.C.

534 1­512 2. 272 3. 270 4. 246 5. 240 6. 226 7. 190 8. 186 9. 174 10•

1. 342 2. 304 3. 290 4. 268 5. 234 6.230 7. 160 8. 114 9.

98 10. 94

1. NEVIIERRV FA'R TRACK, NEWB~RRY, S.C. 2.

3. J. O. HAWKINS, NE~ERRY, S.C. 444 4. SHORTY JoHNS, MIAMI, FLA. 322 5. FRANK RUSSEl.L, N~~ERRV, S.C. 232 6.I. C. SISK. SPARTANBURG. S.C. 232 7.CUUDE PARTAIN. N[.....v. S.C. 222 8. JOMNNV F'ULL~R, CLINTON, ::>.C. 192 9.LELAND COLV'N. CAII...N. S.C. 190 10.C. H. DOVLE, l.OLU.,A, S.C. 182 DoUGLAS MOORE, MATH~WS, N.C. 140 BRUCE THOM'SON, MONROE, N.C. 124

T. O. KEETER. WARWICK .. VA • ELOI SE McCoY, PORTSNOUTH-, VA. J"'ME.S ERYIN, NORFOLK, VA.

COCKADE C. TY SPDWY, PETEUBURG, VA.

BUD WAMSLEV, ETTRICK, VA. FRANK LELAND, NORFOLK. VA.

~~O~~S~R:~~~V~I~::~::~UV~:VA. HOWA.D P. COOK.. DANVILL[. VA • B. L. BROOKS, tALMOUTH, VA. BILL STRICKLAND, COLONIAL HTS, VA. D. R. GALLOWAY, VARWICK, VA. V. C. DONLAVEY, RICHMOND, VA. HELEN SHELTON, LVNCHBURG, VA.

MOOERS FIELD, RICHMOND, VA.

A. L. BROCK, RICHMOND, VA. CARTER DUKE, RICHMOND, VA. H. F. BOWLES, RICHMOND, VA. G. G. BARNETT, R,CHMDND, VA. B. l. BROOKS, FALMOUTH, VA.

L. B. SIlITH. PORTSMOUTH. VA. E. P. HcCov. PO.TSMOUTH. VA. JoHN RHODlS, NORFOLK, VA.

J. H. CREECH, So. NORFOLK, v.... fR"'NK o. LELAND, NORFOLK. VA. ELOISE McCov, PORTSMOUTH. VA. l. B. SMITH, PORTSMOUTH, VA. EOWARO B. ORE, LVNNH... YE.N, V.... J. A. PRICE, NORFOLK, VA.

~AM~S ~~S~UT~~~~~~K~O~:OLK, VA.

~Ml~ ~AX~~::NAD:~~~:~K~A~A.

ELKINS S'EEDWAV, ELKINS, V.VA.

GLEN BROWN, MINGO, V. VA. E. R. BILL~R, BELLINGTON, V. VA. HOWARD PHILLIPS, ELKINS, V. VA. FRANK STILES. MORGANTOWN, W. VA. CY SMITH, ELKINS, V. VA. ART BILLIG, ELKINS. V. VA. ELLIS CORLEY, ELKINS. W. VA. FRANKIE DEAN, MoRGANTOWN, V.' VA.

576 570 568 536 474 472 444 420 342 318

380 318 268 260 234 200 180 170 146 130

352 284 270 230 226

FRANCIS EASTRIOGE, FREDERICKSBURG,VA 182 146f~R~~ ~:::~T~CE~:LC:~~~EAD~D. 42

V,NSTON PARKER, W,LLIAMSBURG, VA. 40 CHARL~S EADES, RICHMOND, VA. 40

RICHMOND SPEEDWAV, RICHMOND, VA.

S~R~~ :~:~::S~A:~~~~~O~~: MD. 312 268

B. L. BROOKS, FALMOUTH, VA. 268 JOHN RAINEY, RICHMOND, VA. 234 VAVNE WYATT, RICHMOND, VA. 232 FRANK RUSSELL, NORFOLK, VA. 220 BILL STRICKLA.D, CoLONIAL HTS, VA. 178

164 158· 144

606 568 520 472 462 428 394 390 388 324

386 360 318 314 310 294 246 120

R. B. CLAGHO.N NUTT[R FORT. ~. VA. 118 lov SLAVTON, BALTIMORE, MD. 108

GILBERT S'~EDWAV, G,LIERT, V. VA.

ED HUNTER, MAT~WAN, V. VA. 608 ALFRED LEWIS, HUNTINGTON, V. VA. 566 LUTHER CANMADV, ELKHORN, W. VA. 552 ~A.D SP.v. LOGAN ~. VA. 552 B[TTV C.AW'O.D. AAN~.~. VA. 524 STlV[ RATZ LOGAN. B. VA. 476 GLAST[" D[~A.T~ OIlA•• V. VA. 397 HOUSTEN LOWE, ULIVE HILL, Ky. 368 HAALAN CLINE, BAISDEN, V. VA • 324 S'ON'V L. RIC[. CATUTTSBU.G. Kv. 272

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GEORGETOWN SPEEDWAY. &[OH[lOW.. , Dl:L4.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

BOB HILL, Ntv CASTLE. DELA. MILTON NIBLtTTS, F ......KF'ORD, DEL.... EDWARD HENRY, DENTON, MD. HOWARD S. OAVIS, StA,.ORD, DEL . WI LSO" E. TODD, GREENWOOD, O£l . MELVI It ..J:.)SEPH, GtORGETOWN, Dt.lA ~

~[l~;NH~:~lt::KS~"'~~~;~~~NAD~[LA. GRANVILLE BETTS, GEORGETOWN, DEL.... JOE KOMORSKI. rA.MINGTON, DEL....

892 774 628 590 506 490 410 376 372 352

1­2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

CORBIN.SPEEDWAY, CORIIN, Ky.

CHARLES McGUI RE, GREGORYVI LLE, Ky. T. H. KING, CaRliN, Kv. CHARLES BAKER, CORBIN. Ky. JoHN R. joRDON. CORBI N, Ky.

~:~~ESA~~~:~L~O~:~::NKy~Y. joHN H. S... ITH, HARLAN, Kv. HENRY O. GOODIN, CaRliN, Kv.

~~~~ I ~AC:~::t~Y JK;~;~ ~~OR~~ Pi, Ky.

646 618 588 580 528 492 450 400 378 330

WI UU "GTON SPEEO.....Y I W, UII NGTON I DEL". M,oOLESBORO SPEEDWAY, MI DOLESIORO, Ky.

1. BOB HilL, NEV CASTLE. DELA. 2. MIKE D'ALESSIO, CRUM LVNN, PA. 3. PEGGY COLEMAN, BOONTON, N.J. ~. FRANK SCHNEIDER, LAMBERTVILLE,N.J. 5. W. WHEATLEY, MARCUS HOOK, PA. 6. SAL NICOLETTI, NUTLEY, N.J. 7. lESTER SM'TM, M, NQUAOALE, DELAo. 8. EDDIE ADAMS, RISING SUN, MD. 9. W. E. LANGSHAV, ELSMERE, DELA. 10. JAMES DEVER, WILMINGTON, O£.LA.

1158 794 606 492 424 416 376 372 362 354

1. JOHN H. SMITH, HARLAN. Kv. 2. T. H. KING, CORBIN, Ky. 3. WALTER GIEZEL, CaRliN, Kv. ~. HOUSTON low£, OLIVE HILL, Ky. 5. CHARLES BAKER, CORBIN, Ky. 6. JOHN R. ...bROON, CORII N, Ky. • 7. ROLL I E CARROLL ,KY-32, CORBI N. Ky. 8. CHARLES McGUIRE, GREGORYVILLE, kyo 9. HENRY O. GOODIN. CORIIN, Kv. 10. WOODROW HUFF, BAXTER, Ky.

448 414 356 350 322 308 300 290 264 178

892 820 680 620 616 526 468 412 388

548 470 408 326 282 250 242 242 234 214

MORRISTOWN SPEEDWAV, MORR'STOWN, II.J.

SAL NICOLETTI, NUTLEY, N.J. FRANI( SCHNE I OER, lAMBERTVI LLE, N.J. AL ALLENZE, BERNARDSVILLE, N.J. R. VaNDERHOOF, CHESTER. N.J. FLOYD METZLER, BEDMINSTER. N.J. PEGGY COLENAN. BOONTON, N. J. LEN TWIST. KEARNEY, N.J. CHARLOTTE COMAN, PEQUANACK, N.J.

nR SI~ !l' NTON•. N.J.

BATM SPEEDWAV, BATH, N .. Y.

.DUTCH HaAG, PENN YAN, N.Y. CLAUDE HOLLENIECK, WI LL lAMSON, N. Y •

:~i~L~ I~~:~:~~:: N:~~:~~T~.~: Y..

~~~:R N6.~~i~~NAA~~~NN:¢~' N.Y.

HAROLD CLARK, BATH N.Y. CARL Al TANURA 'Nv-i4A~ROCHUT[R,N.V. ART DELL, ROCHESTER, N.Y. lRVIN SALTSMAN, AVOCA, N.Y.

1­2. 3. 4. 5, 6. 7. 8.

1­2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

690 628 584 534 530 526 512 488 472

854 1166 640 518 484 448 426 384 380 356

DORSEV SPEEDWAV. [LltRIHE, MD.

NICK ROSE. DUNDALK, MD. WM. THOMAS. BALTIMORE, MD. DORIS ROIERTS. BALTI ...ORE, Mo. DONALD M'LLS, ROCKVI LLE, MD. Rov SLAVTON, BALTIMORE, Mo. AL WHEELER, BALTIMORE. MD. BURT TYLER, BALTIMORE, Mo. G£ORGE ZUKNICK, ODENTON, Mo. RUDOLPH l. LINDE, BALTIMORE, Mo. RANDY VHAV, GLEN BURNIE, MD.

WESTPORT STADIUM, BALTIMORE, MD.

N,CK ROSE. DUNDALK, MD. AL WHEELER, BALTI ...ORE, MD. DORIS ROBERTS, BALTIMORE, Mo. BURT TYLER, BALTIMORE, Mo. Roy SLAYTON, BALTIMORE, Mo. CLARENCE SIMMS, TOWSON, MD. VM. ROSE, BALTIMORE. MD. GEO~GE KOUBA '"0-011, BALTI"'ORE,MD. '11M. E. THOMAS, BALTIMOR£. MD.

1­2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9,· 10.

1­2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

742 608 586 572 562 532 494 476 390 318

680 648 616 594 526 520 482 474 424

MEDLEV SPEEDWAV, MIAMI, FLA.

~;N:SE~H~~~~~~: ~~p~~:HAE~~:: FLA. JOHN FITZGIBBONS ,FLA-112,MIAM"FLA. WILLARD DICKENS ,FLA-115, MIAMI,fLA. HARRV ROWELL, MI AMI, FLA. PHIL GARETT, KENDALL, FLA.

~~Et~OSM~~~~TAI:~~71 tL~~A. ~~~ ~~W~~~:'N~O~~::~~OtL~~A.

SPEEDWAY PARK, JACKSONV I LLE, FLA.

1. BILL SNOWDEN, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. 2. A. W. joHNSON, JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 3. HENRY D. JoNES, TALLAHASSEE, FLA. ~. E. l. MORAN, GLEN ST. MARY, FLA.

~: ~~~~yMg~~~:~YJA;:~~~~~~~~~EtL~~A. 7. E. l. HERRIN, JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 8. J. H. MOORE, JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 9.~_FRANK I ONM.9NG[~ ACK NV [.£J..

1­2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PALM BEACH SPEE.DWAY, II. PALN BCH, FLA.

1­2. 3. 4. 5.

lANHAM SPEE D\lAY, lANHAM, MD.

lAWRENCE E. STAINES, TIMONIU"' A

Mo.

~~:~;HztKN~~:~E60::~~~70~~: o.

~::R~U~B~~~,v~~~:~~N~A::OENA,MD.

342 256 246 228 200

ONTARIO COUNTV fAIRGROUNDS, CANANDAIGUA, NEW YORK

CLAU[\E HOL .. EN8ECK, VILLIAMsON. N.Y. 626

CE:MAR S~E"--f)V~ ~­ 8ZtZltA-tbl"Pi2£1"!t:; ~..,..""==--=t"'_---~~~..Jtb'O'" "-.60Y. l"iktc-JJd¥W SPeS.

1­2. t::O~:~E~O~:~~:E~: ~~~M BCH, FLA. 3. CHARLES BARNWELL, W. PALM BCH, FLA. 4. H. T. joHNSON, PAHOKEE, FLA. 5. MONTY OGLE, MI AM', FLA. 6. R. l. HUTSON, M'AMI, FLA. 7. JOHN LATIMER, MIAMI, FLA. 8. JOHN E. BROOKER, V. PALM BCH, FLA. 9. H. J. BARRON, MIAMI. FLA. 10. GEORGE H. MILLER, V. PALM BEACH,FLA.

OGLETHORPE SPEE OWAV, SAVANNAM, GA.

1- J. O. HAWI(INS. NUI.ERRY. S.C. 2. 3. ~: ~~I~N~~~~~~S~T~AX~:~:~;t,~:· FLA. 4. SHORTY JOHNS. MIAMI. FLA. 5. O. H. HOWARD, ORLANDO, FLA. 6. LELAND COl.VIN, CAMDEN, S.C 7. E. L. HERRIN, JACKSONVILLE. FLA. 8. 81 LL" 01 XON • ..MCItSONYI LLE, FLA. 9. DOUGLAS MOORE MATHEWS N.C. 10. Eo L. MoRAN, ~LEN ST. AARV, flA.

5. BUCI( BACHNAN, WEST BEND. 6. LEO ROST. MANSON. IA. 7. AL DEFOE. FT. DODGE, IA .. 8. JOHN BUTLER I FT. DOOGE, 9. BOB RIEDEL, BODE, IA. 10. 80B HoRGAN. PERRY, rAe

1058 1004

860 810 680 622 620 536 484 474

330 320 270 250 200 194 192 170 148 134

1. RAY SPETH, OAVENPORT, 'A. 956 2. N. EL VoOD, MARION. I .... 828 3~.<-._-~._L~.~ VAlLA.eE, MAN.CH£STEA. I I .... 766 "'" .. Sl,fFlIOw, _VlIIlt, IA. 7005. Run .........It.·. cr ... ·l". 692

682~: ~~~T~.t:lll~,:.,~lt'A~A. 548 8. ART Co......o. CEO.... IAIt'DS, I .... 548 9. ROBERT GINGERICH, lov. CITV, IA. 532 10. HOWARD PURVIS,.lo"A CITY, IA. 502

SPORTS PARI(, FT. DODGE, IOWA

1. JIMNY WOOTEN~ GOWRIE. IA. 630 2. 598 3. ~~BLR~:~RGtAV~~~~'I~~· 422 4. GAVlORO fcR"NAH, SAC CITV, I A. 418

A. 412 374 362

I A. 330 260 206

SANDY VALLEY SPTS ARENA, ALLEN, Ky.

1. HOUSTEN LOWE, OLIVE HILL, Ky. 690 2. ALFRED LEWIS, HUNTI NGTON. V.VA. 494 3. RANDOLPH HALL, JR., CEREDO, V.VA. 456 ~. ARTHUR BRO\lNING. 'lAYNE. V. VA. 450 5. CHARLES MCGUIRE. GREGORYVILLE, Ky. 432 6. BETTY CRAWFORD MAN, V. VA. 394 7. H B. RANIER, ~RESTONsBURG. Ky. 394 8. WILLARD MASSIE. CHEsAPEAI(E, O. 360 9. WARD SPRY, LOGAN, W. VA. 288 10. VN. C .. SW£ET. CATLETT5aURG. W.VA. 264

6. DORIS ROIERTS, BALTIMORE, MD. 7. BUD SHERVETTE, SYI(ESVILLE, Mo .. 8. 9. ~~~~ ~~~::7DAAr~~:~~~~'M:~· 10. GEORGE DILKS, BALTIMORE, MD.

FLAT ROCK SPEEDWAY, FLAT ROCK,

1. ADOLPH VHI TE. FLAT ROCI(, MI CM. 2. BILL HENKLE, DETROIT, MICH .. 3. BRUCE JoHNSTON, DEARIORN, MICH. 4. 5. ~~A~L~~~~~~~~'6E~~~:~~:·M~~~~· 6. ROIERT VICK, HOW£LL, MICH. 7. GEORGE V. ROUKE, INKSTER,& MICH. 8. RALPH WHITE, FLAT ROCl(r ftlCH. 9. 10. ~~~ ~~:~:~T6E~~~~~~TAIC:~·

182 176 174 146 134

M,CH ..

1436 1232 1026

986 934 906 858 764 494 450

1­2. 3.

,.4.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

No. PLATTE SPEEDWAY, No .. PLATTE, NEBR.

1­ KARL FRANZEN, COZAD. NEBR .. 720 2. CLARENCE STUCKY, COZAD, NEBR. 554 3. AARON OLSON, GOTHENBURG, NEIR. 514 4. BILL [ACKER, BROI(EN Bov, NEIR. 470 5. ELMER HOUPT, No. PLATTE, NEBR. 466 6. BILL GENTLE"'~N, No. PLATTE. NEBR. 448 7. EDWARD PELTON. No. PLATTE, NEIR. 440 8. RICHARD II£LLS, BROKEN BO\l, NEIR. 434 9. 416 10. ~~I :~~~L~R~~[ s~L~~~E~L~~~i: 382NEBR.

CHEYENNE COUNTY FAI RGROUNDs. SIDNEY, NEB,.

1­ BOl lAFLER, SIDNEY, NEIR. 570 2. CHAS. lAFLER, SIDNEY, NEIR. 568 3. CHAs. HEADRICK, STERLING. COLO. 450 4. DORIS MOLLOHAN, STERLING, COLO. 350 5. LOWELL BROOKS, STERLI NG, COLO.. 326 6. 2112 7. ~~:~~L~AR::=: ~:~:~~7GNE~~~0. 248 8. GENE COLE, S, DNEY, NEIR. 222 9. CURLY DOGGETT, SUNOL. N~IR. 184 10. ART PROPP, STERLING. COLO. 152

WALL STADIUM, BELMAR. N.J.

1. CARL GARDELLA, BELMAR. N.J. 2. SID ~GILL, NEPTUNE C,TY, N.J. 3. DoUG BENNETT, OLD BRIOCE, N~J. 4. SAL NICOLETTI, NUTLEY, N~J .. 5. PEggv COLEMAN. BOONTON, N.J. 6. VN. G. MEVERS, TREIITON. N.J. 7. GEORGE MoRRI S, PT. PLEASANT, N.J. II. FRANK SeMNE'bER, LAMBERTVILLE. N.J. 9. HENRY STIMAX, NEPTUNE. N.J. 10. FRANK LO£SCM, NEWARK. N.J.

ROOSEVELT STADIU.... JERSEV C,TY,

1. BauNo BRACK. FAR ROCltAWAY, N.Y. 2. JOHN DAlaL, GARDEN CITY PK, N.Y. 3. lEN TWIST, KEARNEY, N.J. 4. [NllV SCHNULE, No. B"6£H,. N.J. 5. EMIL "MERIORSAIIO, AVENEL, ".J. 6. AL UPTON, NEWARK, N.J. 7. DICK RYALL, IRVINGTON, N.J. 8. MACON MAULDIN, STATEN 15., N.Y. 9. SAL NICOLETTI. NUTLEY,N.J. 10. CHARLOTTE COMAN, PEQUANOCK. N.J.

2. DUTCH HOAG, PENN VAN, N .. V. 3. 80B BURNS. NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. 4. RONALD ScHRADER... FAIRPORT, N.Y. 5. FRANK JISCHKE. KOCHESTER, N.Y. 6. ALlERT kOTARY, ROME, N.Y .. 7. RAV TURNER, ROCHESTER. N.Y. 8. WM. RODGERS. FAIRPORT, N.Y. 9. 10. ~~~~R"A:~~:~W~O~~~~~'[R~·~:Y.

fONDA SPEEoWAV, fONDA. N.Y.

1. STEVE DANISN, CROPSEYVILLE, N.Y~ 2. ROBERT BURNS, N." HARTFORDjl N.V. 3. 4. ~~;~~~ :g~~[ S~~~:~~;:~Y.,.y:Y. 5. -b. CunR. ~l"S FAllS, N.V. 6. 7. ~:~R~;NG~~LU~~D~~O~~~~Sfl..::Y. 8. ALlERT KOTARY. RO"'E, N.Y. 9. TOM MACiNTYRE. CANA.JOHARIE. N.Y .. 10. 01 CJI( CLARI(, MAREoON, N.Y.

1­2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1­2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

fRANK JI SCHKE. ROCHESTEI\. N.Y. RONA~D ScHRADER, FAIRPORT, N.Y. HAROLD CLARK. BATH, N.Y. BENNY RUSSELL, ~RACUS~. N.Y. ROBERT FITCH. SYRACUSE, N.Y.

R':~E'U:~::~N:~CH::~~~~T~~f.N.Y.

CHARLOTTE FA.RGROUNDS, CHARLOTTE,

~ I. L~. K~:~~~:, M~~:~~~D ~.~:C. DOUGLAS P. MOORE, MATHEWS, N.C. PARKS ROGERS, INDIAN TRAIL, tec. FRANI( A. RUSSELL, NE WERRY, S.C. SHORTY JOHNS. MI Alii, FLA. J. O. HAWKINS, NrWBERRY. S.C.

5~:N[LE:~~:E~I~~~:Y~0~~C:N.C. BRUCE THOMPSON, "ONRO~. N.C.

1368 1086

916 782 664 580 522 422 396 328

N.J.

816 672 542 490 454 426 350 326 282 276

582 494 424 330 308 264 258 196 190

,882 822 696 602 458 424 402 322 306 296

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MONROE COU_TV FA' RGROUNDS .ROCMESTER.N. Y ..

DUTCH HOAG, PENN YAN, N.Y. 974 B08 BURNS, N." HARTFORD, N.V. 781 CLAUD£ HOLLENBECK. WILLIAMSOM, N.Y. 780

575 574 474 451 450 436 436

N.C.

534 360 348 302 294 226 186 182 172 128

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1955 SPECIFICATIONS NASCAR GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CIRCUIT

Use of factory manufactured and nationally listed extra horsepower combinations and kits will be per­mitted in the NASCAR Grand National Championship Circuit and in the NASCAR Short Track Division. They will be permitted only when used on the make and model and with the transmission that is specified by the factory.

The extra horsepower assemblies must be available through the regular factory production assembly line, and must be nationally advertised by the factory as optional equipment for that make and model and transmission, and must be regularly available to the general public through regular factory-dealer sales channels.

~ .. g Sixth AnnualFebrua'Ty 20 thru 27, 19S5.

Definition of nationally product must be advertised

This extra horlill ditions.th~~. . .

~\Jipment, under the con­be considered as stock for

Stock Car Speed Trials on easured Mile Course during the

NASCAR Speed Week,

advertised means the to the general public

through the regular channels employed by the manu­facturer's recognized and accredited national adver­tising agency.

This does not apply to spark plugs or piston rings. but a full set of piston rings must be used.

1. No jeeps, suburbans, station wagons ur pick-ups will be permitted.

2. All cars must have complete bodies, hoods, fenders, bumpers and grilles in top quality condition.

3. Roll-over bars inside cars are compulsory. 4. Headlight lenses must be removed or covered

with masking tape. Holes must be covered with metal if headlights are removed.

. 5. Chrome or other parts may be protected by masking tape.

6. Full windshields compulsory but may be pro­tected by celluloid or cellophane covering.

7. Rear seat cushions must be removed. Front seat cushion must be intact and not altered. Right half of divided back of front seat may be removed.

8. All doors must be securely fastened in an ap­proved manner with either cable with clamp, or metal strap with nuts extended to outside for quick removal. Suggest a "U" bolt with clamp at least 3-16ths inch thick. Suggest two on each door. Leather straps, rope or wire not permitted.

9. Radiator dust screens will be permitted. 10. Muffler must be removed. II. Hub caps must be removed. ,_~~III.~Y interchangeable wheels are allowed

- -- 'amet

ee s. 13. Tires: no knobs, power-grip or speedway

treads allowed. No cross-grooving allowed. Standard trea ds only.

14. Wheels may be reinforced in any manner provided general appearance is not changed.

15. Stock hubs, for make and model only, may be reinforced. Steel hubs allowed if same type and design.

16. Interchangeable radiator cores are allowed providing they do not alter sheet metal frame (If

radiator for make and model. 17, Water pump impellers may be altered, 18.. Transmissions must be stock for model car

used. 19. Differential must have stock catalogued gears

for model car used. NASCAR reserves the right to list allowable gear ratios for any make oc model automobile.

20. Locked rear-ends will not be permitted. 21. Overdrives will be permitted. 22. Complete motors must be in chassis and body

for which they are catalogued. 23. Stroke must be stock, as catalogued. Reboring

of block is allowed to compensate fm' normal wear up to an absolute limit of .033" oversize, measured at base of cylinder.

24. Valves, valve springs, cylinder heads, rocker arms, and manifold must be stock. Cylinder heads must comply. as to capacity, as specified by NASCAR.

25. Altered or special camshafts or crankshaft;; will not be permitted.

26. Ignition system must be stock for make and model. Automatic advance in distributor may not be altered and must be in complete working condition.

27. Flywheels must be stock. No alterations per­mitted.

28. Carburetor must be listed for make and model but jets may be of any size. No alterations per­mitted.

29. Heavy duty shock absorbers and springs may be used if listed for make and mOdel. Use of additional shock absorbers optional. Air Lifts and coil spring rubber inserts approved by NASCAR will be permitted.

30. Only gasoline may be used as fuel. 31. Any oil is permissible; oil pressure may be

regulated at discretion of owner or driver. -- ---". -.----~.~

32. Standard size gas tanks for make and model only. Pickup in fuel tank may be moved to right ~ide. Fuel tank filler spout may be moved to edge of fender.

33. Self-starter must be in working order. All cars must start under 'heir own power. After race is underway, ears may be started by hand-pushing in pit area only, but under no circumstances is any car to be pushed or towed onto race track from pit area. Violation means disqualification.

34. Generators must be in working order. 35. Stock exhaust manifold only. No alterations

or changes permitted from the motor block to muffler take-off.

36. Motor muunts may not be altered or changed. but a safety thru bolt may be used.

37. No polishing, porting, altering, and/or relieving of motor parts.

38. Removal of fan or fan belt or air cleaner is not permitted.

39. Straight exhaust pipes extending past rear of body are compulsory.

40. Hoods must remain in original locked position and closed.

SHORT TRACK - LATE MODEL

1. Specifications for this division will te the same as listed in Grand National Championship Circuit, unless otherwise specified on entry blank.

2. Special asphalt tires will be allowed. 3. Mixed wheels of 15'" and 16" diameter will be

SPORTSMAN DIVISION

1. Sportsman Division races are open to any make or model of American closed car with a factory-made steel top. Other models may compete if passed as mechanically fl.t by NASCAR officials and conform with conditions of entry at each track. No pick-ups, station wagons, convertibles or roadsters may race.

No cars without factory-made steel tops will be allowed to compete in any Special and/or National Championship or Championship Qualifying Events.

2. Officially issued numbers must be at least eighteen inches high and neatly painted on both sides of the car, rear deck and roof. Above the number on sides of car, the name or abbreviation of the state must be painted in letters no less than two inches in height.

Drivers will not receive points unless car owner's NASCAR registration number corresponds with the number on car. ,

In case of duplicate numbers at regularly scheduled events, the car highest in the national point standing will be given preference; at national championship events, the car qualifying first will be given the preference.

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., rI. Gas tanks must be moved into rear deck space

if so equipped when new. Nothing may be cut or 3. All cars must have fenders and nmning boards

and must be securely fastened in a safe manner; butI abbreviated excepting for clearance or reinforcement.

I may not be moved into driver compartment.

All fenders must extend to outer edge of tires. No (a) No converted grease or oil container or sim­home-made abbreviated fenders allowed. ilar utensil my be used.

(b) Fuel capacity must not exceed 20 gallons. secutive racemeets minus any fenders lost in previous

No car will be allowed to run more than two con­

I (c) A fire wall must be metal, 110 less than 20

competition. gauge thickness and securely welded and 4. Headlights, bumpers, and mufflers must be sealed on top, bottom and sides. Fire wall

removed. Headlight holes must be covered with and floor must separate driver from gas tank. metal. Floorboo\rds must be complete in driver com·

partmnnt. driver's side. Other glass may be removed.

5. A safety glass windshield is compul~orv on the <d) Gas lines must run under bottom of body.

Neoprene (synthetic rubber) tubing is recom­shut with approved type metal fasteners. No leather

6. All doors must be bolted, welded or strapped mended for gas lines. No glass bowls on fuel

straps, ropes or wires allowed. (See Rule 8 of Grand pumps. Fuel pumps must be under floor of car or under hood. No pressure systems allowed.National specifications.>

7. No lowering of frame or body such as chopping 28. Chassis may be strengthened but not to be or channeling. Frame may be altered to accomodate altered or cut. Wheel base and tread must be stock. quick change rear or O.H.V. engine. (For exceptions see Rule 7 of Sportsman specifica­

8. No restrictions on axles, shocks, springs, etc., tions.> providing ground clearance and height of tody is 29. Front or rear suspensions may be reinforced. not alterl'r. and wheelbase is "lot ('hanged. 30. Pitman arms may be changed. No welding

9. Any type crash bars will be allowed, but if allowed on steering parts. wider than chassis, all corners or edges must be 31 Any four wheel brakes allowed but must be in rounded. Rear crash bars may be only 6 inches good working condition.

_~igh~r or j)..... • ---,-,=.... ·-·":'" , ,tfsand 0 00000_

oo aPl)roved bucket seatS tnst81l 0 0 o.! welded or securely bolted to frame' of ear and not to sections allowed. reor. 34. Exhaust pipes must extend past cowl and out­

11. Rear view mirrors recommended but not com­ side of body.r pulsory. 35. When required by track conditions cars mustI 12. Inside steel bracing and reinforcing must in­ carry catch or overflow tank of no less than one

clude front and rear roll bars, and it is recomm('nded gallon capacity. Catch or overflow tanks not per­that they be connected by cross ur side bars. mitted in driver compartment.

13. At least the top part of hood is compulsory 36, Safety hubs on front wheels are recommended.and must be equipped with an efficient and safe 37. No dog clutch or similar design allowed.fastener. Top part of hood must extend over radiabr. 38. Transmission must remain in original position.

14. Any stroke and crankshaft permitted. Drive shaft must not be altered.15. Blocks may be bored out to any size except on 39. Door may not be cut down on driver's side

motors equipped with O\'erhead valves. Ove;he'HI and no reinforcing may be removed from doors.valve motors are limited to a total of 300 cubic inch'S. 40. Rear windows may be enlarged only enough to

16. Piston displacement of 300 cubic inches in permit the entry of tires.manufacturers' catalog shall be considered as follows: 41. Coil spring front ends may be replaced with

(a) Motors under 300 cubic inches listed· dis­ straight axles.placement may be interchanged in the' same manufacturer's line. To clarify this specifica­tion: all Ford products shall be classified as in the same line, as well as General Motors, MODIFIED DIVISION

Chrysler Corporation, American Motors, Inc., 1. Modified Division races are open to any make Kaiser-Willys, and Studebaker-Packard. (For or model of American closed car with a factory-made overhead valve motors see Rule 15 of Sports- steel top. man specifications.> 2. All cars must have fenders and running boards

(b) Flathead motors of 300 cubic inches dis- if so equipped when new. Nothing may be cut or placement and over must run in the body and abbreviated except for clearance or reinforcement. chassis for which they were designed and All fenders must extend to the outer edge of tires. catalogued. No home-made abbreviated fenders alloweel. Cylindet bea4i wlIl;l"..,G8............-l!..__.,...~_-+_.....~~~.,...I!!'''''tl\'!'''"''lr!'~~l'P'"-.m...,'1:f'l'r-~~1'!!l1~e'1'I'l1lirtt:l~V''e'!'-,...-or machined down or used fenders lost in cum­

0used prOVidihg to\j'olll00atlts; No a A'satefi'C compulsory. Other glass may be removed.tanks or radiators allowed in driver's compartmf:nt.

5. All doors must be bolted, welded or strapped20. Fan and fan belt may be removed. shut with approved type metal fasteners. No leather 21. Any type battery ignition is allowed. Magnetos straps, ropes or wires allowed. (See Rule 8 of Grand

prohibited. Batteries must be located under 100r of National Specifications.)car, not in driver's compartment or fuel tank l'om­ 6. Any type crash bars will be allowed but if widerpartment. than chassis all corners or edges must be rounded.

22. Any type carburetor allowed. Special supel' ­ Rear crash bars may be only 6 inches higher or chargers prohibited. Only one carburetor allowed. 6 inches lower than chassis level. Any inappropriateNo fuel injectors allowed. crash bar may be disallowed.

23. Special or altered intake manifolds prohibited. 7. Seats and upholstery may be removed and Adapters allowed on f1atheads only. approved bucket seat installed. All seats must be

24. Any type camshaft allowed. welded or securely bolted to frame of car and not to 25. Self-starter must be in working order. All cars floor.

must leave pits and starting line under their own 8. Rear view mirrors are recommended but not power. compulsory.

(In National championship events after "ace is 9. Inside steel bracing and reinforcing must include underway, cars may be started by hand-pushing in front and rear roll bars, and it is recommended that pit area only, but under no circumstances is :my car they be connected by cross or side bars. to be pushed or towed onto race track from pit lll'ea. 10. At least the top part of hood is compulsory Violation means disqualification.> and must be equipped with an efficient and safe

26. Any fuel that will mix with water may not fastening device. Top part of hood must extend over be used. No alcohol or alcohol baoe. radiator.

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11. Officially assigned numbers at least eighteen Inches high, must be neatly painted on both sides of car, rear deck and roof.

Drivers will not receive points unless car owner's registration number corresponds with number on car.

12. Blocks may be bored out to any size. 13. Piston displacement is unlimited. However

motors may only be interchanged in the same manu­facturer's line. To clarify, all Ford prodUCts are classified in same line as well as General Motors, Chrysler Corporation, American Motors, Inc., Kaiser­Willys, and Studebaker-Packard.

14. Exh$ust pipes must extend past cowl and be­yond body.

15..Motor may be moved in chassis on all cars. Fire'wail must be between driver and motor, sealing o#;;'dr1ver's compartment. Floor boards must be ,-'plete.

16. No overhead valve convlg$foDS permitted on stock L-head engines. . .__c;;

17. Any special cy~;.:.1t. -sbnilar toor:lglnaldesign permi~-: ~ ':"-4 .. ,

18. Any 8peCl _ "~ '~:'!.;>,.:;. 19. Any type'c alloweIL No superchai'geft

allowed unless standard or optional by manufacturer. 20. Any type camshaft, valves. valve springs, pis­

tons owd connecting rods allowed. 21. Any type ignition system allowed. Batteries

must be located under the floor of car, not in driver's compartment or fuel tank compartment.

22. Self-starter must be in working order at all times.

23. Radiator and cooling system may be altered in any way provided top of hood fits. No auxilliary cooling tanks- 9r radiators in driver's compartment.

24. Any type of fuel may be used. 25. Fan and fan belt may be removed.

26. Gas tank must be moved into rear deck space and must be securely fastened in a safe manner.

(a) Gas tank may not be moved into driver's compartment.

(b) No converted grease or oil container or simi­lar utensil may be used.

(c) Fuel capacity must not exceed 20 gallons. (d) A fire· wall must be metal not less than

20-gauge thickness and securely welded and sealed on top, bottom, and sides. Wall must separate driver from gas tank. Floor boards must be complete in driver's compartment.

(e) Gas lines mwt run under bottom of body. Neoprene (synthetic rubber) tubing is recom­mended for gas lines. No glass bowls on

fuel pumps. Fuel pumps must be under ftoor of car or under hood.

27. Door may not be cut down on driver's side and no reinforcing may be removed from doors.

28. Rear windows may be enlarged only enough to permit entry 01 spare tires. •...~~ be strengthened but not altered or

cut; ~ lUl4 tread JDU$t be stock. ··.. ·No loWerin«o1 body or frame sum .. chopping or channeling.

31. No restriction on axles, shocks, springs, etC. providing ground clearance and height of body is not altered.

32. Front or rear suspension may be reinforced. 33. Pitman arm may be changed. No welding

allowed on steering parts. 34. Any interchangeable wheel or tire allowed. 35. Any four-wheel brakes allowed but must be in

good working condition. 36. Any type transmission or difterential allowed. 37. No dog clutch or similar design allowed.

POINT STANDINGS - ­

HUNTINGTON MoTOR SPDWY, HU~TINGTON,W.VA.

1.1 RANDOLPH HALL,JR., CEREDO, W.VA. 578 1.' Jo H. REED, HUNTINGTON, W. VA. 578 3. WILLARD MASSIE, CHESAPEAK, O. 554 4. ALfRED LEWIS, HUNTINGTON, W. VA. 468 5. HOUSTON LOWE, OLIVE HILL, Ky. 466 6. WM. SWEET, CATLETTSBURG, W. VA. 316 7. HERK HA~BOUR, HUNTINGTON, W. VA. 310 8. BETTY CRAWfORD, HAN, W. VA. 306 9. SIDNEY L. RICE, CATLETTSBURG, W.VA. 10. MAX HENDERSON, CHESAPEAKE, O.

'. '(TIE fOR fiRST P.....~E) . ..' . .....::.:..;..tf~'·"".,,(fi '}',. -'-";"

1. FRANK STILES, MORGANTOWN, W.VA. 2. E. R. BILLER, BELLINGTON, W.VA. 3. ART B'LLG, ELKINS,W. VA. 4. ELLIS CORLEY, ELKINS, W. VA. 5. R. B. CLEGHORN~ NUTTER FORT,W.VA. 6. FRANKIE DEAN, "ORGANTOWN, W.VA. 7. Cy SMITH, ELKINS, W. VA. 8. HOWARD PHILLIPS, ELKINS, W. VA. 9. GLEN BROWN, MINGO, W. VA. 10. WILLIS HOSKINS, BELLINGTON, W.VA.

MOUNDSVILLE FAIRGROUNDS, MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA.

1. JOHN TRI NER, E. LIVERPOOL, O. 2. ELMO SABATINI, RAYLAND, O. 3. FRANK LESICK, SAl.E.N. O. 4. WALLACE BLAIR, HOUMDSVILLE, W. VA. 5. FR~~K Sf£VENS, lEWETT, O. ­6: 'lA~ENCE DARNE~ SALEM, O. 7. JOHN B. WOLfE,' "OUNDSYlllE,' W~VA. 8. ROLAND PHILLIPSON, HOPEDALE, O. 9. MAX HICKEY, HOPEDALE, O. 10. EARL GRIffiTH, JEWETT, O.

304 220 I

11. DICK RATHMAN, SANf;ORD, N.C. .",.~OO 12. JI M COOK, ANAHE' .. ,:.-..tAi.l f .<tfc':'~20 .~ ....eo,; ­

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PACIFIC COAST LATE HOOCL DRIVERS (SHORT TRACK & GRAND NATIONAL)

1. LLOYD DANE, LAKEWOOD, CALif. 2. DANNY LETNER, DOWNEY, CALif. 3. HARVIN PANCH, OAKLAND, CALIf. 4. JOHN FERNANDY A OAKLAND~ CALif. 5. JOHN SOARES, UAKLAND, ~ALlf. 6. BOB CASWELL, PLEASANT HILLS, CALIf. 7. ALLEN ADKINS, FRESNO, CALIf. 8. TONY NELSON, VENTURA, CALif. 9. JOE VALENTI, BERKELEY, CALIf. 10. WOODY BROWN, OAKLAND, CALIf.

1528 1292 1042

982 974 888 858 842 686 666

364 362 320 196 176 168 168 158 154

80

610 548 516 496 424 388 362 300 276 262

HERSHEL HCGRIFf, PORTLAND, ORE. ED PAGAN, LYNWOOD, C~lIf. JIM GRAHAM, SAN FRANCISCO, CALif. BILL AMICK, PORTLAND, ORE. CHAS. PEMBERTON, SAN JOSE~ CALIf. ERICK ERICKSON, GARDENA, ~ALlf.

PACIFIC COAST LATE MODEL OWNERS (SHORT TRACK AND GRAND NATIONAL)

1. LLOYD DANE, LAKEWOOD, CALIf. 2. JOE BERESCHICK, BELL, CALif. 3. JOHN FERNANDY, OAKLAND C~Llf. 4. LOUIS HANGINI, WALNUT ~REEK, CALif. 5. DON OLIVER, WALNUT CREEK, CALIf. 6. Gus DAVIS, TULARE, CALif. 7. JOE SAVATIER, VENTURA, CALIF. 8. CHAS. VANCE, YREKA. CALif. 9. LAWRENCE DORSEY, TORRANCE A CALIF. 10. CHRIS HILINICK, CONCORD, ~ALlf.

548 536 520 520 486 464

1362 1352 1174 1032 1030

924 878 e74 858 718

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ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH THE OPERATORS OF THE BEAUTIFUL DAYTONA BEACH OCEAN P,ER CASINO TO HAVE FREE DANCING NIGHTLY DURING SPEED WEEK FOR NASCAR NENBERS AND THEIR GUESTS. THE NASCAR NEM­BERSHIP CARD WILL BE ALL THAT'S NEEDED FOR AD­MISSION TO THE CASINO.

SPEED WEEK THIS YEAR WILL BE THE BEST EVER.

FREE DANCING DURING SPEED WEEK

.DIN NOW FOR 1955 AND SAVE TIlE AND TROUBLE

Nov 15 THE TIll[ TO RENEW YOUR NASCAR ~ERSHIP TO SAVE TINE AND TO ELININATE THE NECrSSITY OF WAITING I. LONG LINES AT THE PIT GATE WHEN THE RACING SEASON OPENS.

MEMBERSHIP DUES AND BENEFIT PLANS NAY BE MAILED NOW TO NASCAR NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN DAYTONA BEACH, FLA., AND THE 1955 LICENSE AND ALL OTHER INFORNATION WILL BE MAILED PROMPTLY. No LINE-UP, NO DELAYS, NO FUSS, AND BEST OF ALL, YOUR NAME WILL BE RETAINED ON THE MAILING LIST 50 THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE ALL NEWSLETTERS AND INPORTANT BULLETINS.

POSTAL REGULATIONS DO NOT PERMIT US TO CONTINUE NAIL~

ING NEWSLETTERS TO MEMBERS WHOSE DUES ARE IN ARREARS, SO SIGN UP FOR 1955 NOW.

TALK-FEST TO WORK OUT PLANS FOR STOCK CAR IOWA NEXT SEASON WAS SCHEDULED RECENT~Y AT CE­SPEEDWAY I N CEDAR RAPIDS, WI TH AL PORTER,. NA5­

REPRESENTATIVE, AS THE NODERATOR •••CURTIS TURNER TURNED HINSELF A FANCY DEAL IN TINIER LAND, ~OW

AIRPLANE FOR HIS SURVEY WORK ••• THE "'AMI, FLA. SUNDAY NAGAZINE SECTION, DEVOTED A PAGE TO THE UP­DAYTONA BEACH NASCAR SPEED WEEK, AND THERE HAVE

GOOD STORIES ABOUT NASCAR IN PAPERS ACROSS THE RECENTLY ••• SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, TINE AND L,FE'S

NAGAZINE, DID AN INTERESTING PIECE ON LEE HERB THONAS AND THEIR SUPERSTITIONS AND FEEL­

RACING, AND THERE WAS ANOTHER BIG ROUND-UP THE 1954 NASCAR SEASON IN THE SANE NAGAZINE.

BRUNER. SR. AND HIS WIFE HAVE RENTED A HOUSE IN ~LA. UNTIL LATE NEXT SPRING ••• JOHN BRUNER

FANILY ARE ALSO IN TOWN AND HE HAS TAKEN A' F,SH CARBURETOR CORP ••• ~'N REED WRITES TO THE BUREAU THAT HE IS LOOKING FOR A CAR TO DRIVE

WEEK RACES. WRITE HIN AT ROA HOOK ROAD N.Y ••• NASCAR OFFICIAL BILL Z,NNERNAN WAS A DAYTONA BEACH, SPENDING NUCH TINE AT NASCAR

HE WAS RECENTLY HOSPITALIZED IN DAYTON O. ON THE NEND ••• FLOYD WAGNER.. A NASCAR DRIVER

0., SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES IN A HIGHWAY AC­SYMPATHY OF ALL IN NASCAR IS EXTENDED TO HIS

O'BOYLE HELD THE ANNUAL NASCAR PARTY FOR Nl EllS ~W1V,[S_A oF I ,~..9~'S . .P.l

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LMf'lI.'s ASSOCIATE III "!tOC.AMS ,AND 011lER PUBLI CATI ONS.I S ALSO I N DAYTONA, WORK' NG OUT OF THE 800

OFFlCE •••HoUSTON AND BOB HAVE TAKEN UP WI.NTER DAYTONA WITH THEIR WIVES, WHILE THE DALTON

NAINTAINS A RESIDENCE HERE YEAR-ROUND •••ToN BOOK 'THE MODERN SPORTS CAR' IS NOW I~ ITS

PRINTING AND SELLING LIKE HOTCAKES ... ToN AND CYImtIA HAVE TAKEN UP THEIR WINTER RESIDENCE AT BEAUTI­

VILLAGE, WHILE TON TAKES CARE OF HIS MECHANIX WRITING AND SPEED WEEK PLANNING ••• OSCAR

'P,CTORIAL GUIDE TO CASTING AND SPINNING" HAS RECEIVING GREAT REVIEWS AND WONDERFUL RECEPTION FRON

ENTHUSIASTS. FRED LANGWORTHY OF THE DAYTONA NEWS-JoURNAL DEVOTED HI 5-.COLUNN· TO THE BOOK LAST

TE,RRELL. \lANTS r,; .!!ELL HI S ·1954 DODGE, READY $1,000. PHO~E HIN AT 3949, NEWTOWN, PA •••

TRENT. JR,_ OF 2 MONTGONERY ST., PACOLET MILLS. LOOKING FOR A GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CAR TO

SEASON ••• THE DANISH RACING TEAN EXPRESSED TO THEIR, PUBLIC IN A NICE WAY, TAKING PAID

SPACE IN THE AMS~ERDAN, N.Y. EVENING RECORD' -FANS WHO ATTENDED RACES LOCALLY ••• FOR FOR 'SUPPOllT WE RlCEIVED FRON THE GRANDSTANDS.­BY TM£DAlIISM! RACING TEAN, STEYI." SAM AND

WEATHERLY HAS RESUMED NICRO NIDGET RACING IN­NORFOLK, VA. C,TY AUDITORIUN AFTER A HOLIDAY

VACATION. '

THOSE NASCAR MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DAYTONA

SPEED WEEK SO IF THERE IS ANY DOUBT, YOU CONTACT N~SCAR NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS AT

AND GET THE SITUATION SQUARED AWAY.

THOst IN GOOD STANDING ELIGIBLE

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A GENERALI RACING INI; MAR ACRES CARI WHO HAS

I, FLIES A NEW HERALD CONING BEEN NANY NATION NEW SPORTS PETTY AND INGS ABOUT STORY ABOUT I··JOHNNY URNOND HEACH. JR. AND HIS POSITION AT NASCAR NEWS IN THE SPEED PEEKSKILL, VISITOR IN HEADQUARTERS. BUT IS N.OW FROM NEWARK, CIDENT. THE

, ' FAMILy ••• EDDIE i~"-UI..~ HE _~SU "~~~

GRUNUORO. DAYTONA AND' PAUL DALTON"

MAIN STREET RESIDENCE IN FANILY MCCAHILL'S THIRD MCCAHI.LL FUL ElLINOW ILLUSTRATED FRALEY'S BEEN FISHING BEACH

:If[EK ••• DAVE TO RACE, FORI JilM,ES C.I- S.C. IS DRIVE THIS THEIR THANKS ADVERTISING TO THANK THE THE WONDERFUL IT WAS SIGNED AL ••• JoE DOORS AT PERIOD

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