The Salisbury Post from Salisbury, North Carolina • 33

A 4 aB kb IWHBWa! j'SB i A ti MB LiMSMKBfflfi RICHARD PETTY cash lead DONNIE ALLISON on pole BOBBY ISAAC front row er Racing's Big Three Petty Allison Isaac avored In Winston 500 By BLOYS BRITT AP Auto Racing Writer TALLADEGA Ala (AP) Richard Petty and the Allison brothers Donnie and Bobby three of stock car great chargers are favored in the first running Sunday of the Winston 500 a 180 miles per hour dash over the fast course I The field of 50 starters sched uled for the flagoff will com pete for $165000 in prize money 124050 of which goes to the win ner In addition $18000 in lap money has been posted and the first place finisher can claim as much as $5000 in accessory awards The final one and one half hours of the race will be carried by the ABC television network beginning at 4 pm with Ala bama Georgia and Eastern Tennessee blacked out Speed way officials expect a crowd of 60000 It is one of the fastest racing here than does the driver The reverse is true on shorter Allison won the front row pole position driving the Glen Wood Mercury to a lap speed of 185869 mph It is the sixth straight time the apple red and white car has been the too Qual ifier in a major three times with AJ oyt at the wheel and the last three with Al lison driving oyt won almost $90000 with the car including two major triumphs before leaving to pre pare his Coyote ords for Indi anapolis one erf which will be driven by Allison The other front row spot went to Isaac the 1970 Grand Nation al champion whose Dodge was clocked at 185721 Thin! start ing position was claimed by Bobby Allison older of the two driving brothers from nearby Hueytown who qualified the Holman and Moody Mercury at 185358 from Wausau Wis who had qualified his own Dodge in 22nd position machine will be driv en by another driver probably Dick Brooks of Porterville Ca lif who had not entered the Winston 500 Third starting position was claimed by Bobby Allison older of the driving brothers from nearby Hueytown Ala who qualified the Holman and Moody Mercury at 185358 Bobby Allison took over this car when David Pearson signed a three year deal to drive a new Pontiac fielded by Nichels Engi neering of Griffith Ind red Lorenzen starts fourth in a Plymouth while Petty will go off in fifth place Petty is the leading money winner with $113450 and has eight wins in 16 starts He is a cinch to become stock car first $1 million purse winner before the season is over fields ever put together The first 24 starters averaged 175122 miles per hour in time trials over the 266 mile Ala bama International Speedway is the only course I know of where you run flat out every foot of every said the veteran Petty all time money and events win ner car counts far more The other front row spot went to Bobby Isaac the 1970 Grand National champion whose Dodge was clocked at 185721 mph But Isaac was felled by a kid ney stone attack early Saturday and was hospitalized for sur gery at nearby Anniston Ala His car was assigned to Dave Marcis a 30 year old veteran Starting Lineup TALLADEGA Ala (AP) Th start ing lineup of drivers for Sunday 814X000 Winston 500 stock car race at Alabama International raceway with official quali fying speeds: 1 Dmnie Allison Hueytown Ala Mer cury 185849 2 Bobby Isaac Catawba NC Dodon 105721 1 Bobby Allison Hueytown Ala Mer cury 185358 I 4 red Lorenzen ElnMrst III Plym outh 183729 Cats To Play Nine Games At DAVIDSON Davidson Col lege will play a 25 game basket ball schedule in 1971 72 athletic director Dr Tom Scott an nounced today The Wildcats who will be seek ing their fifth straight regular season championship in the Southern Conference play nine times in the Charlotte Coliseum Davidson will play South Caro Charlotte lina Duke Clemson West Vir ginia Princeton Dayton and nttsDurgn plus two games in the Charlotte Invitational at the Coliseum The season opens Dec 4 against Clemson in Charlotte It is the first of four season openers the Wildcats will have in Char lotte against the Tigers Coach Terry team will meet six conference teams 5 Richard Petty Randleman NC Plymouth 179704 6 Pete Hamilton Dedham Mau Plymouth 179171 7 Buddy Bakr Owrtattq NC Dodgx 17X433 David Pearion Spartanburg SC Rmtlac 17A3BS 9 BUI Dennis Glen Allen Va Morcu ry 17X445 to Jarnos Hylton Inman SC ord 175301 11 rank Warm Augusta Go Doctoe 177093 12 BUI Champion Norfolk Va ord 175247 13 dell Gordan Arden NC Mercury 172920 IX Tom Gale McKeewort Pa Mrcu ry 172J31 15 Ron Koaelowakl Pontiac Mich Dodge 17Z4B 14 Maynard Troyer Spencerport NY Mercury 170791 17 riday Hosolor Chattanooga Tenn Oievalle 170774 to JD McDuffie Sanford NC Mr cury 170743 19 Raymond Wllliama Chapel HUI NC ord 170704 30 Ben Arnold airfield Ala ord 170444 Panel Picks Petty To Win Winston Race TALLADEGA Ala The na leading motorsports writers and broadcasters who make up the exclusive Union 76 Racing Panel of Experts have predicted a three car battle for the checkered flag in the Winston 500 mile NASCAR Grand Nation al stock car race here Sunday at the Alabama International Mo tor Speedway all time race win ner and current point leader Richard Petty 33 of Randle man out polled all of his com petitors in the Racing Panel of Experts pre race ballot to loom as die favorite driver in the race at Johnston Gym on campus The Wildcats have won 59 con secutive games there thought we had a good schedule last Dr Scott said 1 think this one is even better We now have a home and home agreement with South Carolina we are starting a four year contract with Clemson and the Charlotte Invitational with VP1 Georgia Tech and Rutgers is highly The schedule: Dec 4 Clemson at Charlotte 8 at East Carolina 11 urman at Davidson 14 at Richmond 17 Appalachian at Davidson 21 at NC State Dec 29 30 Charlotte Invitational (Rutgers VPI and Georgia Tech) Jan 1 William and Marv at Davidson 4 at St 0 at West Virginia 12 Pittsburgh at Charlotte 15 Richmond at Davidson 18 at VMI 22 West Virginia at Charlotte 24 Princeton at Charlotte 29 at Wake orest eb 1 East Carolina at Davidson 3 VMI at Davidson 5 at citadel 8 at urman 12 at South Carolina 14 Duke at DevWsai 21 Dayton at Charlotto to South Carolina at Charlotte March 2 3 4 Southern Conference tour ney at Greenville 21 Richard Brown Clairmont NC Owvelle 170215 22 Dave Marcis Skyland NC Dodge 170185 23 Bobby Musgrover Charlotte NC Dodge 149909 34 Walter Ballard Houston Tex or4 149312 25 Bud Stridder Charlotte NC ord 14X407 24 Elmo Langley Charlotton NC Mr cury 17X750 27 Jim Vandiver Charlotte NC Dodge 17X201 38 Pam Tyler Palo Alto Calif Marcu ry 17X987 29 Bill Ward Anniston Ma ord 174483 30 Benny Parson Elerbx NC Mercu ry 17X175 31 Joe raseon Golden valley Minn Dodge 173438 33 Larry Baumei Sparta Wis orU 171374 33 Roy Mayne Sumtor SC Owvalle 171235 3X Jimmy Crawford East Point Ga Dodge 171119 35 Coo Coo Marlin Columbia Tam Owvalto 17X515 38 Jabe Thomas Christiansburg Va Plymouth 170200 37 David Sisco Nashvillx Tom Che voila 17X122 30 John Soors Ellerbe NC Dodge 149208 39 Deal Dalton Asheville NC ord M9JM4 S4X Neil Castles Owrtofte NC Dodge MX 171 Petty and his 1971 Plymouth received 28 votes as the driver to win Buddy Baker 30 of Charlotte a teammate of in a 1971 Dodge received 19 votes from the auto racing experts as did Donnie Allison 31 of Hueytown Alabama to fie for second spot in the pre race predictions as to who the Winston 500 winner will be Allison will be behind the wheel of the same Wood broth prepared Mercury that he led the Rebel 400 with until 10 laps to go when he was forced to retire with mechanical prob lems Baker was running right with Allison and went on to win Members of the Union 76 Rac ing Panel of Experts also gave votes of confidence to David Pearson red Lorenzen Bobby Isaac Bobby Allison and Pete Hamilton as potential winners 1st Presbyterian To Drill Monday The irst Presbyterian Church Little League team will hold its third practice Monday afternoon at 4:45 at the Knox Junior High field irst Presbyterian is a member of the Rowan Little League BRAKE REUNE nnxni only except disc and forolsn cars XSW brake linings on allBBB four wheels Inspect master cylinder hydraulic brake hoses Remove clean inspect and repack front wheel bearings add new fluid Adjust all four brakes NEW Wheel Cylinders Kits if NEEDED only $395 EachDRUMS Turned if NEEDED only $250 each RONT GREASE SEALS if NEEDED only $305 pairRETURN SPRINGS if NEEDED only 50 each Pfeiffer Tennis Camp Slated MISENHEIMER The an nual Pfeiffer tennis camp will be held in two sessions on June 6 12 and June 13 19 Wallace Martin is director undamentals of the game will be stressed Master Cylinder hoses wheal bearings extra coat if NEEDED i I CAROLINA TIRE CO 315 INNES ST DIAL 633 5491 THE SALISBURY SUNDAY POST Sunday May 1 6 1 97 1 5D Two Road Races Open '600' Slate CHARLOTTE Two big days of road racing will lead off the activities of 600 es tival week The events sanction ed by the International Motor Sports Association will in augurate the new 175 mile road course at Charlotte Motor Speed way on Saturday and Sunday May 22 23 Registration for the ormula 100 entries of the Charlotte Chal lenge races and the IMSA GI Series machines of the Piedmont 3 Hour race will begin riday irst activity on the new twist ing road course will come at 10 am on Saturday morning when the first practice session for both groups is slated ollowing a half hour lunch break the track will reopen for the second prac tice and set up period as the drivers and crews search for the right suspension settings and driving techniques Qualifying for the low slung open wheel open cockpit or mula 100 entries is set for 3 to 3:45 pm Saturday followed at 4 pm by a three quarter hour qualifying session for the GI entries for the timed endurance event The first of two 25 lap races for the Charlotte Challenge events will take the starting flag at 5 pm with points and purse coun ting toward the championship of the IMSA ormula 100 division Next Sunday will be a busy day will additional 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