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Oh 71 rfio jo WEATHER TODAY Sunny, Warmer High, 80; Low, 47 Yesterday High, 75; Low, 42 TODAY'S CHUCKLE Cocktail party put-down: "Excuse me, but I've forgotten your first and your last name." "Where the spirit of the lord is, there is 11 Cor. 3-17 VOL. G8, NO. 341 SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1971 CARRIER DELIVERED He PER WK. 1ft.

MOTOR DELIVERED 70c PER WK. AAUA. JkA Star Se 0 Fo OMOIMe roie lovely little "5" which is about as good as either he or Donohue could ask for. THIS MEANS that the rapid young man from Media, who has already turned an unofficial lap of 180.977 miles an hour has the opportunity to drive Joe Leonard's records so far in the ground they'll never see daylight again. Penske obviously hoped to draw a low number, but he had no aspirations on the first spot after all, that would By UAY MARQUETTE The official track record for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway should fall with a thud heard around the world today as May continues to be just flat perfect for Mark Donohue.

When Roger Penske reached ill to pull out a qualifying number for his Sunoco-McLaren driver, he showed a stance should force the track closing at 6 p.m. without everyone having an opportunity to qualify. If, at any time today, however, Fengler declares the track open for practice and qualification with no one at the starting line, all bets are off and pole position will be decided. Otherwise, it could carry over until tomorrow or even next weekend. CHANCES ARE, of course, that with fair weather in the offing and, provided Turn to Page 7, Column going into today's action is almost 5 miles an hour with more than a 10-mile advantage over Al's 1970 winner.

THIRTY-NINE machines passed final inspection by the United States Auto Club technical committee yesterday and were permitted to draw numbers for today's biggest lottery in auto racing. Under new Speedway regulations, all 39 will be provided at least one chance to win the No. 1 starting position, if they are in line waiting for a chance when weather or any other circum have been asking too much for the that was first on the track and first through final certification and first, Ly a country mile, in practice this merry month of May. Bud Tingelstad will be the first man to answer Harlan Fencer's 11 a.m. call to arms in his Sugaripe Prune Special.

Larry Dickson will follow in a Flight 216 Special then the fun is scheduled to begin. MIKE MOSLEY, third fastest traveler so far at 175.850 mph, will go next and be followed by A. J. Foyt who got his season high up to 175.370 mph in his ITT Sheraton. This means Donohue will not only have the advantage of an early whack at the records but will know what two of his sternest competitors have to offer before he presses down the accelerator in his sleek blue beauty.

Peter Revson, No. 2 in the Top Ten at 176.1 mph, will be 17th off the line, defending "500" champion Al Unser will be 14th. 1969 winner Mario Andretti is way down the list in 37th, and '68 champion Bobby Unser is 24th. With the weatherman predicting temperatures in the high 70s and a clear sunny sky, the track is bound to slow down as the day progresses, which made Donohue's draw the most important item of business on yesterday's Speedway schedule. He didn't even get his car out of the garage yesterday as the crew put the finishing touches on a checkup job and will have it ready to roll when practice begins at 9 o'clock this morning.

After 90 minutes of action, the track will be closed for ceremonies, then what could be the most scintillating series of qualification attempts in history will get under way. 500 Timing Chart How They'll Qualify mm POS. DRIVER CAR NO. 1 Bud Tingelstad, No. 58 2 Larry Dickson, No.

45 3 Mike Mosley, No. 4 4 A. J. Foyt, No. 9 5 Mark Donohue, No.

66 6 Donny Zimmerman, No. 43 7 Bill Vukovlch, No. 32 8 Mike Mosley, No. 80 9 Dick Simon, No. 10 10- Jim McEIreath, No.

14 11 Gary Bettcnhausen, No. 16 12- David Hobbs, No. 68 13 Ronnie Bucknum, No. 98 vv Time MPH Time MPH Time MPH 0:56.0 160.71 0:53.7 167.60 0:51.4 175.10 0:55.9 161.00 0:53.6 167.91 0:51.3 175.44 0:55.8 161.29 0:53.5 168.22 0:51.2 175.78 0:55.7 161.58 0:53.4 168.54 0:51.1 176.13 0:55.6 161.87 0:53.3 168.86 0:51.0 176.47 0:55.5 162.16 0:53.2 169.17 0.50.9 176.82 0:55.4 162.45 0:53.1 169.49 0:50.8 177.17 0:55.3 162.75 0:53.0 169.81 0:50.7 177.52 0:55.2 163.04 0:52.9 170.13 0:50.6 177.87 0:55.1 163.34 0:52.8 170.45 0:50.5 178.26 0:55.0 163.64 0:52.7 170.78 0:50.4 178.57 0:54.9 163.93 0:52.6 171.10 0:50.3 178.93 0:54.8 164.23 0:52.5 171.43 0:50.2 179.28 0:54.7 164.53 0:52.4 171.76 0:50.1 179.64 0:54.6 164.84 0:52.3 172.08 0:50.0 180.00 0:54.5 165.14 0:52.2 172.41 0:49.9 180.36 0:54.4 165.44 0:52.1 172.74 0:49.8 180.72 0:54.3 165.75 0.52.0 173.08 0:49.7 181.10 0:54.2 166.05 0:51.9 173.41 0:49.6 181.45 0:54.1 166.36 0:51.8 173.75 0:49.5 181.81 166.67 0:51.7 174.08 0:49.4 182.19 0:53.9 166.98 0:51.6 174.42 0:49.3 182.56 0:53.8 167.29 0:51.5 174.76 0:49.2 182.93 NO ONE is quite sure what to expect out of Donohue. Virtually all his competition has already conceded the pole to the 34-year-old graduate engineer with the only question being, how high? Leonard established the official one-lap record of 171.953 mph and 10-mile average of 171.559 mph in 1968, driving the STP turbine.

Last year, Al Unser 20 Carl Williams, No. 77 21 Art Pollard, No. 8 22 Johnny Rutherford, No. 18 23 Joe Leonard, No. 15 24 Bobby Unser, No.

2 25 MeI Kenyon, No. 23 26 Donnle Allison, No. 38 27 Bill Simpson, No. 28 28 Bentley Warren, No. 94 29 Roger McCluskey, No.

6 30 Gordon Johncock, No. 17 31 Wally Dallenbach, No. 22 32 Jerry Grant, No. 92 33 Lloyd Ruby, No. 12 34 Bentley Warren, No.

95 35 George Follmer, No. 41 36 Al Loquasto, No. 26 37 Mario Andretti, No. 38 Cale Yarborough, No. 21 39 Denis Hulme, No.

85 4 ok the coveted. No. 1 spot with a I Ja 170.2Tmph average, and- the-biggest Al Unser, No. 1 jump in pole speed was between mi and 1964 when Jimmy Clark qualified 15 Gordon Jonncock, No. 16 Jim Malloy, No.

42 17 Peter Revson, No. 86 18 Rick Muther, No. 38 19 Sam Sessions, No. 31 first at 158.828 mph compared to Par-nelli Jones' pole average of 151.153 mph in '63. That was "only" a 7.675 mph jump and Donohue's spread over the field MARK DONOHUE -Mile Race 1971 ication bcorecar Qualif CAB NO.

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