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-t 1 '-'1 tihliiiHi) ij 3 pic Chance Of Showers High. 73; Low, Star The 1NDIANAPOLI TODAY'S CIILCKLi: A consultant is a man who borrows your watch to answer our question of what time It is. Yesterday High, 63; Low, (3 there is Liberty" 11 Cor. 3:17 "Where the Spirit of the Lord is. SATURDAY, VOL.

71, NO. 3-40 nnn eadls ine ace Foyi: JLJ '500 Timing Chart 3 MOTOP DELIVERED 75C PE WK. CARRIER DELIVERED Nf PER WK. 15c irrv Jroie SPEED 179.283 179.641 180.000 180.361 180.723 181.087 181.452 181.818 182.186 182.556 182.927 183.299 183.673 184.049 184.426 184.805 185.185 185.567 185.940 186.335 186.722 187.110 187.500 187.891 188.285 188.769 189.076 TIME SPEED :47.5 189.474 :47.4 189.873 47.3-1 90.275 :47.2 190.678 :47.1 191.083 :47.0 191.489 :46.9 191.898 16.8 192.308 :46.7 192.719 :46.5 J93.548 :46.4-19i.9B6 :46.3 194,384 :46.2 194. :46.1 195.228 :46.0 195.652 :45.9 196.078 :45.8 196.507 :45.7 196.937 :15.6-197.3(i8 :45.5 197.802 45.4-198.238 :45.3 198.675 :45.2 199.115 :45.1 199.557 45.0-200.000 foreign driver in the field, will gooff 15th with his Carling McLaren.

ALTHOUGH MOST crews at the Speedway are conceding Foyt's brand-new Gilmore Coyote and its eight-cyl inder Foyt engine the best shot aU Turn To Page 6, Column 1 iV-' fiVf-, i MAY 11, 1974 washout today, IMS officials announced they'll use tomorrow's "rain date" to try to get in the first two periods of trials. If at least two or three machines would complete qualifying runs today and the rest of the qualification time should be rained out, action probably will be postponed until next Saturday. This is the first time in Speedway history also that there will be two distinct qualifying periods on the same day. In its new and shortened format of two days rather than four, the LSpeedway management has decided the period from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

will constitute one period (or day) and 2:30 to 6 p.m. will constitute the other. The pole position will go to the fastest qualifier before 2:30 provided each car that presents itself for a qualification attempt this morning has an opportunity to post its four laps by then. If all haven't, the first period will be extended until they do. Cars qualifying in the second period 2:30 to 6 p.m.

will line up behind the earlier qualifiers' regardless of speed. Foyt will be the first man off the line today after drawing the No. 2 bead in the drawing after the track closed yesterday and no one pulled the No. 1. BOBBY UNSER will be seventh off the line if takes his crack and Mike Mosley 16th, Rutherford will be 26th, Johncock 31st and Mario An-dretti is listed as 43d.

This could change, since Andretti drew the 21st spot for the Eagle he'll probably be qualifying. or lly RAY MARQUETTE The moment of truth will arrive at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today if the weather-man co-operates by keeping the rain spigots shut off. For the first time in the history of time trials, at the Speedway, a mechanical restrietor will be used to hold down the speed of the zippy little race cars that have been nibbling at 200 miles an hour the last two years on ihe 2Vj-mile course. With a pressure regulator and pop-off valve to be inserted in the manifold of each car that is presented to the starting line limiting the engines to 80 inches of mercury, the chances of someone exceeding John Rutherford's record 10-mile average of 198.413 miles an hour are as slim as those for a quick reduction in the national debt. Not even A.J.

Foyt's eyeball-popping run of 196.249 mph Thursday figures to be an indication of the top speeds expected today because no one knows how much "boost" the hot dogs have been running in the five days of practice preceding today's first attempts at making the 33-car starting field for the May 26 race. Nevertheless, more than 200,000 people are expected to start working their way into Tony Hulman's spacious grounds when the doors swing open at 6 a.m. Practice will be permitted from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Then the first car is expected to roll away from the starting line at 11 o'clock if rain doesn't upset the timetable. IN THE EVENT of a complete TIME SPEED :52.9 170.132 :52.8 170.455 :52.7 170.778 :52.6 171.103 :52.5 171.429 52.4-171.756 :52.3 172.084 :52.2 172.414 :52.1-172.715 52.0-173.077 51.9-173.410 51.8-173.745 :51.7 174.081 :51.6 174.419 :51.5 174.757 :51.4 175.097 51.3-175.439 :51.2 175.781 :51.1 176.125 :51.

176.471 :50.9 176.817 :50.8 177.165 50.7-177.515 :50.6 177.866 :50.5 178.218 :50.4 178.571 :50.3 178.926 TIME 50.2 :50.1 50.0 :49.9 :49.8 :49.7 :49.6 :49.5 49.4 49.3 :49.2 :49.1 49.0 48.9 :48.8 :48.7 :48.6 :48.5 :48.4 :48.3 :48.2 :48.1 48.0 :47.9 :47.8 :47.7 :47.6 A good number of the cars among the 46 that drew for spots are backup machines or not ready to qualify, which could move the line up rapidly. Duane (Pancho) Carter will be the first rookie to make an attempt, going fourth in his Cobra Firestone Eagle and Englishman David Hobbs, only (Star Photo) CONFIDENT A.J. FOYT SIGNS AUTOGRAPHS FOR FANS Houston Veteran Favored To 'fake Pole For Third Time 1974 50.0-Mile ace Qualification Scoreboard CAlT0. DK1VKK AM) CAR 1ST LAP 2D LAP 3D LAP 4TH LAP LAP AVG. CAR NO.

DRIVER AND CAR 1ST LAP 2D LAP 3D LAP iTH LAP LAP AVG. 7 ROGER McCLl SKEY flfi I McLarenturbo-Offy-F HU Lagleturbo-Offy-G 9 JOHNNY RUTHERFORD AQ 4 McLarenturbo-Offy-G Eagle turbo-Offy-G CI JANOITERMAN fl "A hXm r- 51 Pamelllturbo-Offy-F Eagle turbo-Of UXPIO ANDRETTI KO JERRY KARL Eagletu'rbo-Olfy-F Kuzma turbo-Of fy-F tRY RFTTENHXUSEN HQ P.RUC'E JACOBI 8 SrenSo 53 Mong.2-cycleturbo-Foyt-F 9 LLOYD RUBY EC JERRY GRANT Eaglcturbo-Offy-F Eagleturbo-Offy Tn NO DRIVER JniHURTUBISE I Coyote tuibo-FoytG WW McLaren turbo-OffyF TT PANCHO CARTER -q ELDON RASMUSSEN I Eagleturbo-Offy JO Ras-Carturbo-Foyt HOBBY UNSER Eft LARRY CANNON Ifc Eagle turbo-Of fyG 33 Eagleturbo-Offy I A A. J. FOYT STEVE KRISILOFF 1 4 Coyot tu rbo-Foy OU Eagleturbo-Offy 1C AL UNSER CI RICK MCTIIER I Eagle turbo-Of fy-F Coyoteturbo-Foyt I NO DRIVER CO LARRY McCOY I 0 pj IIIturbo-01 fy-F Ras-Cai7 turbo-Of fy Tt NO DRIVER RC NO DRIVER I I 'vollstedtturbo-Offv-F OU Eagleturbo-Offy To BILL SIMPSON C7 M) DRIVER 10 Eagle turbo-Of fy-F 01 Eagleturbo-Foyt-G MIKE HISS 19 SemrtSyt-F i 68 McLarenturbo-Offy-G Oft GORDON JOHNCOCK CQ JOHN MAHLER ZU Eagle turbo-Of fy-G 03 Eagle turbo-Of fy-G 01 JIM CARI THERS lt 0 DRIVER I Eagleturbo-Offy lu Watsonturbo-Offy-G Kk TOM SNEVA 70 DAVID HOBBS Kingfish turbo-Of fyF I McLaren turbo-Of fy OR JIGGER SIROIS 71 NO DRIVER -O Cicadaturho-Offy-F McLaren turbo-Of fyG Wf NO DRIVER IP JOHN CANNON fcW Kingfish turbo-Of fyF 10 Eagleturbo-Offy J7 TOM BIGELOW SALT WALTHElt CI Vollstedt turbo-Of fy-F I I Of LEE RRAYTON 7Q BOB HARKEY fcO Eagleturbo-Offy--G 13 Kenyonturbo-Foyt Oft NO DRIVER Qi NO DRIVER Eaglcturbo-Offy-F Coyote turbo-Foyt-G 30 rAM, AO GEORGE SNIDER wU Eagleturbo-Chcvy-G OZ Atlanta Carturbo-Foyt-G 31 V''1, TC OC AI. LOdI ASTO I 00 McLarcnturbo-Offy-F i0 IULL VLKOVH jj- s() mily Eagle turbo-Olty-G Of Eagleturbo-Offy-F SALT WALT HER DICK SIMON McLaren turbo-Olfy QQ Eagle turbo-Foyt Ol NO DRIVER JOHN MARTIN wO Kmglishturbo-Olly-Q 03 qo LARRY RICE QI NO DRIVER wJ Eagle turbo-Chevy Curtis turbo-Of fyF 7m VALLV DALLENBACH Tj.

rk.MLEY WARREN Eagle turbo-Lhcvy-t 34 Kinleyturho-Offy-F Mt ROiiER AIcCI.l SliEY QC JOHN HI BBARD 4 I Riley turbo-Of fyF 33 Flnlcylurbo-tJl ly i jO JERRY KARL ftfi JIM HI RTT BISE Hfc Eagleturbo-Offy -F wO Mallardturbo-OITy-F DICK SIMON Q7 MIKE MOSLEY Hf Eagle turbo-Foyt- 31 Eagleturbo-Offy 7r JIM MtELRE.XTH QO MIKE MOSLEY 3 EniiliVturbo-Offy-G I I I 30 lviglcti.iiho-( )lfy I I I. 0 111.