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Gn. 7 my 30, 1972 Philadelphia Inquirer jj I BillSil ii mm Joe Leonard Declared 500 Victor Continued from Is Spoils Page would have won the race if not for the one-lap penalty. So instead of scoring his to 3 lbs. each $2.75 per lb. to 6 lbs.

each $1.90 per lb; to 12 lbs. each $1,60 per ROSOV'S SEAFOOD 91 8 CANAL ST. (AROUND THE CORNER FROM FRONT POPLAR) Rtoil hour. 1 :30 to 6 PM Doily Saturday 8 AM to 1 2 noon I tirst victory in more than 13 months, Al found himself in -third place, behind Leonard "and Rutherford. AP WlreptKito IN REVERSE, automatically, goes Sam Session after crashing wall in Pocono 500.

He was not injured, but had to quit. IBM COMPUTER TIME 370 165 1.5MEG 370145 256K 9 TAPES 3 DISC 1403 Nl BLOCK TIME FROM $110HR 370155 768K 12 TAPES 12 DISC (3) 1403 Nl BLOCK TIME FROM $250 HR FULl COMPLEMENT OF PERIPHERALS BLOCK TIME FROM $250 Hr 3330 and 2314 7 TRACK AND 9 TRACK DUAL DENSITY CALL: BOB CURLEY JONES, the 1963 Indianapolis winner, was busy celebrating Leonard's second victory in two weeks and hid no plans to file a protest on behalf of Unser. But Al indicated he might take it upon himself to lo so. But if not for the misfortune that struck the third member of the Viceroy Racing Team, Mario Andretti, the whole controversy would have been academic. Andretti, running with a lead of more than 40 seconds -over Leonard, c.me in for what should have been his fourth and final fuel stop of the 164th lap.

I But routine turne to disaster when his gear shift lever stuck and he couldn't get the car moving. It took more than six minutes of banging and slamming to get the lever working, costing him 11 laps and dropping him to a seventh place finish. THAT LEFT Leonard with a lead of more thai a lap en Rutherford and Unser, a seemingly comfortable margin. That edge evaporated shortly afterward when Leonard made two pit stops during the fourth and final caution period which was caused by Jimmy Caruthers' flaming crash into the third-turn wall on lap 173. Leonard pitted immediately for fuel, allowing both Rutherford and Unser to pass him and get into the same lap.

Then on the next lap, he cut a tire and had to come in again, allowing the other two to further cut into his lead. Unser, meanwhile, passed Rutherford and, one lap after the green flag came out again, he passed Leonard to take the No. 1 spot. But no. one outside the scoring booth knew it.

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But, as far as Al Unser and Johnny Rutherford are concerned, that is still debatable. PIT STOPS There were 11 lead changes involving six drivers. Andretti led lap one, AP Wlreohoto car hurst into flames but Caruthers suffered only burns to his hands. JIM CARUTHERS is carried from crash on 173d lap of Pocono 500. The To enjoy TV more, get the Sunday Inquirer's TV WEEK.

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Gordon Johncock paced 2-4, 24 and 38. Bobby Unser led 5-10, Al Unser 31-37, Bary Bettenhau-ser 39-78 and Leonard 164-200. Bobby Unser, who started on the pole after qualifying in excess of 189 MPH, was plagued with transmission tires with us. we're tire scecioiisls, vve'll recommend th ricbt ti'e for your reeds, lifs wonts yov as a permanent, satisfied customer! Regency 30 tire problems and made eight pit stops before withdrawing mechanical failure, turned all after 77 laps. Johncock and $15 MAIL COUPON FOR LITERATURE any size listed 8.25-15 8.55-15 7.75-14 8.25-14 8.55-14 7.75-15 NAME.

ADDRESS his McLaren teammate Peter Revson both succumbed to engine problems. Bettenhausen went out with ignition problems. Jimmy Carathers, the 1970 midge division champion, suffered first and second degree burns of the hand. He was treated and released from Nearby Monroe County Plus FET of 1.90 to 2.46 and trade-in Rugged fortified nylon cord Muiti-siped traction tread Whitewalls $3 more per fire CITY STATE ZIP. PHONE NO.

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George Bignotti, chief mechanic for the cars drvien by Andretti, Al Unser and eventual Schaefer 500 winner Joe Leonard, diagnosed the problem immediately. He wanted to remove the plate in the rear and push it into gear there. Mario tried to work it from inside the cockpit, but they eventually had to do it Bignot-ti's way. Meanwhile, Andretti lost more than six minutes and 11 laps and the hope of snapping a losing streak that now is in its 26th month. BETTENHAUSEN'S problem might have been easier to take only because it happened before victory appeared so close.

Gary, who dropped out of this year's Indianopolis 500 while leading, had a comfortable edge on the 78th lap when his Sunoco-McLaren-Offy quit in the backstretch while the field was running under the caution flag. The car was towed to the pits and the Roger Penske crew worked on it diligently for the better part of an hour before giving up. The Finish In Pocono 500 1, Joe Leonard, Samsonlte Offy, 200 laps. 2, Johnny Rutherford, Thermo King Eagle Offv, 200. 3, Al Unser, Viceroy Offy, 199.

4, Bill Vukovich, Sugaripe Prune Offy, 198. 5, Sam Posey, Norrls Eagle Offy, 198. Mike Hiss, Page Racing Offy, 197. 7, Mario Andretti, Viceroy Offy, 188. 8, Salt Walfwer, Dayton Steel Wheel Offy, 187.

9, Lee Kunzman, Gilmort Racing Offy, 184. 10, Jimmy Caruthers, Armed Forces-Ford, 10. 11, Rich Muter, Vlvitar Eagle-Offy, 12, Roger McCluskey, American Ma-rlne-Offy, 135. 13, Mel Kenyon, Gilmore Racing-Coyote Ford, 130. 15, Dick Simon, Travel Lodge Lola-Ford, 127.

14, Sam Sessions, ITT-Thompson Coyote-Ford, 17, John Martin, Martin Brabhanv Offy, 89. '18, Bentley Warren, Bay States Ea-gle-Offy, 82. 19, Gary Bettenhausen, Sunoco-Mc-Laren, 77. 20, Bobby Unser, Olsonlte Eagle-Ofty, 21, George Snider, MVS Coyote-Ford, 68. 22, Gordon Johncock, Gulf McLaren Offy, 64.

23, Swede Savage, Mlchner Irvdus-stries-Offy, 63. 24, Bill Simpson, Woehle 3rot Eagle-Offy, 34. 25, Denny Zimmerman, PVitet Eagle-Offy, 34. 24, Llovd Ruby, Wynn's Lola-Ford, 27, John Mahler, Habor Fuel-McLaren Offv, 34. 28, Jerry Karl, Trailer Train-Offy, 20.

29, Bob Harkey, Niagara Falls-Offy, 30, Carl Williams, Terra Hauta Eagle-Offy, 31, Peter Revson, Gulf McLaren-Offy, 32, Steve Krlstioloff, Klnflsh-Offy, 4. 33, Greg Weld, Kingfish-Offy, 1. "It was a failure in the ignition system," Penske said. "We changed the distributor, but it still wouldn't start." BOBBY UNSER who started from the pole position for the 12th time in the last two years, was clearly the fastest on the track, but after leading laps 5 through 11, he darted i nto th pits with a shift problem. His Olsonite-Eagle-Offy still ran strong but 'the problem got, worse and, despite emergency repairs by his crew, he had to park it after his eighth stop on lap 77.

It was the eighth time he failed to finish in two seasons. Gordon Johncock, a journeyman driver from Franklin, who got a chance at a first-class ride last year when he was signed by the McLaren Team, finally has gotten his car to go fast. Two weeks ago, he led a 200-miler at Michigan only to have engine troubles knock him out. The same thing happened to him here. JOE LEONARD'S controversial victory boosted his lead in the national championship point standings to 1,020 points.

The defending champ has 2,640 to 1,620 for Al Unser. Mark Donohue, who is recuperating from a knee operation suffered a month ago in a crash, is third with 1,240, 1,000 of which he earned by winning at Indianapolis. AT INDIANAPOLIS last May, Sam Posey finished fifth as the highest place rookie. He was not happy when Mike Hiss, who finished seventh, was voted Rookie of the year. At Pocono, Posey finished fifth again while Hiss was sixth.

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