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T5- 5-T3 SctiBrfoy, May 29, 1945 A' THE INDIANA PO LIS NEWS Pag 9 oaks- Like Wild Dash Fir A.J. Makes ome New 500 Foyt, Clark Are Rated As Favorites In Race By WAYNE FUSON, Sports Editor The 49th 500-Mile Race, a dash for nearly may be one of the wildest and wooliest in the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A crowd of more than 300,000 will watch 33 of the nation's top drivers in sleek $40,000 cars in a mad run for the first prize of approximately $150,000 and immortality in the world of speed. Race Plans By BOB RENNER, Associate Sports Editor A. J.

Foyt, the master magician of speed, is brew jng up his own special victory potion for the 500-Mile iRace. 1 Besides his own magnificent talent, polesitter Foyt is tossing in an added fuel tank, a special dry-ice radiator cooling unit for pit stops and a touch of cau-" tion as he aims his Sheraton-Thompson Lotus-Ford at 500 victory No. 3 Monday. ahead; I want to be close enough to catch up. Two-time winner A.

J. Foyt, who set new qualification records to win the pole position, and Jimmy Clark, former world road racing champ from Scotland, will be the favorites but by a slim margin. Both will be driving rear-engine Lotus-Fords. At least a half dozen other drivers are given a good shot at winning, including 19 6 3 champ Parnelli Jones, Dan Gurney and rookie Mario Andretti. Monday's race is a big question mark because of many factors.

This is the first time Let them burn em up early. I want to finish this race. You have to go 200 laps I "And I'm planning to make only TWO pit stops and I will run on alcohol unless some- thing changes my mind in to-; day's carburetion tests," said the relaxed, confident Texan -as he gazed unknowingly toward May 31. to see that big checkered flag, you know. 'The only way I will go out "We've added a fuel tank and set the pace on race day to my car since the boys last is if my car ana tne engine are working perfectly I mean the field has been dominated by lightweight rear-engine saw it," he said, "and I am for two pit stops, i while I think others like the i team Lotus, may need three.

"Since we feel there will cars. There are 27 rear-engine perfectly. When someone asked A. J. if maybe he wasn't kidding, that his pride might get the best of him going into that starters, only four of the conventional front-engine Offen-hauser roadsters like Foyt drove to the winner's circle definitely be a problem of ra diator overheating during the Sj turn- Fdy IS if in Or did he? agreement.

Tht NEWS Photo, Nick Longworth. Tho NEWS Phoro. Randy Singer. Joe Campbell teeing off for third round. last year, and two powerful V8 front-engine Novis.

To make the Memorial Day Joe Kirkwood Jr. 70 and 69 equal lead. 500 FACTS AND FIGURES TIME Gates open at 5 a.m. Monday. Race will begin at 1 1 (Indianapolis time).

STARTERS 33 Fastest qualifiers, led by pole-winner A. J. Foyt in No. 1 Lotus-Ford. PRIZES Total prize list expected to be near $600,000, with approximately $150,000 going to the winner.

RECORDS One Lap, 161 958; four-lap, 161.233, 500 miles, 147.350 all by A. J. Foyt. Fastest leading lap during race, 157,646, by Bobby Marshman, '64. FIELD AVERAGE Over-all qualification average, 156.058.

New record. Last year's field averaged 152.540. TICKETS Unlimited general admission ($5 each) for infield vantage points. Several thousand unreserved bleacher seats ($2, plus general admission) will go on sale at 5 a.m. Monday.

TELEVISION Theater-casts throughout country. Indiana blacked out RADIO Most Indianapolis stations, part of 800-station world-wide network. PACE CAR Plymouth Fury convertible, driven by P. N. Buckminster of the Chrysler' Corp.

PRE-RACE CEREMONIES Begin at 9:30 a.m., featuring Purdue University marching band. Streamlined Mercedes, which carried Juan Fangio to world grand prix titles in '54 and '55, will circle track. Astronaut Gus Grissom and various celebrities will be in pre- classic even more unpredictable is the fact that one third Greentree Hasn't Bent' Yet of the field will be rookies. The 11 newcomers represent the biggest crop of rookie starters since 1951. 10 other players after a big Palooka of both movie and TV By CORKY LAMM There's no need now to re slide from 69 to 79.

And 77 fame followed in his quest Some drivers have experi for rehabilitation on the PGA enced tire difficulties in post- longer pu stops tnis year, we've devised an idea of using a dry-ice hood with a fan to keep it cool." Foyt's previous gallonage in the Lotus-Ford was where in the vicinity of 50, but it's likely his new setup may go near the allowable maximum of 75. know I've said before that I think Til try and go racing with Jimmy Clark and Gurney for the lead early in the race," he remarked, "but the more I've thought of it I Hiay change that strategy. "My idea right now is to let them fight it out and I'll hang back for the first 100 laps and then turn it on. I won't let them get too far turn to the gutta-percha ball In any case, it should be truly a devilish first corner, with those three sleek, little Lotus-Fords going for; the lead. Clark would like nothing better than to grab the lead just look at last year when he quick-shifted and got a jump on the field.

And Gurney will be coming off what many consider the best starting position outside first row. The final meeting of the starting 33 will take place tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the annual drivers' meeting in front of the Tower Terrace. Chief steward Harlan Fengler will give the drivers their final instructions and wish them "God speed." made the field, including Indianapolis' Ed Tutwiler, the tour, qualifying practice and this to cause scores of the world's The last time Kirkwood could be a factor, although only amateur in the camp. best golfers to soar.

Foyt, who was one whose tires One big hot round might 8ave any serious attention to .1 a 1 API If- Going into today third old Dan Sikes, 34-year-old Miller Barber and 37-year-old Lionel Hebert. Hebert made the day's best run at the leader, firing a 68 that matched 47-year-old Tommy Bolt's opening-day blast. Bolt fell off to a 73, but clung at 141 with" Harris, former "500" champ Dow Finster-wald, 41-year-old Art Wall, Crampton, Essig, Stick-ney and Martindale. the tour was 1951. He has did develop problems, denies spur a slacker into contention, it.

Some of the rear-engine round of the $87,000 "500" Festival Open, only 11 scores under 70 had been extracted played since, but only in isolated spots. He thought he'd but the way Greentree is playing, coupled with weather (wind, wet) factors, make the try it again this year and did, from Greentree Country Club's five-year-old course at New Orleans recently, chances against it formidable. cars have had chassis troubles, too, especially those driven by Foyt and Jones and Lloyd Ruby. Jones and Ruby both crashed after qualifying and their cars were rebuilt in time for today's final pre-race prac and not a man had been able to do it twice. Ham Fisher, the cartoonist where he failed to make the who dreamed up Joe Palooka, 'cut by two strokes.

Only two of them have The cutoff came at 148, couldn't have improved much And at Memphis last week, were Joe Campbell rested with on the script Kirkwood the Kirkwood didn't even qualify. been 68s the best performances yet and 42-year- tice stint. old Joe Kirkwood I the SPEEDWAY LINEUP RECORD SPEEDS APPEAR CERTAIN '500' OPEN QUALIFIERS Joe Kirkwood Jr M70-13 Joy Colon 74-72-144 Lionel Hebert 7241-140 Jim Ferree 73-73-14 ChiChi Rodriguez 7I-M-U0 Bruce Devlin 74-72-146 Don Sikes Jr 70-70-140 Gary Player 73-73-146 leader at midpoint, doesn't own either of them. He tacked on a one-under-par 70 yesterday to his first-round 69 for a 139 total and a one-shot The speed of Monday's race, which is expected to be an race parade. Johnny Desmond all-out sprint, appears sure to will sing Back Home Again in Miller Barber 70-70-140 Bob Batdorff 75-71-146 Doug Ford 69-71-140 lead over five other tour top Foyt's winning record last inaiana.

George Shortrldge 73-73-146 Gene Mitchell Jr 72-74-144 Chris Blocker 72-74-146 AI Johnston 75-71-146 year of 147.350.. Most experts ATTENDANCE 300,000 figure the winner will have to (estimated). Speedway has average about 149 to win, about 174,000 permanent seats, barring excessive slow laps under the yellow flag because of accidents. Dick Sikes Has 31; Joe Campbell, 36 Dick Sikes, 25-year-old former national collegiate champion from Springdale, turned in the best nine-hole score of the "500" Festival Open golf tournament today at the Greentree Country Club. The 1964 rookie of the year blazed around the front side in 31, four under par.

He began the third round with a 147 total, eight strokes behind leader Joe Kirkwood Jr. Sikes' score came on five pars and four birdies, at 4, 7 and 9. Joe Campbell of Anderson began his third round with a 36. His playing partners, Charley Sifford and Jim Ferriell, had 35 and 38, Many laps probably will be 1: FIRST ROW Driver Car A. J.

Foyt, Sheraton-Thompson Jim Clark, Lotus-Ford Dan Gurney, Yamaha SECOND ROW Mario Andrettl, Dean Van Lines Parnelli Jones, Agajanian Hurst Billy Foster, Autotron THIRD ROW AI Miller, Alderman Ford Bobby Unser, STP Gas Lloyd Ruby, DuPont Golden FOURTH ROW Bob Veith, MG Liquid Johnny Rutherford, Racing Associates Len Sutton, Bryant Heating FIFTH ROW Jim McElreath, Zink-Urschel Gordon Johncock, Weinberger Mick Rupp, G. Murphy SIXTH ROW BUI Martindale 6V 2-IJI Art Wall Jr. 69-72-141 Dow Finsterwald 72-69-141 Johnny Poll 70-71-141 Tommy Bolt 68-73-141 Bruce Crampton 71-70-141 Don Stlckney 70-71-141 Labron Harris Jr 72-49-141 Don Essig 70-71-141 Tom Weiskopf 71-71-142 Don Fairfield 70-72-142 Mason Rudolph 71-72-143 Claude King 69-74-143 Don Massengale 73-70-143 Kel Nagle 71-72-143 Sam Carmlchoel 71-72-143 Chuck Courtney 70-73-143 Howie Johnson 74-70-144 Bab Charles 72-72-144 Frank Beard 7272-144 Bob Verwey 70-74-144 Jacky Cupit 73-71-144 Dave Ragen 74-70-144 Jerry Steelsmith 74-70-144 Ray Floyd 73-71-144 Bob Zimmerman 71-73-144 at the head of the rookie crop. Missing from the starting lineup for the first time in 15 years when Speedway owner Tony Hulman chants "Gentlemen, Start Your En- George Archer 76-71-147 Tony Lema 75-72-147 Pete Cooper 74-71-147 Rex Baxter Jr 73-74-147 Don January 75-72-147 Jack Rule Jr 75-72-147 Steve Opperman 73-74-147 Billy Casper 73-74-147 Bob Rosburg 72-75-147 R. H.

Sikes 73-74-147 Billy Maxwell 74-73-147 George Bayer 75-72-147 Don Vomer 70-77-147 Gene Littler 73-74-147 Ed Knvch 73-74-147 Gary Bauer 73-74-147 X-Ed Tutwiler 72-75-147 Babe Hiskey 73-74-147 Bob Goal by 73-75-148 Archie Dodian 7472-148 Gary Floan 73-75-148 Jim Ferriell Jr 73-75-148 Joe Campbell 69-79-148 veterans all of them over 30 except the crowd-pleasing 29-year-old dapper Juan (Chi Chi) Rodriguez. The course greens, rough and fairways isn't in the gutta-percha era, but if bad-mouthing would put it there it might be. It is not surprising, then, that among the 15 leaders who rest at 141 or better, all of them are crusty old 30-and-up veterans of the bent and bluegrass tricks except Chi Chi, Labron Harris (23), John Pott (29), Bruce Cramp-ton (29), Don Essig (26), Bill raced at near the 160-mph mark, too. The previous fastest lap in the race was 157.646 by the late Bobby Marshman last year. Marshman was killed S'nes" at 10:53 a.m.

Monday, will be two-time winner in an engine test run ai Phoenix last winter. Rodger Ward. He was the 34th fastest qualifier and Mail tt1aa thim v9r mnlfA field by about Ed Griffiths 79-74-145 Dale Douglass 73-75-148 two pit stops mandatory for m'ssed ne 151 mph. Martindale (26) and Don Stick- Jerry Borber 72-73-145 Jim Ferrier 75-73-148 Gay Brewer Jr. 74-71-145 Chorles Coody 74-74-148 AI Besselink 71-74-145 Charley Slfford 77-71-148 Harold Kneece 73-72-145 Dick Mayer 74-74-148 Homero Blancas 70-75-145 Gordon Jones 75-73-148 Randy Glover 73-72-145 Lou Graham 73-73-146 X-Amateur all drivers, although no driver expects to have to change tires.

All finishers last year went without a tire change. George Snider, Gerhardt Ford's multimillion dollar assault on the 500 appears about ready to pay off. With 17 Fords in the field (all in rear-engine cars), most ex Average 161.233 160.729 158.898 158.849 158.625 158.416 157.805 157.467 157.246 156.427 156.291 156.121 155.878 155.012 154.839 154.825 154.606 155.501 154.513 156.863 155.662 155.481 155.186 154.672 154.533 154.275 154.268 153.998 155.172 154.546 154.540 154.440 153.774 No, 1 82 17 12 98 66 74 9 7 54 24 16 52 76 81 94 :.4 .18 59 '33 83 25 5 88 65 23 14 1 41 43 47 The new two-stop rule was instituted as a safety factor following last year's tragic ney (24). Two-time winner Doug Ford slipped off to a par 71 yesterday, but he was in good position at 140. He's 42 and has played off everything from lush Bermuda to lousy concrete.

With him were 34-year- perts figure that one should win. Most of the top drivers second-lap accident which killed veteran Eddie Sachs and have Ford engines, including SPEEDVvAY: lwa ALBUM Jerry Grant, Bardahl-MG Don Branson, Wynn's SEVENTH ROW Arnie Knepper, Konstant Hot Jim Hurtubise, STP-Tombstone Walt Hansgen, MG Liquid EIGHTH ROW Bobby Johns, Lotus-Ford Roger McCluskey, All-American Bud Tingelstad, Red Ball NINTH ROW Chuck Stevenson, Vita Fresh rookie Dave MacDonald. Foyt, Clark, Gurney, Andrettl Refueling the cars this year and Jones. will take about 1 minute be cause of a change in regula tions. Previously cars were fueled with pressure apparatus, HORSE RACING SHEET ANCHOR (HI M) beat Oarbeau by a neck In tht Irish Lonctr Pur ot Aqueduct SEAUX CHEVAUX (M M) won hit seventh straight at Garden State, including 6-for-e this year TUNESWEPT ($4 20) took the feature at Suffolk Down by a neck over Misty Doll TULIP TREE (S1J.40) led all the way In the Comedienne Purse at Arlington HOSTESS RUTH () beat favored Poona Queen by a length In the tieadllner ot Hollywood.

now illegal. Last year pit stops ranged from 16-30 seconds. This time they'll take nearly 1 full minute because of the RACE TV FOR WARD Two-time 500-Mile Race winner Rodger Ward, who failed to make the starting field this year, has announced he will be a commentator on the closed-circuit telecast of Monday's race which will be beamed to 180 theaters ana arenas throughout the country. enforced gravity feed fueling. STRATEGY SIMPLE-GO FAST AS YOU CAN Ron Duman, Travelon Trailer Joe Leonard, All-American lOTH ROW Ed Johnson, Chapman Johnny Boyd, BRP Chuck Rodee, Weir Mobilgas 11TH ROW Masten Gregory, BRP AI Unser, Sheraton-Thompson Bill Cheesbourg, WIFE Strategy in the race will be BMIDAH-V simple go as fast as you can as long as you can.

Because of HARNESS RACING RET HANOVER lllltl, the unbeaten pacer, won his 2th straight by taking the SIS.KO Commodore Pace at Roosevelt Raceway. Tht long-striding son of Indiana-bred Adlos stepped the milt in to clip a filth of a second off the track record lor 3-yeor-oid pacing colts established by Indlano-bred Betting Time In 1960. With Frank Ervln driving, Bret hit the finish lint three-quarters ot a length In front of Adlos Vic. with Rlvaltlme another neck bock In third the difficulty, so far, at least, in keeping the lightweight rear-engine cars together, most Big IRP Field Ready place. Bobby T.

Knight was fourth, fol lowed by oso Sio, Splnabout, Gee Lee Hanover. Steady Move and Scarlet low No. 48 Bardahl-MG Liquid Suspension Special, a car he qualified at 154.606 miles per hour. The, rear-engine racer, dubbed "Miss Seattle," is powered by an Offenhauser engine and was built by Joe Huffaker. Bardahl-MG Liquid Spl.

Rookie Jerry Grant will be at the wheel of one of the three team cars entered by Kjell Qvale of San Francisco. Grant will be driving the yel- Wave. BIO JOHN (Sit. 461 won the first lea of the SI12.9I0 HTA Trot Series ot Rose- observers figure that the mechanical toll will be heavy. Among other drivers highly regarded in the run for Speedway gold will be Ruby, Jim McElreath, Don Branson, Jim Hurtubise (who qualified one of the Novis after wrecking his own car), Len Sutton, Bob Veith and Johnny Boyd.

Can-ana's Billy Foster is expected to rank along with Andretti Variety is the spice of life and automobile racing will make everything spicy this weekend, topped by a 150-lap stock car race at Indian crott as Ayres, the odds-on favorite, finished third. Big John, driven by Eddie Wheeler, finished three-quarters of a length before Speedy Count, trotting the After last night's race at Pole position winner Benny Muncie, the United States Auto Rapp of Toledo, Ohio, will Club midget pilots move to the lead the 33-car field. Dick Indianapolis Speedrome, U.S. Good of Mishawaka, is 52 and Kitley, for a 100-Iap the defending champ. Ander- program tonight.

Mel Kenyon, son will close the weekend mile in oi" to set a Rosecroft record. 4t Three Philadelphia men, asklna that they not be identified, struck It rich at apolis Raceway Park. Two-time 500-Mile Jimmy Da vies, Chuck Rodee, with jalopy races tomorrow Brondywine Raceway by hitting the twin double for The combination was 4-8 2-4. winner Rodger Ward heads a amo'n'g "th'e sprints? Winchester, field of more than 30 drivers tU 4' 'r' in! the stacker on IRP's -mile asphalt oval. However, such other stars as Yankee 300 winner Norm Nelson, Paul Goldsmith, Bob Christie, Gary Bet-tenhausen, Don White and NASCAR stars Dave Pearson Winchester, Ind.

Speedway Tht World's Fosttst Vi Milt High-Bonk Asphalt Tract Routt 32 Wist "JE? Winchtsttr Ind. SUNDAY, BEFORE INDPLS. 500 race. US AC drivers tomorrow with The Speedrome gates will its pre-500 program, starting open at 5:30 p.m. with time with time trials at 12:30 and trials starting at 7.

The race the first of five races at 2:30. will start at 9. The feature will be for 15 More midgets? They'll move miles (30 laps). to Kokomo tomorrow. Drag races? Muncie Drag-fir hnw about snrint cars? wav nrnvirip mnn variefv to and Bobby Isaac are in the field to challenge Ward in his annuaj Uttie 500- race the weekend card with its 6 BIG EVENTS MAY 30 USAC SPRINTS 63 Fiymoutn nemi af Anderson's Sun Valley weekly quarter-mile accelera- Qualifications will start at Speedway goes tonight The tion tests tonight The event noon with a 20-Iap consolation $12,500 IMCA race for cars called the 500 Drags, will be race scheduled before the start Wji unlimited engines will a money meet cash to the of the feature at 2:30 p.m.

New at 8:30. The 125-mile winners, low prices of $5 for reserved race will be over Sun Valley's There'll also be a race on seats and $3 for general ad- quarter-mile high-banked West 16th Street Monday mission will be in effect. asphalt track. starting at II a.m. Chartered buses leave Indiana polls Speedway, main fate, A.M.

ontf Bus Terminal, A.M. Ftr Information contact Mr. Cleyd Dukt ot charter Trolhvayt But Ct. JM N. Senate Ave.

Ml Me7t. Roc A am. Infltld U.M Reserve Omndsttnd S1.S Bex Stats SJ.Sf sVarm-ap Naan Time Trials 1 Race Time Ticket Reservation: P.O. Bex 11 Phone -f7(1 or 44741 Konstant Hot Special Rookie Arnie Knepper will be at the wheel of one of the four conventional Offenhauser roadsters in Monday's 500-Mile Race starting-field. Knepper, of Bellville.

qualified the yellow 2nd black No. 18 Konstant Hot Special at 154.513 miles per hour and will be sitting on the inside of the seventh row. LaM.