The Lowell Sun from Lowell, Massachusetts • Page 45

Auto racing ends Sunday By SAM WEISBERG Sua suft LOWELL 1976 New England auto racing season will officially come to a close this Sunday aflemoon when This Is the. blus one. standings for J(fl6. Johnny father, Ronnie Evans, won the Thomson trophy severs! years back. Armcnd Hoi ley was crowned the NEMA driving Uie WeslbcTo Speedway once champion for the season, with again attempts to run its i6 pots.

Ted Luce 'was small Wort and midget spec tacular, tabbed as "Turkey Shoot The sliow, rained out at least a half dozen times runner up with HIS, followed by Johnny Evans, 1986; Dave Humphrey, 10tS; Billy Mann, 982; Lee Smith, 737; Johnny Mann, 8B1; Bob Hart, 622; already, will be headed by a wally White, 611; Rlckle. 50 lap feature for the small Hart, 587; Butch Walsh, Ml; block modified stock cars and a 26 lap main event (or Die mighty midgets. 11 will be an open competition program, with the first heat starting at 1 p.m. BEDFORD'S Dave Scott is about ready to complete an exlemely busy year with his Sescc powered midget race car. Scoll entered his midget in no less than 36 racing programs throughout the country during 1976, including all 16 Northeastern Midget Kurtis Sesco, campaigned by nacing nuo snows.

Chelmsford's Jim Lowrey, The Bedford owner has was eighth. This was the lined up one of the bright former Dick Gallagher car young driving prospects in the and Lowrey sold it to Bob Pick tast jonnny oi ate in the season Merrick, N.Y. to chauffeur his Sesco, which was the former Ralph Miller Edmunds car. Scott and Coy raced the Sesco down in Florida two wees ago. Coy posted the fastest time of the night at the West Palm lteach Speedway on Friday night, but then the Scott car lost a cylinder and was unaable to start the feature.

The following night, Coy had the third fastest lime at the Hialeah Speedway, and then finished third, in the main event. The Scott car finished 10th in the Northeastern club's point standings for the past season, and it nearly moved up to seventh in the final list, but the rear end blew with just two laps remaining in the re SEVERAL AREA drivera cent Thompson Speedway 60 took Dart in recenl srjCA lapper. Doug Cleveland of Bil noa(j Racing Classic at Road lerica was driving Die car at Atlanta, Ga tiary Hutherford Ihe time and it was in fourth 0 porge Village was eighth in place. Scott plans to compete the Sesco in a another series of Florida races next February, and then to participate on the USAC circuit during the spring and summer months, with Coy, behind the wheel. THE NORTHEASTERN Midget club held Us annual awards banquet last weekend, and one of the highlights of the alfair was the awarding of the Johnny Thomson Memorial trophy, in honoT of the late, great Lowell race dri ver.

This year's winner was young Johnny Evans, a fast rising young chauffeur who was third in the NEMA driver Don Keller, 558; Hank Stevens, 5ZS; Bob Pick, and Bruce Buffinton, 4B3. Doug Cleveland of Blllertca was 17th, George Monsen of Chelmsford 16th and who also did a little driving, was 33nl. The Rcllie Llndblad Badger, piloted by Holley, walked off with the ear title, with the Ed Ciysewski Volkswagen second, the Butcb Yuris Badger third and the John McCarthy Badger fourth. The Lowrey Auto Body Holley won six features, while Humphrey captured three and Johnny Mann two. SCOTT, NOW SEEKING sponsors for his Sesco for the coming campaign with the United States Aula Club, was one of the four winners of the Frank Maratta awards for outstanding and continuing perseverence.

One unusual story concerning the NEMA midgets was Wally While making a comeback after a year retirement as a driver, and he wound up ninth in points, White won the last midget feature ever held at the Dracut Speedway, in the niid an Alfa Romeo GTA in the Sedan class; Carl Whitney of Westfc rd was 10th in his Brabham BT29 Ford in Formula Walno Kangas of Roxboro was eighth In an MftB In Productlon, and Ken Durlos of Roxboro was third in a Chevron B34 in Formula B. Flyer goalie retires PHILADELPHIA (UPI) Goalie Wayne Stephenson, who carried the Philadelphia FlyeTS to the Slanley Cup finals last season in the Injury forced absence of Ber nie Parent, is retiring because of a contract dispute with the National Hockey League club. Stephenson had a contract with Ihe Flyers but attempted to renegotiate it. The club refused to lot him play until lie matter was cleared up. Flyers' General Manager Keith Allen, in announcing Stephenson's retirement Tuesday, said, "Wc have tried time and again to resolve this matter.

We will continue to try if Wayne and his agent so desire." He called Stephenson a fine goaltender" and said he was "very sorry" to hear he has decided to retire. EHhrTharmostml2.S9.Tha1'9et5.70valuel OUNKIN DONUTS all participating Dunkin' Donuls shops. DAVE SCOTT'S SESCO POWERED MIDGET Blllerlca'a Doug Cleveland In the cockpit. THE SUN, LOWELL, WEDNESDAY, NOV, 17, 1376 45 Community girls play Trln.lK I 0 I 000 i ecu 0 si. Paul's .0 1 M0 r.lrUClub 0 I r.tMC THURSDAY SI.

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Glrll Clutjnym). LOWELL The Grealer Lowell Girls Community Basketball League enters its second week of play, with one game on tap for tomorrow night and three on Saturday. Paul's faces Belvidere tomorrow at 6:30 p.m., at the Salvation Army Gym. On Saturday, It will be lCCU vs. Paradise ol 10 a.m., and Holy Trinity vs.

Belvidere at II a.m., at the LOT) gym. and Girl's Club vs. St. Paul at noon at the Girls Club court. Belvidere beat LCCU, Paradise topped St.

Paul and Holy Trinity downed Girls Club in last week's openers. UNH wins DURHAM, N.H. (UPI, The University of New Hampshire hockey team opens their season when they travel to meet St. Louis University Nov. 12 St.

Louis has already compiled a 3 1 record including a win over Minnesota, the defending national champs. WED. hru SAT. "Obviously, Wayne is doing llljx iVK. Kfkikh EEttttZ pf HUNTING COAT 1 PC.

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