Johnson City Press from Johnson City, Tennessee • 29

I JOHNSONClTY PRESS-CHRONICLE Sunday June 19 1977 Page a 1 977 Appal achimr League schedule Pearson on Michigan pole CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION Mich (AP) David Pearson winner of seven of the past mne -Grand National races at Michigan International Speedway will have the pole position for the start of Sunday's 400-mile version of stock car racing's The Sock ear races here have gained the nickname because o( the fabulous Success of the Wood brothers Glen and Leonard who prepare the Mer cury that Pearson drives now and Cale Yarborough and Bobby -Allison have previously piloted to victory at the two-mile track Pearson who has eight personal victories at MIS-one in 1968 with his own won both races here last season and is easily rated as the driver to beat Sunday In winning setting the top qualifying speed in time trials Saturday Pearson averaged when 1 qualified than I normally do" he said "Seems like it's very humpy if you get too low on the Third fastest qualifier was Richard Petty a Dodge Petty is the only driver to have interrupted Pearson's string of victories with the Wood brothers at MIS since 1972 today somebody came Also among the Iirst 20 quail-- and congratulated me Tiers was Janet Guthrie at 156 114 12th fastest a Chevrolet Sunday's race is presented by Cam 2 Motor Oil miles an hour Starting him in the front row Benny Parsons the Detroit taxi driver who this track his home turf fastest in practice averaged 158 709 in Chevrolet don't always win the pole and I didn't really think 1 qualifying was over the first I knew" said seemed than me in practice in Yarborough ivins JOHN DEERE Lawn and Garden Tractors 159 172 alongside will be- former calls Parsbns Friday a here had over after That's Pearson faster the morning guess they all got slower 1 didn't get any Pearson predicted Sunday's race might not be as competitive as races have historifc ally been here due to deterioration of the asphalt surface especially lower on the tratk A harsh winter is partially to blame nine years of heavy use is also a reason won't see any more three abreast racing through the turns Anybody who tries to run down low is going to have trouble" Pearson advised ran high when I qualified 'cuz it's smoother up there too rough lower" Parsons agreed the track is much rougher than it was last year "I ran higher on the track CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION Mich (AP) "I never won so much money so Cale Yarborough beamed after beating Gordon Johncock by three seconds in the nationally televised $18000 Camaro Challenge race Yarborough the defending national champion of Grand National stock car racing won $13500 for less than 10 minutes of work Johncock the 1976 Indianapolis racing tithst took home $4500 Because of their designations they were paired in identically prepared Camaras for the 10-lap 20-mile duel around the two-mile Michigan International Speedway oval The payoff from CAM2 Motor Oil and ABC-TV was the richest per mile in auto racing history The race actually only lasted into the second turn of the third lap when Johncock trying the bumpy low groove on the race track was tossed into the side of Yarborough was a right serious" bump" Yarborough said we both came dam near to getting completely sideways I was as close to the wall as I could Johncock's Camaro suffered the greater damage and Yarborough was able to pull out to a lead of 3 5 seconds at one point This Week Only Reduced $100 factory Trotntd Mechanics fall line of fart GREEN LINE FARM EQUIPMENT far Proa Demancfratian an your lawn Dial P1R-4J57 DOUrJGVILLE omn i20f VJUITE17ALL TIRES 4 PLY POLYESTER CORD RESISTS IMPACT BLOWOUTS FLIX FATIGUE HIAT AND MOISTURI DETERIORATION DADDAtL TDDGG M': 2 RADIAL POLYESTER PLIES CORD 2 STEEL BELTS 878 13 EACH (ORDQVAN GRAND PRIX METRIC STEEL RADIAL WHITEWALL TIRES 99 155R1J EACH SIZE SALE 175R13 3799 165R14 3899 165R15 3999 PUIS I TAX FfcOM I 74 TO 2 IT EACH AN0 TIRE OFT CAR PLUS FE TAX FROM 211 TO 360 EACH AND TIRE OFT CM PLUS FE TAX FROM 1S4 TO 308 EACH AND TIRE OFT CAR BELESSJIREVALyE! 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