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10A THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Monday Oct 18 1965 JARRETT CLINCHES POINT TITLE jm JT -BL -tf i 9 Lorenzen Outduels Foyt In 400 Kite Killed ou nb Hutcherson and speedway Roth Dick Hutcherson and spppdway Curtis Turner running immediately behind Lorenzen and Foyt had to slow when Foyt cracked the wall That gave Ouenrn the nee-e-sarv advantage to post his third straight triumph at the had contact with Lorenzen and hit the wall The Texan did a remarkable job of driving to get his Ford stopped coming to rest on the infield apron He went to the pits then resumed raring and finished sixth Kile father of two and operator of an auto parts store in Augusta had been racing since He won the IfiO-mile Daytona Reach road race in pi'ifi Jimmy Helms of Charlotte siillered cuts and hruises in the fivp-rar smashup that occurred between turns three and four lorenen and A Foyt put on a thrilling duel from lap 217 until 2fil (six from the finish) when Foyt trying to grf hy the eventual winner (Additional race stories pictures on Page 14-A) By BOB MOORE Observer Sports Writer Fred Lorenzen defended Ins National 400 title in fantastic fashion Sunday flying across the Charlotte Motor Speedway finish line first in one of NASt'AR's great races Iorenen's win was marred by a fire-car wreck oil the fir lap that fatally injured Harold Kite Kile a 43-year-old former army major from Augusta Cui was driving In his first Orand National race since lilV) He had however mill-pelert in a few sportsman races at the Augusta Speed-war 1 Kite Survived Died At High has to be one of the greatest wins I've ever had" said Lorenzen always want-mi to beat AJ and now I have done it He's a great Foyt and Lorenzen swapped the lead five times in 37 laps before Fnyt's misfortune with Hutcherson and Turner right behind waiting for the right break to move in Ye were both trying in set up each other for the said Ioremzen as handling better down low and he was up high It would have been a wild Hutcherson finished second and Turner third Ned Jarrett came home fourth giving Ford the first four places Fee Roy Yarbrough was fifth in I'li'S Chevrolet It was the highest finish for a Chevy since that make auto returned to racing The fourth place wrapped up Turn to Page HA Col 1 'A f'T' Wars Speed hit me I just don't know all the details" Sonny Hutchins another involved said "I dosed my eyes when I saw what was going to happen" Hutchins from Rich- Turn to Page I I A Col 3 -V sv- vs A -'v plained the developments this way: hit me in the back bumper as we were coming out of the third turn and sent me into a spin I went low and came up high and then I think Helms (Jimmy of Charlotte i s' Vs S'' -5 4 v'- 'j i- Ml i XT' ''ft Arc i 'V Remains Of Harold Observer Photo By Philip Morgart Kite's Car Towed From Track Fatal Wreck Took Place During First Lap AND BREAKS v- The Best Lorenzen mail's a racer He gave me more competition than I ever want again It's the first chance I've ever had to really race him and he took everything out of Lorenzen likened his triumph to the victory he scored in the same race last October In dint one he and Plymouth d'hcr Richard Petty battled side-hv-side through the late See DIDN'T Col 6 Page 11 In Side Of event when Fovt hit the rail with six laps remaining Hutcherson iintshed second (Observer Photo hy Hank FP YS THIS CLOSE most of the dav A Fovt Fred lyorenzen and Dick Hutcherson roar into a turn at high speed during their late-raee duel in the National 400 Lorenzen won the Sunday ravs absolutely did not touch appeared to me that Foyt went high in an attempt to pass got into some debris along the guard rail lost control and went into the wall I'm not certain about that but am certain that I didn't hit him" Lorenzen conceded that Foyt might he a little mified with him though "At one point during the race 3 Abreast Through A Turn Gives Driver AYild Feci ini' Rv HARRY IIOYI) Observer Sports Writer Harold Mays was standing alone leaning against a tool table in the pits under flag No 01 just after one Sunday when he heard the bad news for the first time Mays is the owner of an auto parts shop in Augusta Ga and for him racing is a good way to publicize his business One of his shop employees 43-year-old Harold Kite drove for Mays Kite twice a war hero fa her of two and relative rookie on the NASCAR circuit was killed on the first lap of his first Grand National race in almost It) years the National 4D0 (Kite) was confident he could do well in this said Mays a grayhaired stoeky man in his late 40's liked this track and the car was going good last week He got a lot of practice and felt he could keep up with most everybody else" The 10B3 Plymouth in which Kite was killed was bought only a month ago by an Augusta group Previously it was driven by Ken Spikes "He wasn't a added Mays 'lie was sort of conservative you might sav but he still liked to turn a fair speed" Five cars were involved In the mishap on Charlotte Motor Speedway's fourth turn and three were from Augusta Rock Harn a gray-templed veteran of many sportsman's class duels with Kite at Augusta International Speedway ex iimf OhArver pspto by SturgKin (ar 400 Cars Hutchins violently csraeagcrri wiihwinir'': A stories of a personal feud with the Holman-Moody driver -jr it PFTSIDE comment was that Foyt wasn't a smart team player" If Foyt had stalled on the track and forced the yellow flag to go up it would hav allowed stablemate Curtis Turner to close the gap on Lorenzen and Hutcherson and possibly win What the wreck actually did was forcer frailer Turner to slow down and drop nut of contention for first place The third place finish for Turner however was his best showing since his readmission by NASCAR three months ago It was his first superspeed-wav run in a Ford this year LORENZEN'S first place and i $0920 prize firmed his position as the top driver in the history of Charlotte Motor Speedway Loral winnings for the Ford driver now total $100195 easily the most ever won hy any driver at one NASCAR track Winner Fred Lorenzen said he got his all-time racing thrill Sunday on lap 237 of the National 400 In the process Lorenzen A Foyt and Dick Hutcherson probably gave many in the crowd estimated at 30000 their all-time racing thrill too The trio roared through the fourth turn side by side at approximately 125 miles per hour never had a wilder said Lorenzen the first time Fve ever been involved in three abreast racing il didn't make me feel he continued tucking his tongue into his cheek I knew that I had it made because I was in the middle if something had happened Hutch would have kept me straight on one side and A would have kept me straight on the FOYT the Texan with a Roman profile and an established reputation in practically all forms of four-wheeled raring offered little hut a coy Shattered I Beat By TOM HIGGINS Observer Sports Writer Fred Lorenzen's racing career reached what he termed its zenith Sunday when he won the National 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway has to be my greatest the handsome speed idol said least I'm happier with it than any other race Fve ever won Fve always wanted to beat A Foyt That has been a personal ambition for a long long time And today I finally did it "No it's not because there is any animosity between us" continued Lorenzen in answering a question just that when you beat A you beat the The Lorenzen-Foyt Ford duel over the last 50 or so laps was a natural pitting two of the speed world's most renowned chargers And besides the two had ribbed each other since time trials began at the Speedway Wednesday The battle ended six laps from the finish when Kovt cracked info the wall on the fourth turn white attempting to pass Lorenzen Some observers contended that Lorenzen jockeyed his competitor into the guard rail But Lorenzen stated emphatically that he did not had been some fender contact between us previously conceded Lorenzen who posted his first victory since winning the World 500 here in May in this instant the Iltilclieion Aslis Check Result Smtie 8 10 11 12 IS Irt 17 18 10 20 21 22 28 24 25 2ft 27 28 20 tn 82 Contrary to rumor no prole-' was lodged following Fred Lorenzen's victory in the National 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Sunday However Dick Hutcherson who finished second did request recheck of the scorers' cards They showed what i i a 1 had contended from the first a Lorenzen victory There was some doubt in the minds of Hutcherson and his pit crew as to whether or not Lorenzen had made up the one he lost when he had to pit I Fm Po A Fox No Comment On His Wreck smile after he was knocked out of contention near the end Foyt locked1 in a battle with Lorenzen marie more interesting hy the entry of Hutcherson slammed north wall on a turn He was attempting to pass Lorenzen on the outside when an apparent bump from Lorenzen a blown lire and contact with the wall sent him spinning Foyt got a new tire in quick order hut the delay dropped him to sixth in the final count A member of the Glen Wood team Foyt wouldn't blame Lorenzen openly for the wreck and thus veiled in mystery $nz: W- ff-vh-'X -y XM 1 'gwtf (THiNEH HELPED' lie thought 1 passed him under the caution flag" explained Lorenzen we did a little lead swapping back and forth behind the caution car swapped last and got in front of him I knew' I was ahead of him when the caution flag fell and 1 about to let him bark in front of me After all hard enough to gel around as it is I II it 11 vou one thing That G'A BoltKv Johns Ehacs 6ft ret ked RU5 MPH 44 seconds Flic- Finish Pos Pmer nr Pu Won lap Ron Hnn Out Fred lorenen 65 Void 22M $0020 2ft7 runninc finish Dick Hutcherson 65 Ford 2112 $5225 2ft7 runnini at finish urtis Turner 65 hud 2024 $8340 267 runmn at finish Ned JaircH 63 Foid lrMfl $2300 266 running at finish lee Hov VaihrnuL-h 65 Clu 1848 $1680 263 runninK at finish A 1 Fovt 65 Ford Fia $104) 265 running finish liir Hairnet 64 Mete 1760 $1055 262 hlew tite uiekfd If Hijlcs 64 Pont 1672 $075 257 runmnu at finish Paul I pwis 64 1'oid 1584 oOfl 25ft lumiiiK at finish Irv (ton! 65 1'lstn 1 1 $350 251 runtime at finish lio i ne ft) he 14 $8io 251 vunnnw at finish I Hess 84 loid 108 8(111 248 tUlHUtK ft itiush 3 68 hrv )'jn $75ft 241 rumiinc at finish ll nlcv i i 84 Fold 12 2 $725 280- running at finish Hudrp 88 ioru 1141 $7nu 2-'7 tunning at imish tome F-i-ii 84 fold In ift 2-5 running at finish Wane smith 88 I tun 217 hlnun engine Pong onper 85 iUiti $8t5 215 dHferential 1 lomd Johnson 84 ford $820 210 ninning at finish Sain MrUuafg 65 Ford 704 $t23 2DD Mew lire wrecked Paid Jhennger 64 Merc 616 $010 IDO hlew tue wrecked i Spencer 64 Ford 52)1 $570 1SH Kioken axle Huddy Baker 65 Plm 440 $5t0 18H running at finish Don Hume 83 1-ord 832 $5'i() 113 blown engine Neil tastlev 84 Podge 284 $540 157 broken RF wheel Buck Baker 65 hex 17b $535 124 blown engine Elmo 84 1-ord HH $20 114 blown eiiKtiie (ene Elliott ft 5 ('hex 66 dm 105 not handling Junior Speniei 84 loro H6 $50ti fM wteiked Jell Hawkins 84 Podne hft $315 D2 blown engine Wendell t5 hex fh $u5 S') re ketl hinior Johnson 85 I uni $5on bi nxerheaPng Jun Paschit 85 33 5 )' 53 blown etufihe (die 8 i i nui mi mi 83 'a $7'J 47 tdoxxn P'tO'if Mixin (3 I oid kF $35 41 blown engine i 7 Pi 85 hrx H) 18 re ketl BnM' Johns 64 Pint ft' $180 jrt re ked fume lati-ni'l 81 It-id ft? $155 Jot oil pieine Pi-ione 64 ford Rh $130 1 Hm Hrn 84 Ford Hft $445 1 sonuv Hutchins 84 01 $4 1 Fiank alien ft hex ftft $4n5 I 10 ft 17 8 5 20 31 10 10 42 HI 28 4 1 20 21 44 7 8 12 18 41 40 18 15 2ft 14 8ft 84 4 ift 1 1 28 20 47 11 3 41 15 04 1 1 1 4ft 44 88 02 57 24 1H 40 86 68 88 87 81 18 1 7 85 8 4 2ft 4 21 22 28 25 27 00 70 58 Jitnm Helms 6x I-ord Fastest qualifier Mamn Panh 147 Time of rare hours 21 minutes Avirue peed lifl117 MPH a lap under a green flag to replace a blown tire However the cards convinced them otherwise "I got the one back not too long after I had to explained Lorenzen all the olher fellows had to go in and get gas and tires which I had taken on earlier" rollidod an instant before this picture was made triggering the five-car mishap (Observer Photo by Phil Morgan) srECTAtTLAR SMASHIT This was part of the five-car wreck that took the hfc of Harold Kite In the first lap of the National driven by Rock Harn 32) Sonny (90) and Frank Warren (79) crash at high speed Kite and Jimmy Helms.