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Bianchi dies at Le Mans Associated Press LE MANS, France Italian racing driver Lucien Bianchi was killed yesterday when his 3-liter Alfa Romeo raced off the track and hit a 1 aph pole in the second day of practice for the Le Mans 24-hour auto classic. i a chi's car raced off the track and exploded when it struck the pole and a transformer station, witnesses said. They said Bianchi was instantly killed. The cause of the accident was not immediately known. Bianchi, who had lived in Belgium since 1947, was that country's No.

2 racing driver. The shy smiling red-haired sportsman, last year won at Le Mans with Pedro Rodriguez of Mexico in a Ford GT40. He appeared to be the winner of the London-Sydney Rally last year until his Citroen collided with a small car. Bianchi suffered a skull fracture. His best racing friend and frequent teammate was Jackie Ickx, Belgium's No.

1 driver. Together they won the Watkins Glen, N.Y., endurance race in a Ford GT40 last year. Bianchi, 34, was born in Milan, the son of a Alfo Romeo racing mechanic. He was married to a Belgian and had three daughters. Yarborough wins Atlanta ATLANTA, Ga.

(AP) Cale Yarborough beat off a tremendous challenge from last-place starter David Pearson yesterday to win the Atlanta 500 stock car race in a finish that dazzled a crowd of 85,000. PEARSON, who had forfeited his front-row starting position because he elected to change tire compounds, finished less than three seconds behind Yarborough, who won his third Atlanta 500 in a row. Yarborough, in a Mercury, and Pearson, in a Ford, thus made the debut of Ford's massive new 429-cubic inch racing engine a highly successful one. Paul Goldsmith finished third in a Dodge, Bobby Allison fourth in another Dodge, and Pete Hamilton was fifth in a Ford. In winning his first big race of the season after four speedway victories last year, Yarborough averaged 132.759 miles per hour during the mile and one-half Atlanta International Raceway.

YARBOROUGH, an ex- farm boy from Timmonsville, S.C., won $21,025 for his ride of 3 hours, 46 minutes and 12 seconds. He led the race five times for 309 laps, but had to contend with Pearson during the final 100 miles as the two hooked up in a wheel-to-wheel battle that kept the standing-room-only crowd on its feet. Pearson, along with Ford's Swede Savage and Dodge's Buddy Baker and Bobby Isaac, gave up choice starting assignments before the race when they elected to switch tire compounds. NASCAR rules require the racing machine to start an event on the same tires used in official time trials. During the first 150 miles it was largely a high-speed battle among these four drivers, with the tail-enders turning laps at more than 155 mph trying to catch up.

Baker, who had the fastest qualifying laps during the week a record 158.730 miles per hour started 39th in the 40-car field. BY THE 30TH lap he had charged into sixth place, and later moved as high as second before going out with gear problems after 111 laps. It took Pearson, who had won the front-row pole slot at 156.794 miles per hour only 55 laps to battle his way into the lead. He lost it to Yarborough five turns later but continued to threaten from his spot just behind (he leader. More about Continued From Page 27 had held the lead until he was forced out.

THEN MARIO ANDRETTI took the lead and held it for 16 laps before his STP Turbo- charged Ford was slow with a loose half-shalf. Roger McCluskey, the Tucson driving ace, had trouble making the start, but held forth in a threatening position for 62 laps before retiring with an overheated engine. A. J. Foyt, McCluskey's driving mate, retired on lap 23, when a rock knocked a hole in the oil cooler of the Turbo-Charged-Ford.

Bobby Unser, driving a Tur- Follmer Bryan race victor bo-Charged-Eagle 0 held the lead from lap 28 to lap 122. Going into turn 3 of the 121st lap a large puff of smoke emitted from Unser's exhaust signifying to all that his engine would last no more. Only eight cars of an original 23 starters finished the race. The 95-degres heat did nothing to help the drivers or cars. Bettenhausen, who won the 200-mile Bobby Ball race here in November of last year, did not get into the race until the 110th lap.

He was experiencing difficulties with his rear end assembly during early morning practice and at first decided not to start the race. Then Ned Spath put his Topaz Equipment Special into the wall on turn one during qualifying. Bettenhausen and his pit On this date ONE YEAR AGO Phoenix Roadrunrters made the Patrick. Cup playoffs of the Western Hockey League with 8 4-2 win over San Diego. FIVE YEARS AGO Defending champion Charlie Pas- arell beat Dennis Ralston 6-3, 3-6, tr-'A for the Thimderbird Invitational Tennis title.

TEN YEARS AGO Minneapolis Lakers edged the defending NBA chamoion St. Louis Hawks 106-104 for the Western Division title. TWENTY YEARS AGO Mrs. Allan Bragg won the Class A title in the Arizona Country Club's women's play while Mrs. Albert Fields won Ciass and Mrs.

Paul Wolfe Class C. crew ilicn removed the rear end from the wrecked car and installed in the ailing Thermo-PCing Special. 1. George Follmer, Santa Fe Springs, $8,400, 150 Inps. 2.

Wallv Dallenbach. East Brunswick, N.J., $4,850 147 laps. 3. Lloyd Ruby, Wichita Falls, $2,800, 145 laps, 4. Billy Vukovich, Fresno, 141 laps.

5. Jigger Slrols, Hammond. $1,550, 133 laps. 6. Mike Moslev, West Covina, $1,250, 133 laps.

7. Dave Strickland, Pleasant Hills, $1,000, 131 laps. 8. B. Unser, Albuquerque, N.

$1,625 including $750 USAC appearance money for 1948 Indy win, 121 laps. 9. Porky Rachwitz, Riverside, $812.50, 107 laps. 10. Gordon Johncock, Hastings, $750, 96 laps.

11. Denny Zimmerman, Glastonberry, $687.50, 83 laps. 12. George Feier, Toronto, Canada, $625, 82 laps. 13.

Greg Weld, Kansas City, $542.50, 66 laps. 14. Roqer McCluskey, Tucson, S50C, 62 laps. 15. Dempsev Wilson, Hawthorne, S437.50, 50 laps.

16. Mario Andretti. Nazareth, $375. 33 laps. 17.

Jerry Grant, Costa Mesa, 5312.50, 34 laos. 18. Tommy CCRP, Fresno, 5250, 31 Isos. 19. Art Pollard.

Medford, 5250, 27 laps. 20. Gary Bet'onhauscn, Tinloy Park, S250, 24 laps. 21. A.

J. Fcyt, Houston, 23 laps. 22. A. Unsrr, Albunue'quo, 14 laps.

23. Max Dudley, Auburn, 5251. 8 laps. Brabham urns fiP trophy rare V.S. soccer tram AIL The Arizona Republic 31 SILVERSTONE.

England (AP) Australia's Jark Brabham, former triple world champion, led from start to finish and won the 21st international trophy race for Grand Prix cars yesterday. Driving a car of his own design, Brabham lapped most of the field, including world champioft Graham Hill of Britain, before half of the 52 laps had been covered. Brabham finished the 152.36 miles in one hour. 25 minutes, 20.8 seconds for an average speed of 107 miles pcr-hour. SAN FRANCISCO (API The U.S.

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