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liiPOt througb
~ at.. tbe SIIIDJDeI"• .Be
tIIree D8f1cyw l s, au road :races, . .
could eQJal that mark ap1D this r-.
Be lilaced In'-all but four races, but. .
points offered below fifth place Wl5'.-t
eoough to seat.him 00 licJp at the 0Di8Il.
A little added strength 1n tbe llft1.nms
could see Cal.make things -very lIIlCOIIl-
I18Jf-DUe traclts, .added aJoag 1dth
OlliillledaiKl, lid..
ADaIIIer :major dIaDge w1ll tiDd the
LoDlsJme ment goiIIg on.. Saturday.n1gllt
ra8Ier .thaD Suaday.afterDoon wbich tbet'
line .run ihe last two years. Both 01. tbe
8aDta .Fe -races will be OIl .FrIday .n1gIlt
1ll1th-*II df tbe oIiler:races on Saturday or
SuDdIIy 1dth iIIe exceptlon r1 .Nazareth,
whICh Is Slated Jor Labor Day Moodily.
With oval races :hOlding a 16-9 edge on
.DeW
:By BIiIze1 BmHb
10::1
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lo:I
:It seems tbe QkI racbIg _ _ JIas
lIard1y eDded .and :Yet tile ~ ~
~ been J:amed 011 'again'wJtb tilelJIg dClUbleU beBder at tile Bonstoo.Astroilome..
P r - a y there .are .23 -fimlIls
.. ., eO 1M matr+tIC last "ysxJs -record
- 1IIIIIlber~ -Ten events -will be beld 0Il.ba!fmile tnlCts, 1UhUe.fie lJlne been set:for
TT tracts, -with four 'each on tile mile
IIDd road nc1Dg, :and ;a pair of Sbort
tracts. The posslbWt;y of ~ more
.;::j
races
beiDg.addea exists, with !lYe Sundllys sUll QPeIl between May.lUld.5eptem-
ber. Sev.era.1 -new events lIJld£i'iCiS blm!
also been added. Tbese include theBoustan aDd Santa.Fe"TT's"'lVbidl:also host tile
&bort track races.
.Nazareth, .Pa., :has.tentatively scheduled -a 100 mile ~ -race for the
DeW mJle-aDd-:an-etgbtb track 1bere,1IDd
Te1Te .B&u*e, Indiana MIl be ODe of .the
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tbe otber events, tbe most fitt1ng prediction will again lind a top dirt track
TaCe gaining the number one plate. Gary
.Nil<;Perience on tbe lJIg clrc.uit be should
be a tough-ranked competitor far years
to come.
Ronndlng out the top ten Is Buddy Elmore. The former Daytona 200 winDer
earned all his national points in road
racing. He could remaln In tbe licJp ten.
bpi 1dth a shortage of asphalt rac.es,Jt's
l1kely to become more d1mcult.
Ronnie RaIl, a potential cllamplon from
ll1s initial Expert:year is hindered by tbe
fact be seldom leaYeS tbe confiDes of
Ohio country. Ronnie bas won four na' tionals, but DOW with seftra1 more dirt
trlIck events in tbe easter:n.lUId.m1dwestern states, Ronnie could regain his past
posit1on with the elite 10.
Three bot amateurs, Larry Darr, r1
Ohio and Mark Brelsford and Jbn Rice
at
shared most at tbe am:ateur
wins last year and could break into tbe
picture. 'Ibis bas been a dltficult task for
most first year Experts, -with only Ronnte Ra1l and Chris Draayer coming up
.strong 1n their first years. Numerous
otber riders would climb up with tbe
leaders, but tbe top three positions should
go to Markel, Nix andNixon. The correct
order probably won't be decided until
late September or early OCtober, but this
writer Is going to predict Fred Nix winning his first Grand National Championship. '!be addition of the 750's of course,
is the unknown factor.
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Jim Woolwine
Robert Hall Che
If Mert Lawwill can shake tbe jinx
which plagues him about eYerytime be
gets going be could improye his filth
place finLSh and posstbly reach tbe licJp.
Mert won two nationals last year, but
took up the slack by coming uP in the
2- 3-4 spots qulte frequently.:It seems
about every time be's readY to make tbe
jump, be comes up with a dead engine,
or lllts tbe turf. lie'S a strong contender, however, 'and mJgbt hit the r1g:ht
comb1nat1on with a utile look.
Dan HaaJ,y'isqwte unpredictable.After
bavlng a fabulous Amateur:year three
years ago and then postlDg ODe of thebest
Ascot records tbe past two seasons, DaD
failed to come uP with a national wfn:Jast
year. :His 'only big title came at Ascot
two years .ago• .His biggest d1.sappo1ntment came at tbe first race and this
could have discouraged lllm. He held..
comfortable lead in tbe Astrodome race
but then just JeD down 1dth bID laps to
go and was put out of tbe points as weD
as tile big money. Be ran second at two
at the early balf-miles but was blaDked
In four straight.races In AlIgust wbicb
moved him out r1 tbe picture. Dan ts expected to be back and 'pushing toward
tbe 1eIIders.
Gene Romero moted 1nto the .adIaI
after.mlssing most at the '67,Ye11r1dth:a
broken leg. He 'liaJ tbe L1Dcoln TT race
and theo finlsbed second 1n two at the IlUe
races to come with a.seftDtbp1ac~1lnlSI1
In .the final point standings.
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