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Don h as alwa y s d on e w ell o n his home track, the San Jose half -m ile .
Th is w as hi s A m ate ur y ear . 1969.
.T HE WINNER OF
THE SAN "OSE NATIONAL
DON CASTRO
AOALLERY
BY
Dan Mahony
Do n tried speedway a few yea rs ago a nd almo st re turned t o it
p er man en t ly early i n 1972.
Do n at Peo ri a. A good a ll-ar~und ri der . he do es well at n 's and sho rt track as well as t he big ova ls.
Don swoop s aro u nd Gary Scott to win th eir heat race at the 1972 Race of Champ ions at San Jo se .
In 1971
Castro h angs his foot up once in a while on Ascot's tac ky surface .
Don r od e Gary N i xon 's Triumph Cub, w ith no
pract ice , to a T rophy Dash win at the Boston Gardens Silver .
Don threw it away wh il e try i ng to stay ahead of Kei th Mashburn' s f act o r y Y amaha du r ing an Ascot Novice Trophy Dash in 1968.
