Thursday, June 26, 2014

Sunday, September 16, 1973, Langley Speedway

Last race of the season. The big Belmont (Motors) Stakes with extra prize money that pulled in out of town drivers.


Sunday, September 16, 1973

Belmont (Motors) Stakes
super stock special and claimers
$3000 in prize money.

Claimer dash:

1 – Stan Cavanagh

B dash:

1 – Tom Mair, Vancouver, '65 Chevelle

A dash:

1 – Al Tourond, Surrey, '69 Chevelle

Claimer main:

1 – Bill Flag, Vancouver, '56 Ford
2 – Stan Cavanagh, Maple Ridge, '59 Dodge
3 – Lloyd De Jong, Surrey, '59 Dodge

Consolation main (14 started, two finished)

1 – Lou Ferguson
2 – unknown

B main (50 laps, 16 started)

1 – Reg Kennedy, Surrey, '64 Chevelle
2 – Herman Scheurman, Bow, WA, '66 Chevelle
3 – Jim Stratichuk, Burnaby, '69 Chevelle

A main (75 laps, 16 started)

1 – Ross Surgenor, Victoria, '69 Ford Torino
2 – Jack Kuper, Roy, WA, '66 Chevelle
3 – Chuck Little, Spokane, '64 Fairlane
4 – Jack Morse, Spokane

Trophy queen was Shelley Seebach (of the Patricia Stevens School of Modelling) being driven up in a silver Corvette.

Most popular driver awarded to Gordie Hemrich. Hemrich and mechanic (Ed Roe?) received watches.

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