Thursday, September 24, 2015

Sunday, September 8, 1974, Langley Speedway

Carling Championship race day.


Sunday, September 8, 1974

Carling Championships for super stock, modified stock, and claimers.

Super stock times

Eric Dowler, Edmonton, 15.98
Gordie Hemrich, 16.02
Larry Sproule, 16.05
Rollie Walker, 16.07

claimer dash

1 – Harold Harks

modified stock dash

1 – Bob Smaill

super stock B dash

1 – Herman Scheurman

super stock A dash

1 – Rollie Walker

No heat information. Were there heats on championship day?

Claimer consi

1 – Dave Lynds
2 – James Mairs
3 – Fred Fuller

claimer main

1 – Butch McCormack
2 – David Supach
3 – David Binning

modified stock main

1 – Bill Lawrence
2 – Don Fletcher
3 – Al Prendergast

super stock B main

1 – Cliff Hague
2 – Jerry Dillman, Kamloops
3 – Herman Scheurman

super stock A main (50 laps)

1 – Eric Dowler
2 – Larry Sproule
3 – Gordie Hemrich

Earl Wutke led from pole until lap eleven. Dennis Lester led the next seven laps. Don Nickel then led until lap 37. Then Dowler took over. Dennis Lester and Ken Marwood went into the fence and Larry Sproule took the lead from Dowler but Dowler got it back. While Eric Dowler won he had been allowed to race in the championship even though he was an outsider. Larry Sproule got the trophy.

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