Thursday, August 21, 2008

Langley Speedway, July 24, 1966


Very confusing race reports from the Columbian, Leader and Advance. I'll do my best here.

3000 in attendance.

Mac Morrison set new class record for what was called super modified stock (I think it's super stock, or as it was called then overhead early-late) at 18.98 (one newspaper had it at 18.97).

Early-late flathead dash:
1--Gerry Adams
also running were Frank Fletcher, Chris Palm and Clarence Regenwetter.

overhead early-late dash:
1--Clare Walsh

stock dash:
1--Jack Graham

modified dash:
1--Bert Baxter

One flathead heat reported on had Lyn Briggs winning followed by Chris Palm and Russ Gould. Also running were Ron Hattfield, Vic Mossey, Bill Goldstone and Ralph Widdess.

Widdess rolled his #4 1949 Ford.

1st overhead early-late heat:
1--Wild Red Tisdale
2--Mike Clyde
3--Otto Heins

2nd overhead early-late heat:
1--Clare Walsh
2--Gordie Hemrich
3--Hal Launchberry

combined modified and stocker heat:
1--Bert Baxter (modified)

1--Carman Parton (stocker)

early-late flathead main (25 laps)
21 start, by lap 10 only 11 running, 9 finished

1--Chris Palm
2--Mike Olshaski
3--Clarence Regenwetter

early-late overhead main
13 start, 7 finish

1--Gordie Hemrich
2--Wild Red Tisdale

combined modified and stocker main

1--Larry Gibbons (stocker)

1--Bert Baxter (modifieds)

Other names I came across included Doug Firth, Bob Farquarhar, Wayne Trotter and Gerry Meyer.

Hopefully some of this can be made clearer in the future.

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