Friday, January 25, 2013

Sunday, August 18, 1968, Langley Speedway

Unfortunately the Saturday, August 17, 1968 races for the midgets was cancelled due to rain.

So, we move onto Sunday.

Sunday, August 18, 1968

LARA & ELRA

5000 in attendance

52 cars timed in

Early-late dash

1 -- Ken Marwood, Surrey

Modified stock dash

1 -- Bob Baker, Surrey, 1929 Model A 223

Super stock dash

1 -- Gordie Hemrich

First early-late heat
1 -- Rick Jensen, Milner, 53 Chev 235
2 -- Ray Mackie, North Delta, 53 Ford 255
3 -- Merv Meyers, Aldergrove, 51 Pontiac 268

Second early-late heat
1 -- Leo Laser, Surrey
2 -- Dennis Corfe, Langley
3 -- Rick Adsit, Surrey

Modified stock heat
1 -- Dave Angus, Surrey
2 -- Bo Bo Baker, Surrey
3 -- Running Bare (Jim Dinsmore), Surrey

First super stock heat
1 -- Mac Morrison
2 -- John Cowan
3 -- Harland Gustafson

Mac Morrison hit fence lap one -- repaired in time.

Second super stock heat (nine start)
1 -- John Rothwell
2 -- Jim Fraley
3 -- Dennis Lester

Hemrich lost rear wheel lap one -- lap two Jim MacMillan, Ken Sayers and Bill Godfrey crashed out.

Early-late consolation
1 -- Dale McCartney, Surrey
2 -- Gerald McHale, Whonnock
3 -- Brian Bond, Surrey

Early-late main (18 start)
1 -- Leo Laser
2 -- Don Fletcher
3 -- Rick Adsit

Four car crash put Norm Cartwright out -- Dennis Corfe and Keith Cheyne came together turn four -- Dennis out.

Modified stock main
1 -- Norm Andrews, Aldergrove
2 -- Bo Bo Baker
3 -- Lloyd Bellamy

Super stock main (18 start, nine finish, 25 laps)
1 -- Gordie Hemrich
2 -- Dennis Lester
3 -- John Rothwell

Lap one -- Bill Godfrey, Dennis Lester, Mac Morrison and Jerry Janitscheck (Anacortes, WA) crashed -- Bill out -- Lap six -- Les Spratt put his new 56 Ford in fence -- Lap 12 Jim MacMillan and Harland Gustafson crashed turn two.

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