Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Sunday, September 28, 1969, Langley Speedway



Sunday, September 28, 1969

Langley “2500”

8500 in attendance

B dash

1 -- Dennis Wooden, Surrey, $50

A dash

1 -- Garry Kershaw, $100

C main (15 laps)

1 -- Jim MacMillan, $100
2 -- Tom Hankins, $50
3 -- Brad Baerg, $50
All from Surrey

B main (40 lap)

1 -- Dennis Wooden, $200
2 -- Rick Adsit, Langley, $100
3 -- Ron Morrison, Langley, $50

Dennis Wooden put an A modified engine into an early-late.

Wooden and Adsit fighting for first until Adsit spun lap 35.

A main (60 laps) (18 start, 7 finish)

1 -- George Cook, Vancouver, $1000
2 -- Gordie Hemrich, Vancouver, $400
3 -- Gary Kershaw, Victoria, $200
4 -- Ron Eaton, Tacoma, $100
5 -- Roy Haslam, Victoria, $50

Rollie Walker let first 10 laps. Crashed into fence lap 36. John Rothwell and Bill Godfrey leading. Godfrey lost left front wheel lap 50. Rothwell blew an engine lap 55. It was raining at the end of the race.

George Cook took the “favourite driver of the year” award.

Trophies awarded by Miss Richmond, Debby McWilliams.



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