Friday, January 1, 2016

Saturday, June 26, 1976, Langley Speedway

Good old Langley Days. And good old John Rothwell wins.


Saturday, June 26, 1976

Langley Days Special

$500 guaranteed to winner of the 50 lap super stock main

super stocks, modified sportsman, claimer

super stock times

Al Tourond, 15.343 NTR (old record, 15.534)
John Rothwell, 15.568
Tom Berrow, 15.649
Jim Godfrey, 15.716
Gordie Hemrich, 15.839
Ten cars under 16 seconds.

Claimer B dash

1 – Albert Badke, Mission

claimer A dash

1 – Bjorn Illingby, Vancouver

modified sportsman dash

1 – Keith Whitter, Vancouver

super stock dash

1 – Tom Berrow, Coquitlam

claimer C heat

1 – Jim Darby
2 – Phil Scarfo, New Westminster
3 – Tom McCaskell, Surrey

claimer B heat

1 – Dave Binning
2 – Chuck Swanson
3 – Allan Kennedy, Surrey

claimer A heat

1 – Buddy Lynds
2 – Det Wrede, Surrey
3 – Dan Villeneuve, Abbotsford

modified sportsman heat

1 – Steve Barnett
2 – Ted Mill, New Westminster
3 – Keith Whitter

super stock B heat

1 – Brian Devers, Surrey
2 – A.M. Prendergast, Port Moody
3 – Tom Mair, Vancouver

super stock A heat

1 – Gordie Hemrich
2 – Tom Berrow
3 – Moe Willits, Port Coquitlam

claimer B main

1 – Chuck Swanson, Surrey
2 – Paul Gendron, Langley
3 – Jim Darby, Maple Ridge

claimer A main

1 – Dave Binning, Langley
2 – Buddy Lynds, White Rock
3 – Mark McFadyen, New Westminster

modified sportsman main

1 – Marty White, Bradner
2 – Steve Barnett, Vancouver
3 – Keith Whitter

super stock main (50 laps)

1 – John Rothwell, Burnaby, $500
2 – Tom Berrow
3 – Gordie Hemrich

Lap 43, Berrow and Tourond spun out while fighting for lead. Rothwell took over first.

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