Langley Speedway, Saturday, August 5, 1978

Getting back to that 1978 season at Langley. A big NASCAR modified sportsman race.

Saturday, August 5, 1978

NASCAR modified sportsman and claimers

1800 in attendance.

Only 20 claimers timed in. There was a claimer special in Penticton.

No dash winner information.

Claimer fast heat

1 – Harold Oliver

2 – Bjorn Illingby

3 – Ken Billing

Claimer second heat

1 – Jim Lester

2 – Wilf Kasper

3 – Lloyd Hill

Claimer third heat

1 – Chuck Swanson

2 – Dracy (?) Kirkland

3 – Tom Thompson

First modified sportsman heat

1 – Curt Anderson

2 – Bill Lawrence

3 – unknown

Second modified sportsman heat

1 – Jim Hagen

2 – Al Prendergast

3 – Doug Heath

Third modified sportsman heat

1 – Ted Mitchell

2 – Ozzie Wiggs

3 – Bob Jones

Claimer main

1 – Bunk McKay, Agassiz

2 – Harold Oliver, Surrey

3 – Ken Billing, Surrey

Modified sportsman main (60 laps)

1 – Bob Jones, Wenatchee

2 – Ron Hagen, Surrey

3 – Jerry Fife, Seattle

4 – Keith Whitter, Burnaby