1979, 64 Funny Cars!

From the July 29, 1979 Tacoma News Tribune.

 

1979 CAMRA, Super Oval, Idaho

 From the July 7 and 8, 1979 Idaho Statesman.

 

1979 CAMRA, Super Oval, Idaho

 From the July 7, 1979 Idaho Statesman.

 

1979 Canadian National Motocross finals, Aldergrove

 The race results from the August 8, 1979, Abbotsford, Matsqui and Sumas News.

1979 Canadian National Motocross finals

 Preliminary info from the August 1, 1979 Abbotsford, Matsqui, and Sumas News.

1979 Indy 500, Alberta born drivers

 Cliff Hucul (born in Grande Prairie, AB) and Eldon Rasmussen (born in Standard, AB) race in the 1979 Indianapolis 500. From the May 28, 1979 Edmonton Journal.

1979 motorcycle championships, Castle Rock, WA

 From the July 9, 1979 Longview Daily News.

1979 profile of Bill Madsen, Salt Lake City

 From the July 12, 1979 Salt Lake Tribune.

2nd day results, CAMRA at Salt Lake City, 1979

 From the July 15, 1979 Salt Lake Tribune.

first day results, 1979 CAMRA at Salt Lake City

 From the July 14, 1979 Salt Lake Tribune.

1979, CAMRA at Salt Lake City

 From the July 12 and 13, 1979 Salt Lake Tribune.

sports cars at Western Speedway, 1979

From the Victoria Times-Colonist, August 1, 1979.

Saturday, May 5, 1979, Langley Speedway

The race report for Saturday, May 5, 1979 from the May 23, 1979 issue of Racing Wheels.

Saturday, May 26, 1979, Langley Speedway

The report for May 26, 1979 from the June 6, 1979 issue of Racing Wheels.

Saturday, August 11, 1979, Langley Speedway

I have a post on this race elsewhere, but this is for the Racing Wheels article (by Fred Rannard, Jr.).

race report for the 1979 Trans-Am and Formula Atlantic races

Again, from the June 4, 1979 issue of the Vancouver Express.

Vancouver Express, 1979

The Vancouver Express was a newspaper put out when the other two papers were out on strike, or locked out. The is the front page of the June 4, 1979 issue; a spinning Porsche from the TransAm race.

two motorcycle events from 1979

Motocross in Aldergrove and Mission.

Saturday, August 25, 1979, Langley Speedway

All three of the regular classes.

Saturday, August 25, 1979

modified sportsman, super stocks and claimers

fast times:

claimers, Harvey Hoogenboom, 17.900

super stocks, Gordy Schmidt, 16.141

modified sportsman, Bill Lawrence, 15.698

claimer B dash

1 – Bill Olebar

2 – Dan Villeneuve

3 – Dave Balkwill

4 – Jim Cooke

claimer A dash

1 – Atom Villeneuve

2 – Guy Miller

3 – Garnet Zimmerman

4 – Harvey Hoogenboom

super stock dash

1 – Buddy Lynds

2 – Al Adams

3 – Roy Blumenhagen

4 – Bruce Browne

modified sportsman dash

1 – Bill Lawrence

2 – Ron Hagen

3 – Al Airlie

4 – Dennis Lester

claimer heat one

1 – Murray Beggs

2 – Lloyd Hill

3 – Chuck Swanson

4 – Doug Graftsrom

5 – Rick Graham

claimer heat two

1 – Dan Villeneuve

2 – Bill Olabar

3 – Tim McBryan

4 – Dave Balkwill

5 – Tonis Kaest

claimer heat three

1 – Barry Hilts

2 – George Rayburn

3 – Jim Darby

4 – Guy Miller

5 – Atom Villeneuve

super stock heat one

1 – Lorne Johnson

2 – Lloyd DeJong

3 – Frank Zalot

4 – Jim Hartney

5 – Len Jansen

super stock heat two

1 – Buddy Lynds

2 – Al Adams

3 – Bruce Browne

4 – Gordy Schmidt

5 – Roy Blumenhagen

claimer consolation main

1 – Lloyd Hill

2 – Lee Homon

3 – Joe Brooks

4 – Ron Mitchell

5 – Rick Graham

claimer main (25 laps, 16 cars)

1 – Barry Hilts

2 – Murray Beggs

3 – Dan Villeneuve

4 – Tim McBryan

5 – Harvey Hoogenboom

6 – George Rayburn

7 – Guy Miller

8 – Bill Olabar

9 – Dave Balkwill

10 – Jim Darby

11 – Jim Cooke

12 – Tonis Kaest

13 – Ed Maskell

14 – Doug Grafsrom

super stock main (25 laps)

1 – Gordy Schmidt

2 – Roy Blumenhagen

3 – Al Adams

4 – Lorne Johnson

5 – Frank Zalot

6 – Bruce Browne

7 –Buddy Lynds

8 – Len Jansen

9 – Lloyd DeJong

10 – Jim Hartney

11 – Nick Mannes

modified sportsman main (30 laps)

1 – Al Airlie

2 – Al Prendergast, Sr.

3 – Ron Hagen

4 – Tom Felling

5 – Dennis Lester

6 – Al Prendergast, Jr.

7 – Lance Bracewell

8 – Jim Hagen

Sunday, August 19, 1979, Langley Speedway

A claimer special.

Sunday, August 19, 1979

claimers

fast time:

Roy Blumenhagen, 17.744

B dash

1 – Doug Lefebvre

2 – Andy Fentie

3 – Harold Oliver

4 – Murray Beggs

A dash

1 – Garnet Zimmerman

2 – Roy Blumenhagen

3 – Barry Hilts

4 – Atom Villeneuve

heat one

1 – Grant McPherson

2 – Chuck Swanson

3 – Doug Graftstrom

4 – Dan Proulx

5 – Ken Graham

heat two

1 – Harvey Hoogenboom

2 – Doug Lefebvre

3 – Rich Graham

4 – Ed Maskell

5 – Harold Oliver

heat three

1 – Bob Fletcher

2 – Murray Beggs

3 – Al Darbyshire

4 – Gerry Durchak

5 – Dave Balkwell

heat four

1 – Barry Hilts

2 – Garnet Zimmerman

3 – Tonis Kaest

4 – Guy Miller

5 – Roy Blumenhagen

B main

1 – Harvey Hoogenboom

2 – Grant McPherson

3 – Chuck Swanson

4 – P. Rayburn

5 – Rick Graham

6 – Doug Graftstrom

7 – Ken Graham

A main (20 cars)

1 – Bob Fletcher

2 – Doug Lefebvre

3 – Garnet Zimmerman

4 – Barry Hilts

5 – Atom Villeneuve

6 – Guy Miller

7 – Len Cranmore

8 – Tonis Kaest

9 – Harvey Hoogenboom

10 – Gerry Durchak

11 – Stan Lievers

12 – Roy Blumenhagen

13 – Murray Beggs

14 – Ed Maskell

15 – Bob Fadden