Langley Speedway, 1974.

 From the September 19, 1974 Langley Advance.

Sunday, September 15, 1974, Langley Speedway

The $4000 Belmont Motor Stakes.

Sunday, September 15, 1974

$4000 Belmont Motor Stakes

unlimited super stocks

31 super stocks.

27 claimers.

times

Ron Eaton, Tacoma, 15.67

Don Dowdy, Yakima, 15.76

Jack Morse, Spokane, 15.99

Chuck Little, Spokane, 16.09

Rollie Walker, 16.11

Larry Sproule, 16.26

claimer dash

Jim Godfrey

claimer B heat

1 – Jim Hartney

2 – Barry Fehr

3 – Butch McCormack

claimer A heat

1 – Jim Godfrey

2 – Brian Devers

3 – Ken Wilcox

claimer main

1 – Dave Lynds, 62 Pontiac

2 – Jim Godfrey, 64 Beaumont

3 – George Evans, 62 Pontiac

super stock C main (25 laps)

1 – Ron Fritzley, Edmonds, WA, 64 Chevelle

2 – Gary McCauley, 69 Ford

3 – Tom Reid, 67 Plymouth

super stock B main (50 laps)

1 – Gordie Hemrich, 72 Chevelle

2 – Sieg Krickemeyer, 70 LeMans

3 – George Benson, 64 Chevelle

4 – Jamey Omar, 18 years old

Hemrich qualified at 16.85 with a new engine and new tires. Not fast enough for the A main.

A main (100 laps)

1 – Don Dowdy, Yakima, WA, 72 Plymouth

2 – Chuck Little, 64 Ford, one lap down

3 – Myron Entzel, Moses Lake, WA, 68 Chevelle, one lap down

4 – Walt Ayling, Grand Coulee, WA, two laps down

5 – Larry Sproule

6 – Cam Barnes

7 – Mark Devlin, Spokane

8 – unknown

9 – Paul Dunbar, Vernon

10 – Tom Berrow

Sunday, September 16, 1973, Langley Speedway

Last race of the season. The big Belmont (Motors) Stakes with extra prize money that pulled in out of town drivers.

Sunday, September 16, 1973

Belmont (Motors) Stakes

super stock special and claimers

$3000 in prize money.

Claimer dash:

1 – Stan Cavanagh

B dash:

1 – Tom Mair, Vancouver, '65 Chevelle

A dash:

1 – Al Tourond, Surrey, '69 Chevelle

Claimer main:

1 – Bill Flag, Vancouver, '56 Ford

2 – Stan Cavanagh, Maple Ridge, '59 Dodge

3 – Lloyd De Jong, Surrey, '59 Dodge

Consolation main (14 started, two finished)

1 – Lou Ferguson

2 – unknown

B main (50 laps, 16 started)

1 – Reg Kennedy, Surrey, '64 Chevelle

2 – Herman Scheurman, Bow, WA, '66 Chevelle

3 – Jim Stratichuk, Burnaby, '69 Chevelle

A main (75 laps, 16 started)

1 – Ross Surgenor, Victoria, '69 Ford Torino

2 – Jack Kuper, Roy, WA, '66 Chevelle

3 – Chuck Little, Spokane, '64 Fairlane

4 – Jack Morse, Spokane

Trophy queen was Shelley Seebach (of the Patricia Stevens School of Modelling) being driven up in a silver Corvette.

Most popular driver awarded to Gordie Hemrich. Hemrich and mechanic (Ed Roe?) received watches.

Sunday, September 17, 1972, Langley Speedway

Final race of the season. The big $1000 to win race for super stocks.

Sunday, September 17, 1972

Belmont Motor Stakes

and Claimers and Powder Puff

Fast time:

Harold Hardesty (in Hershel McGriff Olympia Special), 15.32 NTR

Gary Kershaw, 15.32

Nine cars under 16 seconds. Bump spot for the A main was 16.34 by Al Tourond.

B dash:

1 – Lou Ferguson

A dash:

1 – Ross Surgenor

Powder Puff main:

1 – Marilyn Boucher

Claimer main:

1 – Reg Kennedy

2 – Terry Worsfold

3 – Roger Boucher

C main:

1 – Joe Deseno, Surrey

2 – Blaine Johnson, Parksville

3 – Wally Moa, Skagit

B main:

1 – Cliff Hague, Surrey

2 – Doug Birchell, Campbell River

3 – Don Fletcher, Delta

A main (75 laps):

1 – Ross Surgenor, Victoria, 69 Chev, $1000

2 – Al Mullet

3 – Neal Newberry, Wenatchee, WA

Hardesty tried to pass inside Kershaw on a lap 60 restart. Kershaw went into the turn one fence.