1969 Langley Speedway points, part two

Points for CORA and LARA:

1969 -- CORA (Canadian Oval Racing Association)

High points -- John Rothwell

Record cup -- Dennis Lester

Sportsman of the year -- Bill Godfrey

Mechanic of the year -- Marty Hayden

Rookie of the year -- Bill Klugh

Best appearing crew -- Ken Sayers, #55

Best appearing car -- Clare Walsh and Bill Hunt

Best prepared car -- John Rothwell

Best competitor -- Gordie Hemrich

Most improved driver -- Brian Moore

Most aggressive driver -- Mac Morrison

Most consistent driver -- Dennis Lester

Most popular crew and driver -- Gordie Hemrich

Most enthusiastic club members -- Keith Davidson and Ed Weissmiller

1969 Langley Auto Racing Association (LARA)

Modified stocks

1 -- Dave Angus
2 -- Jim Dinsmore
3 -- Lloyd Bellamy
4 -- Rick Atchison
5 -- Bob Baker

Best appearing pit crew -- Jim and Bill Dinsmore

Best appearing car -- Dave Angus

Outstanding club member of the year -- Larry Gibbons

Early-lates

1 -- Al Tourond

Most improved driver -- Lou Ferguson

Sunday, September 21, 1969, Langley Speedway

Sunday, September 21, 1969

Championships for BCTRA/CORA/LARA

LARA early-late dash

1 -- Frank Fletcher

BCTRA early-late dash

1 -- Steve Dyer

LARA modified stock dash

1 -- Rick Atchison

CORA super stock dash

1 -- Dennis Lester

BCTRA B modified dash

1 -- Brian Thompson

BCTRA A modified dash

1 -- Barry Chamberlain

LARA early-late consolation main

1 -- Earl Wutke
2 -- Jerry Meyers
3 -- Frank Waters

LARA early-late main (20 start, 9 finish)

1 -- Rick Adsit
2 -- Dale McCartney
3 -- Ken Marwood

LARA early-late main first lap -- 12 crash with five out of the race.

BCTRA early-late main

1 -- Ron Morrison
2 -- Steve Dyer
3 -- Tom Fogg

BCTRA early-late main had nine accidents.

Modified stock main

1 -- Rick Atchison
2 -- Jim Dinsmoore
3 -- Lloyd Bellamy

Super stock main (40 laps)

1 -- John Rothwell
2 -- Gordie Hemrich
3 -- Rick Goodwin

Hemrich spun on lap 19. Made his way back to finish second.

Combined A& B modified main

1 -- A -- Cal Arnold

1 -- B -- Brian Thompson

Sunday, September 7, 1969, Langley Speedway

To bring to a close a week of Langley Speedway results from 1969. To be sure there is more to deal with but I'm done for this week.

A John Rothwell story from the Columbian.

Sunday, September 7, 1969

CORA and LARA

BCTRA and LARA early-lates

95 cars in the pits.

Early-late dash

1 -- George Stuart, Campbell River.

Modified stock dash

1 -- Lloyd Bellamy

Super stock dash

1 -- George Cook

First early-late heat

1 -- Del Anderson
2 -- Eric Lyager
3 -- Frank Waters

Second early-late heat

1 -- Dennis Corfe
2 -- Barry Regan
3 -- Vern Abney

Third early-late heat

1 -- Gerard McHale
2 -- Doug Blow
3 -- Jim Foreman

Fourth early-late heat

1 -- Bill Hammond
2 -- Ken Marwood
3 -- Norm Cartwright

Fifth early-late heat

1 -- Rick Adsit
2 -- Al Tourond
3 -- Dale McCartney

First modified stock heat

1 -- Larry Gibbons
2 -- Bert Jones
3 -- Brian Bishop

Second modified stock heat

1 -- Don Fletcher
2 -- Keith Whitter
3 -- Rick Atchison

First super stock heat

1 -- Ken Sayers
2 -- Brian Moore
3 -- Bill Hunt

Second super stock heat

1 -- John Rothwell
2 -- Bill Godfrey
3 -- Dennis Lester

Early-late consolation main

1 -- Eric Lyager
2 -- Frank Waters
3 -- Clarence Regenwetter

Early-late B main

1 -- Dennis Corfe
2 -- Larry Olson
3 -- Ken Marwood

Early-late A main

1 -- Larry Lodge
2 -- Al Tourond
3 -- Al Baldwin

Modified stock main

1 -- Jim Dinsmore
2 -- Lloyd Bellamy
3 -- Rick Atchison

Super stock main

1 -- Bill Godfrey
2 -- John Rothwell
3 -- George Cook

Saturday, August 30, 1969, Langley Speedway

Lloyd Bellamy, aka "Charlie Brown", gets a clean sweep in modified stock.

Saturday, August 30, 1969

CORA and LARA

Combined BCTRA and LARA early-late blast.

70 cars in pits.

Early-late dash

1 -- Harold Harks

Modified stock dash

1 -- Lloyd Bellamy

Super stock dash

1 -- George Cook

First early-late heat

1 -- Garry Wandler
2 -- Don Hale
3 -- Vern Abney

Second early-late heat

1 -- Stan Cavanagh
2 -- Dave Dixon
3 -- Jim Cork

Third early-late heat

1 -- Al Hewer
2 -- Doug Blow
3 -- Terry Keeler

Fourth early-late heat

1 -- Jack Thompson
2 -- Lee Thomas
3 -- Keith Cheyne

Fifth early-late heat

1 -- Harold Harks
2 -- Steve Dyer
3 -- Don Fletcher

Modified stock heat

1 -- Lloyd Bellamy
2 -- Dave Angus
3 -- Bo Bo Baker

First super stock heat

1 -- John Cuzner
2 -- Barry Tuhkala
3 -- Bill Strachan

Second super stock heat

1 -- Gordie Hemrich
2 -- Clare Walsh
3 -- John Rothwell

Early-late consolation main

1 -- Garry Wandler
2 -- Stan Cavanagh
3 -- Don Hale

Early-late B main

1 -- Terry Keeler
2 -- Jim Cork
3 -- Garry Steen

Early-late A main (15 start, 8 finish)

1 -- Al Tourond
2 -- Al Baldwin
3 -- Winston Pike

Lap 9 -- Frank Fletcher and Dale McCartney hit fence. Don Fletcher in pits with mechanical problems lap 7.

Modified stock main

1 -- Lloyd Bellamy
2 -- Dave Angus
3 -- Keith Whitter

Super stock main

1 -- Gordie Hemrich
2 -- unknown
3 -- unknown

Track records to August 30th also in the box score.

Saturday, August 16, 1969, Langley Speedway

Mid-season championship races for the LARA cars -- early-lates and modified stocks.

Saturday, August 16, 1969

CORA/LARA/BCTRA

LARA mid-season championship races for early-lates and modified stocks.

NTR -- 14.84 by Barry Chamberlain, A modified.

Early-late dash

1 -- Al Tourond

Modified stock dash

1 -- Lloyd Bellamy

Super stock dash

1 -- Dennis Lester

A modified dash

1 -- Barry Chamberlain

First super stock heat

1 -- Ken Sayers
2 -- Brian Moore
3 -- Brad Baerg

Second super stock heat

1 -- John Rothwell
2 -- Clare Walsh
3 -- Gordie Hemrich

A & B modified heat

1 -- Ron Morris (B)
2 -- John Smith (A)
3 -- Cal Hough (B)

A modified heat

1 -- Larry Sproule
2 -- Barry Chamberlain
3 -- John McPherson

Early-late mid-season consolation main

1 -- Earl Wutke
2 -- Clarence Regenwetter
3 -- Jerry Meyers

Jerry Meyers leading until last lap when he lost a back wheel. Finished 3rd to cheers and a shower of sparks.

Early-late mid-season main

1 -- Al Tourond
2 -- Al Baldwin
3 -- Lou Ferguson

Modified stock mid-season main

1 -- Rick Adsit
2 -- Bo Bo Baker
3 -- Dave Angus

Super stock main

1 -- Dennis Lester
2 -- Ken Sayers
3 -- Bill Godfrey

Ken Sayers leading until slowed by a lapped car. Finished second by half a car length.

A modified main

1 -- Barry Chamberlain
2 -- Phil Bly
3 -- Bob Warman

Saturday, August 9, 1969, Langley Speedway

An early-late jamboree. The ad says "DARA", but it's LARA.

Saturday, August 9, 1969

Early-late jamboree

LARA/BCTRA

4000 in attendance

90 cars in the pits

From Skagit: Don Latting, Harry Ashbrook, Ken Young, Wes Johassen. From Roseberg: Bill West.

Brian Thompson “christening” his new Chev roadster B modified.

Early-late dash

1 -- Frank Fletcher

Super stock dash

1 -- George Cook

B modified dash

1 -- Brian Thompson

A modified dash

1 -- Larry Sproule

First early-late heat

1 -- Jack Thompson
2 -- Dennis Corfe
3 -- Bob Foxberger

Second early-late heat

1 -- Bill Dunn
2 -- Terry Keeler
3 -- Dave Jones

Third early-late heat

1 -- Doug Blow
2 -- Stan Cavanagh
3 -- Gary Steen

Fourth early-late heat

1 -- Keith Cheyne
2 -- Lee Thomas
3 -- Earl Wutke

Fifth early-late heat

1 -- Al Tourond
2 -- Steve Dyer
3 -- Frank Fletcher

First super stock heat

1 -- Barry Tuhkala
2 -- Tom Hankins
3 -- Don Gibson

Second super stock heat

1 -- John Rothwell
2 -- George Cook
3 -- Bill Godfrey

Rich Goodwin stalled lap one. Rear-ended by Mac Morrison. Cars totalled. Drivers okay.

B modified heat

1 -- Ron Lamont
2 -- Ron Morris
3 -- Ken Klatt

A modified heat

1 -- Len Barcelo
2 -- Bob Warman
3 -- Larry Sproule

Early-late consolation

1 -- Bill Dunn
2 -- Norm Cartwright
3 -- Dennis Corfe

Early-late B main

1 -- Don Gibson
2 -- Keith Cheyne
3 -- Stan Cavanagh

Lap one -- Seven car pile-up. Totalled Barry Regan’s Chev. Gary Steen, Al Hewer and Terry Keeler also out.

Early-late A main

1 -- Pete Harding
2 -- Lee Thomas
3 -- Ron Morrison

Super stock main

1 -- John Rothwell
2 -- Bill Godfrey
3 -- Dennis Lester

Lap 11 -- Tom Hankins, George Cook, Bill Godfrey, John Rothwell and Danny James crashed. James out.

B modified main

1 -- Brian Thompson

A modified main

1 -- Len Barcelo

Saturday, August 2, 1969, Langley Speedway

Gotta get back at it.

Saturday, August 2, 1969

CORA/LARA/BCTRA

4000 plus in attendance.

NTR for super stocks set by John Rothwell at 16.18 -- previous was 16.23 -- and then reset at 16.08 by Dennis Lester.

NTR -- modified stock -- 17.00 by Jim Dinsmore.

NTR -- A modified -- 14.85 by Barry Chamberlain (tying Ralph Monhay’s record).

Early-late dash

1 -- Lou Ferguson

Modified stock dash

1 -- Bo Bo Baker

Super stock dash

1 -- Gordie Hemrich

B modified dash

1 -- Cal Hough

Brian Thompson and Ron Morris tangled. Morris ended up on his side.

A modified dash

1 -- Larry Sproule

First early-late heat

1 -- Bob Naire
2 -- Don Sass
3 -- Dave Jones

Second early-late heat

1 -- Don Gibson
2 -- Doug Blow
3 -- Garry Steen

Third early-late heat

1 -- Rick Adsit
2 -- Al Tourond
3 -- Lou Ferguson

Jerry Meyers lost a wheel. Earl Wutke went over the wheel and broke his drive shaft.

Modified stock heat

1 -- Keith Whitter
2 -- Dave Angus
3 -- Lloyd Bellamy

First super stock heat

1 -- Alex Praisley
2 -- Barry Tuhkala
3 -- Brian Moore

Second super stock heat

1 -- John Rothwell
2 -- Bill Godfrey
3 -- Dennis Lester

B modified heat

1 -- Brian Thompson
2 -- Ron Morris
3 -- Cal Hough

A modified heat

1 -- John Smith
2 -- Bob Warman
3 -- Ted Glawson

Early-late consolation

1 -- Andy Fentie
2 -- Dave Jones
3 -- Don Hall

Early-late main (16 start, 9 finish)

1 -- Keith Cheyne
2 -- Doug Blow
3 -- Ken Marwood

Modified stock main

1 -- Keith Whitter
2 -- Bert Jones
3 -- Rick Atchison

Super stock main

1 -- John Rothwell
2 -- Dennis Lester
3 -- Rich Goodwin

B modified main

1 -- Ron Morris

A modified main

1 -- Larry Sproule

Sunday, July 27, 1969, Langley Speedway

An afternoon race featuring the cars from CORA and LARA.

Sunday, July 27, 1969

LARA and CORA

Early-late dash

1 -- Frank Fletcher

Modified stock dash

1 -- Dave Angus

Super stock dash

1 -- Dennis Lester

First early-late heat

1 -- Don Hall
2 -- Stewart McIver
3 -- Les Joyner

Second early-late heat

1 -- Jerry Serritt
2 -- Bob Naire
3 -- Bill Dunn

Third early-late heat

1 -- Don Gibson
2 -- Lee Thomas
3 -- Jerry Meyers

Fourth early-late heat

1 -- Terry Keeler
2 -- Dennis Kennedy
3 -- Rick Lensen

Fifth early-late heat

1 -- Lou Ferguson
2 --Al Tourond
3 -- Ron Morrison

Modified stock heat

1 -- Rick Atchison
2 -- Bo Bo Baker
3 -- Jim Dinsmore

First super stock heat

1 -- Brian Moore
2 -- Tom Hankins
3 -- Bill Hunt

Second super stock heat

1 -- Dennis Lester
2 -- Rich Goodwin
3 -- Gordie Hemrich

C early-late main

1 -- Don Hall
2 -- Eric Lyager
3 -- Les Joiner

B early-late main

1 -- Al Baldwin
2 -- Bill Dunn
3 -- Barry Regan

A early-late main

1 -- Lou Ferguson
2 -- John Kowaliuk
3 -- Ron Morrison

Modified stock main

1 -- Jim Dinsmore
2 -- Lloyd Bellamy
3 -- Bo Bo Baker

Super stock main (17 start, 8 finish)

1 -- Bill Godfrey
2 -- unknown
3 -- unknown

George Cook “rubbing bruises from his Skajit (sic) meet….” Gordie Hemrich having flats with his new 15-inch Indy tires. John Rothwell changing a broken transmission. Bill Hunt had his right front wheel break.

Saturday, July 19, 1969, Langley Speedway

Back to Langley Speedway and the 1969 season.

A page from the 1969 LARA yearbook courtesy of the Langley Speedway Historical Society

Saturday, July 19, 1969

BCTRA/LARA/CORA

During practice Harry Roberts’ A modified burst into flames. Extensive damage to the car. Minor burns to Harry.

Early-late dash

1 -- Steve Dyer

Modified stock dash

1 -- Bo Bo Baker

Super stock dash

1 -- Mac Morrison

B modified dash

1 -- Ken Klatt

A modified dash

1 -- Ted Glawson

First early-late heat

1 -- Wayne Godwin
2 -- Jim Cork
3 -- Barry Regan

Lap 2 -- Dave Myles lost a wheel and spun into John Leedham who rolled two times. Badly damaged front end.

Second early-late heat

1 -- Peter Harding
2 -- Ron Morrison
3 -- Del Anderson

Modified stock heat

1 -- Rick Atchison
2 -- Dave Angus
3 -- Bo Bo Baker

Super stock heat

1 -- John Rothwell
2 -- Bill Godfrey
3 -- Rich Goodwin

B modified heat

1 -- Ken Klatt
2 -- Brian Thompson
3 -- Ron Morris

A modified heat

1 -- Larry Sproule
2 -- Barry Chamberlain
3 -- Bob Warmen

Early-late main

1 -- Ron Morrison
2 -- Peter Harding
3 -- Tom Fogg

Modified stock main

1 -- Rick Atchison
2 -- Jim Dinsmore
3 -- Bo Bo Baker

Super stock main

1 -- John Rothwell
2 -- Rich Goodwin
3 -- Barry Tuhkala

Alex Praisley and Danny James hit pit safety fence in turn four taking out three sections of the fence. No one hurt.

B modified main

1 -- Ron Morris

A modified main

1 -- Barry Chamberlain

Saturday, July 12, 1969, Langley Speedway

Another big night of racing with lots of early-lates and A modifieds.

Saturday, July 12, 1969

BCTRA

Plus LARA early-lates.

80 cars timed in including 50 early-lates.

Early-late dash

1 -- Larry Lodge

Super stock dash

1 -- Gordie Hemrich

B modified dash

1 -- Doug Bowell, Nanaimo

A modified dash

1 -- Gordon Stewart, Lynwood, WA

First early-late heat

1 -- Dennis Corfe
2 -- Bill Dunn
3 -- Cliff Hague

Second early-late heat

1 -- Doug Blow
2 -- John Kowaliuk
3 -- Andy Fentie

Third early-late heat

1 -- Barry Regan
2 -- Jack Thompson
3 -- Steve Dyer

On the white flag lap Steve Dyer, Bob Thomas, Barry Regan and Jack Thompson crashed. After an argument/discussion Jack Thompson was declared the winner. (Not according to the newspapers.)

Fourth early-late heat

1 -- Ken Marwood
2 -- Rick Adsit
3 -- Larry Lodge

First super stock heat

1 -- Tom Hankins
2 -- Brian Moore
3 -- Clare Walsh

Second super stock heat

1 -- Bill Godfrey
2 -- Rich Goodwin
3 -- Mac Morrison

B modified heat

1 -- Ron Morris
2 -- Brian Thompson
3 -- Cal Hough

First A modified heat

1 -- John Smith
2 -- Dennis Wooden
3 -- Ross Fontes

Second A modified heat

1 -- Larry Sproule
2 -- Gordon Stewart
3 -- John Helgeson

Early-late main (24 start)

1 -- Harold Harks, Delta, 1956 Chev.
2 -- Al Tourond
3 -- Don Fletcher

Super stock main

1 -- George Cook, 1956 Chev.
2 -- Bill Godfrey
3 -- Gordie Hemrich

B modified main

1 -- Ron Morris
2 -- Dennis Wooden
3 -- Ken Klatt

A modified main

1 -- Gordon Stewart, Lynwood, WA
2 -- John Helgeson
3 -- Dennis Wooden

Bob Cochran rolled lap 12 of the A modified main.

Saturday, July 5, 1969, Langley Speedway

Big racing night connected with Vancouver's Sea Festival.

Saturday, July 5, 1969

CORA and LARA

Miss Sea Festival (Miss Susy Lander) in attendance as the races had a Sea Festival theme.

6500 in attendance.

Early-late dash

1 -- Frank Fletcher

Super stock dash

1 -- Gordie Hemrich

Modified stock dash

1 -- Bo Bo Baker

B modified dash

1 -- Ron Morris

A modified dash

1 -- Cal Arnold

First early-late heat

1 -- Dennis Corfe
2 -- Grev Jewell
3 -- Reg Weildon

Second early-late heat

1 -- Don Gibson
2 -- Rick Jensen
3 -- John Kowaliuk

Third early-late heat

1 -- Ken Marwood
2 -- Frank Fletcher
3 -- Lou Ferguson

First super stock heat

1 -- Clare Walsh
2 -- Ken Sayers
3 -- Wayne Pringle

Second super stock heat

1 -- John Rothwell
2 -- Gordie Hemrich
3 -- George Cook

First A modified heat

1 -- Jerry Birdsey
2 -- Dennis Wooden
3 -- Jim MacMillan

Second A modified heat

1 -- Bob Warman
2 -- Roy Smith
3 -- Larry Sproule

Early-late consolation main

1 -- Rick Jensen

Early-late main

1 -- Ken Marwood

Super stock main (Sea Festival King Neptune trophy)

1 -- George Cook

John Rothwell leading until he spun. Ended up 5th. One report says he was clipped by Cook in turn three on the last lap.

Wayne Pringle (Plymouth) hard into the fence in turn 3. Pringle (and his beard) okay.

Modified stock main

1 -- Lloyd Bellamy

B modified main

1 -- Ron Morris

B modifieds and modified stocks ran a combined main. Dave Angus, Bob Baker, Wayne Wooden, Cal Hough and Rick Atchison tried for the same spot. Atchison out.

A modified main

1 -- Roy Smith
2 -- Bob Warman
3 -- Fred Best

Cal Arnold leading until he blew a water line.

Saturday, June 21, 1969, Langley Speedway

A regular night of racing.

Saturday, June 21, 1969

CORA and LARA

Fast time for super stocks by George Cook (16.26 from a previous best of 16.33) only to be topped by Dennis Lester at 16.23

Early-late dash

1 -- Dale McCartney

Super stock dash

1 -- John Rothwell

Modified stock dash

1 -- Jim Dinsmore

B modified dash

1 -- Cal Hough

A modified dash

1 -- Larry Sproule

First early-late heat

1 -- Bill Dunn
2 -- Al Baldwin
3 -- Doug Blow

Second early-late heat

1 -- Frank Fletcher
2 -- Al Tourond
3 -- Don Fletcher

Modified stock heat

1 -- Dave Angus
2 -- Lloyd Bellamy
3 -- Jim Dinsmore

First super stock heat

1 -- Danny James
2 -- Bill Hunt
3 -- Bill Terry

Second super stock heat

1 -- Gordie Hemrich
2 -- Bill Godfrey
3 -- John Rothwell

B modified heat

1 -- Cal Hough
2 -- Brian Thompson
3 -- Ron Morris

A modified heat

1 -- Cal Arnold
2 -- Len Barcelo
3 -- Dennis Wooden

Early-late main

1 -- Don Fletcher, 57 Pontiac
2 -- Al Tourond
3 -- Frank Fletcher

Modified stock main

1 -- Jim Dinsmore
2 -- Bo Bo Baker
3 -- Dave Angus

Super stock main (14 start)

1 -- Bill Godfrey, 64 Beaumont
2 -- Gordie Hemrich
3 -- Rich Goodwin

Godfrey in close race with Hemrich. Four lead changes. Godfrey back after after blowing his engine last week. And a rebuild of his car from an earlier crash.

B modified main

1 -- Ken Klatt, 230 Chev

A modified main

1 -- Ted Glawson

Len Barcelo out for first time with 289 Ford A modified. Was leading in main but penalized for an infraction.

Dennis Wooden, A modified, steering broke in turn 2 and ended up through and over the fence into the ravine. Dennis bruised but okay.

Jim MacMillan to be out with Z-28 powered A modified.

Saturday, June 7, 1969, Langley Speedway

Continuing with the 1969 season at Langley.

Saturday, June 7, 1969

CORA and LARA

Early-late dash

1 -- Al Tourond, Surrey

Super stock dash

1 -- Gordie Hemrich, Vancouver

Modified stock dash

1 -- Lloyd Bellamy, Langley

A modified dash

1 -- Larry Sproule, Surrey

First early-late heat

1 -- Dale McCartney, Surrey
2 -- Fred Bruce, Surrey
3 -- Bob Benedict, Surrey

Second early-late heat

1 -- Bill Dunn, Haney
2 -- Don Gibson, Aldergrove
3 -- Rick Jensen, Langley

Third early-late heat

1 -- Al Baldwin, White Rock
2 -- Al Tourond, Surrey
3 -- Frank Fletcher, New Westminster

Modified stock heat

1 -- Jim Dinsmore, Surrey
2 -- Rick Atchison, Surrey
3 -- Lloyd Bellamy

First super stock heat

1 -- Wes Henham, Surrey
2 -- Mac Morrison, Vancouver
3 -- Danny James, White Rock

Second super stock heat

1 -- John Rothwell, Burnaby
2 -- Gordie Hemrich, Vancouver
3 -- George Cook, Vancouver

B modified heat

1 -- Cal Hough, Cloverdale
2 -- Brian Thompson, Surrey
3 -- Ken Klatt, Vancouver

A modified heat

1 -- Cal Arnold
2 -- Dennis Wooden, Surrey
3 -- Larry Sproule, Surrey

Early-late B main

1 -- Gary Steen, Vancouver, 1955 Pontiac
2 -- Bill Dunn, Haney
3 -- Dave Jones, Burnaby

Fred Bruce crashed into the fence.

Early-late A main (14 start)

1 -- Al Tourond, Surrey
2 -- Rick Adsit, Surrey
3 -- Don Fletcher, Surrey

Lap one -- seven cars crashed. Two out. Lap 7 -- Terry Keeler spun. Lou Ferguson hit him head on. Both out.

Modified stock main

1 -- Jim Dinsmore, 1933 Ford
2 -- Lloyd Bellamy
3 -- Rick Atchison

Super stock main

1 -- Gordie Hemrich
2 -- George Cook
3 -- Dennis Lester

A modified main

1 -- Larry Sproule, 340 Chev
2 -- Dennis Wooden
3 -- Harry Roberts, Coquitlam

Langley Speedway, Sunday, May 25, 1969

The scheduled Friday, May 24, 1969 CAMRA race was rained out. But the regular weekly schedule with CORA and LARA got into the books.

Saturday, May 24, 1969

CAMRA

Rained out.

Sunday, May 25, 1969

CORA and LARA

Early-late dash

1 -- Al Tourond

Super stock dash

1 -- Jim MacMillan

Modified stock dash

1 -- Rick Atchison

First early-late heat

1 -- Bill Harris

Second early-late heat

1 -- Dennis Corfe

Third early-late heat

1 -- Don Gibson

Fourth early-late heat

1 -- Don Fletcher

Modified stock heat

1 -- Dave Angus
2 -- Bob Baker
3 -- Jim Dinsmore

First super stock heat

1 -- Wes Henham

Second super stock heat

1 -- Clare Walsh

Early-late B main

1 -- Rick Adsit
2 -- Dennis Corfe
3 -- Terry Keeler

Early-late A main

1 -- Al Tourond
2 -- Ron Morrison
3 -- Frank Fletcher

Modified stock main

1 -- Dave Angus
2 -- Lloyd Bellamy
3 -- Rick Atchison

Super stock main

1 -- Dennis Lester
2 -- George Cook
3 -- Rich Gordon (Goodwin?)

Langley Speedway, Sunday, May 18, 1969

Next race was another Sunday afternoon event featuring the CORA super stocks and the LARA early-lates and modified stocks.

Sunday, May 18, 1969

CORA and LARA

Early-late dash

1 -- Ken Marwood, Surrey

Modified stock dash

1 -- Rick Atchison, Surrey

Super stock dash

1 -- George Cook, Vancouver

First early-late heat

1 -- Gary Steen
2 -- Bill Dunn
3 -- Jim Fink

Second early-late heat

1 -- John Kowaliuk
2 -- Peter Harding
3 -- Jerry Huhn

Third early-late heat

1 -- Bob Thomas
2 -- Dennis Corfe
3 -- Jack Thompson

Fourth early-late heat

1 -- Frank Fletcher
2 -- Steve Dyer
3 -- Harvey St. Hillaire, Victoria

Modified stock heat

1 -- Rick Atchison
2 -- Keith Whitter
3 -- Jim Dinsmore

First super stock heat

1 -- Tom Hankins, Surrey
2 -- Jim Fraley, Vancouver
3 -- Bill Landry, Langley

Also ran: Wes Henham, Bill Hunt, and Ken Sayers.

Second super stock heat

1 -- George Cook
2 -- Gordie Hemrich, Vancouver
3 -- Jim MacMillan

Early-late B main

1 -- Pete Harding, 1957 Ford
2 -- Gary Steen
3 -- Jack Thompson

Lap 3 -- Frank Waters, John Kowaliuk, Don Warner and Dale McCartney tangled. Dale out. Lap 12 -- Red flag for Gerard McHale’s car (Studebaker) catching fire.

Early-late A main

1 -- Lou Ferguson, Surrey
2 -- Al Tourond
3 -- Dennis Corfe

Modified stock main

1 -- Lloyd Bellamy, 1934 Chev
2 -- Rick Atchison, 1937 Pontiac 235
3 -- Dave Angus

Super stock main (17 start, 13 finish)

1 -- George Cook, 1957 Chev 327
2 -- Gordie Hemrich
3 -- John Rothwell

Langley Speedway, Sunday, May 11, 1969

A new season to get through. The Early-Late Racing Association (ELRA) becomes the Canadian Oval Racing Association (CORA). Other than that it's business as usual.

The first date (Sunday, May 4, 1969) was called due to weather. So opening days was Sunday, May 11, 1969.

Sunday, May 4, 1969

Cancelled due to weather.

Sunday, May 11, 1969

BCTRA/CORA/LARA

Over 6000 fans.

Over 70 cars.

17 races.

Trophies presented by Rodeo Princesses Carol Walker and Mary-Ellen Faulks along with Buddy Knox.

Early-late dash

1 -- Ron Morrison, Cloverdale

Super stock dash

1 -- John Rothwell, Burnaby

Modified stock dash

1 -- Lloyd Bellamy, Langley

A modified dash

1 -- Cal Arnold, Surrey

First A modified heat

1 -- Jack Cross, Langley
2 -- Harry Roberts, Coquitlam
3 -- Ted Glawson, North Vancouver

Cal Arnold’s throttle stuck. He hit the fence at over 100 mph. Cal was okay but the front of the car not.

Second modified heat

1 -- Ted Glawson, 301 Chev
2 -- Ron Lamont, Coquitlam
3 -- Wayne Wooden (Dennis Wooden, Wayne Wilbey?)

First early-late heat

1 -- Ken Marwood
2 -- Barry Tomkulak
3 -- Tom Fogg

Second early-late heat

1 -- Steve Dyer
2 -- Ron Morrison
3 -- Al Tourond

First super stock heat

1 -- Brian Moore
2 -- Barry Tom kulak (early-late?)
3 -- Alex Praisley

Second super stock heat

1 -- Jim MacMillan (after winning heat spun and lost his left rear wheel)
2 -- Rick Goodwin
3 -- John Rothwell

Modified stock heat

1 -- Rick Atchison
2 -- Dave Angus
3 -- unknown

Modified stock main

1 -- Rick Atchison, 1937 Pontiac
2 -- Dave Angus
3 -- Jim Dinsmore

Super stock main

1 -- Jim MacMillan
2 -- John Rothwell, 1957 Ford with Cobra power
3 -- Bill Hunt

Early-late main

1 -- Ken Marwood, 55 Chev 261
2 -- Ron Morrison, Chev 261
3 -- Al Tourond, Chev 261

Lap 3 -- Al Hewer, Larry Lodge, Bob Thomas, Lou Ferguson and Merv Meyers piled up. Lap 9 -- Frank Fletcher and Lou Ferguson head on after Lou spun. Both out.

A & B modified combined main
1 -- Ted Glawson
2 -- unknown
3 -- unknown

1968 LARA and ELRA final points

To finish with this long season, the final points for LARA and ELRA.

1968 Langley points

ELRA -- Early-late Racing Association

Top points

1 -- John Rothwell, #28, 330
2 -- Gordie Hemrich, #33, 300
3 -- John Cowan, #47, 229
4 -- Mac Morrison, #37, 174
5 -- Ken Sayers, #59, 126
6 -- Rollie Walker, #64, 123
7 -- Dennis Lester, #94, 119
8 -- Bob Johnson, #88, 118
9 -- Jim Fraley, #21, 114
10 -- Clare Walsh, #70, 78

Track record

Super stocks -- Gordie Hemrich, 16.38

Mechanic of the Year -- Ed Roe

Rookie of the Year -- Dennis Lester

Sportsman of the Year -- Alf Aiello

Hard Luck Trophy -- Clare Walsh

Best Appearing Car -- Dennis Lester

Executive for 1969 elected October 22, 1968

President -- Reg Royle
Vice-president -- Les Spratt
Treasurer -- Don Robertson
Secretary -- Dennis Lester

Name change from ELRA to CORA (Canadian Oval Racing Association)

1968 Points

LARA -- Langley Auto Racing Association

Early-lates

1 -- Frank Fletcher, 180.5
2 -- Ken Marwood, 126
3 -- Don Fletcher, 116

Modified stocks

1 -- Lloyd Bellamy, 237
2 -- Dave Angus, 206

Wednesday, September 18, 1968, Langley Speedway

The championship races for ELRA and LARA were postponed from Sunday, September 15th to Wednesday, September 18th due to rain.

And thus the 1968 season, a long one, closed out at Langley.

Sunday, September 14, 1968

ELRA and LARA Championships

Rained out.

Wednesday, September 18, 1968

ELRA and LARA Championships

Early-late dash

1 -- Rick Atchison

Modified stock dash

1 -- Bob Baker

Super stock dash

1 -- Gordie Hemrich

Early-late consolation main (25 laps, 11 start, 6 finish)

1 -- Dennis Hill
2 -- Roger Boucher
3 -- Jack Steiger

Lap 10 -- Mike Stephens and Gerald Ball crashed. Stephens out. Lap 11 -- Stan Cavanagh lost a wheel.

Early-late main (19 start, 10 finish)

1 -- Ken Marwood
2 -- Rick Adsit
3 -- Merv Meyer

Lap 2 -- Leo Laser and Ken Sande into fence. Later, Vern Abney, Frank Fletcher, Dennis Corfe crashed on straight. Abney and Corfe out but Corfe came back in Ed McIntyre car.

Modified stock car (35 laps, 10 start)

1 -- Norm Andrews

John Thomas, Keith Whitter and Norm Andrews crashed late in the race. Norm was the last leader and with too few cars to continue was declared the winner.

Super stock main (50 laps, 17 start, 11 finish)

1 -- Gordie Hemrich, 1957 Pontiac with a 350 Camaro motor
2 -- Bill Godfrey, newly built 57 Chev 327
3 -- Rollie Walker

Sunday, September 8, 1968

Lots of crashing. And if you were real clever you could have got a free ticket or two to the races that weekend.

Sunday, September 8, 1968

ELRA and LARA

Early-late dash

1 -- Dennis Corfe

Modified stock dash

1 -- Jim Dinsmore

Super stock dash

1 -- Dennis Lester

First early-late heat

1 -- Lou Ferguson

Second early-late heat

1 -- Leo Laser

First modified stock heat

1 -- Dave Angus
2 -- Larry Gibbons
3 -- Brian Bishop

Last lap -- Dough Firth hit cement wall.

Second modified stock heat

1 -- unknown

First super stock heat

1 -- Bob Johnson
2 -- Don Latting
3 -- Rich Godwin

Second super stock dash

1 -- unknown

Early-late consolation

1 -- Clarence Regenwetter
2 -- Jack Steiger
3 -- Jack Thompson

Early-late main (21 start, 14 finish)

1 -- Ken Marwood
2 -- keith Cheyne
3 -- Leo Laser

Lap one -- Rick Adsit, Dale McCartney, Merv Meyer, Rick Jensen, Jim Whitehead, Rick Atchison and Ray Mackie came together. Adsit and McCartney out. Next lap Rick Adsit into pit fence and Ray Mackie into outer fence. Adsit out. Lap 4 -- Rick Jensen, Ray Mackie, Dennis Corfe, Gerard McHale and Don Fletcher crashed. Jensen, Corfe and Fletcher out.

Modified stock main (15 laps)

1 -- Jim Dinsmore
2 -- Lloyd Bellamy
3 -- Dave Angus

Super stock main (20 start)

1 -- John Rothwell
2 -- Dennis Lester
3 -- Jim Fraley

Lap 3 -- Ken Young, Mac Morrison, Bill Ashcroft and Bill Hunt crashed. Ashcroft and Hunt out. Lap 9 -- Don Latting, Ken Sayers, John Cowan and Alfy Aiello in corner. Cowan, Aiello and Latting out. Latting taken to hospital but released.

Sunday, September 1, 1968, Langley Speedway

A big powder puff special for the the third day of the Labour Day weekend.

Sunday, September 1, 1968

ELRA and LARA

Powder Puff special

Early-late dash

1 -- Ron Morrison

Modified stock dash

1 -- Jim Dinsmore

Super stock dash

1 -- Gordie Hemrich

First early-late heat

1 -- Gary Steen
2 -- Winston Pike
3 -- Merv Meyer

Second early-late heat

1 -- Rick Atchison
2 -- Ron Morrison
3 -- Leo Laser

Ron Morrison, Bill Harris, Rick Atchison, Don Fletcher, Ken Marwood, Rick Adsit, and Frank Fletcher came together. Adsit rolled and was out.

First modified stock heat

1 -- Charlie Brown (Lloyd Armey)

Second modified stock heat

1 -- Larry Gibbons

First super stock heat

1 -- Dennis Lester

Second super stock heat

1 -- Gordie Hemrich

Early-late consolation main

1 -- Jim Whitehead

Early-late main

1 -- Ron Morrison
2 -- Ken Marwood
3 -- John Kowaliuk

Modified stock main

1 -- Charlie Brown (Lloyd Armey)
2 -- Bob Baker
3 -- Keith Whitter

Super stock main (25 laps)

1 -- Gordie Hemrich
2 -- John Rothwell
3 -- Jim MacMillan

29 powder puff entries.

First early-late powder puff race

1 -- Bonnie Armstrong
2 -- April Olson
3 -- Gwen Zemlak

Second early-late powder puff race

1 -- Dorthy Blaker
2 -- Marilyn Boucher
3 -- Mary Ann Corfe

Modified stock powder puff race

1 -- Gayle Gibbons
2 -- Joan Simmons
3 -- Barb Jenkins