1977 Langley Speedway, season ending points and awards

Glad to have these. From the the Langley Speedway Historical Society files.

Points champions:

Modified Sportsman -- Keith Whitter
Hobby Stock -- Buddy Lynds
Claimer -- Wayne Baber
Super stock -- Tom Berrow

Sunday, September 18, 1977, Langley Speedway

Championship race day.

Sunday, September 18, 1977

Lower Mainland Oval Racing Association Championships

super stocks, hobby stocks, modified sportsman, claimers

rainy weather at times

B claimer dash

1 – Tom McCaskell, Surrey

A claimer dash

1 – Doran Rickey, Clinton

hobby stock dash

1 – Al Adams

modified sportsman dash

1 – Doug Heath

super stock dash

1 – Jim Stratichuck

claimer main

1 – Wayne Baber, Maple Ridge

2 – Frank Bursey, Richmond

3 – Gordon Harding

modified sportsman

1 – Doug Heath

2 – Keith Whitter

3 – Bill Lawrence

4 – Steve Barnett

5 – Al Arlie

only 6 super stocks and 6 hobby stocks

combined super stock and hobby stock main (12 cars)

only one car finished

1 – Bob Nairne (super stock)

hobby stock

1 –Bruce Browne

2 – Allan Adams

3 – Lizz Johnson

Saturday, August 27, 1977, Langley Speedway

A hobby stock special.

Saturday, August 27, 1977

Carling O'Keefe Challenge for Hobby Stocks with Claimers

no dash information

hobby stock heat one

1 – Alan Adams (close finish with Adams crashing into turn one. He needed a lift from a van to get to winners circle)

hobby stock heat two

1 – Rick Archibald

hobby stock consolation main

1 – Det Wrede

claimer main

dead heat for first

1 – Doran Rickey

1 – Paul Gendron

3 – Al Kennedy

hobby stock main (75 laps, 18 cars)

1 – Buddy Lynds, White Rock, lapped all but 2^nd and 3^rd

2 – Mark McFadyen, New Westminster

3 – Michael Bebek, Kamloops

Saturday, August 20, 1977, Langley Speedway

Another regular night. The clipping says Doug Heath broke the super stock record. Not correct. He broke the modified sportsman record.

Saturday, August 20, 1977

super stocks, hobby stocks, modified sportman, claimers

Points leading into the race:

super stock

Tom Berrow, 422

John Rothwell, 336

modified sportsman

Keith Whitter. 96

hobby stocks

Buddy Lynds, 202

super stock time:

Tom Berrow, 15.302

modified sportsman time:

Doug Heath, 15.317 (NTR)

claimers

Wayne Baber, 125

claimer B dash

1 – Dan Brisco

claimer A dash

1 – Tom McCaskell

hobby stock dash

1 – Al Prendergast

super stock dash

1 – Alex Praisley

no heat race information.

Claimer main

1 – Dan Brisco

2 – Wayne Baber

3 – Ray Dizenbachs

modified sportsman main

1 – Doug Heath

2 – Al Arlie

3 – Steve Barnett

super main (combined with hobby stocks)

1 – Tom Berrow

2 – Doc Dockendorf

3 – George Irwin

Hobby main

1 – Buddy Lynds

Saturday, August 6, 1977, Langley Speedway

Regular class races.

Saturday, August 6, 1977

super stocks, hobby stocks, modified sportsman, claimers

claimer dash

1 – Harold Harks

hobby dash

1 – Al Adams

modified sportsman dash

1 – Jim Hagen

super stock dash

1 – Jim Stratichuck

hobby stock heat

1 – Bruce Browne

no other heat information.

Claimer main

1 – Paul Gendron

2 – Wayne Baber

3 – Bob Fletcher

Al Kennedy not allowed to race due to “tacky condition” of his Pontiac.

Hobby stock main

1 – Al Adams

2 – Ron Pringle

3 – Det Wrede

Brian Devers driving Buddy Lynds car. Lynds moving to the interior.

Modified sportsman main

1 – Doug Heath

2 – Bill Lawrence

3 – Steve Barnett

super stock main (seven started, 20 laps, attrition during earlier races)

1 – Gordie Hemrich

2 – Tom Berrow

3 – John Rothwell (in Jim Mairs' car. Rothwell had a cam shaft break during practice and Mairs loaned his car to JR.)

Saturday, July 23, 1977, Langley Speedway

Back to the regular Saturday night classes.

Saturday, July 23, 1977

super stocks, hobby stocks and claimers

claimer dash

1 – Jim Darby

hobby stock dash

1 – Gordie Mannes, Penticton

A super stock dash

1 – John Rothwell

hobby stock heat

1 – Buddy Lynds

no other heat race info

claimer main

1 – Bjorn Illingby

hobby stock main

1 – Buddy Lynds

super stock main

1 – George Irwin

2 – Jim Stratichuck

3 – John Rothwell

4 – Alex Praisley

5 – Gordie Hemrich

6 – Gordie Mannes

7 – Jim Godfrey

Saturday, July 2, 1977, Langley Speedway

Small field of super stocks.

Saturday, July 2, 1977

super stocks, hobby stocks, claimers

fast time

Tom Berrow, 15.249

A claimer dash

1 – Allan Kennedy

B claimer dash

1 – Doran Rickey

A super stock dash

1 – John Rothwell

B super stock dash

1 – Gordie Hemrich

no info on hobby stocks (except for super stock combined main event)

no info on heat races

claimer main (20 started, 10 finished, 30 laps)

1 – Wayne Baber (one newspaper has Bjorn Illingby)

2 – Allan Kennedy

3 – Paul Gendron

combine super stock/hobby stock main (40 laps, 14 cars)

1 – Tom Berrow, Coquitlam

2 – Jim Godfrey, Langley

3 – Gordie Hemrich

4 – George Irwin

5 – Jim Stratichuk

6 – Alex Praisley

7 – Buddy Lynds (hobby stock)

8 – Jim Mairs

Saturday, June 25, 1977, Langley Speedway

George Doonan resets the super stock record. Buddy Lynds has a win streak broken.

Saturday, June 25, 1977

super stock, hobby stock, claimers

super stock times:

George Doonan, 15.057, NTR for class

claimer dash

1 – Don Walsh

claimer dash

1 – Bjorn Illingby

hobby stock dash

1 – Buddy Lynds

super stock dash

1 – John Rothwell

hobby stock heat

1 – Bruce Browne

2 – Buddy Lynds (ended eleven straight race wins for Lynds)

no other heat race results

claimer main

1 – Paul Gendron

2 – Al Vande Woorde

3 –Ray Dizenbach

hobby stock main

1 – Buddy Lynds

2 – Bruce Browne

3 – Lizz Johnson

super stock main (30 laps)

1 – Jim Stratachuck, 15.783

2 – Tom Berrow

3 – Jim Godfrey

4 – John Rothwell

5 – George Irwin

6 – Alex Praisley

7 – Lee Thomas

8 – Gordie Hemrich

9 – Buddy Lynds

10 – George Doonan

Saturday, June 18, 1977, Langley Speedway

All the classes are here but the super stocks have a low car count.

Saturday, June 18, 1977

super stocks, hobby stocks, modified sportsman, claimers

Only eleven super stocks. One of the smallest fields ever.

Super stock times:

Alex Praisley, 15.899

Tom Berrow, 15.843

George Irwin, 15.812

John Rothwell, 15.512

Jim Godfrey, 15.669

Jim Stratachuck, 15.698

Al Tourond, 15.594

A.M. Prendergast, 15.897

George Doonan, 15.100, NTR for class

Jim Mair

hobby stock time:

Buddy Lynds, 16.325

claimer dash

1 – Mike Greenwood

hobby stock

1 – Buddy Lynds

modified sportsman dash

1 – Jim Hagen

super stock dash

1 – Jim Godfrey

hobby stock heat

1 – Buddy Lynds

no other heat results

claimer main

1 – Mike Greenwood

2 – Dan Brisco

3 – Jim Darby

hobby stock main

1 – Buddy Lynds

2 – Bruce Browne

3 – Mark McFadyen

modified sportsman main

1 – Keith Whitter

2 – Bill Lawrence

3 – Al Prendergast

Jim Hagen and Doug Heath got into the wall. Al Prendergast and Steve Barnett also crashed.

Super stock main (20 laps, shortened from 35)

1 – Tom Berrow

2 – John Rothwell

3 – George Doonan

4 – George Irwin

5 – Jim Godfrey

6 – Bill Stratachuck

7 – Alex Praisley

Seven finished from eleven starters. Berrow, Mairs, Doonan and Prendergast crashed. Prendergast oiled the track. Race was shortened due to clean up time.

Sunday, June 5, 1977, Langley Speedway

Back to a regularly scheduled event. Big crowd it seems.

Sunday, June 5, 1977

super stocks, claimers and hobby stocks

some confusion as another ad had it as a Carling O'Keefe meet. The results indicate otherwise.

6000 in attendance.

Super stock fast time:

John Rothwell, 15.665

hobby stock fast time:

Buddy Lynds, 16.165

claimer dash

1 – Paul Gendron

hobby stock dash

1 – Bud Lynds

super stock dash

1 – George Irwin

no heat race results.

Claimer main (15 cars, 30 laps scheduled, stopped at lap 27)

1 – Mike Greenwood

2 – Jim Darby

3 – Atom Villeneuve

hobby stock main

1 – Buddy Lynds

2 – Bruce Browne

3 – Bob Cooke

super stock main

1 – Jim Godfrey, 15.837

2 – Tom Berrow, 15.778

3 – John Rothwell

4 – George Irwin, 15.855

5 – Jim Mairs

Godfrey took lead on lap 10.

Doc Dockendorf, 15.960

Sunday, May 22, 1977, Langley Speedway

Injuries at Langley.

Sunday, May 22, 1977

super stocks, hobby stocks and claimers

super stock times

George Doonan, 15.408 (?)

Al Tourond, 15.497

hobby stock time

Bud Lynds, 16.432, NTR for Hobby stocks

claimer dash

1 – Doran Rickey

hobby dash

1 – Bud Lynds

super stock dash

1 – Tom Berrow

no information on claimer heats

hobby heat

1 – Bud Lynds

super stock 1^st heat

1 – Cam Barnes

super stock 2^nd heat

1 – Gordie Hemrich

claimer main

1 – Al Kennedy

2 – Wayne Baber

3 – Mike Greenwood

hobby main

1 – Bud Lynds

2 – Bruce Brown

3 – Lizz Johnson

super stock main (50 laps)

1 – Al Tourond

2 – Doc Dockendorf

3 – Cam Barnes

4 – Jim Mairs

5 – Gordie Hemrich

6 – Herman Scheurman

Lap 22 Dave Dalby spun into the pit wall. Three injured: Andy and Jeff Ploeg and Dave Penner. All three taken to hospital and later released with minor injuries. Dalby uninjured. Lap 40 Tom Berrow black flagged.

Sunday, May 8, 1977, Langley Speedway

Second race of the season. The modified sportsman class makes its first appearance of the season.

Sunday, May 8, 1977

modified sportsman, super stocks, hobby stocks and claimers

super stock times

Tom Berrow, 15.673

Doc Dockendorf, 15.605

Jim Mairs, 15. 867

Al Mullet, 15.720

John Rothwell, 15.768

Al Tourond, 15.396

Jack Cross, 15.944

George Doonan, 15.730

Dennis Lester, 15.535

The paper says Dennis Lester was fast time so either I've copied them wrong, or the newspaper got them wrong.

Modified sportsman fast time

Jim Hagen, Burnaby, 15.707

modified sportsman dash

1 – Keith Whitter

hobby stock dash

1 – Bruce Browne, Chilliwack

claimer dash

1 – Al Kennedy, Surrey

super stock dash

1 – Tom Berrow

modified sportsman heat

1 – Jim Hagen

claimer B heat

1 – Harold Oliver

claimer A heat

1 – Wayne Baber

super stock B heat

1 – John Rothwell

super stock A heat

1 – George Doonan

claimer main

1 – Wayne Baber

2 – Atom Villeneuve

3 – Harold Oliver

4 – Jim Darby

hobby stock main

1 – Bud Lynds

2 – Bruce Brown

3 – Ron Pringle

modified sportsman main

1 – Jim Hagen

2 – Keith Whitter

3 – Dave Potosky

4 – Bill Lawrence

super stock main (50 laps)

1 – George Doonan

2 – John Rothwell

3 – Al Mullet

4 – Tom Berrow

5 – Al Tourond

6 – Doc Dockendorf

7 – Terry Forsythe, Victoria

8 – Lee Thomas

Sunday, May 1, 1977, Langley Speedway

The season gets underway.

Sunday, May 1, 1977

super stocks, hobby stocks, claimers

The Hobby stocks ran with the super stocks.

Super stock fast time

George Doonan, 15.329

claimer fast time

Atom Villeneuve, 18.39

claimer dash

1 – Danny Villeneuve, Abbotsford

super stock B dash

1 – George Irwin, Surrey

super stock A dash

1 – Tom Berrow, Coquitlam

claimer first heat

1 – Robert Fletcher, Pitt Meadows

2 – Hugh Glover

3 – Don White, Richmond

claimer second heat

1 – Danny Villeneuve

2 – Wayne Baber, Maple Ridge

3 – Atom Villeneuve

claimer third heat

1 – Wayne Baber

2 – Dan Villeneuve

3 – Atom Villeneuve

super stock B heat

1 – George Irwin, Surrey

2 – Bob Thomas, Surrey

3 – Jim Mairs, Surrey

super stock A heat

1 – John Rothwell, Burnaby

2 – Tom Berrow, Coquitlam

3 – Al Tourond, Surrey

super stock C heat

1 – George Doonan, Surrey

2 – Tom Berrow, Coquitlam

3 – Al Tourond

(not sure about those super stock heats)

claimer main (15 cars, 35 laps)

1 – Wayne Baber

2 – Atom Villeneuve

3 – Robert Fletcher

super stock main (50 laps, 17 start)

1 – Tom Berrow

2 – Al Mullet, Bellingham

3 – Herman Scheurman, Mount Vernon

4 – Roy Haslam, Victoria, (in Hemrich's #33)

5 – George Irwin

6 – Bob Thomas

7 – Earl Wutke

8 – John Rothwell

9 – Alex Praisley

10 – Bruce Brown

11 – Jim Hartney

12 – Darrell Dockendorf

dnf – George Doonan

points after first race

super stocks

Tom Berrow, 66

Al Mullet, 41

George Irwin, 31

Herman Scheurman, 29

John Rothwell, 27

Roy Haslam, 26

Bob Thomas, 24

George Doonan, 19

Earl Wutke, 16

Bruce Brown, 16

claimers

Wayne Baber, 24

Atom Villeneuve, 20

Bob Fletcher, 14