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Shrine 100 Race Set
GASTONIA - Mike Du
vall, the moustachioed
Gaffney, S. C. driver Is
beglnlng to monopolize the
Shrine 100 In much the
same msumer that Richard
Petty looks on the North
WUkesboro Speedway.
A haven of sorts for Mike
who has won the last two
races over the half-mile
track south of Gastonia,
the Gaston Speedway.
Last year. It wasn’t even
close as Duvall pushed his
trusty Camaro Into victory
lane to pick up the 12,000
first-place prize money.
That represents a third
of the total booty and the
same financial set-up has
been arranged for the 1977
running Friday night. May
20, again sponsored by the
Gaston County Shrine
Chib.
Proceeds, as has been
the case through the years
through promotion of
collegiate baseball and
now stock car racing, will
go to the Shrlners Hospital
for Crippled Children In
Greenville, S. C.
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“We have every reason
to believe that this yesir's
race will attract a record
field of drivers and,
assuming the weather will
be good, a record crowd to
Gaston Speedway as well’’
says John Stanley, general
race chairman.
Duvall, It goes without
saying, will be back to
d^end his championship
and the other two former
winners of Shrine lOOs,
Billy Scott of Union, S. C.,
and Shelby’s Stick EUlott
will also be on hand.
Even though Duvall
racked up one of those no
sweat wins In 1976, no such
easy sledding Is expected
In the May 20th race.
In addition to Elliott said
Scott, Mike Duvall will
have to contend with the
likes of Freddie Smith of
Kings Mountain, J. C.
Eaves of Bessemer City,
the veteran and talented
Charlie Blanton of Gaffney
and the Cocker brothers,
Doug and Bob of Gastonia,
C. L. Pritchett of Lavonla,
Ga., and Bennie Clontz of
Morganton.
As for Duvall taking a
liking to the Shrine 100 and
the Gaston Speedway as
Petty does to the North
WUkesboro, Mike’s got to
go some to match the
Randleman Rocket to
reaUy mcntgiollze things.
But he’s headed In the
right direction and, for
good measure, wound up In
first place tai the weekly
racing program at Gaston
Speedway last week.
The secret of his sue-
C668?
Edgar (Rock) Gault
Jr., who promotes at
Gaffney’s Cherokee and
Lavonla, Ga., Speedways,
probably put It best?
“Really no secret, Mike
simply works at It and It
makes no difference
whether he’s racing or
pitching horseshoes. He
goes aU out Sind I think that
kind of effort Is reflected In
his winning consistency.’’
Gates open on the night
of May 20, time trials set
for 7 and racing at 8.
“And with good weather,
something we didn’t have
last year when we had our
first postponement,’’ says
Stanley, "I’m confident
we’ll have that 8,600-plu8
fans we’ve been shooting
for since the first one.’’
Junior High Golfers Win
Kings Mountain Junior
High’s golfers moved Into
a tie for the FoothlUs Con
ference lead Monday with
a 179 to 186 vlctoiy over
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TTie victory gave the
Patriots a 2-1 league
record heading Into a
match yesterday against
East Lincoln. KM, East
Lincoln and lincolnton are
tied for the top q>at.
Delk Halgler of the
Patriots copped medalist
honors with a fbur-over-
par 40. Other KM scores
Included Don Sellers 46,
Sammy Wolfe and Mark
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Tourney
(From Page 8)
78 - Grant Hoffman,
lEast Gaston, and Herbie
Beam, Kings Mountain.
79 - Glenn Deck, R-S
Central, and Gary Mc-
Murry, R-S Central.
70 — DarreU Austin,
Kings Mountsdn, said Dana
Boles, CherryvUle.
81 - Jeff WUllams,
lEaat Gaston, Jeff Bar
nard, R-S Central, and
David Carti, Shelby.
82 — Freddie Balliu'd,
Shelby, and Kirk Sparks,
R-S Central.
88 — Rodney Smith, East
Rutherford, Mark San
ders, Kings Mountsdn, and
Pat Spangler, Shelby.
84 - Bobby Falrea,
CherryvlUa, and Mark
Ungerfelt, East Gaston.
86 — Kenny Appling,
Chase, Royce Hawley,
East Gaston, Greg
Oarrlgan, North Gaston,
and BIU Knox, South Point.
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