Gantt Left His Smoke In Pocono
By GENE AUSTIN
Harry Gantt took the checkered
flag Sunday at Pocono, Pa. to win
the Miller Genuine Draft 500 in the
familiar green and white Skoak
i . Bandit car.
At age
0, Gantt be-
omes the oldest
river to win a
00 mile race.
: Rusty
Wallace had an-
other good run,
finishing second
head of Geoff
Bodine, Brett
GANTT Bodine and
Davey Allison.
In his 11th Winston Cup win
Gantt didn't seem to be a threat un-
til he passed Rusty Wallace on lap
189 to lead the remaining 11 laps.
The Arden, N. C. based Leo
Jackson team spent the early part
of the race battling heating prob-
lems and almost parked the number
33 car. Sunday's win was Gantt's
second visit to Victory Circle since
joining with Jackson in, 1989. The
other victory was in April 1989 at
Darlington. Prior to that
"Handsome Harry" had gone 90
races between wins.
Thirteen different drivers shared
the lead around the 2 1/2 mile tri-
oval shaped track. Geoff Bodine
led the most with a total of 32 laps.
‘Unlike most of this year's
Winston Cup races,there was no
dominate cars. Leader Derrike
Cope, on lap 115, appeared to have
the fastest car on the track but bad
tires eventually dropped him back
to 12th at the finish.
Dale Earnhardt had his share of
problems again, as he finished 13th
and dropped to Sth in the point
standings.
The Taylorsville native, accus-
tomed to being a strong competitor
1981-85, saw 1986, 1987 1988
turn sour during his up and down
career, the low point coming in the
1988 Coca Cola 600 when a blown
tire sent his car hard into the retain-
ing wall resulting in a badly broken
leg that twice required surgery and
lengthy rehabilitation causing him
to miss five races. With his 11
wins, he has 29 second place fin-
ishes. In 1985 he finished second
four races in a row.
. Harry is not only popular
among the fans but ‘after his win
Sunday every driver interviewed
said he deserved it and they were
liappy for him instead of complain-
ing about why they lost. Hopefully,
The Bandit is back because he is
good for racing.
The Winston Cup Series moves
to the Michigan International
Speedway. Bill Elliott runs strong
there as does Derreke Cope.
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Freddy Smith qualified third at
Greenville, Mississippi and fin-
ished 5th in Saturday's race. On
Sunday, he ran 26th at Dixie
Speedway in Rome, Ga. losing a
lap with a flat tire.
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Billy Knight won the Late
Model race ahead of Lynn Mercer,
Larry Armstrong, Randy Kistler
and Buster May.
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The Semi-Modified race saw
Spires Signs With Braves
Former Kings Mountain High
baseball standout Stuart Spires
signed a pro baseball contract with
the Atlanta Braves Monday.
He reports Thursday to
Bradenton, Fla., where he will join
the Bradenton Braves, Atlanta's
Gulf Coast Rookie League affili-
ate, beginning its summer season.
Spires, son of Millage and Libby
Spires of Kings Mountain, attended
a Braves camp in Greenville, S. C.
Saturday and Atlanta scout Roy
Clark invited him and his mother
to a camp in Sumter, S.C. Monday.
Clark signed Spires Monday, after
recording his pitches at 86 mph.
"It was kind of surprising but I
was ready," said Spires, who had
been scouted by the Texas Rangers.
"The Rangers just kind of backed
off. I hadn't heard from them in a
while. Clark. said if I wanted to
wait, he could sign someone else. I
was ready to go," he said.
Spires, a 6- foot-7 180 pounds
righthander, posted an 11-2 record
for the Mountaineers, who won the
3A state championship in 1989.
He attended the University of
Evansville, Indiana before transfer-
ring to Anderson, S.C. College.
This season, Spires worked at Sims
Legion Park for the Gastonia
Rangers.
Out of 100 players at the tryout,
Buddy Smith lead John Pursley,
Gene Sanders, Roger Stone and
Donald Wilkes to the checker flag.
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Rooster Gantt was a winner in
Super Stocks.
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In the street races, Mike Messer
won the A Main while Cecil Harris
won the B Main,
There will be races again this
Saturday night at 8 p.m.
STUART SPIRES
Spires was the only one who was
signed.
Spires is the second KMSHS
Mountaineer to sign a pro contract
this year. Kings Mountain's Paul
Brannon signed with Seattle.
Roberson Hosts Piedmont Church Group
Mrs. Louise Roberson hosted
members of the Senior Ladies
Class of Piedmont Baptist Church
at a supper meeting at her home
June 4. Mrs. Elaine Ross was pre-
sent as a visitor.
The blessing was offered by
Completes Course
Second Lt. David D. Alexander
has completed a signal officer basic
course at ‘the U.S. Army Signal
School, Fort Gordon, Ga.
Students received instruction in
military leadership and tactics, tacti-
cal and radio communications sys-
tems and communications center
operation.
He is the son of Dwight and
Betty Alexander of 1160 Westover
Drive, Kings Mountain. He is a
1988 graduate of Kings Mountain
High School and a 1989 graduate of
the University of North Carolina-
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Members voted to hold an out-
ing once a month to celebrate
birthdays of members.
Rev. T. A. Lineberger has filled
the pulpit recently in the absence
of Rev. Don Denton, who has been
on vacation.
Senior Citizens of the church
took a trip to Statesville Thursday
to visit Amish Country.
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Tourney Winners
Tony and Barbara McCorkle and
Terry and Nikki Pilgrim won the re-
cent Kings Mountain Country Club
Member-Member Handicap Golf
Tournament.
They had a two-day net score of
102.
Darrell and Shirley Austin and
Amy Austin and Phil Russ finished
second with 105. Third were Ryan
Broadwell and Margaret Williams
and Marion Thomasson and Tony
Wells with a 107.
Special prizes were won by the
following:
Closest to the pin on number
five, Mitch Howze and Mary Leigh
Broadwell; number eight, Bo
Ballard; number 12, Phil Russ and
Elaine Grigg; number 17, Ken
Cloninger and Margaret Williams.
Longest drive on number two,
Barbara McCorkle; and on number
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Bass Fishermen
Take Top Prizes
Butch Jackson bagged the first
place bass which weighed in at 10
pounds, 15 ounces to win the top
prize given by the Cleveland
County Bass Club June 16 at Lake
Norman.
Second place went to Wayne
Webb for his 8 pound, 1 ounce
catch; and third place went to
Keeter Hamrick for his 7 pound, 9
ounce bass.
Tieing for the biggest fish were
Butch Jackson and Dennis Burgess
with a total weigh- in of two
pounds, 10 ounces.
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Houston, Arrowood Are Winners
Jackie Houston and Melissa
Arrowood won the Statesville
Junior Crossroad Girls 12-year-old
Doubles Championship on Sunday.
This was the first team effort com-
bining Jackie of Kings Mountain
and Melissa of Ranlo for the June
16 and June 17 tourney. Caldwell
Park in Statesville was the site of -
their first win together. They de-
feated Holly McFarland and Katie
Neal 6-4, 3-6, and 6-3 in the finals.
Jackie, who won her first singles
championship last month, is a ris-
ing sixth grader at Kings Mountain
Middle School. Her home court is
the Kings Mountain Country Club.
She is daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
Martin Stallings.
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See you in Atlanta!
Love,
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