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shot a 64-67--131 to win the
Member-Member Golf Tournament
Saturday and Sunday at Kings
Mountain Country Club.
They won by four shots over
Bob Jones and Ken Nantz, who
shot 68-67--135. Scott Summitt
and Jerry Broadwell were third
with a 68-71--139.
Ronnie Wilson and Robert
Scism won the first flight in a play-
off over Ragan Harper and Geeper
Howard. Wilson and Scism shot
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ond with a 66-59--125, and Cathy
Summitt and Susan Cloninger were
third with a 60-68--12X.
were third with a 76-80--156.
Nicki Pilgrim and Becky
Johnson won the ladies handicap
division with a 58-65--123. Peggy
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: Steve Clark stands beside his #95 Monte Carlo which he hopes to drive across the finish line before any-
one else in next week's Sportsman races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Cleveland County's Steve Clark
to compete in Charlotte races
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1987. This is his fourth year on the NASCAR
Sportsman circuit and he says he will finish out this
year and next in that division, and then give the
Winston Cup Series a shot. Drivers like Jeff and Ward
Burton and Dennis Setzer have made the move suc-
cessfully in recent years.
"I've been in the car business ever since I was in
high school," he noted. "I've loved racing all my life. I
went to a few races in Charlotte when I was a kid and
I've just always wanted to do it."
Clark qualified seventh for the Winston Sportsman
race in Charlotte, and he was running sixth in the race
before losing a valve. Despite running on seven cylin-
ders, he still finished 15th.
"We've got a new engine program put together, and I
feel like we'll run a lot better this time," he says.
"Crew Chief Mike Huss of Lincolnton and a lot of oth-
ers have worked hard to get the car ready for these
races." v
By GARY STEWART
Editor of the Herald
Cleveland County race fans attending next week's
time trials and special races being held in conjunction
with the Mello Yello 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway
will have the opportunity to pull for a hometown driv-
er in the NASCAR Sportsman races.
Steve Clark of Shelby, who owns and operates
Southern Imports in Grover, will be competing for the
$3,000 first place money in the Sportsman races on
Wednesday night and Saturday morning.
Clark - not by choice - is one of the best kept secrets
of area racing. His huge race team tractor-trailer and
his 1987 Monte Carlo which was once owned by
Hendrick Racing and driven by Darrell Waltrip often
sit outside his auto salvage business on Long Branch
Road. But since that isn't one of the most heavily trav-
eled roads in the county, and because he hasn't re-
ceived a lot of publicity during his career and does not
have a sponsor to promote him, he is virtually un-
known in racing circles.
But Clark has steadily improved since leaving dirt
Five Brilliant full-cut diamonds in a classic Nr
band of gold. Gift priced . .. Ladies 10k Signet Ring
1/4 ct $299.00
Sale $39.95
Qualifying for the Wednesday night race will be
held Tuesday, and qualifying for the Saturday morning
race will be on Thursday. Both races will be televised
Special Value 10
track racing for the NASCAR Sportsman division, and live on SportsSouth. .. * i :
he has his sights set on making the big time some day. "Anyone who hasn't been to this type of race in a Come 2 5 on Diamonds
‘He has had 11th place finishes at Charlotte and while will really be impressed," said Clark. "The past SALE $239.00 Ugget mg $99.95
Pocono, his latest being on the weekend of The four years it has really gotten competitive. Over 90 172. SALE $499.00 Sale $49.95 Reg. 185.00
Winston in Charlotte earlier this year. cars tried to qualify for the Mdy race, and there are Lr ede cassis scene SALE $995.00 Supply Limited eg. loo.
usually 40 in the field. Over 30 of them will be racing
within four to five miles per hour of each other. The
field is not spread out like it used to be." ;
" Clark says a driver has to love the sport to compete
in the Sportsman division without a sponsor. He esti-
mates that it costs $6,000 to run a race and the win-
ARNOLD'S
J ner's purse is only $3,000. Clark said night racing at Charlotte is impressive. Tit ; ;
i "This is just like playing college ball," says the 34- The Winston in May drew a record 180,000 people - = 2TH] 226 S. Washington $t., Shelby
® year-old father of five!!!"You hope that someday you'll the most to ever watch a sporting event. oe 2
get a shot at the big time." «+... _. it 3 ..:-Forus, racing is a family affain* he.says..['My..
i Clark started his racing career at the age of 15 by wife, Susan, and children Jennifer, Kyle, Tyler, Lauren =
and Haley attend every race. This is our trips to the
racing motorcycles. He began racing Enduros at sever-
mountains and vacations."
al area tracks in 1985, and moved to Super Stock in
This year, Mom and I had to make one
of the hardest decisions we 've ever had
to make. How to choose a care facility -
Bill McLean with his mother, Mauney McLean
for mom that met her particular needs
and lifestyle. While she didn't need a lot
of personal care, she did need more
supervision and companionship than the
family could provide. After much soul
searching and countless "grand tours”,
we chose CountryTime Inn. We found
GIFT TO SHRINERS - Ray McKenney of McKenney Chevrolet presents the proceeds of the recent
McKenney Family Golf Classic to the Shriners Hospitals and Burn Centers. Left to right are Joe Wallace,
president of White Plains Shrine Club, McKenney, Potentate Tom Price and Divan Bill Vandresser of
Oasis Temple, Woodbridge golf pro Gene Thompson, and Carl Champion, who coordinated the tourna-
ment.
| Golf tournament
to benefit the MDA
will be a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start.
For more information, contact
the MDA in Charlotte (704/567-
2912) or Debbie Armstrong in
Gastonia (704/867-7281).
their beautiful location and secure envi-
ronment to be the perfect setting for
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ATTENTION mom. And they had just the right
Gaston County Civie
Organizations, Churches
and Non-Profit Groups
Be A Part Of Our
CHARITY BAZAAR
October 7th and 8th
xs a community service,
Gaston Mall will be
conducting Charity
Bazaar Friday and
Saturday, October 7th and
Sth and we want your
amount of planned activities and social
Sr outings to help keep her healthy and
Citgo/MDA Invitational Golf
Tournament will be held Monday,
October 10) at Cramer Mountain
Country Club.
active.
Now mom's happy, and so are
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The event will be hosted by
Acme Petroleum and Fuel
Company, Handy Pantry Food
Stores and Citgo Petroleum
Corporation. The money raised
will buy wheelchairs and provide
physical, speech, occupational and
respiratory therapy, a free clinic
and a week long summer camp for
hundreds of people in the Southern
Trise Watson wins
$100 foothall prize
Trise Watson of Kings Mountain
predicted 18 of 20) winners to win
the $100 prize in last week's
Herald football contest.
Watson only missed Mississippi
State's victory over Tennessee and
Washington's victory over Miami.
group to participate? I's a
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and gain publicity for your
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first-come [first -serve
basis. There is
NO CHARGE FOR THE
SPACE.
Applications will be
we, because we consider Country Time
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