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3' / • ; ’TT ' ' 'T’ 'h. ; i, 1969 HUNTSVILL

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER
y I 'Nww’ drivers skip Talladega GN debut

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Brickhouse captures troubled '
brother Donnie of Hueytown, Cale was Brickhouse, in only his sec­ GT race in Huntsville, was ninth, If o
By Sam Ezell Yarbdrbugh, LeeRoy Yarbrough, ond year of racing, Bobby Isaac, and Brooks, in a ’69 Plymouth,
News sports editor
Buddy Baker, Charlie Glotzbach, who drove a Dodge Daytona to was fifth, collecting his biggest
TALLADEGA — It was all anti- who had driven a Dodge Daytona third place under orders from payoff with $3,300.
climatic, but for the record books, to the pole position at a speed his car owner to drive or else Lund, who led for 28 laps, 21
29-year-old Richard Brickhouse of 199.466, James Hylton, Bobby (he finished fourth), Dr. Don Tarr, in a row at one stage, blew a
sat down in a 1969 Dodge Day­ Johns, Elmo Langley, Hoss EL un-retired Jim Hurtibise and Neil clutch on the 152nd lap. Tarr,
tona for the first time here Sun­ lington, Dave Marcls, David Pear­ Castles. * : the leader for six laps, was in
day afternoon, and got out the win­ son and one of the real veteran Brickhouse’s purse Sunday was The top four until he lost oil
ner of the first annual Talladega independent jockeys. Wendell four times his winnings for seven pressure and was forced to the ;;
500 and the accompanying $25,000 Scott. starts last season. His best pits after 129 laps.
prize money. The only GN drivers who lined previous finish was fourth at There were seven caution
Casting a shadow over the first up for Sunday’s Talladega 500 Rockingham, N.Ca where he won lights for 32 laps, the final coming
Grand National .race ever run at $2,600. on the 168th lap when Coo Coo
the gigantic $6 million racing JFihal list... The car Brickhouse drove to Marlin blew coming down the
plant 12 miles north of this Talla­ TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) —The order victory at an average of 153.778 front straight. This allowed
dega County town before the green of finish in Sunday's Talladega 500 stock- miles per hour (exceeding 190 Brickhouse, who was trailing
car race with money won;
flag waved was an announced boy­ 1. Richard Brickhouse, Rocky Point, miles per hour in a 12-lap sprint Vandiver by a full lap at the
cot of the event by the big-name N.C., Dodge, $25,000. to the finish line during which time, to close the gap. When
2. Jim Vandiver, Charlotte, N,C, Dodge,
GN drivers. $12,400. he passes Jim Vandiver and the green flag came out, Brick­
3. Ramo Stott, Keokuk, Iowa, Dodge,
This included all factory-back­ $7,050. caused the hair of Goodyear per. house shot the Daytona into first
ed drivers and most of the bet­ 4. Bobby Isaac, Catawba, N, C„ Dodge, sonnei to stand on end) was a place and sprinted to the finish
ter-known Independent drivers. $4,725. spare for Chrysler drivers. line despite plans prior to the
5. Richard Brooks, Spartanburg, S.C.,
Richard Petty, president of the Plymouth, $3,300. Bearing the No. 99, it had been race to hold speeds below the
recently-formed Professional 6. Earl Brooks, Lynchburg, Va., Ford, Glotzbach’s earlier in the week 190 mark,
Drivers Assn., made the an­ $2,500. but the original pole-sitter Darel Dieringer, retired Grand
7. Jimmy Vaughn, Greenville, S.C., Ca-
nouncement late Saturday after marp, $2,000. changed to No, 88 because it hand­ National driver who claimed
8. Billy Hagen, Lafayette, La., Cougar,
several days of bickering over the $1,750. . led better, leaving No. 99 as a seven victories and over $200,000
condition of the track and the 9. liny Lund, Cross, S.C., Ford, $1,675. spare. A Chrysler spokesman in 10 years of racing, is now
inability of Firestone and Good­ 10, Coo Coo Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., said that No. 99 had been pro­ a representative for Goodyear.
Cheveile, $1,600.
year companies to manufacture 11. Billy Ward, Talladega, Ala, Camaro, mised to Brickhouse earlier in Looking at the controversial
$1,550.
tires that would stand the strain. |2. Ernie Shawj Winston Salem, the week if it wasn’t needed by any boycott from both sides of the
Following Petty’s lead were Mustang, $1,500. of the other factory drivers, but fence, Dieringer explained it this
vice president Bobby Allison and 13. Amos Johnson, waieigh, N.C., Camaro, never dreamed he would get it way:
$1,450.
14. Robby Fiemming, Danville, Va.,. Ca­ under the conditions that he did. •‘•‘No one is trying to blame
maro; SI .400.
15. Ben Arnold, Fairfield, Ala., Camaro, Strangely, Brickhouse brought anyone for the action taken by
$1,375. a ’69 Dodge Charger'to Talladega the drivers but the track is in
16. Dr. Don Tarr, North Miami Beach,
Fla., Dodge, $1,350. to race himself, but when ho got such condition that tires will_
17. Frank Sessoms, Darlington, S.C., the Daytona, Ramo Stott stepped last for £nly_ about "six laps at
Camaro, $1,325. Into the Charger, No. 14, and speeds near 200 miles per hour.
18. Buck Baker, Charlotte, N.C, Fire-
bird, $1,300. drove it to the No, 3 position, 44 Every time they run a few
19. Dick Lawrence, Chesapeake, Va., worth $7,050. Vandiver, who had more laps on the track it gets METS, CUBS L
Camaro, $1,275.
20. Dr. Wilbur Pickett, Daytona Beach, driven only in Grand Touring ’worse. If we had about a month
Fla., Camaro, $1,250. races before Sunday, got $12,400 to work dn building a tire to
21. Larry Boch, Mishawaka, Ind., Dart, for his runnerup spot in Bobby take the high speeds, we could Braves retail
$1,225.. .
22. Stan Starr Jr., Madison, Tenn., Ca­ Johns’ Charger. do it, provided the track re­
maro, $1,200. Grand Touring drivers and cars mained in the same condition.
23. Richard Childress, Winston Salem,
N,C„ Camaro, $1,175. completed Sunday’s field, with * TIowever, the cond ition of th£.
24. C. B. Gwyn, Marion, Va., Cougar, many of them enjoying bigger track worsens” e^h/daYa^SiS^I® top as Astro
$1,150.,
25. Jim Hurtubise, North Tonawanda, pay days than at any time this is^no way to~^tell from _.lay_-to
N.Y.,. Ford, $1,125. season on the GT tpur. day what to do to a tire.
26. Earl Canavan, Old Fort Johnson, —TiwX frlpTeverything we n-.z 7'he