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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, September 4, 1968

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 04, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes tog 2 Spiegel says Raf burned supplies Bonn Germany a Brit Ain s Royal air Force burned and wrecked thousands of Dollar Worth of supplies and equipment a a recent scorched Earth withdrawal from a base in Ger Many the West German newsmagazine Der Spiegel reported Hist bruised Bobby Mau Grover Falls out Era 500 Stock car race at Darlington . Mans of my twisted car after it collided with another drover was treated at a Hospital for bruises Auto driven t y he Btry Isaac Lali onday s South then returned to watch he race. A photo 1 Arbor ngh narrowly wins Southern 5oo Darlington s. Xxx up Cale Yarborough groggy from thirst and heat exhaustion staged a grim Duel with David Pearson monday to win the Southern 500 Stock car race by half a , virtually certain to become the biggest Money Winner in Lascar history won the race by a Mere second in his battered Bronze and White Mercury. He diced with Pear son s Ford through the last 70 Miles charging so hard he smashed Hito the rail at the first turn three times the two cars came together 50 laps from the end of the 500mile race. That encounter sent Pearson s Ford screeching Side ways across the track into the infield and both cars had to Pitfor tires. Yarborough held his thread like Lead for the rest of the  both went in a Little too hard and just got tangled of because neither of us would let off Yarborough  Baker finished third in a Dodge followed by  of Georgetown ind., in a Dodge and Paul Goldsmith in a Dodge. It was the hardest Day i Veever had said Yarborough when he staggered out of Biscar in Victory Lane. I was about to  Hose on my water Jug got stopped up Halfway through the race and i could t get any water. I did t have a Cool Sutton  temperature in the car approached 150 degrees he  pocketed $25,415 for the Victory bringing his season s earnings to $126,076. Richard Petty set the Money record last year by winning 1131,000, and Yarborough has plenty of races left in the season to top  said he kept brushing the Wall late in therace because the track was Slick with Oil. Those encounters did t bother him nearly so much As his thirst he  than 70,000 fans wit order of finish Darlington . A the official order of finish in Mon Day s Southern 600 Stock car rate with Money won 1. Cale Yarborough Tommo Niile. Xxx Mercury. S23.u5. I. David Pennon Spartanburg 8.o.,Ford, tio.800. 8, buddy Bakar Gbar Loua . Dodge Charger. M.200. 4uctmrll Oloti Aeh Leo Ramowa my. A. Paul ool Damuth. Monitor tad., Coronet 13,078curtis Turner Charlott. ., Plum Outh 1,800. J by a Alllan. Hueytown. Ala.," 19,300. Moot. Chac Totton . M. Cluj Rieford a. 1700.connie we 2,4to. Artoon Hueytown. Attu oath. W0.n. Lee Ems Yarborough. Columbia 8.c., Ford. J3.305.38, dare pc Ranger Charlotte. it Nouli. Mtu.39. Tiny Lund. Croas. S.c., Mercury. 80. A hurl Bue. N. Tuna Wanda. 9.t. Jontar fury Tim a a Hajj Brook. Lynch org. A Ford. 12. Is. A Chevrolet Wilmington. Junta mini to. Wed eur new to Dick a tvs a . Bailey Pon lao 1kb Cru i Bur a. 3�. Frank warm. Auguta. A. Dodge a wow he Fulton Taman. . Pym Ness ing the tightest race i Darlington history saw the Lea change 13 times in the four hour classic. Yarborough starting from the outside pole grabbed the Lea on the first Lap but was passerby Petty who later left the race with a blown engine. Yarborough s winning average of 124.090 Miles per hour was far Short of a record. Seven caution flags slowed the race. There was a spectacular six car pile up in the 58th Lap when Bobby Mau Grover of , spun in a Ford and was hit by a Dodge driven by Bobby Isaac of Catawba n. C. Four other cars wrecked trying to avoid the collision. Mau Grover whose car burst into flames after he was rescued was treated at Hospital for severe bruises but soon returned to watch the res of the race. Lee Roy Yarbrough of Colum Bia ., led laps 28 through 126. His Ford blew its engine onafae 127th Lap. Tennis. Continued from Page is pro Del Caton Dolse Carter. Los Altos Calif. 8-Fli, 6-3.margaret court Australia Defeated Francoise Durr. France pro. 6-3, 5/. 8� � 41ft astl4 33ttftuu a 30� w 27% w/3 2bh 63i s5k 46k 6 784 811 228 2 8ft so 98h 17mt37v 50/. 7v 51w 274 a 31 17v 5 3 54% 48460 3451 374 74 4 511i 7% Yna to s4t Zenith 63% 78% it 2784 53%  
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