European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 04, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 4, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 17 Lola Chevy pulls off Miracle to win Daytona Daytona Beach Fla. A Veteran Chuck Parsons drove a Longshot Lola Chevy to an astonishing Victory inthe brutal 24 hours of Daytona Auto race sunday As freakish mishaps brought outfall the terrors of the world s Road racing courses. The race slowest in its four year history ended in an atmosphere of unreality As the Lola a car with along record of breaking Down in the stretch led the Way across the finish line by 30 laps a second Lola Chevy made it a 1-2 sweep. In the Wake of the 44-year-old Parsons who entered the race As a last minute substitute Driver the world Champi Onford gt40s of England and the proud pack of five porsche from Germany la broken and beaten. None of the final front runners was conceded the remotes Chance when the $86,000 race longest and most demanding in the Western hemisphere got off to a roaring Star Tat 3 08 . Est saturday with the porsche setting a blazing  sickening Gas fumes pouring into the cockpits of the porsche slowed the Stuttgart speedsters and then one by one the breaking of a tiny $10 part in each of the $50,000 prototypes drove them out of the  intermediate Shaft a four Inch Shaft Between the Cam and Crank shafts How they finished Daytona Beach Fla. A final unofficial Over All standing of the 24 hours of Daytona Auto race with number of completed 3.81-mile laps j. Lola Chevy Mark Donohue Phila Delphia and Chuck Parsons Monterey Calif.028. 2. Lola Chevy de Leslie and Lothar to Eschenbacher los angeles596, 3. Pontiac firebird Jon Ward saunas Calif., and Jerry Titus Encino Calif.591. 4. Porsche 911bruce Jennings Tow son md., and Herbert Weston Hewlett Bay .583. 5. Porsche 911bert Everett Doyles town pa., and Alan Johnson Corona Del mar Calif.581. I 8. Chevron Bow John Gunn and Hugh Klein Peter miami579. G 7. Lola Chevy Dave Jordan and Scooter Patrick los angeles578. 8. Porsche 911dr. Harold Williamson Tampa Fla., and a Corky Drolson Jack Sonville Fla.57.7. 9. Porsche 911jacques Duval and George Nicholas Canada 071. 10. Porsche 911-Andre Wicky Switzer land Ami Sylvan Garant france569. 11. Lancia Sagato Claudio mag loll and Rafaele Pinto italy566. 12. Camaro Bob Grossman new York and Bob Donl Spring Valley .564. 13. Camaro Jim Corwin new Buffalo mich., and Fred Papen Hii Wdale 111. S49.14. Porsche 911bobby Allison Hucy town ala., Pete Harrison Atlanta and Jack Ryan Griffin ga.548.15. Porsche 911maston Gregory Kan Sas City and Richard Brostron Switzer land544.16. Corvette Vincenzo gloom to Orlan do Fla., and Smokey Drolet Jackson Ville Fla.,532.17. Austin Healy Jim Baker Atlanta and Paul Richards Wappinger Falls . 527.18. Zonk Var Jim Mcdanlel and Steve Pieper Alexandria va.510.19. Mob Jim Gammon and Ray mum Mery miami508.20. Porsche 008rainier Brezinka and Fritz Hochreuter Canada 507. 21. Camaro Maurice Carter and Nat Adams canada601.22. Camaro Harold Rose and Mike Richards Chattanooga tenn.499.23. Ferrari gtb4sam Posey Sharon conn., and Ricardo Rodriguez Mexico 40424. Volvo Arthur Mollyn and Arthur re Ley port Washington .473.25. Alfa Romeo William Pryor and j. Marina Nashville tenn.151.20. Camaro Larry Bock and Larry Dent South Bend ind.449.27. Mob Chris Waldron Boca Raton Fla., and Tom Harris Pompano Beach Fla.428.28. Porsche 911garry Wright Beaver ton Ore., and Bill Crainic Portland Ore. 337.29. Lancia Fulvia Bruce Hollander Mlami-331. The following cars did not finish 30. Porsche Gerhard Mitter and Udo Schultz germany483.ai. Ford gt40jackie icky Belgium and Jackie Oliver england470. J2. Porsche to Suffert Austria and Hans Herrmann germany415.33. Ford gt40david Hobbs and Mike Hallwood england401.34. Porsche Rolf Somme Len and Durt Ahrens Germany 313.35. Triumph tr4john Ocbo and e. M Parkerson Cocoa Butch Fla.278.38. Porsche Vic Biford and Brian red Man england277.37. Porsche Dick Auwood. England and Joe Buzzetta Smithtown .273. 38. Porsche 911marty Grimord and Bill Campbell Pensacola Fla.272.39. Porsche 911bob Bailey Burnt Hills ., and Jim Locke Alton . 249.40. Porsche Oil Fred Opert and Paul Stanford Paramus n.j.223.41. Mob Dave Heinz Tampa Fla., and Clarence Moerwald Brook Duld wis. 42. Mustang John Mccomb Hutch in Sion kana., and Dave Dooley Oklahoma City 218.43. Camaro Norborto Mastondrea Coral cables Fla., and Doug silvers grand Bahama island210.44. Cummaro Uyn v Enko Washington pa., a a i Csc Ould strand into Lewlou Calif.208.45. Corvette Gerald Thompson claw son mich., Ana Jim Turell ,ind.201. 48. Porsche 811john Kelly and Jim continued on Page m beats Littler Fly one at san Diego san Diego Calif. A Jack Nicklaus won the $150,000 Andy Williams san Diego open Golf tournament Here sunday. Nicklaus picked up the $30,000winner s purse when he shot a not so Brilliant one Over  73for a 72-Hole score of 284, four under . Gene Littler a Stellar per former in the mid-50s but win Ner of but four tournament since he captured the 1961 National open made a dramatic Effort to pull it out on the final Hole but he wound up with a 76and 285 a stroke behind Nick Laus. Littler skyrocketing Back int Golf s spotlight before his Home town fans needed an Eagle 3 on the 501-Yard 72nd Hole but his Nicklaus Littler second shot landed by a Bunkert the right of the Green. He chipped up three feet an got his Birdie which broke what would be a three Way tie for  place was Worth $17,100, but Gene had hoped Towin this a tournament he won in his last year As an Amateur in 1954. Third place went to Dave Stockton and Tommy Aaron who shot identical rounds 74-72-70-70-286. Veteran Dow Finsterwald wound up with a 71 for 287 and . Open Champion Lee Trevi no had a 70 and a tie at  288 with Larry Ziegler and Phil Rodgers. Ziegler and Rodgers shot 73.Littler led the Way into the final round by two strikes Over Nicklaus and Littler s legions were fervently pulling for Victo  it was not to be Gene s afternoon. The  4 Hole proved disastrous. His five bogeys came on the  4s,Littler s first bogey came on the fourth and Nicklaus caught him when he birdied the sixth. Troubles hit both  Jack s Ball was buried in a trap on no. 8. It took two blasts to get it out and Cost him a double bogey 6. Littler How Ever went one Over  on the seventh and eighth Hole Sand the two made the turn All  went ahead with a Birdie 4 on the 12th an stretched the Lead to three strokes when Littler again put together a pair of 5s on the 14th and 15th holes. His Only Birdie came on the last one. I be worked hard the past three weeks Nicklaus said. Feel pretty fortunate. I m sure a lot of people in san Diego wanted to see Gene Littler win but i got enough balls in the Hole Andi m  the winners Jack Nicklaus $30, 8-72-71-t. .-2r4 Gene Littler 517,100 70-72-67-76-285 Dave Stockton $8,8 0 74-72-70-70-286tommy Aaron $8,850 74-72-70-70-2s6 Dow Finsterwald sg.irjo09-75-72-71-2.s7 Lee Trevino $4,875 75-69-74-70-288 Larry Ziegler s4.s75 70-g9-76-73-28sphil dodgers $4,875 75-72-68-73-28s Frank Beard $3,328 74-72-75-68-29 Ray Floyd $3,325 73-75-09-72-28 Don january $3,325 74-73-70-72-2iu Bruce Devlin $3,325 72-72-72-73-28 Bob Charles $3,325 74-69-72-74-2s9 Dick Lotz $3,325 72-71-71-75-2s9 Bob Lunn $2,250 75-70-76-69-290 Bob Dick son $2,250 72-73-76-69-290 Harold Henning $2,250 72-72-76-70-2wj Randy Petri $2,250 72-76-71-71-290 Tony Jacklin $2,250 72-73-71-74-290 John Lotz $1,650 73-73-73-72-291 George Archer $1,650 73-74-69-75-291 Bob b. Smith $1,850 73-71-70-77-291 Mike fetch lok $1,266 73-74-73-72-292john Schlee $1,266 73-75-72-72-292 Paul Harney $1,266 73-71-74-74-292 Steve Reid $1,266 77-73-69-73-292 Jack Montgomery $1,266 76-68-74-74-292 Bert Yancey $1,000 73-77-73-70-293 Dan Sikes $1,000 74-72-74-73-293 Bob Brue $1,000 75-74-71-73-293 Cesar Sanudo $1,000 77-71-71-74-293 Mason Rudolph $1,000 74-74-70-75-293 Butch Bald $1,000 72-73-72-76-293 Bob Mccallister $740 74-71-7s-71-294 d. Eichelberger $740 70-74-77-73-294 Ken still $740 74-74-72-74-294 Dean Refram $740 74-71-74-75-294 Jool Goldstrand $740 72-75-72-75-294 Tom Shaw $740 76-74-68-76-294 Miller Barber $740 72-74-72-76-294 Al balding $740 76-71-71-76-294howie Johnson $740 72-73-72-77-294 Bobby Nichols $426 74-76-74-71-295 Bob Goalby $426 76-74-73-72-295 Jerry Abbott $426 71-77-74-73-295 Dale Douglass $426 75-74-70-76-295 Jack Ewing $426 72-75-71-77-295 Jimmy Powell $426 75-70-72-78-295 Julius Boros $235 76-74-73-73-296 Bill Garrett $235 75-73-73-75-296 Lionel Hebert $235 72-76-73-75-296 Hugh Royer $235 71-7s-71-76-296 Jim Wichers $214 73-75-76-73-297 Bruce Crampton $214 74-76-74-73-l 97 Ron Cerrudo $214 77-69-7v73-29s Dewitt Weaver $211 74-7."j-70-73-29s Bert Greene $214 71-75-74-78-29sharry Toscano $214 73-74-72-79-298 Bill Blanton $214 72-77-78-72-299 Jim Gilbert $214 72-77-75-75-299 Kermit Zarley $214 77-73-75-74-299 Billy Casper $214 72-75-76-76-29u Don Massengale $214 77-73-73-76-29 Johnny Pott $214 72-73-76-78-29 Everett Vinzant $214 76-72-76-70-300 i Charles costly $214 74-75-72-79-300 Ray Botu $214 76-74-74-76-300 Art Wall $214 7fl-69-75-77-300george Johnson $214 73-77-73-75-300 Pineda outsides Penny Ann Early in special race Agua Caliente Mexico a Alvaro Pineda out Rode pretty 25-year-old Penny a nearly in a match race sunday at Caliente race track As Pine a s mount Pocomoke won by three  san Ridden by miss Early trailed from the Start by Short margins until the final seconds after making Strong bid at the turn. Time for the six furlongs run Between the seventh and eighth races was 1 11.5.miss Early is trying to be come a licensed jockey in Cali fornia. Failed on each of the  of the Fords was battered and blackened after a fiery crash by Bel Gium s Jackie icky. The other was Side lined by a cracked Cylinder , assigned to the Lola when Ronnie Bucknum of la Canada Calif.,broke a finder in a motorcycle spill was in pretty bad shape himself As he Hung on to score one of Road racing s most amazing upsets. The Lola had spent a hour in the pits during the night for major repairs and was Hel together with tape after a collision with another  wheel time with  sons the 1966 . Road Racin Champion from Pebble Beach Calif., was Mark Donohue of Philadelphia who dethroned Parsons in 1967 and held the Crown in 1968. Lothar to Eschenbacher of Losangeles brought Home the Sec Ond Lola in which he drove wished Leslie of Monterey Calif. A Pontiac firebird driven by Jon Ward of saunas Calif., and Jerry Titus of Encino Calif.,produced still another major Surprise by finishing  a porsche 911 entered privately and driven by Bruce Jennings of Towson md., and Herb Wetson of Hewlett Bay .,spread a Little Salve on the porsche factory s wounds by taking fourth. Contributing to the surprising finish before 31,665 fans was the fact that a Lola had never lasted More than eight hours in Competition and a Chevrolet engine had never before won an endurance  and Donohue. Relieved for one Short stretch bythe splint fingered Bucknum averaged 99.268 Miles an hour far slower than the record of 107.338 set in 1962 by a Ford Mark ii. But it was very fast consider ing that the Lola bugged by All sorts of mechanical ailments made 31 pit stops which lost two hours and 10  private porsche making up about one third of the Start ing Field of 63, wound up by grabbing five of the top 10 positions. One driven by Bert Ever Ett of Doylestown pa., and Ala Johnson of Corona Del mar. Calif., was fifth. A cocky Little two liter Chev Ron Bow driven by John Gunn and Hugh Kleinpeter of Miami continued on Page staying Power a Lola Chevy being driven at this Point by Mark Donohue of Philadelphia emerges As Leader at Daytona Beach after the leading porsche broke Down. A photo