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Contents: Ontario 500 (At Daytona, Petty went on to a comfortable win when Foyt ran out of gas; at Ontario, Foyt went onto a comfortable win when Petty overshot his pit); Lloyd Ruby (Jim Hunter turns his style on to pen this very fine profile of one of America’s most popular race car drivers, the story is just in time for Indy where Ruby’s year is long overdue); Dogwood 500 (Clay Earles brings back the “old-bodied coupes” and the fans return to Martinsville for the bi-annual classic of Late Model Sportsmen and Modifieds); The Science Of Drifting (MoPar engineers take to the 200 MPH wind tunnels to do the first comprehensive study of the mechanics of drafting and slingshotting on the super speedways); Carolina 500 (More “cheating” is unearthed at Rockingham, some to the detriment of the driver’s health, while Petty goes on to win #122); Abdrettu-King Dirt Car (Ace car builder Grant King builds an innovative open-wheeler for USAC’s Championship dirt division and Mario Andretti’s winning foot); First Sunday Race (Many of the fan’s of this year’s REBEL 400 will think this is Darlington’s first Sunday race, but they forget the REBEL 300 of fourteen years ago); Terry Nichels (This independent son of a famous father is now coming on strong on the Late Model circuit after some “secret” help from mom and pop in the lean years); Mongrel In The Wolf Pack (Part II of the autobiographical experiences of the first American to drive in European Grand Prix racing since Jimmy Murphy in 1925 is most interesting reading) Departments – Editorial; Headlines; Slingshots; Pitstoppers; Souvenir Photo; Field Reports; Racing Schedule; Tech Talk; Back Issues; Coming Atcha
Issue: July 1971
Condition: Very Good