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By Vinny Carbone
WEST HAVEN, Conn., June 6th -- Bobby Black, cutting
loose with one of his best driving exhibitions of the season, won
the 35-lap feature here at the West Haven Speedway tonight.
Cool and threatening weather kept the crowd down for the first
time this season as Black edged out Ray Sharon and Bernie Palmer
in one of the hottest contested events staged this season. Sherm
Saunders finished fourth and Dan Gaudiosi fifth. Tommy
Sutcliffe’s car was wrecked in the second heat and he was finished
for the rest of the night. |
Bobby Black in his familiar #2 took
down the West Haven win. |
Black
won the opening heat, edging out Sharon and Pete Brockett. Bernie
Palmer grabbed the checkered flag in the second heat, while Johnny
Cambino and Donny McDonald finished second and third.
Gaudiosi took the consolation event, with Buddy Glenn and Ed Bruneay
following close behind in another thrilling event that kept the
customers standing on their feet throughout.
Junior Bee, Tony Constantini and Pat Patterson were winners of the
novice races.
A 200-lap late model Grand American pleasure car race will be held at
the Oval on Sunday, June 14th, in which some of the top
drivers in New England will be competing. |
