1968 APBA Gold Cup
Detroit River, Detroit MI, September 8, 1968


Statistics

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Table

bullet Sorrow
bullet Statistics

 

No.

Entry

Rep.

Driver

Qual.

Comp. Lap

Race

1.

U-1

Miss Bardahl (5)

Ole Bardahl

Bill Schumacher

119.660

116.379

108.173

2.

U-2

Miss U.S. (3)

George Simon

Bill Muncey

Qual.

103.846

3.

U-3

Harrah's Club

Bill Harrah

Jim McCormick

Qual.

107.719

4.

U-6

Miss Madison (2)

John Sproule

Ed 0' Halloran

Qual.

102.466

5.

U-7

Notre Dame (7)

Shirley Mcdonald

Leif Borgerson

110.429

103.053

98.193

6.

U-10

Savair's Mist

Mice Wolfbauer

Walt Kade

Qual.

7.

U-50

Savair's Probe

Mike Wolfbauer

Mike Wolfbauer

103.514

99.264

88.302

8.

U-12

Miss Budweiser (6)

Bernie Little

Bill Sterrett

115.879

115.138

105.235

9.

U-15

My Gypsy

Jim Ranger

Tony Fults

110.665

108.000

10.

U-22

My Cupiee

Norman Manson

Bob Schroeder

105.230

100.185

96.601

11.

U-25

Miss Eagle Electric (2)

Dave Heerensperger

Warner Gardner

Qual.

112.266

12.

U-35

Atlas Van Lines (2)

Bob Fendler

Bob Miller

Qual.

104.651

91.257

13.

U-44

Gale's Roostertail (1)

Joe Schoenith

Jerry Schoenith

111.760

100.185

93.210

14.

U-80

Smirnoff (3)

Joe Schoenith

Dean Chenoweth

108.870

103.646

94.709

15.

U-88

Fascination (2)

Bob Gilliam

Bob Gilliam

Qual.

94.405

 

   

Heat - 1

Heat - 2

Heat - 3

Total

1.

Miss Bardahl

C

400

108.303

A

400

105.140

F

400

111.248

1200

2.

Notre Dame

B

300

98.039

B

400

96.531

F

225

100.074

925

3.

Smirnoff

B

400

101.925

*B

225

83.166

F

300

101.618

925

4.

Miss Budweiser

A

300

109.845

C

400

106.365

F

169

99.741

869

5.

Miss Eagle Electric

A

400

110.024

C

300

101.886

F

DNF

700

6.

Atlas Van Lines

A

225

101.848

C

225

101.843

F

127

75.543

577

7.

My Cupiee

B

225

97.613

A

225

95.070

C

150

97.157

450

8.

Gale's Roostertail

C

225

94.043

A

169

87.046

C

200

99.374

394

9.

Savair's Probe

C

169

93.457

C

169

93.039

*C

85

79.834

338

10.

Miss U.S.

C

300

102.234

B

DNS

   

300

11.

Miss Madison

A

DNF

A

300

98.648

C

113

91.432

300

12.

My Gypsy

C

DNF

*B

300

89.820

   

300

13.

Fascination

B

169

92.024

A

127

84.745

 

296

14.

Harrah's Club

A

DNF

C

DNF

   

000

15.

Savair' S Mist

B

DNF

B

DNF

-

 

000

Lap - Miss Bardahl - 116.379

@ Includes Lap Of 120.805

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