1973 APBA Gold Cup
Columbia River, Tri-Cities WA, July 22, 1973


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Statistics

July 22 A.P.B.A. Gold Cup 2½ Mile Course 60 Miles Certified
  No. Entry Rep. Driver Qual. Best Lap Comp. Lap Race
1. U-2 Miss U.S. (5) Simon D’Eath 105.142 (105.634) 98.684 90.210
2. U-3 Mister Fabricator Kaufman Kaufmann 97.509 ( 97.826) 99.338 95.448
3. U-4 Murphy's Marine Murphy Hickling 98.261 ( 98.908) 88.933
4. U-6 Miss Madison (3) Steinhardt Sheehy 104.529 (104.651) 105.634 97.271
5. U-7 Notre Dame (9) Mcdonald Larsen 104.077 (105.882) 105.882 99.502
6. U-8 Red Man McCormick McCormick 102.857 (102. 975) 99.778
7. U-81 Red Man Too McCormick Henley
8. U-11 Shakey's Special LaRock Martin 99.223 ( 99.558) 94.142
9. U-12 Miss Budweiser (7) Little Chenoweth 114.651 (115.090) 116.279 107.752
10. U-16 Valu Mart (3) Gilliam Gilliam 105.883 (106.132) 100.000 91.393
11. U-21 Valu Mart II Gilliam Wurster
12. U-25 Pay 'N Pak (4) Heerensperger Remund 124.310 (124.654) 119.691 ---
13. U-29 Lincoln Thrift Fendler Walls @115.396 (116.580) 106.383
14. U-44 Pizza Pete (2) Schoenith Alter 111.114 (111.663) 107.914 99.990
15. U-71 Atlas Van Lines (5) Schoenith Muncey 116.883 (116.883) 116.883 107.902

    Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4
1. Miss Budweiser (1500) A 300 105.058 B 400 104.046 A 400 110.928 F 400 111.386
2. Atlas Van Lines (1400) C 400 105.757 A 400 109.756 A 300 109.090 F 300 107.100
3. Pizza Pete (1225) B 400 102.118 B 300 98.828 B 300 100.222 F 225 98.864
4. Pay'n Pak (1200) A 400 110.905 C 400 109.356 B 400 107.142 F DNF
5. Notpe Dame (994) B 300 100.222 A 300 101.771 A 225 100.521 F 169 95.710
6. Miss Madison (675) B 225 98.792 C 225 99.852 B 225 98.324 C 113 92.465
7. Mister Fabricator (563) B 169 93.750 B 225 96.947 B 169 96.463 C 150 94.703
8. Lincoln Thrift (525) A 225 101.237 C 300 104.247 A DNS
9. Red Man (525) C 300 91.837 A 225 96.982 A DNS C 200 97.508
10. Valu Mart (521) C 225 89.315 C 169 94.405 B 127 90.210 C 64 91.805
11. Miss U.S. (507) A 169 84.639 A 169 93.238 A 169 91.093 C 85 92.402
12. Shakey's Special (338) C 169 81.154 B 169 91.525
13. Murphy's Marine (127) A DNF A 127 85.361

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