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From the archives of Marty Kobata...

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Picture File 74Key_Canepa-t.jpg Bruce Canepa in the #95. Bruce later on went to become a Porsche distributor. Picture File 74Key_Epperson-t.jpg Jack Epperson in the Jim Chrisman #18 Chevy. Picture File 74Key_Hopper-t.jpg Ed Hopper in the Hopper Bros. #54.
Picture File 74Key_Kaeding-t.jpg Howard Kaeding in the Flyer's Body Shop #3. Howard is the father of many-time NARC champ Brent Kaeding, and grandfather of Tim and Bud. Howard was still driving well into his 60's!! Picture File 74Key_Lineup-t.jpg The lineup for the 1974 Johnny Key Memorial 150 lap race. Picture File 74Key_Story1-t.jpg Story from the 1974 Johnny Key Memorial 150 program.
Picture File 74Key_Story2-t.jpg Story from the 1974 Johnny Key Memorial 150 program. Picture File 74KeyProgram-t.jpg Program from the 1974 Johnny Key Memorial race. 150 laps on the high banked 1/3 mile oval. A driver had to qualify for this race by being one of the five highest finishers who had not qualified for this over the preceeeding five weeks. So you had to be a "regular". No outside invaders at this race.The starting lineup was straight up, by points.Nick Rescino won, with Johnny Brazil coming out of the B-main to finish second. Picture File 75Bowling-t.jpg Dave Bowling in the Dave Hails #98 at San Jose. (1974 Johnny Key Memorial Race)
Picture File 75Kaeding-t.jpg Howard Kaeding on the high banked 1/3 mile San Jose Speedway in the Flyer's Body Shop #3. (1974 Johnny Key Memorial Race.) Picture File 75Rescino-t.jpg Nick Rescino in the Ron Tomasello #16 at San Jose. Note the layover fuel injectors. (1974 Johnny Key Memorial Race) Picture File 75Woodward-t.jpg DeWayne Woodward in the Pete Winters #1x. Woodward would go on to become the Golden West Classic Champion later in this year. (1974 Johnny Key Memorial Race).
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