Volume 8
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Supermodifieds of California (70s) Volume 8 |
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Front cover of the 1975 Golden West Classic program.
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Welcome from the 1975 Golden West Classic program.
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The schedule for the 1975 series. The series opened on a dirt track, Sacramento's West Capitol Raceway. To be eligible for the points championship, you had to qualify at all the races, but the paved track cars were hopelessly outclassed by the Sprint Cars. The race came a week after West Capitol's big Gold Cup Classic, so many midwestern drivers stayed out for another chance at some $$$. Indiana's Butch Wilkerson won the A-main. Other main event winners were: Johnny Brazil at San Jose, Howard Kaeding at Clovis, Kaeding again at Madera, Earl Kelley at the second San Jose race, and Todd Gibson at the Altamont finale. (Yes, the same Altamont made famous by the Rolling Stones)
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Many-time Stockton Speedway champ Johnny Brazil in the Nelson Santos #100.
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Mike Damron #25
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1974 Altamont Speedway champion Wendell Chambers in the Doglietto-Chambers Chevy. Note the staggered injectors and the wheel covers.
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Everett Edlund in the Triguero Bros. super. The Triguero's later owned the sprint car Danny Smith won the Chico Gold cup with in the mid 80's.
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Earl Kelley in the Kelley Kutter #78
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Gerry McLees #0 Sprinter.
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Jerry Sneva (Tom's brother) in the Art Sugai "Pink Lady" sprinter.
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Gibson won the Altamont race.
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1974 Series Champ DeWayne Woodward and the Pete Winters #1x
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Nick Rescino in the Ron Tomasello #16
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1974 California State Champion Lloyd Beard in the #1
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1973 Clovis champ Fred Ede III. Fred later owned a champ dirt car driven by Jeff Gordon.
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