9/20/1951
Band Finals at Wellsville Raceway
Finals in the area band contest which has been sponsored by officials of the Wellsville Raceway are scheduled to he held Saturday night of this week prior to the regular program of stock car racing.
Incomplete tabulations show the Scio Band and the Rushford Band to be leading but the final tally will not he released until later. The winner of the first elimination which will bring together the two most popular bands will result in a $100 prize to the band which secures the greatest number of votes Saturday.
In races last week, Dutch Hoag of Naples again came through with three victories, including the 20-lap feature and also placed second in a strictly modified heat. Loren Doan of Knoxville won first in the strictly stock heat and semi-final race. Emory Mann of Warren, Pa. won the second heat for strictly stock cars.
Nelson of Bradford managed to hold his total point lead although Dean Layfield narrowed the margin to five points. Doan moved into third place with 97 points and Egbert dropped back into fourth place. Officials of the Atlantic Stock Car Racing Association have announced that the annual Championship race will be held on the Wellsville track, Saturday night, September 29.
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9/27/1951
Championship Race at Wellsville
Saturday Night
The stock car epic of the year will be staged at the Wellsville Raceway Saturday night when 30 heavy footed drivers will compete in the annual 50 lap Championship race with the winner to receive a handsome trophy to be awarded by the Atlantic Stock Car Racing Association.
Dutch Hoag of Naples, Gus Nelson of Bradford, Loran Doan of Knoxville, George Egbert of Scio and Dean Layfield of Wellsville, based on previous performances, are conceded to be the favorites in the race with Jack Thomas and Walt Babbitt of Wellsville and Curly Hatfield of Elmira, given more than an outside chance.
Although the above named drivers have massed the greatest number of points during the current season, the 50-lap, 25 mile race is a grueling test on both driver and car, and because of this a rank outsider can very well come through with an upset victory.
Included on the evening’s card will be a full program of six races, including the feature with strictly stock cars and semi-modified cars run in separate heats.
The races scheduled last week were called following the first heat when rain caused an excessively muddy track and proved a hazard to drivers.
Stock car racing has risen to be one of the most popular sports in the country and if you are looking for an evening of thrills, plan to witness the championship race at the Wellsville Raceway Saturday night.
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