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TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1978
By Mark Patterson
A day at the races
For three hours Saturday I was a
oy playing in a man’s world.
Being someone who likes to stay
in the move, I didn’t think I could
it through the entire Coors 200 out
it Texas World Speedway in the
tands. So I watched the race from
he crew’s point of view. I jour-
eyed into the pits.
I got out to the track three hours
n wefore the schedided start of the
i j ace in time for the qualification
uns by the drivers. This was the
ime when the drivers can test their
s to see just how fast they really
IcAll IF 6, ^* e s P ee d s recorded indi-
U ' U ®“'ted it.
As I strolled onto pit row Danny
[jngais was just rolling onto the
rack for his qualification run. As he
eisurely circled the track, scuffing
ip his tires for better traction, I
|:ouldn’t help but imagine his car as
jet on wheels. The sleek construc-
ion and aerodynamic design
v n■rought to mind the thought that if
J(iftiscar sprouted wings, he could end
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He somehow stayed on the
ground and qualified at 211 mph,
just three mph under the world rec
ord. I was in awe watching him
travel around the two-mile oval at
that speed knowing full well that I
get queezy when I break 80.
But what amazed me more was
the reaction of Ongais when he
finished his three laps. He just rol
led into pit row, leisurely got out of
his missile, and strolled towards the
garage area like he had just driven
around the block to the 7-11 for
some milk and bread. He showed
absolutely no emotion after his run.
But none of the drivers did after
their laps. That job was designated
for the members of their pit crew. I
could watch the faces of the crew
and tell how the car was operating,
how the driver was doing and, most
importantly, how fast the two were
going. As soon as the driver finished
his laps and was back at the pits the
crew was on top of the car like ants
on sugar. The crew took apart.
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By KEVIN PYLE
Oklahoma State, which looked
mio wi more like a team composed of pro-
essionals than one of collegiate gol-
ers, ran away and hid from the field
etween is they won their third straight
Ul-America Intercollegiate In-
itational golf tournament.
The tournament was played at
itascocita Country club in Houston
urals) m Wednesday through Saturday,
and an 'he Cowboys of Oklahoma State,
thosei nade the course look easy as they
fed a 72-hole score of 1,134 — 18
rthern mder par — which broke a tourna-
elieves nent record of 1,148 set in 1957.
The individual title was won by
nailer[ irigham Young’s Bob Clampett.
cks oil be 17-year-old freshman who led
fter the first day with a tournament
igestb e cord tying 66, closed with a four
nade» mder 68 to win by a shot over
otectio Georgia’s Chip Beck. He also broke
ath rat he tournament record by a stroke
said, vith his 277 total.
Texas A&M finished in tenth
dace in a field which boasted six of
he top ten teams in the nation. The
Aggies, paced by junior Doug Ward
who finished a very respectable 16th
in the outstanding field, shot a score
of 1,192.
Ward, from Little Rock, had
rounds of 75-73-70-72 for a two over
par 290.
Sophomore Dave Ogrin, an hon
orable mention All-America last
year from Waukegan, Ill., was
among the leaders after 36 holes,
shooting rounds of 71 and 72. He
faltered the third and fourth days
however and finished with rounds of
77-75.
Jay Kent, a freshman from
Jacksonville, Tx., finished third for
the Ags with rounds of 78-72-74-76
for a 300 total.
Senior Tim Carlton, of
Shreveport, La., got off to a bad
start with an 80 and never really got
it going, finishing with rounds of
76-77-74 for a 307. Junior Biff Ale
xander, from Seguin, didn’t get his
game untracked either shooting
76-74-80-79-309. Only the low four
scores figured into the scoring.
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of the car with gages, needles and
whatever else car people use to
work on cars.
I couldn’t help but wonder what a
driver felt when he walked up to his
car, three hours before he was going
to risk his life in it and see it disman
tled and lying in pieces on the
ground.
So all I did all day was sit back and
watch the men play with their cars.
It was another world for me. I just
learned how to pump my own gas at
the self-serve islands at the local
Shell.
But I got to meet some of my
boyhood heroes from the racing
scene while I was down among the
men and machines. I shook hands
with A.J., Mario, Tom Sneva and
my local hero from back home,
Johnny Rutherford. After meeting
Rutherford for the first time and
wishing him luck, I felt a little
strange when he hit the wall and
wrecked his car 18 laps into the
race. Was it me?
I was like a little kid in a play
ground among things I knew no
thing about and loving every minute
of it. But my gaiety was abruptly cut
short as the starting time came
around.
As Mario Andretti put on his
crash helmet and started to climb
into his car I noticed some writing
on the back of his helmet. As I got
closer, the letters became clearer
and I couldn’t believe what it said.
“My blood type is AB Negative.”
I knew then that in this dangerous
business, there was no place for a
boy like me.
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