Opening of ’72 Racing Season SATURDAY, APRIL 1st AA/ Fuel Dragsters “BIG DADDY” DON GARLITS “TV TOMMY” IVO “STARVIN” MARVIN SWARTZE “THE STARLINER” ALLEN STARR Over 220 M.P.H. IN 6 SECONDS $5,400.00 Purse Admission $1.00 CHILDREN UNDER 12 FREE WITH PARENT GATES OPEN 3:00 P.M. RACES BEGIN 7:30 P.M. ALL NHRA CLASSES WILL RUN BLANEY DRAG STRIP Elgin, S. C. Located 20 Miles North of … Continue reading Opening of ’72 Racing Season
ELGIN – Rivals Don Garlits and Tommy Ivo head a field of Fuel Dragster hopefuls who headline Saturday’s season-opening program at Blaney Drag Strip. Competition will also be held for Pro Stock, Super Stock, Modified and E. T. classes, with over 100 cars expected to battle for shares of a $5,400 purse. Gates open at 3 p.m. for time trials with eliminations beginning at 7:30. Continue reading Blaney Hosts Garlits, Ivo
The Blaney Drag Strip of Elgin will open its ’72 racing season tomorrow night. Amoung the entries in the feature 220 m.p.h. Fuel Dragster even are Don Garlits of Tampa, Fla. and Tommy Ivo of Burkbank, Calif. All NHRA classes and F. T classes will be competing for a share of the $5,400 Purse Gates open at 3 p.m. for time trials, and racing gets … Continue reading Blaney Drag Strip Opens Tomorrow
ELGIN – Roy Larry Branham, 31, drowned Saturday in a boating accident. Mr. Branham’s body was recovered from the Wateree River Sunday following searching and dragging operations. Mr. Branham and a companion, William Bradford, also of Elgin, were thrown from the boat in which they were riding after striking a log or stump near Devil’s Elbow, Fire Chief Carl Hammond of the Camden-Kershaw County Rescue … Continue reading Elgin Man Drowns In Boating Mishap
ELGIN – Mr. and Mrs. Luther Marvin Sellers, Jr. announce the engagement of their daughter, Pamela Sue Sellers, and Clifford Lindsay Cashatt, son of Mrs. Joyce Moore of Lugoff and the late M. L. Cashatt of Columbia. An April 22 wedding is planned in the Blaney Baptist Church of Elgin. Continue reading Sellers – Cashatt
Only 1 Week Opening of ’72 Racing Season SATURDAY, APRIL 1st AA/ Fuel Dragsters “BIG DADDY” DON GARLITS “TV TOMMY” IVO “STARVIN” MARVIN SWARTZE “THE STARLINER” ALLEN STARR Over 220 M.P.H. IN 6 SECONDS $5,400.00 Purse Admission $1.00 CHILDREN UNDER 12 FREE WITH PARENT GATES OPEN 3:00 P.M. RACES BEGIN 7:30 P.M. ALL NHRA CLASSES WILL RUN BLANEY DRAG STRIP Elgin, S. C. Located 20 … Continue reading Only 1 Week
Only 1 Week Opening of ’72 Racing Season SATURDAY, APRIL 1st AA/ Fuel Dragsters “BIG DADDY” DON GARLITS “TV TOMMY” IVO “STARVIN” MARVIN SWARTZE “THE STARLINER” ALLEN STARR Over 220 M.P.H. IN 6 SECONDS $5,400.00 Purse Admission $1.00 CHILDREN UNDER 12 FREE WITH PARENT GATES OPEN 3:00 P.M. RACES BEGIN 7:30 P.M. ALL NHRA CLASSES WILL RUN BLANEY DRAG STRIP Elgin, S. C. Located 20 … Continue reading Only 1 Week
1940 Roy Larry Branham was born September 29, 1940 in Elgin, son of Willie H. Branham and Pearl Wages Branham. 1972 ROY L. BRANHAM ELGIN – Funeral services Roy Larry Branham were held today. Mr. Branham drowned Saturday in Wateree River. BRANHAM RITES ELGIN – Services Roy Larry Branham who drowned Saturday, in Wateree River, will be today at 4 p.m. in Hillcrest Baptist Church. … Continue reading Roy Larry Branham
When Blaney Drag Strip opens April 1, Columbia area residents will turn out by the thousands to watch such drivers as Don Garlits of Tampa, Fla., and Tommy Ivo of Burbank, Calif. shown here, who run the quarter mile in just over six seconds in their railsters. The South Carolina season continues through September. (Staff Photo by Ed Tilley) Continue reading Burning Rubber
Only 2 Weeks Until Opening of ’72 Season APRIL 1st AA/ Fuel Dragster Meet “BIG DADDY” DON GARLITS “TV TOMMY” IVO Plus More $5,000.00 Purse BLANEY DRAG STRIP Elgin, S. C. 20 Miles North of Columbia on U. S. 1 Continue reading Only 2 Weeks Until
