|
 With
the terrible luck that the #79
team has had all season long the
July 28th stop at Ohsweken must
have felt like a big relief for
Dick Mahoney.
With
his main chassis repaired but not
yet back ready to race Dick loaded
up Lefty for the SOS race at
Ohsweken on Friday night. Although
not the nicest looking car in the
pit area the #79 was a rocket on
the track. Dick came out fast and
finished third in his heat behind
Bob Crawford and John Riegling. In
the 20 lap A-Main he would start
on the pole and lead the first 14
laps and looked well on his way to
a victory. In the closing
laps however the face of the race
changed dramatically. The top
seven cars were all running
together in a big pack. Each
position changed hands numerous
times every lap. The battle for
the lead was a see-saw
affair. Fred Cade would
finally get by Mahoney and go on
for the win. Unfortunately for
Dick he lost his momentum and the
car seemed to go away in the final
few laps. He would still manage a
strong 7th place finish which
helped propel him into the top ten
in Southern Ontario Sprints
points.
Dick Mahoney and the #79 team
will have a couple of weeks before
they get back into
action on Friday August 11th at the
Ohsweken Speedway and Saturday
August 12th at the Brighton
Speedway. |
