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I OFFICIALS 100-LAP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MIDGET RACE BONELLI STADIUM - SAUGUS, CALIFORNIA SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 1956 Sanction No. 56-M-2
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DUA1NE CARTER by Ed Elliott, Publisher of Pit Pass Weekly Duane Carter, born in Fresno 42 years ago, now Director of Racing for the U. S. Auto Club, started racing in 1934 while pursu ing an engineering career at Fresno State College. Driving roadsters and in 'his first professiona·I race, suffered a serious accident which laid him up for over six months. This did not stop Duane and he continued on entering the midget field. As a birth day present his father purchased fhe fifth Offenhauser midget eng•ine built and this launched him on a long and successful midget career that continued until 1952. During World War II he was an aircraft engineer for Packard and saw time in England and other foreign countries in a consulting capacity. Along with foreign invasions he was among the first team of midgets to in vade New Zealand, managed 'by E. A. Roscoe Turner, he later in vaded South America, has driven at Le Mans, Mexican Road Race and in many other countries. Carter was 1950 Midwest ChamP'ion in Aggie's Sprint car and also drove for Agg·ie 'last year at Indiana polis, where he pl·aced 11th. His best effort at Indy was in 1953 when he placed fourth in the Belanger Special, and in 1954 he relieved Sam Hanks, in the Bardahl Special to place third. Carter is married, and his lovely wife Arzo bore his two sons, Duane, Jr. (Pancho) age 5 and Dan;a (Cisco) age 3. Garter is known to the fraternity as Pappy. Carter has not retired from racing but he will be inactive as long as he is connected with USAC.
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First official sanction, incidentally, for an outdoor race by AL BINE was granted to J. C. Agajanian for a 100-lap champion Los Angeles Examiner Sports Writer s'hip midget contest, feature of today's program at the National speedway racing jurisdiction, at loose ends completely renovated Bonelli Stadium in Saugus. Marking since the American AutomobHe Ass'ociation disbanded its the first big mces of the new year in Southern California. contest board, has been knit toge1'her again and is ready Agajanian also plans an extended program throughout the now to -assume watchdog scrutiny over the sport. yem. With the avowed purpose of stressing greater emphasis Carter, veteran of eight 500-mile classics at the on safety, people that have fhe best interests of gasoline Indianapolis Motor Speedway and a driver since 1932 alley at heart-the drivers, mechanics, owners and pro when he graduated with a degree in mechankal engineering moters-have jo'ined ha'nds to estahl'ish a new governing at Fresno State College, will be in Saugus to persona-lly group called fhe United States Auto Clu'b. check up and see that the new regulations are strictly enforced. USAC, already affectionately labeled, "U-sack," will maintain rigid control and close supervision of all sanc The race, too, will mark the first official assignment for tioned speedway racing. Lujie A. Lesovsky, expert Los Angeles race car builder and engineer, who has replaced Gordon Betz, former AAA The AAA contest board withdrew its sponsorship 'of auto racing last January 1, after previously announcing the director, as the West Coast Zone supervisor for USAC. action because it said it was not in accordance with its pro Participating ·in the Bonelli program will be 40 drivers gram of safe driving. and cars from this region, just a fragment of the 157 drivers, USAC hopes to remedy whatever faults that previous·ly 97 cars and 47 mechanics from Southern California already existed in the conduct of the racing industry. It ah'o plans registered with USAC to take part in all types of indoor an expanded program of activity in all divisions of racing and outdoor racing. and, too, seeks to enlist the support of all individU'als and AM machines in the nine events Agajanian has sched groups that have functioned within or without the realm uled will have to pass specification tests covering many of the AAA. :acets of the new regulations. First order proclaimed is an edict to all prospective Some of these include engine displacement, magna members by Duane Carter, 42, named director of racing at flux reports on the front axle, steering mechanism and the USAC organizational meetings last November in India spindles, plus a positive requirement: safety belts; as well na pol is and Detroit, was that "a'II tracks must pass inspec as optional shoulder harness. Stock, sprint, sport and tion or must be resurfaced before sancfion will be granted championship cars have equally strict requirements. for any race." All purses, schedules and ground rules for the USAC "Reconditioning of all dirt tracks is mandatory," Car are clearly listed in the official applications for Hcenses ter's ultimatum continued, "and closer supervision of all and registration, in addition to a standard fee for drivers, phases of operation will be utilized to insure greater s1afety pit crews, mechanics, chief mechanics, owners and pro in the development of our program." moters, the latter who must cough up $200 to $1000 More than l 000 members are expected to join the re depending on the type of race being staged. vitalized racing fraternity, which has been advised of a Optimism, naturally, runs high fhat the new organ tentative schedule covering approximately 95 midget, stock, izati-on Will cure all past ills as well as instill a renewed sprint, sport and champions•hip-type events in 17 states spirit and confidence in the sport for all Americans, who, for the current calendar season. after all, are race drivers of a sort, at heart.
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