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WATKINS GLEN SUNDAY, JULY 13,1975 Glen Track Record Set I be In separate heats Jackie Oliver, will be in Red- QUALIFYING TIMES/SPEEDS rnoon and won't bump man's heat. Jarier, who only until the 101-mile For- moved into the car yesterday, STARTING GRID 30 feature at 5 o'clock was third fastest qualifier. Al HEAT ONE i Redman and Mario An- Unser, fifth fastest, also is in rly destroyed track rec- this heat. 1:45 P.M. ualifying here Friday. Cars with even-numbered >eat the Formula One positions (2-4-6 etc.) go into the ere and Redman wound second heat and that puts rookie (2) J. P. Jarier (1) Brian Redman stest qualifier with his surprise B. J. Swanson, fourth UOP Shadow DN6 Lola T400 one-lap run of 1:38.316 quickest, in with Andretti. Oliver, miles an hour). No car sixth best in timing, also is in this Time 1:40.869 Time 1:38.316 nd has ever run faster heat. MPH 120.52 MPH 123.65 ler in qualifying ordur- Warwick Brown, the Tasman ice. Andretti averaged series champ from Australia, (4) Warwick Brown (3) Al Unser ph. bashed up the Jack McCormick Talon MR-1A Viceroy Lola T400 i will be in his blue and Talon yesterday when he hit a 3. 1 T-332 in pole posi- guardrail, delaying the start of Time 1:41.388 Time 1:41.286 lay's first 50-mile heat, the Six Hours while repairs were MPH 119.91 MPH 120.03 I for 1:45. Andretti sits being made. But his car was re- ile in his red, white and paired and he'll be in Redman's (6) Vern Schuppan (5) Graham McRae roy Special for the sec- heat. AAR Eagle Lola 332 lile heat, slated for a Formula 5000 heats pay $1,250 start. to the winner and the feature pays Time 1:44.048 Time 1:42.226 i odd-numbers qualify- $15,000 to win. So, adding contin- MPH 116.84 MPH 118.92 ions start in the first gency money offered by various it means that Formula sponsors, it can be a lucrative (8) HorstKroll (7) Tony Dean (ean-Pierre Jarier, who afternoon for the winner. March 741 Chevron B28 ; a Shadow team car to Time 1:46.176 Time 1:45.802 ion Most Consistent Driver MPH 114.50 MPH 114.91 ledman says he's not a 60's road racing, admits, '*We (K)) Sieve Durst (9) Jerry Karl Ifier. grit our teeth each time we come fter he pulled into the to the track. The record is a tri- Lola T332 Lola T332 a new track record bute to our entire crew." Time 1:48.811 Time 1:47.773 ; said that. Hall puts the team's cars to- MPH 111.73 are more important," gether at his Rattlesnake Race- MPH 112.80 lan, who won this series way near Midland, Tex.,andRed- (12) Dan Gardner out Mario Andretti a man puts them out front on the race courses. Lola T330 ometimes you have to Redman, who leads the '75 point Time 2:07.456 r than you want to. I race, would like to see two 75- ;t Mario beat me out, mile features instead of two short heats and a 101-mile feature. 's success also lies in "The complaint is fans wouldn't ng consistency of his know immediately who the over- QUALIFYING TIMES/SPEEDS "arl Haas Lola. In his all winner was (on basis of total irts, Redman has fin- elapsed time). But I think it would STARTING GRID or second an amazing make for better racing than with HEAT TWO missing once because 10 cars in a heat." on with a back marker Redman is not a Formula One 2:45 P.M. it Mosport while chal- enthusiast. "Too much business the lead. and too little fun," he'll tell you. (2) B. J. Swanson (1) Mario Andretti anical failures? That's Now, Formula 5000? That's Lola T332 Hall, who engineered something else. Viceroy Lola 332 Chaparrals of mid- Time 1:40.878 Time 1:38.423 :-5000 for Andretti? MPH 120.51 MPH 123.52 ;k Mario Andretti to competition. (4) David Hobbs (3) Jackie Oliver s Formula One ride, After both he and Brian Redman Lola T332 Shadow DN6 jsy thinking about to- wiped out all existing track re- Time 1:41.806 lula 5000 race, cords here, including the For- Time 1:41.348 haven't yet sat down mula One markset by Carlos MPH 119.42 MPH 119.96 ponsors and made a Reutemann last October, Andretti (6) John Gunn (5) ion on Formula One," commented: "I predicted it. How Eppie Wietzes r USAC star Andretti. did I know? Because I know what Lola T332 Lola T400 convinced of one thing, my Formula 5000 car can do com- Time 1:44.057 Time 1:43.014 o justice to both types pared to my Formula One car. Of vhen you're trying to course, you're talking about a lot MPH 116.83 MPH 118.02 le Grand Prix circuit more horsepower." (8) Evan Noyes (7) Danny Ongais D. In that, he agrees And you can be sure that Mario checkter. will be going "all out" today. Lola T332 Lola T400 Mario said "There is After Redman broke his record Time 1:46.376 Time 1:46.049 ong possibility that I in the final minutes of qualifying ; only one series in Friday, Andretti said, "If I'd MPH 114.08 MPH 114.64 have had more time, I'd sure (10) John Cannon (9) Roger Bighouse jably means that he'll as hell been trying to get that time to the Formula record back." March 73 AM Chevron B24 chasing that elusive One Andretti admirer is Ms Time 1:49.676 Time 1:48.138 ving championship. teammate, Al Unser. nean, then, that today "Mario just loves Formula MPH 110.85 MPH 112.42 finalF-SOOOperform- One," said Unser. "Given afull- (12) Jon Woodner time try at it, I think he can win t for a minute think the world's championship." Talon MK1 undersells theF-5000 No Time.