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  1.   Scott B posted:
  12.24.2014 - 1:53 am
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Unusual in that there were three disqualifications. Don't know the
reason for those.


  2.   Scott B posted:
  12.24.2014 - 1:57 am
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Only Grand National (Cup) race ever run at this track.


  3.   Breaker047 posted:
  12.31.2014 - 11:00 pm
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Not sure exactly why the three drivers were disqualified but all three
were disqualified after post race inspection. It was the second race in
a row that NASCAR had disqualified a driver for infractions discovered
in post race inspection.


  4.   Bill G posted:
  08.15.2017 - 12:47 pm
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Disqualify the locals to keep the nascar guys in the money, they did it
all the time back in the day.


  5.   zuel660 posted:
  01.30.2018 - 11:41 am
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Though it says a .333 mile track here, Bradford is a 1/4 mile dirt
track, & a small one at that. Still active, though, racing on Sunday
nights.


  6.   Matthew posted:
  08.21.2020 - 9:57 pm
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According to an article in the local paper, the Reading Eagle, the 3 DQs
were apparently for illegal engines, but were disputed by the drivers,
as NASCAR had allegedly cleared them to race. It also said that before
post-race DQ, Squirt Johns had originally placed third.


  7.   zuel660 posted:
  12.07.2020 - 8:21 am
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The 3 DQ's (Johns, Layfield, Mahan) were 3 of the best local drivers of
the area at that time, & probably were more than a match for the Cup
regulars. Like previously stated, it's likely Nascar wasn't keen on
their big stars getting shown up. Cup regulars vs area drivers at short
tracks is something long gone from Nascar, but touring series vs local
drivers is still very much a part of dirt late model & sprint car racing.


  8.   Jimmie4life posted:
  12.07.2020 - 10:22 am
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NASCAR defending the big named drivers all because they don't want to
see someone who shows up just for this race and outraces their precious
stars, even if it is by unfair means. Sounds about right.


  9.   possum posted:
  12.07.2020 - 7:10 pm
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@8 - Well, it could be - NASCAR even today is well known for adjusting
the rules to "make the show better", or at least whatever in their
opinion is a better show.

OTOH, the guy who did finish 3rd, Duell, was another PA driver. And so
was the guy in 5th, Rafter. So it doesn't really look like NASCAR was
trying to favor the Southern drivers. It's also true that the rules for
what was allowed were a lot different in those days, and things which
any hot-rodder would have considered routine, like port-matching the
head to the manifold, were not allowed. So I could easily see a
situation where the inspector checked part numbers before the race, said
they're stock, and then after race saw the grinding and DQ'd the guys
for something they thought was totally allowed.

At this late date we're not likely to ever know what actually happened.


  10.   zuel660 posted:
  03.26.2021 - 6:50 pm
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Courtesy of the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame..... "Allegedly, the
three drivers were told their fuel-injected Chevrolets would be allowed
to compete in the short field of 21 cars, despite the NASCAR rule
permitting only carbureted engines. However, once the race was complete,
NASCAR officials buckled under to the protests of the other competitors
and sent the three drivers home without pay."


  11.   ScottB posted:
  03.27.2021 - 7:31 am
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Interesting. I can see that happening. Really screws those 3 drivers by
putting wear and tear on their equipment for nothing in return. They
should have at least gotten their money under the table, even if they
were listed as DQs in the official results.


  12.   ScottB posted:
  03.27.2021 - 7:31 am
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I doubt that the primitive mechanical FI was even a real advantage on a
track like this.


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