BRYAR 100
Bryar Motorsports Park
Loudon, New Hampshire
Sunday, July 19, 1970
Grand American race #21 of 1970 was held at Bryar Motorsports Park on the 5/8 mile paved triangle part of the racing complex. It was the third of a 5 event STP Northern Tour. Loudon is north of Concord about a 175 mile trip from Milton Vermont. Starting line ups were determined by qualifying heats. 5,500 spectators braved threatening weather but were able to see the race go the full 100 mile distance.
Tiny Lund started second but led the first lap with fourth place starter Jim Paschal leading lap two. Lund would lead lap 3 before Paschal would settle into the front spot thru lap 62. Pole sitter Buck Baker then led one lap with Max Berrier who started 20th moving into first thru lap 81. Lund went back out front on lap 82 and appeared to be headed to another win when he began to slow down and was pasted by Baker with only 4 laps remaining. Lund limped along the closing laps and would end up 4 th while Baker notched his second win of the STP Northern Tour. Max Berrier was a close 2 nd the only other car one the lead lap with Wayne Andrews 3 rd 2 laps back.
Baker earned $1,300 of the $9,205 purse. Of note on the purses for the Tour events was how the funds were distributed. The payout did not drop off as fast as you went down the order. No finisher got less than $200.
Twenty six cars took the green and 13 were running at the finish. There were 3 cautions for 17 laps.
Lund regained the Grand American point lead with his 4 th place finish as Ken Rush fell out just past half way and finished 17 th .
Fin Srt Car # Driver Car Laps Status
1 1 87 Buck Baker 70 Firebird 160 Running
2 20 16 Max Berrier 70 Javelin 160 Running
3 3 15 Wayne Andrews 70 Cougar 158 Running
4 2 55 Tiny Lund 70 Camaro 157 Running
5 11 7 Jimmy Vaughn 69 Camaro 156 Running
6 8 40 Phil Spiak 69 Camaro 155 Running
7 13 8 Phil Wills 69 Camaro 154 Running
8 9 26 Richard Childress 68 Camaro 153 Running
9 17 0 Al Hammond 68 Camaro 150 Running
10 24 9 Stan Starr 68 Camaro 147 Running
11 7 3 Doug Aldridge 69 Camaro 142 Running
12 18 89 Tom Cox 68 Camaro 141 Running
13 15 19 Bobby Brewer 68 Camaro 140 Running
14 23 39 Earl Briggs 69 Camaro 131 Rear end
15 5 33 Joe Dean Huss 69 Camaro 131 Brakes
16 14 27 Jerry Hufflin 68 Camaro 109 Ignition
17 6 44 Ken Rush 69 Camaro 95 Water pump
18 4 14 Jim Paschal 70 Javelin 62 Engine
19 10 86 David Boggs 69 Firebird 49 Oil leak
20 25 24 Bob Ziatiere 68 Camaro 30 Ignition
21 16 17 Ernie Shaw 68 Mustang 24 Carb.
22 19 88 T. C. Hunt 69 Camaro 16 Oil press.
23 22 96 Jim Hall 69 Javelin 6 Rad. hose
24 21 5 Darrell Bryant 68 Cougar 5 Oil press.
25 12 82 Bill Chevalier 68 Mustang 1 Rear end
26 26 31 Earl Canavan 69 Javelin 1 Engine
Max Berrier in #16 American Performance Center Javelin and winner Buck Baker in #87 Firebird
Personal note: The #1 on the Shaw Racing Enterprises 68 Cougar was taped over to make it #5 and driven 5 laps by Warren Prouts crew chief Darrell Bryant. Basically a start and park for the money. Just goes to show that you cant always trust the reason given for not finishing.
updated by @dennis-andrews: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
