HEIDELBURG 200
Heidelburg Raceway
Carnegia, Pennsylvania
Monday, August 31, 1970
Grand American race #31 of 1970 was held at Heidelburg Raceway a 1/2 mile paved oval. It was the third event in the last five days after running in Ohio on Thursday, West Virginia on Saturday and now Pennsylvania on Monday.
Jim Paschal in the American Performance Center Javelin continued to show his dominance as he set on the pole and led every lap of the 200 lap event on his way to a 6 lap margin over the rest of the field.
Points leader Tiny Lund finished 13 th after blowing an engine while Wayne Andrews who was second in points missed the race allowing Buck Baker and Paschal to close in. Baker had been keeping it close while Paschal had been steadily climbing in the standings since his win at Daytona in July.
It was the 8 th win of the year for Paschal and his 3 rd in a row. His dominance of late is seen in the fact that he has won 5 out of the last 6 races and was second in the one he didnt win.
Paschal earned $1,600 of the $8,780 purse. Eighteen cars took the green and there were 4 cautions for 25 laps.
Seen hear at Heidelburg beside the American Performance Center Javelin Darrell Bryant was turning the wrenches when Paschal on his win streak in 1970. Racers Reunion member Bill Blair Jr. was building the engines that were dominating the competition. Maybe he will see this and share a little about those engines and the team.
updated by @dennis-andrews: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
