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There he was, at Florida's Daytona International Speedway-in a sports car, of all things...
...sports-car racing, with its twisting courses, its slower speeds, its constant braking and shifting (up to 300 times on one circuit), is not supposed to be his cup of methanol. Going into the 250-mile American Challenge Cup race at Daytona two Saturdays ago, Foyt had driven a sports car only six times in his life...
...presidency of an outboard motor company and accepted the challenge to revive Studebaker. Six inches longer and somewhat sleeker, the cars have abandoned the boxy look of the earlier Lark line. Even the Lark name is being downplayed in favor of model names such as Challenger, Cruiser and Daytona. But the Studebakers will face fierce competition from Ford's sharply redesigned Falcons and the Chevy II, Dodge Dart and Chrysler Valiant...
...Wide World of Sports (ABC, 5-6:30 p.m.). Daytona "Firecracker 400" Stock Car Championship, from Daytona Beach, Fla. Also, men's singles finals of All-England Tennis Championships from Wimbledon, England...
Died. William Frederick Schmick Sr., 79, former president and publisher of the Baltimore Sun papers; of a stroke; in Daytona Beach...