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Vallejo Hardtops

THE CHAMPS

An almost accurate or maybe accurate, if not, let us know, list of hardtop champions at Pacheco from 1949 to 1960 and Vallejo 1961 to 1978. 1964 was the first year overhead valve V-8s were allowed replacing the flatheads.

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Year   Champion                Car #

Bay Cities Racing Association:
  Contra Costa Speedway (Pacheco):
49    Johnny Soares
50    Johnny Soares

51    Cliff Roberts
52    Keith Willis
53    Bill Maher
54    Bill Maher
55    Johnny Franklin
56    Bob Caswell
57    Gene Dudley
58    Wally Baker
59    Leroy Geving
60    Leroy Geving        1

  Vallejo Speedway:
61    Gene Dudley        3
62    Chet Thomson       00
63    Leroy Geving        5
64    Leroy Geving        5
65    Larry Damitz          3
66    Dave Logan           3


Bay Area Racing Association:
67    Phil Pedlar           24
68    Rich Govan          2
69    Gene Dudley          2
70    Gene Dudley          1 
71    Gene Dudley          1


Vallejo Speedway Racing Association:
72    Larry Damitz        

Sears Point Oval Racing Association
73       Larry Damitz      (The hardtops ran at Petaluma)
74    Larry Hall              5 

Vallejo Racing Association
75    Laney Westbrook      2
76    Laney Westbrook      1
77    Don Dudley
78    Barry Pries            14


We believe this is the correct breakdown for the associations.  If anyone has more accurate info, let us know.
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