Anyone have any information on the Joe James-Pat O'Connor Memorial?

Just found out maybe 12 sprints and 20 or so stock cars of some type

Brian Gerster won it

Thanks! Glad I'm at LPS!

Dang hate to hear they were light on cars. I know Hanks was working to get cars out.

There were 10 cars at Salem. Bobby Santos had a mechanical failure and scratched. 9 cars started the feature.
Gerster set fast time and won. Jimmy McCune finished second.

How sad.......

So sad that they can't get more cars to run in this race. I first attended the Joe James-Pat O'Connor Memorial in 1967. It was a 100 lap race then and every big name driver in USAC was there. I believe Sonny Ates won in the Iddings car, but I'm not sure.

Does anyone know if they were charging full price to watch a heat race?