SAN JOSE SPEEDWAY
1. Howard Kaeding #3 Campbell 1,733 (24) $17,715
2. Nick Rescino #96 & 1 San Francisco 1,444 (2) $6,725
3. Don Epperson #71 San Jose 1,198 (1) $4,402
4. Ed Hopper #54 San Jose 1,057 $3,210
5. Terry Chalker #35 San Jose 1,032 (1) $4,049
6. Roland Wloydka #91 Sunnyvale 1,010 (1) $3,552
7. Johnny Brazil #(74) Manteca 864 (1) $3,202
8. Joe McGee #80 San Francisco 730
9. Wendell Chambers #55 San Jose 723 $2,984
10. Mike Damron #25 San Jose 721 (1) $2,331
11. Mike McCann #94 & (1) San Jose 721 $2,383
12. Jack Epperson #44 San Jose 656 $2,253
13. Mike Sargent #26 & 7 San Jose 579 (1) $2,736
14. Nick Ringo #56 San Jose 576 $1,956
15. Lloyd Beard #(42) Los Banos 526 $2,000
16. Ray Otis #4 San Jose 522
17. Ernie Rose #10 San Jose 491
18. Bob Beck #46 San Jose 484
19. Dave Bowling #47 & 98 San Jose 472
20. Bob Cetti #(74) Fresno 451 (1) $1,803
Larry Yarimie 1 win
DeWayne Woodward 1 win
Everett Edlund 1 win
Rookie Of The Year - Bruce Canepa Santa Cruz #95
OLYMPIA BEER SWEEPSTAKES
5 Race 35 Lap Main Event Series
1. Howard Kaeding 246 (3)
2. Johnny Brazil 192
3. Roland Wloydka 181 (1)
4. Lloyd Beard 172
5. Mike Damron 154
Nick Rescino 1 win
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
1. Don Epperson San Jose 2,723
2. Howard Kaeding Campbell 2,008
3. Mike McCann San Jose 1,764
4. Everett Edlund Caruthers 1,637
5. Johnny Brazil Manteca 1,618
6. Nick Rescino San Francisco 1,551
7. Terry Chalker San Jose 1,459
8. Jerry Thompson Fresno 1,345
9. Les Martella Hanford 1,243
10. DeWayne Woodward Fresno 1,228
11. Roland Wloydka Sunnyvale 1,190
12. Ed Hopper San Jose 1,166
13. Lloyd Beard Los Banos 1,161
14. Fred Ede Fresno 1,120
15. Bob Cetti Fresno 1,116
16. Jack Epperson San Jose 961
17. Jim Klein Fresno 858
18. Mike Damron San Jose 845
19. Wendell Chambers San Jose 785
20. Dave Tuey Fresno 745
MADERA RACEWAYS
1, Everett Edlund Caruthers 1,026 (4)
2, Don Epperson San Jose 859 (2)
3. Mike McCann San Jose 799 (1)
4, Jerry Thompson Fresno 757
5. Johnny Brazil Manteca 646 (4)
6. Les Martella Hanford 599
7. DeWayne Woodward Fresno 557 (2)
8. Jim Klein Frenno 468
9. Jamie Hood Madera 468
10. Fred Ede Fresno 442
11. Bob Cetti Fresno 359
12. Jim Jorgensen Sanger 352
13. George Steitz Los Banos 344
14. Dave Tuey Fresno 315
15. Terry Chalker San Jose 293
16. Jack Epperson San Jose 276
17. Lloyd Beard Los Banos 274
18. Bill Chambers Fresno 273
19. Howard Kaeding Campbell 255 (3)
20. Earl Kelley San Jose 246
Bob Cetti 1 win
Jim Eiland 1 win
Roland Wloydka 1 win
Harvest 100 - Mike McCann
CLOVIS SPEEDWAY
1. Fred Ede Fresno 678 (4)
2. Don Epperson San Jose 666 (5)
3. Les Martella Hanford 612
4. Jerry Thompson Fresno 560
5. Dave Tuey Fresno 404
6. Mike Parker Fresno 397
7. Jim Klein Fresno 389
8. Lloyd Beard Los Banos 361 (3)
9. Ray Wilson Fresno 319
10. Bob Cetti Fresno 306
11. Everett Edlund Caruthers 299
12. DeWayne Woodward Fresno 287 (1)
13. Bobby Huntsaker Fresno 256
14. Ken Shirley Fresno 253 (1)
15. Mike McCann San Jose 244
16. Joe Diaz Sr Morgan Hill 232
17. Art Cervantez Fresno 210
18. Earl Kelley San Jose 184
19. Al Costa Fresno 184
20. David Mynderud Fresno 173
Johnny Brazil 1 win
Opening Day 100 - Ken Shirley
Lil Indy 100 - DeWayne Woodward
Firecracker 100 - Fred Ede
Red Stainton 100 - Johnny Brazil
Pacific Coast 100 - Don Epperson
Open Comp 100 - Lloyd Beard
ALTAMONT SPEEDWAY
1. Terry Chalker San Jose 372
2. Ed Hopper San Jose 351
3. Wendell Chambers San Jose 285
4. Dennis Hicks Stockton 275
5. Chuck Christian San Jose 224
6. Bob Beck San Jose 224
7. Ron Horton Concord 221
8. Dick Whalen San Jose 220
9. Dick Rauser Concord 201
10. Nick Rescino San Francisco 171


Ken Shirley
Opening day San Jose Speedway 1973. Larry Yarimie #44 slips past Nick Ringo #56 and Howard Kaeding #3 on the last lap of the main event.
Ringo in the turn 2 crash wall and Kaeding upsidedown as Terry Chalker #35 goes by.
Safety crew rushes to the #56 of Ringo and #3 of Kaeding.

Les Martella (2) Nick Rescino 1 and Lloyd Beard (42) at Madera 1973

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