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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, March 8, 1993                   TAG: 9303080089
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: METRO 
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GROGGINS WINS FIRST SCCA RACE OF THE YEAR

Starting from the pole position, Flip Groggins of Fincastle drove his Oldsmobile Cutlass to a first-place finish in the first Sports Car Club of America race of the year on Sunday at Road Atlanta Speedway.

Groggins edged Larry Merricks of Baltimore at the finish by 25 seconds.

Groggins broke his own qualifying record set last year with a lap of 1:22.1.

Keywords:
AUTO RACING

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