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

DATE: FRIDAY, June 18, 1993                   TAG: 9306180131
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-10   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

RADFORD HAS LEAD AT NRVS

Paul Radford, who never has won a Late Model Stock championship in 41 years of auto racing, is well on his way to that goal as the season nears the halfway mark at New River Valley Speedway.

The Ferrum driver has a 60-point lead over Christiansburg's Ronnie Thomas going into Saturday night's 100-lap feature of the NASCAR-sanctioned Area Ford Dealers 200.

Johnny Rumley, former Mid-Atlantic champion, is eight points behind Thomas. Jeff Agnew, the 1992 track titlist, is four points behind Thomas.

The Limited class runs 35 laps and the Modified Mini, Mini and Pure Stock classes each have 25 laps on the .416-mile oval.

Gates open at 2 p.m., with practice at 4 p.m. Qualifying begins at 6:15 p.m., with the first green flag at 8 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults and $1 for children 10 and younger. Rain checks from Saturday's washed-out event will be honored.

In other news in the region:

The Philadelphia Phillies will hold a tryout camp at 10 a.m. Saturday at Hooker Field in Martinsville for players ages 16-22.

The Major League Scouting Bureau, which represents all 28 big-league teams, will hold a tryout camp at 9 a.m. June 24 at City Stadium in Lynchburg for players ages 16-22. Players must bring their own equipment; no shorts allowed. For more information, call Art Chapman at (410) 828-9064.

For both camps, American Legion players must bring a permission slip from the post commander.

Clinch Valley College has received an oral commitment from 6-foot-2 Jim Porter, a second-team All-Blue Ridge District basketball selection at Northside High School. Porter, a three-year letterman, averaged 13 points and six rebounds as a senior.

Keywords:
AUTO RACING BASEBALL

by CNB