Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, August 29, 1994 TAG: 9408290024
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
Groggins, who qualified on the pole in a 72-car field with a speed of 102 mph, led the first eight laps of the 19-lap event before hitting a back marker. The accident caused Groggins to lose the hood and right fender on his Oldsmobile Cutlass and drop to third by lap 12.
But Groggins was able to regain the lead with five laps to go - without the hood and fender - and claimed his fourth victory of the season by one second over Max Lagod of Chicago.
Groggins' next competition will be the national championships Oct. 16 in Mansfield.
In other sports in the region:
nRoanoke's Chip Sullivan finished fifth at the Virginia Beach Open, shooting rounds of 66-71 for a 137.
Brian Sullivan of Kitty Hawk, N.C., won $5,000 for first place with a 66-68-134.
Roanoke's Billy King finished 15th with a 69-70-139.
nJustin Krehbiel's offensive efforts helped lead the Roanoke Star boys' under-10 soccer team to a second-place finish at the Virginia Cup in Richmond.
Roanoke finished with a record of 2-1-1, including a 5-0 win over the Richmond Magic and 3-3 tie with Virginia Beach on Sunday. The Star finished second in the round-robin tournament by virtue of a 3-2 loss to the Richmond Strikers on Saturday.
Keywords:
AUTO RACING AND GOLF
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