Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-06-07 | Page 17 | Spectacular Crash Hurts S. L. Midget Driver |

Type	issue
Date	1948-06-07
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	Spectacular Crash Hurts S. L. Midget Driver
Type	article
Date	1948-06-07
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	17
OCR Text	Show SPECTACULAR CRASH HURTS ' s. l Midget driver , i Pat Lestori, one of the younger midget auto drivers locally, was recovering. Monday from severe bruises and minor cuts as the result of a two-car amashup in the fea- ... tore race at the Sunday night midget auto program at the Hippodrome. Only one lap had been completed in the big event when Lestorl and Louis Allan collided. Lestori's machine turned a flip flop in the air, while Allan's bug crashed through the fence into the infield. , ., Lestorl was taken to a local hospital and released to the. care of his physician later in the night. .; Stan Rock, veteran bug racer, took the trophy dash and 25-lap main event , Some 3500 attended the second night -of racing at the Hippodrome., Ab Jenkins, world speed and endurance record holder, presented the trophy dash cup to Rock.
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