Bud Tatro of the Bay State Association won the feature of the weekly midget auto racing program at the Lonsdale Speedway last night. The field also included a large number of Triple A drivers. A crowd of approximately 3100 witnessed the races
First heat – (10 laps, 3 1/2 miles) – won by Jim Florient, Cleveland; 2. Bud Tatro, Norwalk, 3. Bernie Kelley, Toledo, Ohio. Time – 2:46:07.
Second heat – won by Bill Spears, Cleveland; 2. Milt Henry, West Medway; 3. Howdy Glenn, Pittsburgh. Time: 2:43:72.
Third heat – won by Bob Harnar, Akron; 2. Frank Simmonetti, Watertown, Mass.; 3. Stan Wood, Nashua. Time: 2:48:21.
Fourth heat – won by Jack Kapot, Cleveland; 2. Red Cummings, Wenham; 3. Bill Tibbetts, Natick, Mass. Time: 2:48.
First semi-final – (15 laps, 5 miles) – won by Tatro, 2. Spears; 3. Kelley. (No time, race halted in 13th lap)
Second semi-final – won by Florient, 2. Simonette; 3. Kapot. (No time, race halted in 13th lap)
Class B race- (16 laps, 5 1/2 miles) – won by Harner; 2. Cummings; 3. Al Primer, Greenwich. Time: 4:33:87.
Feature race – 25 laps, 8 1/2 miles) – won by Tatro; 2. Florient; 3. Simonette. Time – 6:41:22.
Sources: Providence Journal – Thursday, June 17, 1948
