Trivia answer

From 1D: Richard Petty was the 1959 NASCAR Rookie of the Year. He had six top-five and nine top-ten finishes. He drove his for father Lee. It was the second Rookie of the Year award that was presented. Shorty Rollins won the inaugural award in 1958. Petty would go on to win seven titles in his career.

Playback

10 years ago (1999): Bismarck's Steve Riedinger shot an 82 in the first round and an 86 in the second round, leaving him 28 shots behind the leader in the Independent Insurance Agent Junior Classic golf tournament at Houston's Northgate Country Club.

Riedinger missed the cut, while Fargo's Josh Persons made the cut.

Persons was tied for second after a first-round 71, but fell with a second-round 81. He is 12 shots off the lead.

20 years ago (1989): Dick Johnsen was the overall champion in the Capital City Gun Club City Tournament. He scored 132 out of a possible 150.

In the 50 singles targets, Jerry Gulke won Division A; Dennis Klipfel Division B; Garth Gheruig Divison C; Barb Reister women's division; and Eldon Fliginger veteran division.

In 50 handicap targets, the winners were John Schaffer short; Klipfel medium; and Dick Johnsen long.

In the 25 pairs, Johnsen won Division A; Duane Reister Division B and Roger Johnsen Division C.

50 years ago (1959): Bismarck Big Boy, Burleigh-Grant-Morton amateur baseball league chmpion, will play in the state amateur tournament in Jamestown this weekend.

Making up the team are Jim Simle, Ed Volk, Fran Lawrence, Duane Hummel, Jerry Harter, Dave Hummel, Jim Larson, John Smith, Harley McDowell and Gerry Gaschk.

Also on the team are Bill Leifur, Rich Olthoff, Rod Tjaden, Jim Clark, Ed Shimmin, Gene Coon, Tom O'Neil and Art Winter.

Team sponsor is Harley McDowell with E.J. Anderson as manager. Business manager is Bill Rodgers and Cliff Nygard is a coach, while Sonny Nygard is the bat boy.

TV today

TRACK AND FIELD

12:30 p.m.

VERSUS - IAAF World Championships, at Berlin

7 p.m.

VERSUS - IAAF World Championships, at Berlin (same-day tape)

AUTO RACING

6 p.m.

SPEED - NASCAR, Modified Series, at Bristol, Tenn. (same-day tape)

7:30 p.m.

SPEED - NASCAR, Truck Series, O'Reilly 200, at Bristol, Tenn.

LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL

6 p.m.

ESPN2 - Playoffs, championship game, teams TBA, at Portland, Ore.

MLB

6 p.m.

ESPN - Boston at Toronto

7 p.m.

FSN - Minnesota at Texas

SOCCER

8 p.m.

ESPN2 - MLS, Los Angeles at Chicago

Radio today

MLB

7 p.m.

KXMR (710 AM) Minnesota at Texas

SCHEDULE

THURSDAY

Boys soccer:Bismarck alumni game, 5 p.m.; Century alumni game, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY

Cross country: Rusty Bucket, Cottonwood, 11 a.m.; Jamestown "Orr"iginals, 11 a.m.

Men's soccer:U-Mary alumni game, 8 p.m.

Women's soccer:U-Mary alumni game.

Boys tennis:Williston at Century, at Sertoma, 4:15 p.m.

SATURDAY

Auto racing:World of Outlaws, Dacotah Speedway, 7:30 p.m.

Men's soccer:U-Mary at BSC scrimmage, 8 p.m.

Women's soccer: U-Mary at UND, 2 p.m.

Boys soccer:East-West Classic at Jamestown.

Boys tennis: Minot Round Robin, 8 a.m.

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