Mauri Rose won the AAA-sanctioned Syracuse 100 on the one-mile dirt oval New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, NY. George Connor was second followed by Ted Horn, Floyd Davis and George Barringer.
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1957
Jud Larson won the Ted Horn 100 USAC Champ Car race at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, DuQuoin, IL. Johnny Thomson was second followed by Rodger Ward, Elmer George and Bob Veith.
Johnny Pouelson won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, St. Paul, MN.
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1973
Buck Buckley won the URC Sprint Car race over Leroy Felty, Bing Metz, Mike Grbac and Leigh Earnshaw at the Flemington Fair Speedway, Flemington, NJ.
Hank Rogers, Jr. won the ARDC Midget race at the Grandview Speedway, Bechtelsville, PA. Leigh Earnshaw finished second followed by Doug Craig, Jim Hettinger and Billy Hughes.
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1984
Harry Gant won the NASCAR Winston Cup Southern 500 over Tim Richmond at the Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC.
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1990
Dale Earnhardt won the NASCAR Winston Cup Heinz 500 over Ernie Irvan at the Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC.