Bridgeport Speedway, 6/18/10


Micro-sprints and Legends Cars from Bridgeport Speedway -- June 18, 2010.

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May 18

1952
Dick Rathmann drove the Walt Chapman Hudson Hornet to a then record setting 3rd straight NASCAR Grand National victory, winning the 100 mile race on the high banked 1/2 mile paved Dayton Speedway in Dayton, Ohio. Rathmann took the lead on lap 48 and led the rest of the way. It was the 4th win of the season for Rathmann. After the steering wheel fell off of his Plymouth, Ted Chamberlain drove the final 120 laps using just the steering nub (!). 14 of the 15 starters finished.
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1963
Parnelli Jones won the pole for the Indy 500 with a record speed of 151.153 mph.
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1972
Jim Malloy... Died ... USAC driver 1950's, 60's and 70's. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1967-1972 seasons, with 61 career starts, including the 1968-1971 Indianapolis 500 races. He finished in the top ten 23 times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1969 at Milwaukee. He also attempted to race in the 1966 Daytona 500 but only managed a 21st place finish in his qualifying race and failed to make the field. On Sunday Morning, May 14th 1972, he turned in a lap at 186mph and was going into the 3rd turn when he lost control of the car. He had no time to apply the brakes and the Thermo King Eagle veered right and crashed almost head-on into the wall. Never having regained consciousness, Malloy died four days later -- five days before his 37th birthday.
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1973
Red Farmer and Neil Bonnet each won 25 lap Late Model Stock Car races at the Birmingham International Raceway, Birmingham, AL. (Click here for the race report.)
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1986
Geoff Bodine won the Budweiser 500 over Bobby Allison at the Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE.
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1998
John Force set an NHRA Funny Car top speed record of 323.89 mph at Englishtown, NJ.

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This Day in Motorsports


May 18

1952
Dick Rathmann drove the Walt Chapman Hudson Hornet to a then record setting 3rd straight NASCAR Grand National victory, winning the 100 mile race on the high banked 1/2 mile paved Dayton Speedway in Dayton, Ohio. Rathmann took the lead on lap 48 and led the rest of the way. It was the 4th win of the season for Rathmann. After the steering wheel fell off of his Plymouth, Ted Chamberlain drove the final 120 laps using just the steering nub (!). 14 of the 15 starters finished.
____________________
1963
Parnelli Jones won the pole for the Indy 500 with a record speed of 151.153 mph.
____________________
1972
Jim Malloy... Died ... USAC driver 1950's, 60's and 70's. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1967-1972 seasons, with 61 career starts, including the 1968-1971 Indianapolis 500 races. He finished in the top ten 23 times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1969 at Milwaukee. He also attempted to race in the 1966 Daytona 500 but only managed a 21st place finish in his qualifying race and failed to make the field. On Sunday Morning, May 14th 1972, he turned in a lap at 186mph and was going into the 3rd turn when he lost control of the car. He had no time to apply the brakes and the Thermo King Eagle veered right and crashed almost head-on into the wall. Never having regained consciousness, Malloy died four days later -- five days before his 37th birthday.
____________________
1973
Red Farmer and Neil Bonnet each won 25 lap Late Model Stock Car races at the Birmingham International Raceway, Birmingham, AL. (Click here for the race report.)
____________________
1986
Geoff Bodine won the Budweiser 500 over Bobby Allison at the Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE.
____________________
1998
John Force set an NHRA Funny Car top speed record of 323.89 mph at Englishtown, NJ.

More...

This Day in Motorsports


May 18

1952
Dick Rathmann drove the Walt Chapman Hudson Hornet to a then record setting 3rd straight NASCAR Grand National victory, winning the 100 mile race on the high banked 1/2 mile paved Dayton Speedway in Dayton, Ohio. Rathmann took the lead on lap 48 and led the rest of the way. It was the 4th win of the season for Rathmann. After the steering wheel fell off of his Plymouth, Ted Chamberlain drove the final 120 laps using just the steering nub (!). 14 of the 15 starters finished.
____________________
1963
Parnelli Jones won the pole for the Indy 500 with a record speed of 151.153 mph.
____________________
1972
Jim Malloy... Died ... USAC driver 1950's, 60's and 70's. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1967-1972 seasons, with 61 career starts, including the 1968-1971 Indianapolis 500 races. He finished in the top ten 23 times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1969 at Milwaukee. He also attempted to race in the 1966 Daytona 500 but only managed a 21st place finish in his qualifying race and failed to make the field. On Sunday Morning, May 14th 1972, he turned in a lap at 186mph and was going into the 3rd turn when he lost control of the car. He had no time to apply the brakes and the Thermo King Eagle veered right and crashed almost head-on into the wall. Never having regained consciousness, Malloy died four days later -- five days before his 37th birthday.
____________________
1973
Red Farmer and Neil Bonnet each won 25 lap Late Model Stock Car races at the Birmingham International Raceway, Birmingham, AL. (Click here for the race report.)
____________________
1986
Geoff Bodine won the Budweiser 500 over Bobby Allison at the Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE.
____________________
1998
John Force set an NHRA Funny Car top speed record of 323.89 mph at Englishtown, NJ.

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