Bridgeport Speedway, 8/5/11



Micro-sprints and 4-Cylinders from Bridgeport Speedway -- August 5, 2011.

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March 6

1960
Parnelli Jones won the CRA Sprint Car race at the Imperial Mid-Winter Fair, Imperial, CA. (Click here for the race report.)
Arkie Moore won the CJA Hot Rod race at the Gardena Stadium, Gardena, CA. (Click here for the race report.)
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1971
Mario Andretti in his Ferrari took top honors and set fastest lap of the race in Kyalami, South Africa . Jackie Stewart sat on pole and finished second in his Tyrrell with Clay Regazzoni coming in third with the other Ferrari. This was Andretti's first win in F1.
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1977
A.J. Foyt won the 200 mile Indy Car race on the 2.5 mile Ontario Motor Speedway. Foyt averaged 154.073 mph in his Foyt/Coyote. The Indy Car opener saw new cars, the new Cosworth engine and new USAC rules requiring a pop-off valve for qualifying runs. Powered by one of the new Cosworth motors, Johnny Rutherford put his McLaren on the pole at 197.36 mph, a full second and 4 mph faster than 2nd fast Tom Sneva in Roger Penske's McLaren-Cosworth. Alan Jones qualified the Theodore Racing McLaren, but uncomfortable, was replaced by Steve Krisiloff for the race.
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1988
Neil Bonnett won the Goodwrench 500 over Lake Speed at the North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC.

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