Paul Goldsmith drove his Smokey Yunick Ford to victory in the 250 lap NASCAR Grand National race at the Greensboro Agricultural Fairgrounds 1/3 mile dirt track in Greensboro, North Carolina. Jack Smith's factory backed Chevrolet finished 5 seconds behind in second. Under pressure from the manufacturers association, Bill France banned superchargers and fuel injection. Both had been legal because they were available to the public.
Elmer George won the USAC Sprint car race at the Salem Speedway, Salem,IN
Jim Hurtubise drove to victory in the USAC Sprint Car feature over Don Branson, Bobby Marshman, Chuck Hulse and Roger McCluskey, at the New Bremen Speedway , New Bremen,OH
King Carpenter won the ARDC Midget race at the Hatfield Speedway, Hatfield,PA
Leroy Felty won the Super Modified feature over Bobby Hersh, Neil Haight, Gene Goodling and Bobby Abel, at the Susquehanna Speedway, Newberrytown,PA
Earl Halaquist drove to victory in the URC Sprint Car feature over Bill Brown, Jim Maguire, Chuck Yost and Gene Bergin , at the Tioga Motorsports Park, Owego,NY
Bobby Allison drove away from a duel with James Hylton to win the 100 mile NASCAR GN race on the 1/2 mile dirt Savannah Speedway in Savannah, Georgia. Allison took the lead from Hylton on lap 86. Hylton stayed in contention until lap 183, when he spun his Dodge and was hit by Buck Baker. Allison's J.D. Bracken Chevrolet went on to finish 16 seconds ahead of Richard Petty. Shortly before the race, Allison was named to replace David Pearson in the Cotton Owens Dodge.
Gary Bettenhausen won the USAC Midget feature at the Tech Motor Speedway, Lubbock,TX
Johnny Coy won the ARDC Midget feature at the Hershey Stadium, Hershey,PA
Kenny Weld won the Super Sprint Car feature over Bobby Gerhart, Ray Tilley, Gus Linder and Ted Wise, at the Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg,PA
Larry Dickson drove to victory in the USAC Sprint Car feature over Gary Bettenhausen, Tom York, Billy Vukovich and Norm Brown, at the New Bremen Speedway , New Bremen,OH
Mel Kenyon drove to victory in the USAC Midget feature over Bob Wente, Chuck Arnold and Steve Troxell, at the Knoxville Raceway (1/3d), Knoxville,TN
Rat Tilley, in the # 88 Bud Grimm Ford won the Super Sprint Car feature over Kenny Weld, Bobbie Adamson, Ron Iddings and Bobby Gerhart, at the Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg,PA
Bobby Albert won the ARDC Midget feature at the Freeport Speedway, Freeport,NY
Don Nordhorn drove to victory in the Sprint Car feature at the Bloomington Speedway, Bloomington,IN
Mel Kenyon drove to victory in the USAC Midget feature over Billy Engelhart, Larry Dickson and Billy Shuman, at the Limaland Motorsports Park, Lima,OH
Jan Opperman, in the # 99 Bogar Special, won the Super Sprint Car feature over Kenny Weld, Kramer Williamson, Steve Smith and Mike Lloyd, at the Selinsgrove Speedway, Selinsgrove,PA
Ed "Dutch" Schaefer drove to victory in the SMRC Midget feature at the Flemington Fair Speedway, Flemington,NJ
Cale Yarborough won the NASCAR GN 'Viginia 450' at Martinsville Speedway. Yarborough's Chevy finished 2.1 seconds ahead of Richard Petty's Dodge. Despite new NASCAR rules giving a larger carburetor to cars using bigger engines, the top 6 finishers all were using small block motors.
Gary Bettenhausen drove to victory in the USAC Sprint Car feature over Tom Bigelow, Bill Puterbaugh, Don Nordhorn and Billy Engelhart, at the New Bremen Speedway , New Bremen,OH
Steve Butler drove to victory in the Don Branson/Jud Larson Memorial USAC Sprint Car feature, over Rickey Hood, Jack Hewitt, Randy Kinser and Tom Bigelow at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg,OH
Gene Gennetten drove to victory in the USAC Midget feature over Kevin Olson, Steve Knepper, Alan Brown and Jerry Nuckles, at the Springfield Speedway, Springfield,IL
Bobby Davis Jr won the World of Outlaws Sprint Car feature over Steve Kinser, Sammy Swindell, Ron Shuman and Rocky Hodges, at the Knoxville Raceway ,Knoxville, IA
Ron Dunstan drove to victory in the SMRC Midget feature over John Heydenreich, Midge Miller, Brett Mowery and Bruce Buffington, at the Bridgeport Speedway, Bridgeport,NJ
Bob Cicconi drove to victory in the USAC Sprint Car feature over Gary Bettenhausen, Steve Butler, Wayne Hammond and Andy Hillenburg, at the Lebanon I-44 Speedway (3/8p),Lebanon, MO
Jeff Gordon drove to victory in the USAC Midget feature over Hank Butcher, Sleepy Tripp, Bob Davison and Stan Fox, at the Ascot Park Speedway,Gardena, CA
Sammy Swindell won the World of Outlaws Sprint Car feature over Mark Kinser, Steve Kinser, Jeff Swindell and Stevie Smith, at the Knoxville Raceway ,Knoxville, IA
Ron Shuman drove to victory in the CRA Sprint Car feature over Billy Boat at the Manzanita Speedway (1/2d),Phoenix, AZ
Dave Kelly won the Super Sprint Car feature over Joey Allen, Tim Dietz, Kenny Adams and Lance Dewease, at the Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal,PA
Kenny Jacobs won the Super Sprint Car feature over Steve Siegel, Bobby Allen, Joey Kuhn and Don Kreitz Jr, at the Selinsgrove Speedway, Selinsgrove,PA
Nick Fornoro Jr won the ARDC Midget feature over Phil DiMario, Lou Cicconi, John Heydenreich and Doug Craig, at the Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg,PA
Lance Dewease won the Super Sprint car feature over Todd Shaffer, Billy Pauch, Fred Rahmer and Todd Gracey, at the Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg,PA
Tracy Hines drove to victory in the Don Branson/Jud Larson Memorial USAC Sprint Car feature, over J.J. Yeley, Dave Darland, Jay Drake and Brian Tyler at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg,OH
Lance Dewease won the Super Sprint Car feature over Keith Kauffman and Todd Shaffer, at the Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal,PA
Danny Lasoski won the World of Outlaws Sprint Car feature over Craig Dollansky, Steve Kinser, Mark Kinser and Andy Hillenburg, at the Knoxville Raceway ,Knoxville, IA
Fred Rahmer, in the # 77 Al Hamilton Special won the Super Sprint car feature over Steve Siegel, Josh Wells, Cris Eash and Darren Eash, at the Lincoln Speedway, Hanover,PA
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