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1946
Bill Holland won the AAA Eastern Sprint Car sanctioned Batavia Race on the .5 Mile Dirt Oval Batavia Fairgrounds in Batavia, New York. Ted Horn finished second followed by Tommy Hinnershitz, Earl Horne and Earl Johns.
Ted Horn , driving the Horn #5, won the AAA Eastern Sprint Car race at the Bedford Speedway in Bedford, PA.
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1947
Frank Burany , driving the Harry Turner Offy # 26 and in front of 32,552 fans, won the 50 lap Chicago Auto Racing Association Midget race over Tony Bettenhausen and Ronnie Householder at the Soldier Field in Chicago, IL.
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1948
Rex Mays won the AAA Sprint Car race on the 1 Mile Dirt Oval Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin.
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1950
Frankie Luptow won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the State Park Speedway, Wausau, WI.
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1951
Frankie Luptow won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Austin Fairgrounds, Austin, MN.
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1952
Bill Holland won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Hibbing Raceway, Hibbing, MN.
Jack McGrath won the AAA Stock Car race at the Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA.
Troy Ruttman won the AAA Sprint Car race over Mike Nazaruk at the Salem Speedway, Salem, IN.
Ernie McCoy won the AAA Eastern Sprint Car race over Tommy Hinnershitz at the Hughesville Fairgrounds, Hughesville, PA.
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1954
Eddie Sachs won the AAA Midget race at the Sportsdrome Speedway, Jeffersonville,IN.
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1956
Bobby Grim won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Independence Motor Speedway, Independence,IA.
Roger McCluskey won the Sprint Car race at the Lodi Stadium, Lodi,CA.
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1957
Hal Rettberg won the URC Sprint Car race over Bert Brooks, Buddy Powers and Bobby Marshman at the Bedford Speedway, Bedford,PA.
Roger Bailey won the ARDC Midget race at the Orange County Fair Speedway, Middletown,NY.
Rex Easton won the USAC Midget race at the West 16th Street Speedway, Indianapolis,IN.
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1958
Bobby Grim won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the I-35 Speedway, Mason City,IA.
Elmer George won the USAC Sprint Car race over Eddie Sachs at the Salem Speedway, Salem,IN.
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1960
A.J. Shepherd won the IMCA Sprint Car race over Bill Hobbs, Leroy Neumayer, Dick Ritchie and Jim McElreath at the Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa,IA.
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1961
Louie Unser won the CRA Sprint Car race at the Ascot Park Speedway, Gardena,CA.
Tommy Copp won the USAC Midget race at the Cloverleaf Speedway, Cleveland,OH.
Len Duncan won the ARDC Midget race at the Hatfield Speedway, Hatfield, PA.
Bob Bishop won the Sprint Car race at the Manzanita Speedway, Phoenix, AZ.
Jerry Russo won the ARDC Midget race at the Westboro Speedway, Westboro, MA.
Johnny Mackison won the Super Modified race at the Lincoln Speedway, Hanover,PA.
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1962
Bobby Hersh won the Super Modified race at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA.
Bob Tattersall won the USAC Midget race at the Indianapolis Speedrome, Indianapolis, IN.
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1963
Billy Cantrell won the USAC Sprint Car race at the Ascot Park Speedway, Gardena,CA.
Lou Johnson won the URC Sprint Car race at the Bedford Speedway, Bedford,PA. Bill Brown finished second followed by Chuck Yost, Earl Halaquist and Jim Maguire.
Chuck Rodee won the USAC Midget race at the Soldier Field, Chicago,IL.
Les Farley won the Sportsman-Modified Stock Car race and Billy Mason Sr and Joe Csolak won the Novice races at the Flemington Fairgrounds, Flemington, NJ. ( Click here for the race report. )
Richie Massing won the Sportsman-Modified Stock Car race and Len Duncan won the TQ Midget race at the Wall Stadium, Belmar, NJ. ( Click here for the race report. )
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1965
Johnny Myers won the Sprint Car race over Larry Cannon, Gene Henson and Bubby Jones at the Danville Speedbowl, Danville,IL.
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1966
Ray Tilley won the Super Modified race at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA.
George Benson won the CRA Sprint Car race over Dick Fries, Mike Mosley, Steve Kennick and Hank Henry at the Ascot Park Speedway, Gardena,CA.
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1967
Johnny Crawford won the Super Sprint Car race at the Susquehanna Speedway, Newberrytown,PA.
Don Daniels won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the State Park Speedway, Wausau,WI.
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1968
Darl Harrison won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Allentown Fairgrounds, Allentown,PA. Bobbie Adamson finished second followed by Ray Tilley, Bill Roynon and Ronnie Rough.
Bobby Hogle won the CRA Sprint Car race over Ace Duncan, Ned Spath, Dick Fries and Jimmy Oskie at the Ascot Park Speedway, Gardena,CA.
Jiggs Peters won the URC Sprint Car race at the Bedford Speedway, Bedford,PA.
Billy Vukovich won the USAC Midget race at the Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis,IN. Sonny Ates was second followed by Bob Wente, George Snider and Henry Pens.
RayLee Goodwin won the Knoxville Nationals Sprint Car race over Jerry Blundy, Earl Wagner, Joe Saldana and Gene Gennetten at the Knoxville Raceway , Knoxville, IA.
Johnny Coy won the ARDC Midget race at the Wall Township Speedway, Belmar,NJ.
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1969
Johnny Babb won the IMCA Sprint Car race over Ralph Parkinson, Darl Harrison, Jay Woodside and Ron Perkins at the Eldon Raceway, Eldon,IA.
Tom Price won the URC Sprint Car race over Earl Halaquist, Dick Tobias, Walt Bettler and Will Cagle at the Nazareth Raceway, Nazareth,PA.
Bob Wente won the USAC Midget race at the Queen City Speedway (1/2d), Cincinnati, OH.
Gary Bettenhausen won the USAC Sprint Car race over Bill Puterbaugh, Don Nordhorn, Larry Cannon and Karl Busson at the Terre Haute Action Track, Terre Haute,IN.
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1971
Lloyd Beckman won the Sprint Car race at the Beatrice Speedway, Beatrice,NE.
Fred Dessaro won the 100-lap All Star League Stock Car race at the Catamount Stadium, Milton ,VT. Lou Lazzaro was second followed by Jerry Cook, Bugs Stevens, Andy Romano, Gary Winters and Rene Charland.
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1980
Johnny Rutherford, in his Cosworth powered Pennzoil Chaparral, won the CART sanctioned Tony Bettenhausen 200 on the 1 Mile Paved Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. Rick Mears finished second followed by Bobby Unser, Tom Bagley and Spike Gehlhausen.
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1986
Tim Richmond won the NASCAR Winston Cup Bud at the Glen over Darrell Waltrip at the Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY.
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1987
Rusty Wallace won the NASCAR Winston Cup Bud at the Glen over Terry Labonte at the Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY.
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1997
Jeff Gordon won the NASCAR Winston Cup Bud at the Glen over Geoffrey Bodine at the Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY.
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2003
Robby Gordon won the NASCAR Winston Cup Sirius at the Glen over Scott Pruett at the Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY.
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