Earl Cooper won the AAA sanctioned Chicago Auto Club Trophy Race over Gil Anderson and Barney Oldfield on the 8.384 Mile Elgin Road Race Course, Elgin, Illinois.
Tony Willman won the AAA sanctioned Springfield 100 on the 1 Mile Dirt Oval Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois.
Billy Winn ... Died ... An American racecar driver. Primarily a sprint car driver, Winn competed in four Indianapolis 500 races (1931, 1932, 1936, and 1937) and drove as a relief driver in 1933, 1934, 1935, and 1938. He also drove his single-gear sprint car in the 1936 and 1937 Vanderbilt Cup races, running near the front of both races but being sidelined by mechanical failure both years. Died as a result of a crash in the AAA sanctioned Springfield 100 in Springfield, Illinois.
Mel Hansen won the AAA sanctioned Springfield 100 on the 1 Mile Dirt Oval Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois.
Rex Mays finished second followed by Johnnie Parsons, Bill Holland and Lee Wallard.
Tommy Hinnershitz won the AAA Eastern Sprint Car race at the Orange County Fair Speedway, Middletown, NY.
Jimmy Bryan won the AAA sanctioned Springfield 100 on the 1 Mile Dirt Oval Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois.
Bob Sweikert finished second followed by Andy Linden, George Amick and Jiggs Peters.
Buddy Powers won the URC Sprint Car race at the Erie County Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY. Charlie Miller was second followed by Lou Johnson, Budd Olsen and Bobby Courtwright.
Jim DiMarco won the ARDC Midget race at the Islip Speedway, Islip,NY.
Chuck Rodee won the AAA Midget race at the Toledo Speedway, Toledo,OH.
Bobby Grim won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Sedalias State Fair Speedway, Sedalia, MO.
Jim Packard won the USAC sanctioned Springfield 100 on the 1 Mile Dirt Oval Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois. Eddie Sachs finished second followed by Elmer George, Lloyd Ruby and Wayne Weiler.
Hal Rettberg won the URC Sprint Car race at the Erie County Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY. Vern Harriman was second followed by Bill Holland, Earl Halaquist and Eddie Gallione.
Leroy Neumayer won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Hawkeye Downs Speedway, Cedar Rapids,IA.
Lloyd Ruby won the USAC sanctioned Milwaukee 200 on the 1 Mile Paved Oval The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. Len Sutton finished second followed by A.J. Foyt, Dick Rathmann and Eddie Sachs. ( Click here for the race report. )
Rodger Ward won the USAC sanctioned Tony Bettenhausen 200 on the 1 Mile Paved Oval The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. A.J. Foyt finished second followed by Bobby Marshman, Eddie Sachs and Jim McElreath.
Don Branson won the USAC sanctioned Springfield 100 on the 1 Mile Dirt Oval Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois. Mario Andretti finished second followed by A.J. Foyt, Joe Leonard and Bobby Unser.
Mario Andretti won the USAC sanctioned Tony Bettenhausen 200 on the 1 Mile Paved Oval The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. Al Unser finished second followed by Roger McCluskey, Gordon Johncock and Joe Leonard.
Don Gregory won the fifth annual "Red Bud" 300 for stock cars at the Sun Valley Speedway, Anderson, IN. Eldon Byler was second followed by Gene Prosser, Dave Weir and Don Andrews.
Bubby Jones won the 75-lap Diamond Jubilee super sprint championship feature at the Tri-City Speedway, Granite City, IL. Eddie Leavitt finished second followed by Jerry Blundy, Bob Kinser and Jerry Camfield.
Carl "Bugsy" Stevens won the 30-lap modified race at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Malta, NY. Dave Lape was second followed by Fred DeSarro, Denis Giroux and Bernie Miller.
Buzzie Reutimann won the 35-lap modified stock car feature at the Reading Fairgrounds, Reading, PA. Bobby Gerhart was second followed by Glen Fitzcharles, Gerry Chamberlain and Red Coffin.
Mitch Smith won the 25-lap Super Sprint feature at the Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA. Lynn Paxton finished second followed by Rick Schmeylun, Bobby Allen and Kenny Slaybaugh.
David James won the 100-lap mid-season championship for sprint cars at the Devil's Bowl Speedway, Dallas, TX.
Ray Elder won the 100-lap NASCAR Western Grand National Championship race at the Clovis Speedway, Clovis, CA. Herschel McGriff was second followed by Paul Dorrity and Scotty Cain.
Will Cagle won the modified stock car feature at the Rolling Wheels Raceway, Elbridge, NY. Jim Shampine was second followed by Jack Johnson, Dave Kneisel and Jim Winks.
Jimmy Caruthers won the 50-mile USAC Midget race in the afternoon on the one mile dirt track at the Illinois State Fair, Springfield, IL. Danny Caruthers was second followed by Bill Engelhart, Bill Renshaw and Les Scott.
Danny Caruthers won the 50-lap USAC Midget feature night race on the 1/4 mile Springfield Speedway. John Batts was second followed by Larry (Boom Boom) Cannon, Johnnie Parsons and Bob Wente.
Danny Ongais won the USAC sanctioned Tony Bettenhausen 200 on the 1 Mile Paved Oval The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. Rick Mears finished second followed by Gordon Johncock, A.J. Foyt and Al Unser.
David Pearson won the NASCAR Winston Cup Champion 400 over Cale Yarborough at the Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI.
Danny Sullivan won the Pocono 500 CART Championship race on the 2.5 Mile Paved Oval Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, PA. Rick Mears was second followed by Michael Andretti, Teo Fabi and Mario Andretti.
Rusty Wallace won the NASCAR Winston Cup Champion 400 over Morgan Shepherd at the Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI.
Jonathan Byrd ... Died ... Longtime IndyCar Team Owner. Byrd campaigned late model stock cars in the early 80’s and once sponsored NASCAR champion Darrell Waltrip, but turned to USAC Midgets in 1985. He teamed with the late, great Rich Vogler from 1985 to 1990. The pairing qualified for 5 Indianapolis 500’s, with a top finish of 8th in 1989. The Byrd / Vogler combination scored two USAC National Midget Championships and five ESPN television championships. From 1991 to 2001, entered and qualified for the Indy 500 with drivers such as Stan Fox, Gordon Johncock, Buddy Lazier, Scott Brayton, John Andretti and Davy Jones, Arie Luyendyk, Mike Groff, and Jaques Lazier. In 1994, he teamed with the legendary A.J. Foyt, and allowed John Andretti to become the first, and one of only three drivers to compete in both the Indy 500 and Charlotte 600 on the same day. Andretti would later qualify the Jonathan Byrd entry in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s inaugural Brickyard 400. In 1996 he formed the Indy Racing team with driver, Arie Luyendyk. The team scored a pole position and race victory at Phoenix International Raceway, and set the all-time qualifying speed records at both Phoenix International Raceway and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. His cars placed fourth in the Indy car points championship in 1997, and captured a race victory with driver John Paul, Jr. in the 1998 Lone Star 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. He had sixteen cars compete in the Indianapolis 500, garnering seven top-ten finishes. Byrd may be best known for his Greenwood cafeteria in Greenwood Indiana, which is the largest cafeteria and banquet facility in the world. Byrd also owned a book company that is the largest dealer, importer, and restorer of ancient bibles and theology books.
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