Sam Hanks won the AAA sanctioned Springfield 100 on the 1 Mile Dirt Oval Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois.
Manny Ayulo finished second followed by Chuck Stevenson, Johnnie Parsons and Cal Niday.
Mike Magill won the URC Sprint Car race at the Erie County Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY.
Len Duncan won the ARDC Midget race at the Freeport Speedway, Freeport,NY.
Len Sutton won the USAC sanctioned Springfield 100 on the 1 Mile Dirt Oval Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois. Don Branson finished second followed by Al Keller, Johnny Thomson and Ed Elisian.
Bob Cleberg won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Sedalias State Fair Speedway, Sedalia,MO.
A.J. Foyt won the USAC sanctioned Tony Bettenhausen Memorial 100 on the 1 Mile Dirt Oval Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois.
Bobby Marshman finished second followed by Don Branson, Bobby Unser and Len Sutton.
Bill Horstmeyer... Died ... Bill Horstmeyer, a veteran of twelve years of racing who sucessfully raced in Badger Midgets, was entered as a rookie in his first Champ Car race in his newly purchased "big car" - the former "Central Excavating" vehicle, which he acquired from Pete Salemi. The race, a 100-mile feature event at the 1964 Illinois State Fair's one mile dirt oval, was dedicated to Tony Bettenhausen, who had been killed in practice at Indianapolis three years earlier. After having completed twenty-four laps around the track in this race Horstmeyer's car hit - or brushed - the outer wall coming out of Turn Four, dug into the dirt surfce of the course and wildly flipped end-over-end down the frontstretch. The car came to rest against a fence, trapping Horstmeyer inside his car. The Kuzma then into flames, and Horstmeyer received severe burns from which he died a few hours later in St. John's Hospital. The accident cast a dark shadow over what was otherwise a noteworthy race. A. J. Foyt won his seventh race in a row, starting from the 16th position of 18 starters, barely edging Bobby Marshman for the win. A. J. went on to win his fourth USAC National championship in five years.
Allen Heath won the USAC Midget race at the Ascot Park Speedway, Gardena,CA.
Carl Williams won the Sprint Car race at the Lakeside Speedway, Kansas City,KS. Dick Sutcliffe was second followed by Bill Cohee, Kenny Weld and Billy Covert.
Gene Goodling won the Super Modified race at the Lincoln Speedway, New Oxford, PA.
Steve Cannon won the Sprint Car race at the Macon Speedway, Macon,IL.
Frank McDaniel won the Sprint Car race at the Manzanita Speedway, Phoenix, AZ.
Don Gillette won the URC Sprint Car race at the Orange County Fair Speedway, Middletown,NY.
Bert Brooks won the ARDC Midget race at the Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead,NY.
Greg Weld won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Sedalias State Fair Speedway, Sedalia,MO.
Gordon Johncock 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 Lloyd Ruby, Roger McCluskey and Joe Leonard.
Al Unser won the USAC sanctioned Springfield 100 on the 1 Mile Dirt Oval Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois.
Carl Williams finished second followed by Jim McElreath, Bruce Jacobi and Bentley Warren.
Geoff Bodine, driving his #99 Valiant, won the Trenton 200 Modified race at the Trenton International Speedway, Trenton, NJ. Ron Bouchard was second followed by Richie Evans, Mike Loescher and Jerry Cook.
A.J. Foyt won the 100-mile Tony Bettenhausen Memorial USAC Dirt Indy Car race at the Illinois State Fair, Springfield, ILL. George Snider finished second followed by Jim McElreath, Don Hawley and Jimmy Caruthers.
Roger McCluskey ,driving a 1970 Plymouth SuperBird, won the 200-mile USAC Stock Car race at the Wisconsin State Fair Speedway, West Allis, Wis. Lem Blankenship was second followed by Norm Nelson, Verlin Eaker and Sal Tovella.
Jackie Stewart, the 1971 world driving champion, won the 192-mile Valvoline Can-Am race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car course in Lexington, Ohio.
Steve Smith won the 50-lap Summer Championship super sprint car feature at the Hagerstown Raceway, Hagerstown, MD. Smith ran out of fuel just as he took the checkered flag. Smokey Snellbaker finished second followed by Johnny Grum, Kenny Weld and Jan Opperman.
Chick Hale won the 25-lap late model stock car feature at the Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, Ohio. Doug Ludwig was second followed by Gene Petro, Dick Eder and Dick Dunlevy, Jr. Ronnie Yount won the 20-lap stock car feature over Tony Stewart.
Lonnie Jensen won the 25-lap Supermodified feature at the Eagle Raceway, Lincoln, Nebr. Lloyd Beckman finished second followed by Jim Riggins, Larry Upton and Danny Holliman.
Gene Henson won the 50-lap super sprint feature at the Action Track Speedway, Terre Haute, IN. Bubby Jones was second followed by Hal Minyard, Jerry Miller and Butch Wilkerson.
Mitch Smith won the Keystone 50 super sprint feature at the Susquehanna Speedway, Newberrytown, PA. Herman Wise was second followed by Richard Lupo, Ronnie Rough, John Benyon, Gus Linder, Lynn Paxton, Dub May, Benny Howard and Rick Schmelyun.
Del Buss won the modified stock car feature over Frankie Schneider, Rick Eurick, Bob Malzahn and John Harroll at the Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth, PA.
Jim Keppley won the 35-lap modified stock car feature at the Reading Fairgrounds, Reading, PA. Buzzie Reutimann was second followed by Ronnie Dunstan, Johnny Botz and Red Coffin.
Jimmy Kirk won the 50-lap ARDC Midget feature at the Grandview Speedway, Bechtelsville, PA. Larry McCoy was second followed by Len Duncan, Dorsey Truitt and Jim Fearick.
Al Unser won the USAC sanctioned Tony Bettenhausen 200 on the 1 Mile Paved Oval The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. Gordon Johncock finished second followed by Johnny Rutherford, Bobby Unser and Mike Mosley.
David Pearson won the NASCAR Winston Cup Champion 400 over Cale Yarborough at the Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI.
Kyle Busch won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Sharpie 500 at the Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol TN. Mark Martin was second followed by Marcos Ambrose, Greg Biffle, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt, Jr and Matt Kenseth.
Cole Whitt won the Tony Bettenhausen 100 USAC Silver Crown race at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL.( Click here for the race report. )
Jason Johnson won the ASCS Sooner Region Sprint Car race at the Lawton Speedway, Lawton, OK.
Chub Frank won the World of Outlaws Late Model Series Buckeye 100 at the K-C Raceway, Chillicothe, OH. Josh Richards finished second followed by Bart Hartman, Tim McCreadie and Shane Clanton.
Brady Bacon won the Ron Shuman Classic Sprint Car race at the Lakeside Speedway, Kansas City, KS. Jesse Hockett was second followed by Casey Shuman, Matt Mitchell and Josh Wise.
Tyler Walker won the Golden State Challenge Series Sprint Car race at the Placerville Speedway, Placerville, CA. ( Click here for the race report. )
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