Billy Winn won the AAA sanctioned Springfield 100 on the 1 Mile Dirt Oval Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois.
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1946
Ted Horn won the AAA sanctioned Uniontown Race on the .5 Mile Dirt Oval Uniontown Speedway in Hopwood, Pennsylvania. Tommy Hinnershitz was second followed by Walt Ader, Bill Holland and Jimmy Gibbons.
Carl Forberg won the AAA Midget race at the Sharon Speedway,Hartford, OH.
Ray Richards ,in front of 23,500 fans, won the 25 lap Chicago Auto Racing Association Midget race over Bob Muhlke and Ted Duncan at the Soldier Field in Chicago, IL.
George Robson won the AAA Midwest Sprint Car race at the Dayton Speedway, Dayton, OH.
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1950
Jimmy Wilburn won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Iowa State Fair Speedway, Des Moines,IA.
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1951
Frankie Luptow won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Missouri State Fairgrounds (1.0d), Sedalia, MO.
Mark Light won the AAA Eastern Sprint Car race at the Erie County Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY.
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1952
Jimmy Bryan won the AAA Sprint Car race at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, St. Paul, MN.
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1954
Elmer George won the AAA Midget race at the Cincinnati Race Bowl, Cincinnati,OH.
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1955
Bobby Grim won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Eldon Raceway,Eldon, IA.
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1956
Bobby Courtwright, in the Scats Anfuso # 3, won the URC Sprint Car race at the Erie County Fairgrounds, Hamburg,NY. Bert Brooks was second followed by Hal Rettberg, Vern Harriman and Toby Tobias.
Bert Brooks won the URC Sprint Car race at the Spencer Speedway, Williamson,NY.
A.J. Foyt won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Red River Valley Speedway, Fargo,ND.
Herschel Wagner won the 50 mile IMCA Sprint Car race over Bobby Grim and Jud Larson at the Missouri State Fairgrounds (1.0d) , Sedalia, MO.
Dutch Schaefer won the ARDC Midget race at the Freeport Speedway, Freeport,NY.
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1957
Jim Rathmann won the USAC sanctioned Milwaukee 200 race at The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin. Jimmy Reece was second followed by Pat O'Connor, Johnny Thomson and George Amick.
Bob Cleberg won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Iowa State Fair Speedway, Des Moines,IA.
Johnny Pouelson won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, St. Paul, MN.
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1958
Gene Hartley won the USAC Midget race at the Motor City Speedway, Detroit,MI. Rex Easton was second followed by Eddie Johnson, Jack Turner, Shorty Templeman, Ronnie Duman and Norm Hall.
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1960
Pete Folse won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Eldon Raceway, Eldon,IA.
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1961
Tony Bonadies won the ARDC Midget race at the Freeport Speedway, Freeport,NY.
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1962
Billy Cantrell won the CRA Sprint Car race over Hank Henry, Allen Heath, Wayne Douglas and Dee Jones at the Ascot Park, Los Angeles, CA.
Earl Halaquist won the URC Sprint Car race over Bobby Courtwright, Rod Albright, Jim Maguire and Cookie Osterhout at the Erie County Fairgrounds, Hamburg,NY.
Ray Brown won the ARDC Midget race and Frankie Schneider won the Modified Stock Car race at the Victory Speedway, Middletown, NY. ( Click here for the race report. )
Jim Sheaffer won the Limited Sportsman feature at the Silver Springs Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA.
Ralph Smith won the Sportsman-Modified feature over Johnny Mackison and Dizzy Dean at the Lincoln Speedway, Abbottstown, PA.
Jerry Richert won the IMCA Sprint Car race (afternoon) at the Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN.
Don Johns ... Died... Primarily a West Coast Sprint Car driver from Belflower Calif., Johns was killed in an IMCA Sprint Car race at the Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN.
Bob Simmons won the 40-lap CJA Super Modified race at the National Orange Show Stadium, San Bernardino, CA.
Leroy Van Connett won the Modified Stock Car race at the Capitol Speedway, West Sacramento, CA.
Jim Seese won the Super Modified race over Mac Clingan at the Tri-City Speedway, Franklin, PA.
Steve Danish won the 25-lap NASCAR Stock Car race over Bill Wimble and Ken Meahl at the Fonda Speedway, Fonda, NY.
Bobby Unser won the 8th annual Missouri Futurity IMCA Sprint Car race at the Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, MO. Jerry Blundy was second followed by Colby Scroggin, Gordon Woolley, Pete Folse and Arnie Knepper.
Earl Wagner won the Super Modified race over Jerry Richert, Lloyd Beckman and Don Friend at the Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, IA.
Don Elliott won the Super Modified race over Wes Farrand, Bill Corwin and Greg Weld at the Mid America Fairgrounds, Topeka, KS.
Nolan Swift won the 35-lap Super Modified race at the Oswego Speedway, Oswego, NY.
Rosie Roussel won the 40-lap Modified Sportsman race at the Cajon Speedway, El Cajon, CA.
Frankie Thompson won the Modified Stock Car race over LeRoy Felty at the Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal, PA.
Chico Rhines won the 50-lap Late Model N.Y. State Championship race over Clay Brewer, Herb Colucco and Roy Hartley at the Milroy Speedway, Fulton, NY.
Bus Brosenne won the United Midget Racing Club feature over Carl Miller and Jack Edwards at the Lincoln Speedway, Abbottstown, PA.
Arnie Knepper won the IMCA Midget race at the Missouri State Fair's half mile track in Sedalia, MO. Danny Frye was second followed by Carl Williams, Joe Walter and Gordon Woolley.
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1963
Chuck Hulse won the USAC Sprint Car race over Bobby Marshman, Arnie Knepper, Bobby Black and Don Branson at the New Bremen Speedway (1/2d), New Bremen, OH.
Scratch Daniels won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds (1/2d), St. Paul, MN.
Bob Wente won the USAC Midget race at the Fairbury Legion Speedway, Fairbury,IL.
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1967
Bill Mehner , driving the George Hopkins #54, won the 100-lap USAC Midget race over Bob Tattersall, Tommy Copp, Mel Kenyon and Mike McGreevy at the Santa Fe Park Speedway, Hinsdale,IL.
Dutch Schaefer won the ARDC Midget race at the Eastside Speedway, Waynesboro,VA.
Bobbie Adamson, in the # 35 Hawthorne Chevy, won the Super Sprint Car race over Mitch Smith, Gus Linder, Gerald Chamberlain and Bobby Gerhart at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA.
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1968
Kenny Weld won the Super Sprint Car race at the Hagerstown Speedway, Hagerstown,MD.
Mel Kenyon won the USAC Midget race over Henry Pens, Bob Tattersall, Mike McGreevy and Jigger Sirois at the Mazon Speed Bowl, Mazon,IL.
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1976
Doc Shanebrook... Died ... AAA driver 1950's
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1979
Darrell Waltrip won the NASCAR Winston Cup SouthEastern 500 over Richard Petty at the Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN.
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1984
Terry Labonte won the NASCAR Winston Cup Busch 500 over Bobby Allison at the Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN.
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1990
Ernie Irvan won the NASCAR Winston Cup Busch 500 over Rusty Wallace at the Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN.
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2001
Tony Stewart won the NASCAR Winston Cup Sharpie 500 over Kevin Harvick at the Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN.
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2007
Carl Edwards won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Sharpie 500 over Kasey Kahne at the Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN.
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