Tony Gulotta... Born ... AAA driver, raced in 13 Indy 500's with a best finish of 3rd in 1927
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1932
Joe Leonard... Born ... American motorcycle racer and racecar driver. Leonard won the first AMA Grand National Championship Series in 1954 and won it again in 1956 and 1957. His record totals 27 wins, including the 1957 and 1958 Daytona 200. He retired from motorcycle racing at the completion of the 1961 season and turned his attention to auto racing. Leonard raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1964-1974 seasons, with 98 career starts, including the 1965-1973 Indianapolis 500, sitting on the pole in 1968 in the Granatelli turbine car. He finished in the top ten 60 times, including 6 wins: 3 times at Milwaukee (1965, 1970, 1972), and once each at Ontario Motor Speedway (1971), Brooklyn (1972), and Pocono (1972). His victories propelled him to the 1971 and 1972 USAC Championship Car Season Championship. Joe Leonard is the "Only Racer in the World" to have won multiple National Championships in both automobile and motorcycle racing back to back.
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1946
Ted Duncan won the 100 lap AAA Midget feature race in front of nearly 35,000 fans and a purse of $15,100 over Frank Burany, Duane Carter, Bob Muhlke and Tony Bettenhausen at the Soldier Field, Chicago, IL.
George Robson won the AAA Midwest Sprint Car race at the Powell Motor Speedway in Columbus Ohio.
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1951
Bert Hellmueller won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Calgary Exhibition, Calgary, AB.
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1955
Gene Hartley won the AAA Midget race at the Grand Rapids Speedrome, Grand Rapids,MI.
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1956
Bud Randall won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Nodak Speedway, Minot,ND.
Jack Turner won the USAC Midget race at the West 16th Street Speedway, Indianapolis,IN.
Ray Knepper won the Sprint Car race over Red Amick, Bob Cleberg, Pete Allen and Bob King at the Toledo Speedway, Toledo,OH.
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1957
Bobby Grim won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Faribault Fairgrounds, Faribault,MN.
George Fonder won the ARDC Midget race at the Hatfield Speedway, Hatfield,PA.
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1959
A.J. Shepherd won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the LaCrosse Fair Speedway, LaCrosse,WI.
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1960
Jimmy Davies won the USAC Midget race at the Knox-Vernon Speedway, Mount Vernon,OH.
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1961
A.J. Foyt won the USAC Midget race at the Lawrenceburg Speedway, Lawrenceburg,IN.
Rollie Beale won the Supermodified race over Chuck Neal, Darl Harrison, Jack Harvey and Dean Stivenson at the Toledo Speedway, Toledo,OH.
Harold Leep won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Knox County Fairgrounds, Knoxville,IL. Buzz Barton finished second followed by Pete Folse, Jay Woodside and Bernie Tomlinson.
Don Morris won the ARDC Midget race at the Freeport Speedway, Freeport, NY.
Johnny Mackison won the Super Modified race over Dick Tobias, Freddy Adam, Johnny Dubendorf and PeeWee Pobletts at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA.
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1962
Jack Clegg won the Super Modified race at the Cajon Speedway, San Diego,CA.
Harry Beck won the USAC Midget race at the Cloverleaf Speedway, Cleveland,OH.
Al Smith won the Sprint Car race over Chick Hale and Chuck Engel at the Eldora Speedway, Rossburg,OH.
Gordon Woolley won the Sprint Car race at the Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville,IA.
Bud Folkenroth won the Super Modified race at the Lincoln Speedway, Hanover,PA.
Hank Rogers won the URC Sprint Car race over Bobby Courtwright, Earl Halaquist, Rod Albright and Dick Mealy at the Lincoln Speedway, Hanover,PA.
Gene Brown won the CRA Sprint Car race at the Manzanita Speedway, Phoenix,AZ.
Nolan Swift won the Supermodified race at the Oswego Speedway, Oswego,NY.
Jerry Weld won the Sprint Car race at the Topeka Fairgrounds, Topeka,KS.
Hank Jacoby won the Sprint Car race at the Tri-City Speedway, Franklin,PA. Bobbie Adamson was second followed by Norm Benning, Norm Calhoun and Steve Travers.
Joe Csiki won the ARDC Midget race at the Westboro Speedway, Westboro, MA.
Vince Conrad won the Modified Stock Car race at the Flemington Fairgrounds Speedway, in Flemington NJ. Charlie Cregar was second followed by Bobby Pickell, Al Tasnady, and Sammy Beavers.
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1963
Scratch Daniels won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Chippewa Falls Fairgrounds, Chippewa Falls,WI.
Earl Moran won the Supermodified race at the Hagerstown Speedway, Hagerstown,MD.
Don Branson won the USAC Sprint Car race at the Salem Speedway, Salem,IN. Parnelli Jones was second followed by Bobby Marshman, Roger McCluskey and Chuck Hulse.
Buddy Cochran won the Sprint Car race over Hank Jacoby and Ralph Quarterson at the Sharon Speedway, Hartford, OH.
Bobby Gerhart won the Super Modified race at the Susquehanna Speedway, Newberrytown,PA.
Jim McCune won the IMCA Sprint Car race over Johnny White, Gordon Johncock, Tom McClellan and Gordon Woolley at the Winchester Speedway, Winchester,IN.
Scratch Daniels won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the LaCrosse Fair Speedway, LaCrosse,WI. Bill Horstmeyer finished second followed by Buzz Barton, Gordon Woolley and Jerry Richert.
Larry Cannon won the Sprint Car race at the Danville Speedbowl, Danville,IL.
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1965
Jerry Richert won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the LaCrosse Fair Speedway, LaCrosse,WI. Gordon Woolley finished second followed by Dick Fries, Dale Reed and Tom Bigelow.
Johnny Mann won the ARDC Midget race at the Islip Speedway, Islip,NY.
Gene Henson won the Sprint Car race at the Champaign Fairgrounds, Champaign,IL.
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1966
Dick Gaines won the Sprint Car race at the 25th Street Fairgrounds, Columbus,IN.
Ralph Quarterson won the Sprint Car race over Dave Reed, Buddy Cochran, Ted Wise and Herman Wise at the Ohio Valley Speedway, Parkersburg,WV.
Jay Woodside won the Sprint Car race at the Phillips County Raceway, Holyoke,CO.
Bob Wente won the USAC Midget race at the Ithaca-Dryden Speedway, Ithaca,NY.
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1967
Jerry Blundy won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Knox County Fairgrounds, Knoxville,IL.
Bobbie Adamson won the Super Sprint Car race over Mitch Smith, Ray Tilley, Ted Wise and Bobby Gerhart at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA.
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1968
Jerry Richert won the IMCA Sprint Car race over Ray Tilley, Darl Harrison, Gus Linder and Benny Rapp at the Allentown Fairgrounds , Allentown,PA.
Jiggs Peters won the URC Sprint Car race at the Orange County Fair Speedway, Middletown,NY.
Bobby Albert won the ARDC Midget race at the Orange County Fair Speedway, Middletown,NY.
Lynn Paxton won the Super Sprint Car race at the Susquehanna Speedway, Newberrytown,PA.
Mike McGreevy won the Hut Hundred USAC Midget race at the Terre Haute Action Track , Terre Haute,IN. Mel Kenyon was second followed by Bob Tattersall, Mel Cornett and Sammy Sessions.
Mario Andretti won twin 100 mile Indy Car races at the Circuit Mt. Tremblant, St Jovite, Canada. Bobby Unser was second in the first race and John Cannon was second in the second race.
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1970
Bobbie Adamson won the Super Sprint Car race over Bobby Allen, Johnny Grum, Lee Osborne and Lynn Paxton at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA.
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1971
Jeff Gordon... Born ... NASCAR driver.
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1972
Harry Benjamin won the URC Sprint Car race at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Malta,NY.
Bob Kinser won the Sprint Car race over Dick Gaines, Mike Waltz, Jack Ziegler and Sheldon Kinser at the Bloomington Speedway, Bloomington,IN.
Steve Smith won the Super Sprint Car race over Hal Browning, Jan Opperman, Dub May and Bobbie Adamson at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA.
Lou Blaney won the Sprint Car race over Ralph Quarterson, Ed Lynch, Bill Banick and Paul Kekich at the Lernerville Speedway, Sarver,PA.
RayLee Goodwin won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Knox County Fairgrounds, Knoxville,IL.
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1973
Carl Bergkvist won the URC Sprint Car race at the Wall Township Speedway, Belmar,NJ. Leroy Felty finished second followed by Harry Benjamin, Buck Buckley and Bill Wentz Jr.
Jerry Stover won the ARDC Midget race over Jim Hettinger, Johnny Coy, Hank Rogers Jr and Mark Alderson at the New Egypt Speedway, New Egypt,NJ.
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1974
Sheldon Kinser won the USAC Sprint Car race at the Terre Haute Action Track, Terre Haute,IN. Pancho Carter was second followed by Billy Engelhart, Bruce Walkup and Lee Osborne.
Mike Lloyd won the KARS Super Sprint Car race over Smokey Snellbaker, Steve Smith, Paul Pitzer and Kramer Williamson at the Penn National Speedway, Grantville,PA.
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1976
Lynn Paxton won the ALL Star Sprint Car race over Kramer Williamson, Jim Linder, Rick Ferkel and Jimmy Sills at the Oakshade Raceway, Wauseon,OH.
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1977
Steve Smith won the Super Sprint Car race over Bobby Allen at the Skyline Speedway, Stewart,OH.
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2002
Bill Elliott won the NASCAR Winston Cup Brickyard 400 over Rusty Wallace at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN.
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2007
Mike Fusco won the Modified Stock Car race over Dave Camara, Matt DeLorenzo, Bobby Varin and Jim Davis at the Fonda Speedway, Fonda, NY.
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2008
Greg Weld... Died ... Weld was known as both a driver and a racing entrepreneur. As a driver, Weld won the 1963 Knoxville Nationals, the premiere event in sprint car racing. Weld raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1965-1972 seasons, with 36 career starts, including the 1970 Indianapolis 500. He finished in the top ten 11 times, with his best finish in 4th position in 1970 at Sacramento. He was also the 1967 USAC Sprint Car Series champion. As a racing entrepreneur, he founded Weld Wheels in Kansas City. Weld’s wheels were considered by many as the best that automobile racers could buy and ran the firm until its acquisition by American Racing Equipment in 2006. He also promoted local auto races, including the Jerry Weld Memorial, which attracted national-level drivers.
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2013
Kramer Williamson ... Died ... Kramer Williamson, passed away on August 4th, 2013 as a result of injuries sustained in a sprint car racing accident on August 3rd, 2013 at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, PA. He was well decorated sprint car builder and driver earning many awards including induction into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and the URC Hall of Fame in 2008, York County Racing Hall of Fame in 1994, Lebanon County Sports Hall of Fame in 2011, 1976 and 1978 track championships at Williams Grove Speedway and Selinsgrove Speedway, 1969 track title at Silver Spring Speedway, 3 URC Championships, over 150 career wins including wins against the World of Outlaws including the 1978 Williams Grove National Open.
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