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1879
Ray Harroun... Born ... winner of the first Indianapolis, 500 was born in Spartanburg, Pennsylvania.

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1928
Lloyd Ruby... Born ... He raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1958-1977 seasons, with 177 career starts, including every Indianapolis 500 race during 1960-1977

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1936
Al Gordon wins over Rex Mays in the Oakland 150 AAA National Championship race on the 1 Mile Dirt Oval Oakland Speedway, Oakland CA.

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1958
Chuck Rodee won the 100 lap USAC Midget race at the Memorial Coliseum, Ft Wayne, IN.

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1963
Ronnie Duman won the 50 lap USAC Midget race at the Chicago Ampitheater, Chicago, IL.

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1968
Robby Unser ... Born ... Indy Racing League driver and son of Bobby Unser

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1990
Sammy Swindell won the second night preliminary feature of the annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals at the Expo Square in Tulsa, OK.

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2011
Donnie Ray Crawford won the second night (Wednesday) qualifying feature of the 25th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals at the Tulsa Expo Raceway, Tulsa, OK. Damion Gardner was second followed by Thomas Meseraull, Kevin Ramey, Bobby East, Brad Sweet, Cole Whitt, Matt Mitchell, Mike Spencer and Gary Taylor.

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2018
Justin Grant won the fourth night Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals feature at the Tulsa Expo Raceway, Tulsa, OK. Spencer Bayston finished second followed by Andrew Felker, Damion Gardner, Kasey Kahne, Chad Boat, Tim McCreadie, Bricen James, Sheldon Haudenschild and Dave Darland.

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2023
Tanner Thorson won the fourth night feature of the 37th Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals at the Tulsa Expo Raceway, Tulsa, OK. Emerson Axsom finished second followed by Brady Bacon, Tim Buckwalter, Tanner Carrick, Karter Sarff, Chase Johnson, Ryan Bernal, Dominic Gorden and Joe B Miller.

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2024
Logan Seavey won the 30-lap Hard Rock Hotel Casino, Tulsa, Qualifying fifth night feature during the 38th annual Chili Bowl Nationals powered by NOS Energy at the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla.. Ryan Timms finished second followed by Andrew Felker, Steven Snyder Jr, Emerson Axsom, Bryant Wiedeman, Daryn Pittman, Ace McCarthy, Gavin Miller and Cale Coons.

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