Bob Sall ... Born ... AAA Sprint car ace who later became NASCAR's Eastern field manager.
1954
Ernest Friderich ... Died ... AAA driver
1956
Buck Baker made his first start for the powerhouse Kiekhaefer Chrysler team a winning one by taking the 150 mile NASCAR Grand National race on the one mile dirt oval at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. Frank Mundy, also new to the Kiekhaefer
squad, finished a half lap behind in second. Tim Flock was third, giving the Kiekhaefer Chryslers a 1-2-3 sweep. The returning Mundy had to post a $1000 bond to be re-instated in NASCAR after leaving in 1952 to race on the AAA circuit. Baker had been the main competition for the mighty Chryslers in 1955, so team owner Carl Kiekhaefer hired him.
1966
Bobby Courtwright wins the Three Quarter Midget feature at the indoor Atlantic City Convention Hall. Ed Leip wins in Foreign Compacts
1972
Doug Craig wins the Three Quarter Midget feature at the indoor Atlantic City Convention Hall.
1975
Felipe Giaffone ... Born ... Indy car driver, 6 Indy 500 starts. Best finish 3rd in 2002
1977
Tom White wins the Three Quarter Midget feature at the indoor Atlantic City Convention Hall.
1978
David Pearson, in a Mercury, earns the 100th pole of his career, clocked at 113.204 miles per hour on the 2.62-mile road course at Riverside, CA. Pearson, who would become the second driver in history to reach 100 career wins two months later, retired with 113 poles, 13 behind all-time leader Richard Petty.
Cale Yarborough, Taking the lead with 25 laps to go, drove the new Junior Johnson Oldsmobile to victory in the NASCAR Grand National Western 500 at Riverside International Raceway. Yarborough finished one second ahead of Benny Parsons with David Pearson less than a car length behind Parsons in third. Parsons and Pearson swapped the runner-up spot three times on the last lap. Neil Bonnett finished 4th in his first road course start. It was the first NASCAR GN win for Olds since 1959. Johnson's team had a new crew chief, 22 year old Tim Brewer. Yarborough's 50th career win seen by a crowd of 70,000. The start was delayed to let
the large crowd in through the muddy conditions.
1996
Bill Cantrell... Died ... Midget, sprint and Indy car driver from the late 1930's to mid 50's and later he became the West Coast supervisor for USAC.
2005
Jeff Heotzler wins the TQ Midget/Micro Sprint feature at the indoor Atlantic City Convention Hall. Jesse Hartman wins in Slingshots, Greg Harris wins in Micro Stocks, Davey Sammons wins in Young Lions/Slingshots, Steve Buckwalter wins in Mini Cup and Brett Stratford wins in Champ Karts.
2006
Lou Cicconi, Jr. wins the TQ Midget/Micro Sprint feature at the indoor Atlantic City Convention Hall. Ryan Smith wins in Slingshots, Rich Byrne wins in Micro Stocks, Christopher Allen wins in Young Lions/Slingshots and Tom Ervin wins in Outlaw Micro Stocks.
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