THIS DAY IN MOTORSPORTS FOR JANUARY 27th

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JANUARY 27

1934

George Follmer... Born ... One of the most successful road racers of the 1970's also raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1967-1971 and 1974 seasons. ____________________

1952

Troy Ruttman won the AAA big-car sprint race at Bay Meadows' one-mile dirt track. at the Bay Meadows Speedway, San Mateo, CA. A Bay Meadows crowd of 5,615 watched Troy Ruttman, driving promoter J.C. Agajanian's JR car in which Johnny Mantz set the previous AAA 25-mile sprint car record over a one mile track at Atlanta in 1949, win the 25-mile feature in record time of 15 minutes, 15.45 seconds, finishing a half lap ahead of Johnny Parsons. Ruttman led qualifiers with another AAA one-mile sprint car record of 36.72 seconds, or 98.03 miles an hour, besting Tommy Hinnershitz' March 29, 1949 mark of 37.80, or 95.23 mph, at Atlanta GA ... Legendary Clay Smith tuned Ruttman's winning car. ____________________

1962

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

1963

Parnelli Jones won the 50 lap USAC Midget race at the Ascot Park, Gardena, CA. ____________________

1966

Craig Dollansky... Born ... World of Outlaws Sprint Car driver. ____________________

1979

Jack Bertling won the TQ Midget feature at the indoor Atlantic City Convention Hall. ( Click here for the race report. ) ____________________

1980

Nick Fornoro Jr. won the TQ Midget feature at the indoor Atlantic City Convention Hall.

Steve Lotshaw won the 100 lap USAC Midget race at the Memorial Coliseum, Ft Wayne, IN. ____________________

1985

Rich Vogler won the 100 lap USAC Midget race at the Memorial Coliseum, Ft Wayne, IN. ____________________

1990

Travis "Spider" Webb... Died ... AAA driver, ran 6 Indy 500's

John Meyers won the 100 lap USAC Midget race at the Mecca, Milwaukee, WI. ____________________

1996

Buzz Calkins won the first INDY Racing League race, the Indy 200 at Florida's Walt Disney Orlando Speedway ____________________

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