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1892
Roscoe Sarles ... Born ...( Indy Car driver )
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1910
Dee Toran ... Born ...( Eastern Midget racer )
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1967
Donald Campbell killed while attempting to break the world water speed record on Lake Coniston in the UK.
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1970
Ray Elliott won the 75-lap USAC Midget race at the Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN.
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1971
Richie Hearn ... Born ...( Indy Car driver )
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1976
Steve Lotshaw , driving the Dan Pool #9, won the 75-lap USAC Midget race at the Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN.
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1981
Steve Cannon won the 75-lap USAC Midget race at the Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN.
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1986
Nick Fornoro Jr. , driving the Jim Rieder #81, won the 100-lap USAC Midget race at the Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, IN.
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1987
Tom Bigelow won the indoor 100-lap USAC Midget race at the Allen County Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN. ( Click here for the race report. )
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1989
Graham Rahal ... Born ... Road racer. Son of Indy car racer Bobby Rahal
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1991
Maynard Clark ... Died ... Thrill show motorcycle rider and Midget driver
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2009
Ray Cook won the18th annual Ice Bowl Late Model Stock Car race at the Talladega Short Track in Talladega Alabama.( Click here for the report. )
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2010
Glen Saville won the Scott Darley Memorial Sprint Car race at the Tyrepower Parramatta City Raceway, Sydney, Australia. Robbie Farr was second followed by Donny Schatz, Danny Smith, Tim Shaffer and Tony Stewart.
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2019
Matt Janisch won the Night One 40-lap Ironton Telephone TQ Midget feature at the PPL Center, Allentown, PA. Erick Rudolph finished second followed by Justin Bonsignore, Ryan Flores and Scott Kreutter.
Brandon Rusczek won the Night One 20-lap Ironton Telephone Champ Kart feature at the PPL Center, Allentown, PA. Tyler Brown finished second followed by Ryan Kendall, JJ Pacovich and John Berger.
Geoff Kaiser won the First Night 50-lap Midget race and John Ivy won both the 25-lap Winged and Non-Winged 600cc Micro features of the 20th annual "Rumble in Fort Wayne" at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Expo Center, Fort Wayne, IN.
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2020
Ryan Flores won the 40-lap Ironton Telephone Indoor Auto Racing VP Fuels Series TQ Midget feature race at the PPL Center, Allentown, PA. Steve Kemery was second followed by Jeremy Haudricourt, Anthony Payne and Ryan Bartlett.
Dylan Hoch won the 40-lap Action Track USA Slingshot feature race at the PPL Center, Allentown, PA.
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