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1938
Karl Busson ..Born .. USAC Sprint Car driver

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1959
Mark Martin ..Born .. NASCAR driver

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1960
Russ Klar won the TQ Midget race at the Teaneck Armory, Teaneck, NJ. ( Click here for the race report. )
Alan Clarke won the Modified Stock Car race at the Hialeah Speedway, Miami, FL. ( Click here for the race report. )
Herbie Tillman won the Modified Stock Car race at the Hollywood Speedway, Hollywood, FL. ( Click here for the race report. )

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1965
Russ Gamester ..Born .. USAC Midget and Silver Crown driver

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1971
Chuck Gurney won the Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) indoor midget race at the Sonona County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, CA.

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1972
Lee Kunzman won the 75-lap USAC indoor midget race at the Allen County Memorial Coliseum ,Fort Wayne, IN. Sonny Ates was second followed by Mel Kenyon, Tom Steiner and Roger West.
Tony Romit, (driving the Wherle roadster) won the Can-Am TQ Midget race on the 1/10 mile indoor War Memorial Auditorium track in Utica, NY. Rick Meyer of Indianapolis was second followed by Bill Levic of Cleveland, Paul Weisel, Duke Pavlick, Vic Novell, Bob Metzger, Bruce Bolitsky and Bob Cicconi. Romit, the 1971 ATQMRA champion, made his victory look easy in his gasoline powered 47 cubic inch Crosley. Romit and three other ATQMRA drivers spotted the sanctioning Can-Am TQ drivers some 13 cubic inches and alcohol fuel.

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2004
Lou Cicconi won the Three Quarter Midget feature at the indoor Atlantic City Convention Hall. Tim Howell wins the Slingshot feature

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2010
Donny Schatz picked up a $20,000 victory with the World Series Sprint Car race at the Brisbane International Speedway, Brisbane, Australia. Brooke Tatnell was second followed by Garry Brazier, Max Dumesny and Danny Smith.

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2018
Kyle Larson won the opening night Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals feature at the Tulsa Expo Raceway, Tulsa, OK. Brad Sweet finished second followed by Tyler Courtney,Ton Harris, Logan Seavey, Giovanni Scelzi, Jake Neuman, Brad Loyet, Scott Evans, Justin Peck and Alex Bright.

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2023
Cannon McIntosh won the Cummins Qualifying First Night preliminary feature even at the 37th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals at the Tulsa Expo Raceway under the massive roof of the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla. Shane Golobic finished second to transfer into Saturday’s A-Feature. Chris Windom was third, followed by Trey Marcham, Chase Briscoe, Gavan Boschele, Ryan Timms, Kyle Spence, Jacob Denny and Daniel Adler.

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2024
Michael "Buddy" Kofoid won the 30-lap Warren CAT Qualifying second night feature during the 38th annual Chili Bowl Nationals powered by NOS Energy at the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla.. Hank Davis finished second followed by Chase McDermand, David Gravel, Kameron Key, Thomas Meseraull, Landon Brooks, Kevin Thomas Jr, Zach Daum and Jake Bubak.

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