Red Riegel... Born ... URC and USAC driver from Leesport PA. Died in a USAC Sprint car race at the Reading Fairgrounds Speedway in the same crash which also claimed the life of Jud Larson.
Bill Holland , driving the Malamud #29, won the 20 lap AAA Eastern Sprint Car race at the Nazareth Speedway , Nazareth, PA.
Ronnie Householder won the 50-lap CARA Midget race over Ted Duncan, Sam Hanks, Mel Hansen and Ray Richards before 18,224 fans at the Soldier Field, Chicago, IL.
Jud Larson won the USAC Champ Car Non Point race over Johnny Thomson, Buzz Barton, Eddie Sachs and Don Freeland at the Williams Grove Speedway ,Mechanicsburg, PA.
Don Morris won the ARDC Midget race at the Freeport Speedway, Freeport, NY.
Bobby Hersh won the Super Modified race over Johnny Mackison, Leroy Felty, Lorenz Alwine and Roger Sowers at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA.
Bob Wente won the USAC Midget race at the Columbus Motor Speedway, Columbus,OH.
Greg Weld won the Knoxville Nationals Sprint Car race over brother Jerry Weld, Dick Fries, Gordon Woolley and Wib Spaulding at the Knoxville Raceway , Knoxville, IA.
Bobby Hogle, in the Morales # 1, won the CRA Sprint Car race over Bob McCoy, Jimmy Oskie, Billy Wilkerson and John Kellar at the Ascot Park Speedway, Gardena,CA.
Johnny Coy won the ARDC Midget race at the Hershey Stadium, Hershey,PA.
Jiggs Peters won the URC Sprint Car race at the Beltsville Speedway, Beltsville,MD.
Larry Dickson won the USAC Sprint Car race over Herman Wise, Karl Busson, Bill Koepfer and Mike Mosley at the Eldora Speedway , Rossburg,OH.
Jerry Blundy won the Sprint Car race at the Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville,IA.
Bobby Abel won the Super Sprint Car race at the Lincoln Speedway, Hanover, PA.
Jan Opperman, in the Bogar # 99, won the Super Sprint Car race over Kenny Weld, Gary Howsare, Lynn Paxton and Ed Zirkle at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA.
Gary Bettenhausen won the USAC Midget race over Mike Gregg, Billy Engelhart, Steve Troxell and Bobby Olivero at the Lakeside Speedway - Mile-High Classic, Denver, CO.
Dick Gaines won the Sprint Car race over Bob Kinser, Butch Wilkerson, Larry Miller and Bobby Black at the Bloomington Speedway, Bloomington, IN.
Will Cagle won the Modified Stock Car race over George Ely, Dave Lape, John McArdle and Frank Mears at the Rolling Wheels Raceway, Elbridge, NY.
Chuck Amati won the Super Sprint Car race at the Williamson County Speedway, Marion, IL.
Bobby Rahal drove a March-Cosworth to victory in the inaugural 'Toronto Grand Prix' CART race on a temporary circuit through the Canadian National Exhibition grounds.
Tim Richmond won the NASCAR Winston Cup Summer 500 over Ricky Rudd at the Pocono Raceway, Pocono, PA.
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