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1946
Ted Horn won the AAA sanctioned Harrington Race race on the .5 Mile Dirt Oval Delaware State Fairgrounds in Harrington, Delaware.
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1947
Charles Van Acker won the AAA sanctioned Milwaukee 100 race on the 1 Mile Dirt Oval Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway in West Allis, Wisconsin. Duke Nalon was second followed bt Paul Russo, Mel Hansen and George Connor.
Mark Light , driving the Cracraft #20, won the 30-lap AAA Eastern Sprint Car race on the 1/2 mile dirt Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA.
Ted Duncan won the 25-lap CARA Midget race over Tony Bettenhausen and Sam Hanks before 14,995 fans at the Soldier Field, Chicago, IL.
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1949
Eddie Haddad won the 100-lap CARA Midget race over Mike O'Halloran and Johnny McDowell before 10,388 fans at the Soldier Field, Chicago, IL.
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1950
Emory Collins won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Nodak Speedway, Minot, ND.
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1951
Art Cross won the AAA Midget race at the Indianapolis Speedrome, Indianapolis,IN.
Frankie Luptow won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO.
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1952
Paul Russo won the AAA sanctioned Indianapolis Sweepstakes race on the .5 Mile Dirt Oval Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Bill Schindler was second followed by Troy Ruttman, Jim Rigsby and Duane Carter.
Bob Sweikert won the AAA Midget race at the Salem Speedway, Salem,IN.
Bobby Grim won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Vermilion County Speedway, Danville, IL.
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1953
Len Duncan won the AAA Midget race at the Hatfield Speedway, Hatfield,PA.
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1955
Gene Hartley won the AAA Midget race at the Nashville Speedway, Nashville,TN.
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1956
Len Duncan won the ARDC Midget race at the Delaware State Fairgrounds, Harrington,DE.
Andy Linden won the 75-lap USAC Midget race at the Springfield Speedway, Springfield,IL.
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1957
Bob Boone won the ARDC Midget race at the Freeport Speedway, Freeport,NY.
Frank Burany won the 100-lap USAC Midget race at the Soldier Field, Chicago,IL.
Bobby Grim won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the River Cities Speedway, Grand Forks,ND.
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1958
Elmer George won the USAC Sprint Car race over Eddie Sachs, Jiggs Peters and A.J. Foyt at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA.
Rex Easton won the 50-lap USAC Midget race at the New Bremen Speedway, New Bremen,OH.
Jack Rounds won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Nodak Speedway, Minot,ND.
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1960
Leroy Warriner won the 50-lap USAC Midget race at the Soldier Field, Chicago, IL.
Nolan Johncock won the Supermodified race over Gordy Ward, Gordon Johncock and Art Bennett at the Fort Wayne Speedway, Fort Wayne,IN.
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1961
Dave Lundy won the Sprint Car race at the Heidelberg Speedway, Pittsburgh,PA. Jim Seese was second followed by Gus Linder, Jim Sheaffer and Len Birminghan.
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1962
Johnny Moorhouse won the 50-lap USAC Midget race at the Orange Show Stadium, San Bernadino, CA.
Jerry Richert won the IMCA Sprint Car race over Harold Leep, Johnny Rutherford, Roger Lane and Bill Horstmeyer at the Nodak Speedway, Minot,ND.
Bill Eldridge won the ARDC Midget race at the Norwood Arena, Norwood, MA.
Johnny White won the Supermodified race over Gordy Dukes, Jim Nelson, Paul Clark and Todd Gibson at the Toledo Speedway, Toledo,OH
Bobby Hersh won the Super Modified race over Roger Sowers, Johnny Mackison, Dick Tobias and Bobby Abel at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA
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1963
Mario Andretti entered his first road race. He won the race at Lime Rock, Connecticut, driving a front-engined midget. Mark Donohue was second in a rear-engined midget.
Greg Weld won the Sprint Car race at the Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville,IA.
Jim Maguire, in the Venezia # 27, won the URC Sprint Car race at the Lincoln Speedway, Hanover,PA. Bobby Courtwright finished second followed by Don Gillette, Lou Johnson and Bill Brown.
Jimmy Davies ,driving the Davies #1, won the 50-lap USAC Midget race at the Mt. Clemens Speedway , Mt. Clemens, MI.
Billy Cantrell ,driving the Doug Caruthers #34, won the 50-lap USAC Midget race at the Ascot Park, Gardena, CA.
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1964
Arnie Knepper ,driving the Max Willis #7, won the 50-lap USAC Midget race at the Springfield Speedway, Springfield, IL.
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1968
Greg Weld , driving his own #92 Chevy, won both 50-lap USAC Sprint Car races at the Reading Fairgrounds, Reading, PA.
Chuck Arnold , driving the Lee Elkins #73, won the 40-lap USAC Midget race at the Troup County Speedway, La Grange, GA.
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1969
Mickey Shaw ... Died ... USAC driver from the 1960's. Mickey Shaw died at a nearby hospital after pulling into the pits during preliminaries of a USAC Sprint Car race at the Eldora Speedway the day before complaining of chest pains.
Mel Kenyon , driving the Kenyon Brothers #61, won the 30-lap USAC Midget race at the Capitol City Speedway, Madison, WI.
Dan Gurney , driving the Ozzie Olson #48, won the first 100 mile USAC Indy Car race over Al Unser and Peter Revson and Peter Revson , driving the Motor Racing Developments #95, won the second 100 mile USAC Indy Car race over Mario Andretti and George Follmer on the Indianapolis Raceway Park Road Course, Indianapolis, IN.
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1972
Kenny Weld won the Super Sprint Car race over Jan Opperman, Bobbie Adamson, Rick Ferkel and Hal Browning at the Selinsgrove Speedway, Selinsgrove,PA.
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1973
Rollie Beale won the 40-lap USAC Sprint Car race over Sammy Sessions, Don Nordhorn, Billy Cassella and Lee Kunzman at the Heidelberg Speedway (1/2p), Pittsburgh,PA.
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1974
Steve Troxell won the 40-lap USAC Midget race at the Colorado National Speedway, Erie, CO.
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1975
Rollie Beale won the 40-lap USAC Sprint Car race at the Winchester Speedway , Winchester, IN.
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1979
Bubby Jones won the 40-lap USAC Sprint Car race at the Santa Fe Park , Hinsdale, IL.
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1980
Neil Bonnett won the NASCAR Winston Cup Coca-Cola 500 over Buddy Baker at the Pocono Raceway, Pocono, PA.
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1983
Jack Hewitt won the 30-lap USAC Sprint Car race at the Paragon Speedway , Paragon, IN.
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1984
Sheldon Kinser won the 40-lap USAC Sprint Car race at the Bloomington Speedway , Bloomington, IN.
Sleepy Tripp won the 30-lap USAC Western Midget race at the Ascot Park , Gardena, CA.
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1985
Rich Vogler ,driving the Jonathan Byrd #3, won both of the twin 50-lap USAC Midget races at the Terre Haute Action Track , Terre Haute, IN.
Chuck Gurney won the 25-lap USAC National Supermodified race at the Evergreen Speedway , Monroe, WA.
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1986
Bobby Hillin, Jr won the NASCAR Winston Cup Talladega 500 over Tim Richmond at the Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL.
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1988
J.R. Miller and Steve Knepper each won 25-lap USAC Midget races at the St. Charles Speedway , St. Charles, MO.
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1990
Kevin Potter won the 100-lap USAC Midget race at the Indianapolis Speedrome , Indianapolis, IN.
Dave Strickland Jr. won the 30-lap USAC Western States Midget race at the Rocky Mountain Speedway , Denver, CO.
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1991
Jim Keeker, driving the Glen Niebel #20, won the 30-lap USAC Sprint Car race at the Winchester Speedway, Winchester, IN.
Dave Strickland Jr. won the 30-lap USAC Midget race at the Rocky Mountain Speedway , Denver, CO.
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1994
Page Jones, driving the Steve Lewis #9L, won the 30-lap USAC Midget race at the Kokomo Speedway, Kokomo, IN.
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1995
Johnny Parsons won the 30-lap USAC Midget race at the Indianapolis Raceway Park , Indianapolis, IN.
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1996
Jim Hall announced his retirement as a CART team owner.
Tracy Hines , driving the Corky Wheeler #7, won the 40-lap USAC Western States Midget race at the Eagle Raceway , Lincoln, NE.
Jon Stanbrough , driving the Roger Law #77x , won the 30-lap USAC Sprint Car race at the Paragon Speedway , Paragon, IN.
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1997
Jack Hewitt , driving the Bob Hampshire #63 , won the 30-lap USAC Sprint Car race at the Lincoln Park Speedway , Putnamville, IN.
Kevin Urton won the 20-lap USAC Western States Sprint Car race at the Pikes Peak International Raceway , Fountain, CO.
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1999
Gene Godepski won the 20-lap USAC TQ Midget race at the Ventura Raceway , Ventura, CA.
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2001
A.J. Anderson won the 30-lap USAC Sprint Car race at the Bloomington Speedway , Bloomington, IN.
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2002
Cory Kruseman won the 30-lap USAC Sprint Car race at the Terre Haute Action Track , Terre Haute, IN.
A.J. Felker won the USAC Midget race at the Lincoln Park Speedway , Putnamville, IN.
Tony Hunt won the 30-lap USAC Western States Midget race at the Stockton 99 Speedway , Stockton, CA.
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2003
Ryan Newman won the NASCAR Winston Cup Pennsylvania 500 over Kurt Busch at the Pocono Raceway, Pocono, PA.
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2004
Davey Ray won the 40-lap USAC Western States Midget race at the Eagle Raceway , Lincoln, NE.
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