Neil Bonnett ... Born ... NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career and died from injuries suffered in a practice crash at Daytona. He was part of the famous "Alabama Gang". Bonnett was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame in 1997, was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2001 and was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.
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1948
Lucky Lux won the AAA Eastern Sprint Car race at the Alcyon Speedway,Pitman, NJ.
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1949
Johnny Mantz won the AAA Eastern Sprint Car race at the Delaware State Fairgrounds,Harrington, DE.
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1950
Tommy Hinnershitz won the AAA Eastern Sprint Car race over Mike Nazaruk at the Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA.
Duane Carter won the AAA Sprint Car race at the Winchester Speedway, Winchester, IN.
Deb Snyder won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Vermilion County Speedway, Danville, IL.
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1952
Potsy Goacher won the AAA Midget race at the Rockford Speedway, Rockford,IL.
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1953
Deb Snyder won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Nodak Speedway, Minot, ND.
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1955
Tommy Hinnershitz won the AAA Eastern Sprint Car race at the Delaware State Fairgrounds,Harrington, DE.
Marvin Pifer won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Nodak Speedway, Minot, ND.
Shorty Templeman won the AAA Midget race at the Sportsdrome Speedway,Jeffersonville, IN.
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1959
Don Boorse won the 50 lap USAC Midget race at the Macon Speedway, Macon,IL.
A.J. Shepherd won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Nodak Speedway, Minot, ND.
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1960
Allen Heath won the CRA Sprint Car race at the Ascot Park Speedway, Gardena,CA.
Jimmy Davies won the USAC Midget race at the Champaign Fairgrounds, Champaign,IL.
Harold Leep won the Sprint Car race over Jerry Blundy and Gordon Woolley at the Mount Pleasant Fairgrounds, Mount Pleasant,IA.
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1961
Johnny Dodd won the URC Sprint Car race at the Delaware State Fairgrounds, Harrington, DE. George Monsen was second followed by Earl Halaquist, Bobby Courtwright and Eddie Gallione.
Parnelli Jones, in the # 1 Fike Plumbing Special, won the USAC Sprint Car race at the Indianapolis Raceway Park (5/8p), Indianapolis, IN. Jim Hurtubise was second followed by Don Branson, A.J. Foyt and Roger McCluskey.
Jimmy Davies won the USAC Midget race at the Kokomo Speedway, Kokomo,IN.
Roger Sowers won the Super Modified race over Johnny Mackison and Bobby Hersh at the Susquehanna Speedway, Newberrytown,PA.
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1964
Sammy Sessions won the Supermodified race at the Tioga Motorsports Park, Owego,NY.
Mitch Smith won the Modified race over Willie Musselman, Johnny Crawford, Junior Ritchey and Russ Smith at the Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA. ( Click here for the race report. )
Sonny Ates won the USAC Midget race at the Sportsdrome Speedway, Jeffersonville,IN.
Larry Dickson won the ARDC Midget race at the Onteora Speedway, Olivebridge,NY.
Gus Linder won the Sprint Car race over Bobbie Adamson, Steve Ungar and Bob Burris at the Greater Pittsburgh Speedway, Pittsburgh,PA.
Mel Kenyon won the USAC Midget race at the Champaign Fairgrounds, Champaign,IL.
Parnelli Jones won the USAC Midget race at the Kearney Bowl, Fresno,CA.
Jay Woodside won the Sprint Car race at the Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville,IA.
Bobby Abel won the Super Modified race at the Lincoln Speedway,New Oxford, PA.
Lou Blaney won the Sprint Car race over Ted Wise and Ralph Quarterson at the Mercer Raceway Park, Mercer, PA.
Joe Csiki won the ARDC Midget race at the Wall Township Speedway, Belmar,NJ.
Mike Mosley won the CRA Sprint Car race over Don Thomas, Paul Jones, Jay East and Dick Fries at the Whiteman Stadium, Pacoima,CA.
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1967
Mario Andretti won the Langhorne 150 USAC Championship race on the 1 mile paved Langhorne Speedway in Langhorne, PA. Gordon Johncock finished second followed by Bobby Unser, Wally Dallenbach and Jim McElreath.
Earl Halaquist won the URC Sprint Car race over Jerry Karl anf Joe Csiki at the Beltsville Speedway, Beltsville,MD.
Darl Harrison won the Sprint Car race over Benny Rapp and John Batts at the Eldora Speedway, Rossburg,OH.
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1968
Bob Tattersall won the USAC Midget race at the Davenport Speedway, Davenport,IA. Dick Jones was second followed by Greg Weld, Mike McGreevy, Billy Renshaw and Tom Bigelow.
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1969
Bobby Allen, in the # 1 Emrich Chevy, won the Super Sprint Car race over Mitch Smith, Kenny Weld, Lee Osborne and Johnny Grum at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA.
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1971
Gary Bettenhausen won the USAC Midget race at the Peotone Fairgrounds, Peotone,IL. Billy Vukovich was second followed by Dick Pole, Merle Bettenhausen and Larry Cannon.
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1972
Johnny Coy won the ARDC Midget race at the Grandview Speedway, Bechtelsville,PA. Jim Maguire was second followed by Jerry Stover, Dorsey Truitt and Wayne Woodward.
Kenny Weld won the Super Sprint Car race over Barry Camp, David James, Rick Schmelyun and Jan Opperman at the Susquehanna Speedway, Newberrytown,PA.
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1978
Darrell Waltrip won the NASCAR Winston Cup Coca-Cola 500 over David Pearson at the Pocono Raceway, Pocono, PA.
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1979
Cale Yarborough won the NASCAR Winston Cup Coca-Cola 500 over Richard Petty at the Pocono Raceway, Pocono, PA.
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1981
Bud Tingelstad... Died ... USAC driver from 1957 to 1972 in the Midget, Sprint, Stock Car and Championship Car series. In the Championship Cars he raced in the 1960-1971 seasons with 120 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in each year except 1961 and 1970. He finished in the top ten 56 times, with his one victory in 1966 at DuQuoin.
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1989
Terry Labonte won the NASCAR Winston Cup DieHard 500 over Darrell Waltrip at the Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL.
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