Bob Burman drove a Peugeot to victory in a 100 mile AAA sanctioned race on the 1/2 mile dirt oval at the Burlington Fairgrounds in Burlington, Iowa, the first documented auto event held there.
Fred Lorenzen won the 250 mile NASCAR Atlanta Festival Stock Car race at the Atlanta International Raceway.
Elton Hildreth won the Modified Stock Car race at the Old Bridge Speedway, Old Bridge, NJ. Wally Dallenbach finished second followed by Ernie Gahan and Ed Flemke.
Bobby Malzahn won the Modified Stock Car race over Budd Olson and Al Tasnady at the Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth, PA.
Richard Petty, outdueling Darel Dieringer in a race long battle, drove his Plymouth to victory in the NASCAR Grand National 'Northern 300' on the 1 mile paved Trenton Speedway in Trenton, NJ. The crowd of 19,500 was thrilled for most of the race as Petty and Dieringer dueled for the lead in heavy traffic. The lead swapped 8 times among Petty, Dieringer and Jim Paschal, with Paschal leading for only 1 lap. Petty took the lead for good on lap 254 and led the rest of the way, crossing the line 28 seconds ahead of Dieringer's Junior Johnson Ford. Paschal wound up 3rd, 3 laps back in the Tommy Friedkin Plymouth. It was Petty's 61st career GN win.
Greg Weld , driving the Dr. Ward Dunseth / Paul Leffler #92 Chevy, won the USAC Sprint Car race at the State Fair Speedway ,Oklahoma City, OK. Bruce Walkup was second followed by Mike Mosley, Bud Tingelstad and Hal Minyard.
Don White , driving the Ray Nichels #2, won the 200 mile USAC Stock Car race at the Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee, WI.
Pancho Carter , driving the Jim Rieder #81, won the 50-lap USAC Midget race at the Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie,WI. Jimmy Caruthers was second followed by Billy Engelhart, Mel Cornett and Tom Bigelow.
Lee Kunzman won the 40 lap USAC Sprint Car race at the New Bremen Speedway , New Bremen,OH. Darl Harrison was second followed by Cy Fairchild, Bill Koepfer and Charlie Masters.
Dave Humphrey won the NEMA Midget race at the Monadnock Speedway, Winchester, NH.
Jan Opperman won the Johnny Roberts Memorial Super Sprint Car race at the Hagerstown Speedway , Hagerstown,MD. Bobby Allen was second followed by Smokey Snellbaker, Irvin King and Elmer Ruby.
Tom Spriggle won the Super Sprint Car race at the Susquehanna Speedway, Newberrytown, PA. Paul Pitzer was second followed by David James, Kramer Williamson and Rick Schmelyun.
Roger McCluskey , driving the Norm Nelson #3, won the 200 mile USAC Stock Car race at the Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee, WI.
Steve Smith won the KARS Super Sprint Car race at the Penn National Speedway, Grantville,PA. Lynn Paxton was second followed by Bobby Allen, Smokey Snellbaker and Paul Pitzer.
Sleepy Tripp won the 30-lap USAC Midget race over Pancho Carter, Mel Kenyon, Jimmy Caruthers and Larry Rice at the Kokomo Speedway, Kokomo,IN.
Lynn Paxton won the All Star Super Sprint Car race at the Millstream Speedway, Findlay,OH. Fred Linder was second followed by Bobby Allen, Harold McGilton and Rick Ferkel.
Kramer Williamson won the KARS Super Sprint Car race at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA. Jim Sheaffer was second followed by Bobby Allen, Steve Smith and Smokey Snellbaker.
Steve Kinser won the Sprint Car race at the Bloomington Speedway, Bloomington,IN.
Buck Buckley won the URC Sprint Car race at the Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown,PA. Gas Linder was second followed by Ed Lynch, Charlie Svetec and Bill Force.
Tony Simon won the CRA Sprint Car race at the Ascot Park Speedway, Gardena,CA.
Pancho Carter , driving the Steve Stapp#1, won the 40-lap USAC Sprint Car race at the Eldora Speedway, Rossburg,OH. Tom Bigelow was second followed by Sheldon Kinser, George Snider and Roger Rager.
Johnny Parsons won the 40-lap USAC Midget race at the Cannon River Speedway, Morristown,MN. Lonnie Caruthers was second followed by Mel Kenyon, Sleepy Tripp and Larry Patton.
Kenny Weld won the Super Sprint Car race over Van May, Dub May, Doug Stambaugh and Larry Krimes at the Lincoln Speedway, Hanover,PA.
Mitch Smith won the Super Sprint Car race over Keith Kauffman, Lynn Paxton, Jay Myers and Gary Howsare at the Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal,PA.
Lennie Boyd won the ARDC Midget race at the New Egypt Speedway, New Egypt,NJ.
Ralph Quarterson won the Sprint Car race over Lou Blaney, Steve Travers, Johnny Lewis and Ed Murphy at the Mercer Raceway Park, Mercer,PA.
Billy Hughes won the ARDC Midget race over Bob Cicconi, Hank Rogers Jr, P.J. Roberts and Nick Fornoro Jr. at the Grandview Speedway, Bechtelsville,PA.
Keith Kauffman won the Super Sprint Car race at the Susquehanna Speedway, Newberrytown,PA. Steve Smith was second followed by Bobby Allen, Dub May and Doug Stambaugh.
Sheldon Kinser won the 40-lap USAC Sprint Car race at the I-70 Speedway, Odessa,MO. Billy Cassella was second followed by Ron Shuman, Bob Frey and Roy Hicks.
Bobby Allison , driving the Bobby Allison #11, won the 200 mile USAC Stock Car race at the Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee, WI.
Tim Green won the World of Outlaws Sprint Car race at the Tri-City Speedway, Granite City,IL. Doug Wolfgang was second followed by Lee Osborne, Ken Schrader and Lee James.
Steve Kinser won the World of Outlaws Sprint Car race at the Santa Fe Speedway, Chicago,IL. Rick Ferkel was second followed by Jeff Swindell, Sammy Swindell and Ron Shuman.
Nick Fornoro, Jr. won the ARDC Midget race over Drew Fornoro, Leigh Earnshaw, Ros Triol and Guy Cicconi at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Malta,NY.
Dave Kelly won the URC Sprint Car race at the Bedford Speedway, Bedford,PA. Kevin Collins was second followed by Charlie Massey, Ed Wylie and Bobby Wilkins.
Sammy Swindell won the World of Outlaws Sprint Car race at the Red River Valley Speedway, Fargo,ND. Steve Kinser was second followed by Bobby Allen, Ron Shuman and Brad Doty.
Drew Fornoro won the NEMA Midget race at the Star Speedway, Epping,NH.
Bobby Davis, Jr. won the Super Sprint Car race at the Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal,PA. Randy Wolfe was second followed by Lynn Paxton, Smokey Snellbaker and Bill Stief.
Sleepy Tripp won the 100-lap USAC Western Midget race at the Ascot Park , Gardena, CA.
Joe Sostilio ... Died ... Sostilio raced both sprint cars and midgets. He won the New England Dirt Championship in 1935, 1936 and 1938. He also won the Bay State Midget Racing Association Championship in 1947 and Eastern Sprint Car Championship in 1953. In 1949, he turned to Stock Car racing but still continued in open wheel racing. Between 1948 and 1950 Joe won seven races in AAA competition as teammate to Johnnie Parsons. Joe was 5th in the AAA Eastern Sprint Car Championship in 1952, he beat Tommy Hinnershitz to the title in 1953 and finished 6th in 1954. His best finishes on the Champ Car circuit were a 7th at Langhorne Speedway and another 7th at Darlington Speedway in 1954.
Tony Stewart won the NASCAR Winston Cup thatlook.com 300 over Joe Nemechek at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH.
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