Ralph DePalma won the AAA 100 Mile Harkness Handicap over Tommy Milton and Barney Oldfield at the 2 Mile Board Oval, Sheepshead Bay Speedway , Sheepshead Bay, New York
William Denver... Died ... He drove in the Indy 500 in 1930 finishing 23rd. In 1931 he was back driving relief for Al Aspen in his Duesenberg from lap 112 to lap 161. Aspen finished 14th. He returned to the 'Brickyard' in 1933 but on the 28th of May he crashed in practice driving the Brady & Nardi Studebaker entered by Ray T. Brady. Denver and his mechanic Hugh "Bob" Hurst were both thrown from the car when it crashed over the northeast turn wall, hit a tree and burst into flames. Bill Denver broke his neck and died four days later on June 1st. His riding mechanic Bob Hurst died at the scene.
Tom Sneva ... Born ... He worked as a school principal before becoming a racing driver. He drove Supermodifieds in the Spokane, Washington area before joining the Indy Car ranks. Sneva is best remembered for winning the 1983 Indianapolis 500. Nicknamed "The Gas Man," Sneva was an outstanding qualifier, winning the pole position for the Indianapolis 500 three times (1977, 1978, 1984). He was also the fastest qualifier on a fourth occasion in 1981, but because of qualifying rules did not start the race from the pole position. Sneva's unique abilities to get the most out of his car also led to him winning two consecutive USAC National Championships for Indycars in 1977 and 1978. He was the first driver to qualify at the Indianapolis 500 over 200 mph in 1977 and the first driver to qualify at the Indianapolis 500 over 210 mph in 1984. His brother, driver Jerry Sneva, also competed at Indy.
Wally Campbell won the NASCAR Speedway Car Charlotte 100 over Al Fleming and Buck Baker at the 3/4 Mile Dirt Oval, Charlotte Speedway , Charlotte, North Carolina
Bill Holland won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Aurora Downs , Chicago, IL
Mike Nazaruk won the AAA Sprint Car race at the Dayton Speedway, Dayton, OH
Roy Bowe won the AAA Midget race at the Olympic Stadium, Kansas City,MO
Tommy Hinnershitz won the AAA Eastern Sprint Car race at the Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA
Steve Cannon won the USAC Midget race over Gary Bettenhausen, Jimmy Caruthers, Tom Bigelow and Bob Wente at the Hales Corners Speedway, Milwaukee,WI. ( Click here for the race report. )
Leigh Earnshaw won the ARDC / ARC Midget race over Doug Craig, Steve Howard, Jerry Stover and Johnny Coy at the John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia,PA. ( Click here for the race report. )
Lou Blaney won the Sprint Car race over Jerry Matus, Ted Wise and Chuck Engstrom at the Lernerville Speedway, Sarver,PA
Tom Spriggle won the Super Sprint Car race over Kenny Weld, Jan Opperman, Dub May and Kramer Williamson at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove, PA. ( Click here for the race report. )
George Monsen won the NEMA Midget race over Billy Hughes, Len Thrall, Bob Hart and Bobby White at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford, CT.
Bubby Jones won the Super Sprint Car race at the Williamson County Speedway, Marion, IL.
Ronnie King won the Late Model Stock Car race over Johnny Prior, Clyde Lindeman, Wib Spalding and Ken Schrader at the Tri-City Speedway, Granite City, IL.
Pete Hulbert won the Modified-Sportsman Stock Car race over Gordie Isham, Buzzie Barton, Ken Moore and Dave Kneisel at the Penn-Can Speedway, Susquehanna, PA.
Dick Gaines won the Sprint Car race at the Bloomington Speedway, Bloomington, IN.
Joe Saldana won the 40 lap USAC Sprint Car race over Tom Bigelow, Jimmy Caruthers, George Snider and Sammy Sessions at the Terre Haute Action Track , Terre Haute, IN.
Dana Carter won the USAC Midget race over Mel Kenyon, Larry Patton, Sleepy Tripp and Ken Nichols at the Lake Geneva Raceway, Lake Geneva,WI.
Mike Skinner wins the Colorado 200 to become the first Craftsman Truck Series driver to win 10 races. Skinner leads 220 of 253 laps on the three-eighths of a mile Colorado National Speedway in Erie, Colo.
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