Jack Smith took the lead from Buck Baker with 14 laps to go and won the 100 mile NASCAR Grand National race on the 1/2 mile dirt Concord North Carolina Speedway.
Richard Petty drove his Dodge to victory in the 'Carolina 500' NASCAR GN race at the North Carolina Motor Speedway. Cale Yarborough, in the Richard Howard Chevy, finished more than a lap behind in second.
A.J. Foyt and Johnny Rutherford won the 100 mile USAC Indy Car qualifying races at Ontario Motor Speedway. The races set the field for the following weeks California 500.
Doug Wolfgang won the USA / Alabama National Sprint Championship race at the East Alabama Motor Speedway , Phenix City, AL. ( Click here for the race report. )
Ed Reed won the CRA Sprint Car race at the Manzanita Speedway , Phoenix, AZ. Lealand McSpadden was second followed by Ron Shuman, Rip Williams and Jerry Meyer.
Jack Johnson won the DIRT-DIRT South Civil War for modifieds race at the Devil's Bowl Speedway , Mesquite, TX. ( Click here for the race report. )
Jimmy Vasser drove his Reynard-Honda to victory in the CART race in Homestead, Florida, USA. It was the first CART win for Vasser and first CART race held at Homestead.
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