Jerry Unser... Died ... He was the 1957 USAC Stock Car champion. Jerry was the first of the Unser family to compete at Indianapolis. He died in a practice crash before the 1959 Indianapolis 500, leaving behind a widow, Jeanne Unser, and two sons, Jerry and Johnny Unser. His brothers Al and Bobby and his nephew Al Jr. have won the "500". His son Johnny and nephew Robby have also competed in the race.
Len Duncan won the ARDC Midget race at the Akron Rubber Bowl, Akron,OH
Mitch Smith won the Super Modified race over Leroy Felty, Frankie Thompson, Al Chamberlain and Dick Tobias at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove, PA
Ray Tilley, in the # 88 Bud Grimm Ford, won the Super Sprint Car race over Gus Linder, Kenny Weld, Don Kreitz and Hank Jacoby at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove, PA
Mitch Smith, in the # 6 Regester Chevy, won the Super Sprint Car race over Ray Tilley, Gus Linder, Bobby Allen and Ed Zirkle at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove, PA
RayLee Goodwin won the Sprint Car race over Roger Rager, Lonnie Jensen, Joe Saldana and Ralph Blackett at the Eagle Raceway, Eagle,NE
Bill Banick won the Super Sprint Car race over Johnny Grum, Ed Zirkle, Tom Spriggle and Kenny Weld at the Hagerstown Speedway, Hagerstown,MD
Jerry Blundy won the Sprint Car race over Tom Corbin, Dick Sutcliffe, Wib Spaulding and Eddie Leavitt at the I-70 Speedway, Odessa,MO
Gary Bettenhausen won the USAC Sprint Car race over Johnny Parsons, Larry Dickson, Sammy Sessions and Bill Puterbaugh at the Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis,IN
Mike Lloyd won the KARS Super Sprint Car race over Kramer Williamson, Smokey Snellbaker, Kenny Weld and Roger Larson at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA
Lynn Paxton won the KARS Super Sprint Car race over Smokey Snellbaker, Roger Larson, Dick Tobias and Len Seroka at the Selinsgrove Speedway, Selinsgrove,PA
Kramer Williamson won the Super Sprint Car race over Leroy Felty, Jay Myers, Rod Gross and Rick Schmelyum at the Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal,PA
Sammy Swindell won the World of Outlaws Sprint Car race over Jim Edwards, Jay Myers, Smokey Snellbaker and Bobby Allen at the Lincoln Speedway, Hanover,PA
Joey Gravino won the Super Sprint Car race over Allen Klinger, Jim Nace, Bill Stief and Randy Wolfe at the Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal,PA
Hank Rogers Jr, in the Mike Sheehan # 1, won the ARDC Midget race over Ron Dunstan, Brian Seidel, John Jenkins and Bob Cicconi at the Nazareth Raceway, Nazareth,PA
Scott Brayton ... Died ... USAC/CART driver 1981 to 1996. Scott tragically lost his life in a fatal crash during practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Six days before the accident, Scott captured his second consecutive Indy 500 pole position.
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