Allen Heath won the AAA Midget race at the Dayton Speedway, Dayton, OH.
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1953
Bobby Grim was the winner of the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Champaign County Fairgrounds,Urbana, IL
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1958
Len Duncan won the ARDC Midget race at the Hatfield Speedway, Hatfield,PA
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1959
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
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1962
Gus Linder won the Super Modified race over Jim Seese, Lou Blaney, Bobbie Adamson and Rich Bauman at the Greater Pittsburgh Speedway, Pittsburgh,PA
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1963
Thad Dosher won the Super Modified race over Greg Weld at the Lakeside Speedway, Kansas City,KS
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1964
Jimmy Davies won the USAC Midget race at the 25th Street Fairgrounds, Columbus,IN
Gus Linder won the Super Modified race over George Eakins, Larry Dickson, Andy Phillips and Dick Cotterman at the Blanket Hill Speedway, Kittanning,PA
Nolan Johncock won the Super Modified race over Harry Jones at the Dixie Motor Speedway, Birch Run,MI
Greg Weld won the Super Modified race over RayLee Goodwin, Dale Moore, Wes Ferrand and Dick Sutcliffe at the Olympic Stadium, Kansas City,MO
Todd Gibson won the Super Modified race at the Sandusky Speedway, Sandusky,OH
Ted Wise won the Super Modified race over Bob Burris and Lou Blaney at the Sharon Speedway, Hartford,OH
Bill Brown won the URC Sprint Car race at the Westhampton Speedway, Westhampton,NY
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1967
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
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1968
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
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1969
Jimmy Oskie won the CRA Sprint Car race over Billy Wilkerson, Bobby Hogle, Don Hamilton and Walt Kennedy at the Ascot Park Speedway, Gardena,CA
Johnny Coy won the ARDC Midget race at the Islip Speedway, Islip,NY
Lou Blaney won the Super Sprint Car race over Milt Miller, Frank Gorichky, Elmer Ruby and Johnny Hubbard at the Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown,PA
Ralph Quarterson won the Sprint Car race over Ted Wise, Frank Gorichky, Jim Magill and Dick Cotterman at the Lernerville Speedway, Sarver,PA
Kenny Weld won the Super Sprint Car race over Bobby Allen, Buddy Cochran, George Weaver and Gus Linder at the Lincoln Speedway, Hanover,PA
Jim Sheaffer won the Sprint Car race over Ralph Quarterson, Dick Cotterman, Bill Wheeling and Jim Magill at the Mercer Raceway Park, Mercer, PA
Junior Ritchey won the Super Sprint Car race over Lynn Paxton, Johnny Grum, Leroy Felty and John Ebersole at the Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal,PA
Bobbie Adamson won the Super Sprint Car race over Ray Tilley, Tom Spriggle, Jim Wilbur and Mitch Smith at the Selinsgrove Speedway, Selinsgrove,PA
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1970
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
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1974
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
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1975
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
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1980
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
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1981
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
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1996
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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