Eddie Sachs ... Born ... He was known as the "Caped Crusader of Auto Racing" and "Clown Prince of Auto Racing" for his personality at the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race. He was the father of race car driver and NASCAR car owner Eddie Sachs, Jr. His career included eight USAC Championship Trail wins, 25 top-five finishes in 65 career AAA and USAC starts, including the 1958 USAC Midwest Sprint Car Championship. He won consecutive pole positions (1960-1961) for the Indianapolis 500, finishing second in 1961 for his best finish. Sachs and sports car driver and Indy rookie Dave MacDonald were killed on the second lap of the 1964 Indianapolis 500 in a fiery crash involving seven cars.
A.J. Foyt won the USAC Sprint Car race over Chuck Hulse, Bob Cleberg, Mickey Shaw and Elmer George at the Indianapolis Raceway Park (5/8d), Indianapolis, IN
Colby Scroggin won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Louisiana State Fairgrounds, Shreveport,LA
Ernie McCoy won the ARDC Midget race at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove, PA
Salt Walther and 11 spectators are injured in a nasty crash at the start of the Indy 500. The race restart is delayed by rain. It would resume Wednesday, May 30th an won by Gordon Johncock.
Emerson Fittipaldi won the Indy 500 with a thrilling ending . Al Unser Jr. took the lead from Fittipaldi and appeared to be well on his way to his first victory at the Brickyard. Fittipaldi, however, caught Unser in traffic on the second-to-last lap. As the two blazed into Turn 3 neck and neck, their cars converged, and Unser's spun and crashed into the concrete wall. Fittipaldi cruised to victory with ease, while Unser, uninjured from his crash, ran to the track's edge and applauded his triumphant teammate.
Darrell Waltrip won the Coca-Cola 600 over Sterling Marlin at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
Jacques Villeneuve became the first Canadian to win the Indianapolis 500. Because of a 2-lap penalty for passing the pace car, he covered 505 miles to get the win. Also in this race, Honda became the first Japanese engine to participate in the 500.
Bobby Labonte won the Coca-Cola 600 over Terry Labonte at Charlotte, North Carolina, for his first NASCAR Winston Cup victory.
Juan Montoya dominated this Indy 500 by leading 167 of the 200 laps and winning for Chip Ganassi Racing. He was the first Rookie to win the coveted event since Graham Hill did it in 1966.
Matt Kenseth won the Coca-Cola 600 over Bobby Labonte at the Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
Sam Hornish Jr. beat out the rookie Marco Andretti by 0.0635 of a second to win the Indianapolis 500
Kasey Kahne won the Coca-Cola 600 over Jimmie Johnson at the Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
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Anthony Perrego won the 50-lap Short Track Super Series Modified race at the Thunder Mountain Speedway, Center Lisle, NY. Stewart Friesen was second followed by Andy Bachetti, Jeremy Smith and Ryan Jordan.
Takuma Sato won the Indianapolis 500 to become the first Indy 500 winner from Japan. Helio Castroneves was second followed by Ed Jones, Max Chilton and Tony Kanaan.
Matt Sheppard won the 30-lap Modified feature over Pat Ward and Danny Varin won the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint race over Jason Barney at the Utica-Rome Speedway, Vernon, NY.
Austin Dillon won the Coca-Cola 600 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC.
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