Ted Tappett won the ARDC Midget race over George Rice and Bob Disbrow at the Bridgeport Speedway,Bridgeport, CT.
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1953
Jimmy Bryan won the AAA Eastern Sprint Car feature over Tommy Hinnershitz at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA.
Pat O'Connor won the AAA Sprint Car feature over Bob Sweikert and Mike Nazaruk at the Winchester Speedway,Winchester, IN.
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1954
Cal Niday won the AAA Midget race at the Taft Stadium, Oklahoma City, OK.
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1959
Don Branson and Van Johnson won the AAA Midget features at the New Bremen Speedway, New Bremen,OH
Lee Petty won the NASCAR Virginia 500 at the Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA. Johnny Beauchamp was second followed by Junior Johnson, Tom Pistone, Roy Tyner, Bob Welborn, Richard Petty, Joe Weatherly, Shorty Rollins and Cotton Owens.
Roger Lane won the 50-lap Midget race at the Olympic Stadium, Kansas City, MO. Tommy Verdeman was second followed by Howard House, Carl Williams and Jerry Weld.
Bob Malzahn won the 25-lap Modified race at the Atco Speedway, Atco, NJ, Ed Lindsay was second followed by Jackie McLaughlin, Charley Decker, Jim Smith, Al Tasnady, Bob Gemenden and Sal Moschella.
Jim Hendrickson won the Stock Car race at the Islip Speedway, Islip, NY. George Tet was second followed by Al DeAngelo, Gene Gamache and Fred Harback.
Bob Pershing won the Stock Car race at the Old Bridge Stadium,Old Bridge, NJ. Pete Frazee was second followed by Bill Wilson, Joe Kelly and Lenny Brown.
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1963
Greg Weld won the Super Modified feature over Billy Covert at the Lakeside Speedway, Kansas City,KS
Neil Haight won the Super Modified feature over Bobby Hersh, Donnie Eisenhour, Ralph Smith and Leroy Felty at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA
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1964
Bob Burris won the Super Modified feature over Hank Jacoby and Lou Blaney at the Sharon Speedway, Hartford, OH
Jud Larson won the USAC Sprint Car feature over Bob Wente, Bob Harkey, Mario Andretti and Mickey Rupp at the New Bremen Speedway (1/2d), New Bremen,OH
Billy Hughes won both of the ARDC Midget features at the Wall Township Speedway, Belmar,NJ
Kenny Weld won the Super Sprint car feature over Gus Linder, Bobby Allen, Bobby Abel and Bobby Brymesser at the Lincoln Speedway, Hanover,PA
Mel Kenyon won the USAC Midget feature over Bob Tattersall, Les Scott, Billy Engelhart and Mike McGreevy at the Hershey Stadium, Hershey,PA
Milt Miller won the Super Sprint car feature over Lou Blaney, Elmer Ruby and Ed Lynch at the Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown,PA
Bob Williams won the Super Modified feature over Jerry Blundy, Joe Saldana and Jan Opperman at the Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, IA
Frank McDaniel won the CRA Sprint Car feature over Bob Cleberg, Jerry McClung, Don Hamilton and Frank Secrist at the Manzanita Speedway, Phoenix,AZ
Junior Ritchey won the Super Sprint Car feature over Lynn Paxton, Johnny Grum, Hank Jacoby and Smokey Snellbaker at the Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal, PA
Mitch Smith won the Super Sprint Car feature over Bob Shaw, Frank Gorichky, Joe Lingle and Mike Lloyd at the Selinsgrove Speedway, Selinsgrove,PA
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1970
A.J. Foyt won the "Yankee 250" stockcar race at Indianapolis Raceway Park, in Indianapolis, Indiana
Carl Williams won the USAC Sprint Car feature over Doc Dawson, Larry Dickson, Bill Puterbaugh and Sammy Sessions at the Tri-County Speedway (1/3d), Cincinnati,OH
Elmer Ruby won the Super Sprint Car feature over Ralph Quarterson, Lynn Paxton, Milt Miller and Johnny Grum at the Hagerstown Speedway, Hagerstown,MD
Jerry Blundy won the Super Modified feature over Tom Corbin, Jay Woodside, Bill Utz and Joe Saldana at the I-70 Speedway, Odessa,MO
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1971
Jerry McClung won the USAC Midget feature over Bob Wente, Les Scott, Billy Renshaw and Billy Engelhart at the Appalachian Speedway, Kingsport,TN
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1974
Roger Larson, in the Al Hamilton # 77, won the KARS Super Sprint feature over Steve Smith, Smokey Snellbaker, Lynn Paxton and Kenny Weld at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA
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1975
Lou Blaney won the Super Modified feature over Gus Linder and Johnny Beaber at the Tri-City Speedway, Franklin,PA
Lee Robison won the CRA Sprint feature over Bobby Olivero, Rick Goudy, Jimmy Oskie and Tommy Hunt at the Ascot Park Speedway, Gardena,CA
Bill Banick won the Super Modified feature over Ralph Quarterson and Buddy Barris at the Mercer Raceway Park, Mercer,PA
Smokey Snellbaker won the KARS Super Sprint feature over Lynn Paxton, Kramer Williamson, Mike Lloyd and Mitch Smith at the Selinsgrove Speedway, Selinsgrove,PA
Jay Myers won the Super Sprint feature over Leroy Felty, Elmer Ruby, Rick Ferkel and Rod Gross at the Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal,PA
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1978
Steve Smith won the Super Modified feature over Bobby Allen, Dub May, Lynn Paxton and Jay Myers at the Trail-Way Speedway, Hanover,PA
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1980
Eddie Leavitt won the Tony Hulman Classic USAC Sprint Car feature over Steve Chassey, Pancho Carter, Sheldon Kinser and Bobby Olivero at the Terre Haute Action Track , Terre Haute, IN.
Bobby Stelter won the Supermodified feature over Warren Coniam, Doug Heveron, Steve Gioia and Denny Wheeler at the Tioga Motorsports Park, Owego,NY
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1981
Bobby Allison wins the Winston 500 over Buddy Baker at the Talladega Superspeedway , Talladega, AL.
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1987
Davey Allison recorded his first NASCAR Winston Cup victory at the Winston 500 in Talladega, Alabama, driving his #28 Ford Thunderbird. Terry Labonte was second. Also on this day in 1987, while Davey won his first race, his father Bobby suffered a terrible crash in which his rear tire was pierced by a chunk of metal, causing his car to flip into the fence and almost into the grandstands at over 200 mph. After the crash, NASCAR mandated that all cars would carry carburetor plates to restrict the intake of their engines.
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1992
Davey Allison won the Winston 500 over Bill Elliott at the Talladega Superspeedway , Talladega, AL.
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1995
Tom Binford ,Chief Steward of the Indianapolis 500, announced his retirement, effective after the next running of the race.
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1998
Mark Martin wins the California 500 presented by NAPA over Jeremy Mayfield at the Fontana Auto Club Speedway , Fontana, CA.
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2003
Joe Nemechek wins the Pontiac Excitement 400 over Bobby Labonte at the Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
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