A. J. Watson ... Born ... Watson was a car builder and chief mechanic from 1949 through 1984 in the Indianapolis 500. During a 10-year stretch from the mid-1950s, Watson roadsters were virtually unbeatable at Indy. They finished one-two four times, including the famous 1960 race when Jim Rathmann and Rodger Ward swapped the lead countless times before Rathmann prevailed at the end. Watson-built cars won the Indianapolis 500 six times, and a Watson copy by Floyd Trevis won with A.J. Foyt in 1961.
Elton Hildreth and Jim Hoffman won the two 25 lap Sportsman-Modified Stock Car races at the Vineland Speedway, Vineland, NJ. ( Click here for the race report. )
Mel Kenyon won the USAC Midget race at the Sportsdrome Speedway, Jeffersonville,IN
Dick Fries won the CRA Sprint car race over Dayne Douglas, Ned Spath, Paul Jones and Dick Atkins at the Ascot Park Speedway, Gardena,CA
Bobby Abel won the Sportsman-Modified race over Dizzy Dean, Ed Zirkle, Neil Haight and Mert Stine at the Lincoln Speedway, Hanover,PA. ( Click here for the race report. )
Ray Tilley won the Super Modified race and Paul Long won two Semi-Late Model Feature Events at the Selinsgrove Speedway, Selinsgrove,PA. ( Click here for the race report. )
Al Tasnady won the Sportsman-Modified race and Joe Csolak won the Novice feature at the Flemington Fairgrounds, Flemington, NJ. ( Click here for the race report. )
Bill McCarthy won the Sportsman-Modified race and Ed Trainor won the Novice feature at the Wall Stadium, Belmar, NJ. ( Click here for the race report. )
RayLee Goodwin won the Super Modified race over Ken Williams, Ken Baker, Dale Moore and Jerry Weld at the Olympic Stadium, Kansas City,MO
Ray Tilley, in the # 88 Bud Grimm Ford, won the Super Modified race over Leroy Felty, Bobby Brymesser, Bobby Gerhart and Paul Miller at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA
Colin Chapman, effected by the previous day's death of Mike Spence and the recent death of Jim Clark, leaves Indy and flies back to England, leaving the STP Indy team to be run solely by Andy Granatelli.
Johnny Coy won the ARDC Midget race over Sonny Saunders, Hank Stevens, Jerry Wall and Billy Hughes at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Malta,NY
Bubby Jones won the Sprint car race over Gene Henson, Bob Sitz, Chuck Weyant and Wayne Fisher at the Springfield Speedway, Springfield,IL
Herman Wise won the Sprint car race over Billy Harter, Mark Caldwell, Don Walker and Al Murie at the Anderson Speedway, Anderson,IN
Jim Sheaffer won the Super Sprint car race over Kenny Weld, Lynn Paxton, Billy Cassella and Rick Schmelyun at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA
Cale Yarborough won the Music City 420 over Richard Petty at the Nashville Speedway , Nashville , TN
Hank Rogers Jr. won the ARDC Midget race over Johnny Coy, Doug Craig, George Ferguson Jr. and Lee Earnshaw at the Susquehanna Speedway Park, Newberrytown,PA
Jimmy Oskie won the CRA Sprint car race over Bob Evans, Dean Thompson, Rick Goudy and Bob East at the Ascot Park Speedway, Gardena,CA
Eddie Leavitt won the Sprint car race at the Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville,IA
Lynn Paxton won the Super Sprint car race over Keith Kauffman, Jim Nace, Rick Ferkel and Ted Young at the Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal,PA
Kramer Williamson won the Super Sprint car race over Paul Pitzer, Todd Rittenhouse, Ben Showers and Mitch Smith at the Selinsgrove Speedway, Selinsgrove,PA
Steve Smith won the Super Sprint car race over Jim Edwards, Bobby Brooks, Irvin King and Doug Stambaugh at the Lincoln Speedway, Hanover,PA
Keith Kauffman, in the Bob Weikert # 29, won the Super Sprint car race over Lynn Paxton, Allen Klinger, Barry Camp and Jimmy Horton at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA
Sammy Swindell won the World of Outlaws feature over Steve Kinser, Jeff Swindell, Eddie Leavitt and Bobby Davis Jr. at the Eighty-One (81) Speedway, Wichita,KS
Ed Murphy won the Super Sprint car race over George Bischoff, Jack Sodeman, Mike Horner and Buddy Cochran at the Sharon Speedway, Hartford,OH
Jeff Nuckles won the USAC Midget race over Jerry Weeks, Mel Kenyon, Ken Schrader and Lonnie Caruthers at the Anderson Speedway, Anderson,IN
Lennie Boyd won the ARDC Midget race over Doug Craig, Tommy Corellis, Ros Triol and P.J. Roberts at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Malta,NY
Darrell Waltrip won the Cracker Barrel 420 over Terry Labonte at the Nashville International Raceway , Nashville , TN
Danny Smith won the World of Outlaws feature over Sammy Swindell, Doug Wolfgang, Shane Carson and Jeff Swindell at the Eldora Speedway, Rossburg,OH
Fred Linder won the All Star Sprint car race over Johnny Beaber, Lee Osborne, George Bischoff and Bobby Allen at the Fremont Speedway, Fremont,OH
Kevin Collins and Buck Buckley won the Super Sprint car features at the Flemington Fair Speedway, Flemington,NJ
Nick Fornoro Jr won the ARDC Midget race over Drew Fornoro, Lew Blair, John Jenkins and Hank Rogers Jr at the Orange County Fair Speedway, Middletown,NY
Rickey Hood won the USAC / Champ Cars Hulman Hundred over Gary Bettenhausen, Ken Schrader, Jack Hewitt and Sheldon Kinser at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis,IN
Jack Hewitt won the USAC Tony Hulman Classic Sprint car feature over Ken Schrader, Kelly Kinser, Larry Dickson and Randy Kinser at the Terre Haute Action Track , Terre Haute,IN
Doug Wolfgang, in the Bob Weikert # 29, won the All Star Sprint car race over Bobby Allen, Steve Siegel, Fred Rahmer and Paul Lotier at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA
Glenn Fitzcharles won the URC Sprint car race over Glenn Clarke, Buck Buckley, Brian Seidel and Paul Molz at the Bridgeport Speedway, Bridgeport,NJ
Billy Boat won the CRA Sprint car race over Lealand McSpadden, Rickey Hood, Rip Williams and GaryLee Maier at the Eighty-One (81) Speedway,Wichita, KS
Steve Kinser won the World of Outlaws feature over Johnny Herrera, Dave Blaney, Mark Kinser and Frankie Kerr at the Tri-City Speedway (1/2d) ,Granite City, IL
Steve Kinser won the World of Outlaws feature over Terry Gray, Johnny Herrera, Mark Kinser and Stevie Smith at the Indiana State Fairgrounds , Indianapolis,IN
Alvin Junior "A. J." Shepherd ... Died ... CRA , IMCA and USAC Midget and Sprint car driver . He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1960-1961 seasons with 7 starts, including the 1961 Indianapolis 500. He finished in the top ten 4 times, with his best finish in 4th position, in 1961 at Springfield. He finished 26 in his only race at Indy.
Duane Howard won the 30-lap Modified Stock Car feature at the Grandview Speedway, Bechtelsville, PA. Craig Von Dohren was second followed by Mike Gular, Brett Kressley and Mike Lisowski. Also Jesse Landis won the 25-lap Sportsman feature over Mark Kemmerer, Kyle Lilick, Brian Hirthler and Chris Esposito. In the 25-lap 602 Crate Sportsman it was Dylan Hoch the winner over Cody Kline, Joey Vaccaro, Glenn Strunk and Cody Manmiller.
T.J. Stutts won the 410 Sprint Car Feature at the Lincoln Speedway , Abbottstown, PA, Chase Dietz was second followed by Alan Krimes, Freddie Rahmer and Anthony Macri.
Pat Cannon won the URC Sprint Car Feature at the Greater Cumberland Raceway , Cumberland, MD, Andy Best was second followed by Derek Locke, Josh Weller, Jason Shultz and Adam Carberry.
Brent Marks won the first round of #LetsRaceTwo World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series race at the Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, OH. Aaron Reutzel was second followed by Donny Schatz, David Gravel and Carson Macedo. Haudenschild’s car was found to be light at the scales after the race, taking him off the podium and giving him a 24th-place finish. That gave second place to Reutzel. Click to watch the feature highlights video.
Sheldon Haudenschild won the final round of #LetsRaceTwo World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series race at the Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, OH. Logan Schuchart was second followed by Donny Schatz, Ian Madsen and Jacob Allen. Haudenschild's car was found to be light at the scales after the race, taking him off the podium and giving him a 24th-place finish. That gave second place to Reutzel. Click to watch the feature highlights video.
Tyler Courtney won the first round of #LetsRaceTwo USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series race at the Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, OH, Robert Bailou was second followed by Jadon Rogers, Justin Grant and Chris Windom. Click to watch the feature highlights video.
Robert Bailou won the final round of #LetsRaceTwo USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series race at the Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, OH, Tyler Courtney was second followed by Chris Windom, Brady Bacon and Paul Nienhiser. Click to watch the feature highlights video.
Justin Allgaier won the NASCAR Xfinity Series Steakhouse Elite 200 at the Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC. Josh Berry finished second followed by Brandon Jones, Daniel Hemric and Jeremy Clements.
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