Jimmy Bryan won the Bobby Ball Memorial AAA Championship Race on the 1 Mile Dirt Oval Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix, Arizona. Manny Ayulo finished second followed by Bob Sweikert, Andy Linden and Sam Hanks.
Art Arfons returned to the Bonneville Salt Flats in a revamped Green Monster, and shattered Breedlove's record from the previous year, when he raced to 576.553 mph across the one-mile course.
Bob Myers won the Super Modified race at the Lincoln Speedway, Hanover,PA.
George Benson won the 50-lap USAC Midget race at the Orange Show Stadium, San Bernadino,CA.
Cecil Sommers won the 40-lap NASCAR Late Model Sportsman race at the Jacksonville Speedway, Jacksonville, FL. Eddie MacDonald finished second followed by Frank Brantley, David Ezell and Eldon Yarbrough.
Jimmy Winks won the 151-lap season finale for Modified Sportsman over Lou Lazzaro, George Eli and Ron Narducci at the Maple Grove Speedway, Waterloo, NY.
Kenny Weld won the National Open 150 Super Sprint Car race at the Williams Grove Speedway , Williams Grove, PA. Johnny Grum was second followed by Billy Cassella, Buddy Cochran and Ed Zirkle.
Al Unser won the USAC sanctioned Bobby Ball 150 on the 1 Mile Paved Oval Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Gordon Johncock was second followed by Mario Andretti, Wally Dallenbach and Roger McCluskey.
Dave Marcis won the NASCAR Winston Cup Dixie 500 over David Pearson at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA.
Steve Smith won the Super Sprint Car race at the Reading Fairgrounds, Reading,PA. Kramer Williamson was second followed by Smokey Snellbaker, Bobby Allen and Bobby Weaver.
Rich Vogler won the Supermodified race at the Winchester Speedway, Winchester,IN. Jeff Bloom was second followed by Sammy Sessions, Greg Leffler and Dick St.John.
Jac Haudenschild and Bobby Davis, Jr. each won the feature Sprint Car races at the Devil's Bowl Speedway, Mesquitte,TX. ( Click here for the race report. )
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