A.J. Foyt set an unofficial Indianapolis Motor Speedway track record of 154.5 mph in tire testing.
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1964
Parnelli Jones won the 100 lap USAC Midget race at the San Jose Speedway (1/4p) , San Jose,CA.
Bud Folkenroth won the Super Modified race over Bobby Abel and PeeWee Pobletts at the Lincoln Speedway, Hanover,PA.
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1969
Jay East won the CRA Sprint Car race over Jimmy Oskie, Chuck Allen, Dick Fries and John Kellar at the Ascot Park Speedway, Gardena,CA.
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1970
Richard Petty won the Georgia 500 NASCAR Grand National race over Bobby Isaac, Dick Brooks, Bobby Allison and John Sears at the Middle Georgia Raceway, Macon,GA.
Ray Hendrick won the 250-lap Late Model Sportsman race and the 200-lap Modiied race at the Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA.
Don Gregory won the 200-lap Late Model Stock Car race over Terry Allen and Bill Kessler at the Golden Gate Speedway, Tampa, FL.
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1975
Bob East won the CRA Sprint Car race over Ned Spath, Clark Templeman, Bobby Olivero and Walt Kennedy at the Speedway 117, Chula Vista,CA.
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1980
Tom Sneva won the CART sanctioned Miller High Life 150 on the 1 Mile Paved Oval Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Mario Andretti was second followed by Gary Bettenhausen, Sheldon Kinser and Dennis Firestone.
Dean Thompson won the CRA Sprint Car race over Bubby Jones, Buster Venard, Walt Kennedy and Jimmie Oskie at the Ascot Park Speedway, Gardena,CA.
Doug Wolfgang won the Sprint Car race over Rickey Hood, Steve Kinser, Ronnie Daniels and Bobby Davies Jr at the Devil's Bowl Speedway, Dallas,TX.
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1981
Neil Bonnett won the NASCAR Winston Cup Atlanta Journal 500 over Darrell Waltrip at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA.
Bubby Jones won the CRA Sprint Car race over Brad Noffsinger, Bobby George, Billy Felts and Mike Sweeney at the Ascot Park Speedway, Gardena,CA. ( Click here for the race report. )
Mark Kinser won the Winged Sprint Car race over Tim Green, Dave Bradway Jr, Jimmy Sills and Keith Kauffman at the Baylands Raceway Park, Fremont,CA. ( Click here for the race report. )
Jimmy Sills won the BCRA Midget race at the Baylands Raceway Park, Fremont,CA.
Bobby Davis Jr won the Winged Sprint Car race at the Devil's Bowl Speedway, Mesquite,TX. Danny Smith was second followed by Jac Haudenschild, Ronnie Daniels and Jack Hewitt. Bob Ewell won the NCRA Championship Dirt Car race. ( Click here for the race report. )
John Leach won the 50 lap Delaware Small Block Modified Championship race at the U.S. 13 Speedway, Delmar, DE. ( Click here for the race report. )
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1987
Stan Fox won the USAC Western Midget race at the Ascot Park Speedway, Gardena,CA.
Rusty Wallace won the NASCAR Winston Cup Winston West. 500 over Benny Parsons at the Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA.
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1998
Jeff Gordon won the NASCAR Winston Cup NAPA 500 over Dale Jarrett at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA.
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