Tony Romit... Born ... Tony was an open cockpit driver from New Jersey, who raced midgets and sprint cars along the east coast from 1948 to the mid 1970's.
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1922
Tommy Milton won the 300 mile Kansas City Race AAA Championship race on the 1.25 Mile Board Oval Kansas City Speedway in Kansas City, Missouri.
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1929
Sterling Moss... Born ... The best driver never to win the World Championship, Sir Stirling Moss OBE is arguably the greatest all-round racing driver of all time. Known during his career as ‘Mr Motor Racing’ he began hillclimbing a Cooper 500 in 1948 at the age of 18. His early career was meteoric and soon he was driving works cars for Jaguar and HWM. In 1955 he was signed up by Mercedes-Benz to partner World Champion Fangio. That year Stirling shadowed the great Argentine in most Grands Prix, beating him to win the British GP. Famously, that year he won the incredible Mille Miglia, the Targa Florio and the Tourist Trophy – all legendary sports car races. For four years he would finish runner-up in the World Championship and, after M-B retired, led the Maserati and Vanwall teams. He also continued to drive saloon and sports cars and during his remarkable career drove more 80 different types of car. In the late 50s and early 60s, he led the changeover to rear-engined F1 cars, achieving the first victory for such a car at the 1958 Argentine GP and was in a class of his own during this period. A near-fatal accident ended it all in 1962 but he was to remain a superstar to this day.
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1938
LeeRoy Yarbrough... Born ... A NASCAR racer. His best season was 1969 when he won seven races and tallied 21 Top Ten finishes. During his entire career from 1960-1972, he competed in 198 races, scoring 14 wins, 65 top fives, 92 top tens, and 10 poles. His racing number was 98. LeeRoy ran the Indy 500 3 times with a best finish of 19th in 1970. A succession of crashes ended his career and he struggled to cope without driving. After an attack on his mother, Lee Roy, real name, Lonnie, was committed to a mental hospital for life. In 1984, he suffered a seizure and fell, hitting his head and died the next day, from his head injury.
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1950
Win Herner won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Hutchinson Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, MN.
Lee Wallard won the AAA Eastern Sprint Car race at the Reading Fairgrounds, Reading, PA.
Troy Ruttman won the AAA Sprint Car race at the Winchester Speedway, Winchester, IN.
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1951
Deb Snyder won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, KS.
George Tichenor won the AAA Midget race at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA.
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1955
Jimmy Bryan won the Hoosier Hundred AAA Champ Car race at the 1 Mile Dirt Oval Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Indiana. Johnny Thomson was second followed by George Amick, Tony Bettenhausen and Pat O'Connor.
Bobby Grim won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Topeka Fairgrounds,Topeka, KS.
Ray Brown won the ARDC Midget race at the Plainville Stadium, Plainville,CT.
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1957
Cotton Farmer won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson,KS.
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1958
Mickey McCormick won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson,KS.
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1960
A.J. Foyt won the Hoosier Hundred USAC Champ Car race at the 1 Mile Dirt Oval Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Indiana. Tony Bettenhausen was second followed by Gene Force, Don Branson and Johnny Thomson.
Bill Homeier won the ARDC Midget race at the Allentown Fairgrounds, Allentown,PA.
Don Davis won the CRA Sprint Car race at the Ascot Park Speedway, Gardena,CA.
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1961
A.J. Foyt won the USAC Sprint Car race at the Reading Fairgrounds, Reading,PA.
Don Branson won the USAC Midget race at the Salem Speedway, Salem, IN.
Bobby Marshman won the ARDC Midget race at the Trenton International Speedway (1.0p), Trenton, NJ.
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1962
Dwight Brown won the USAC Midget race at the Pittsfield Speedway, Pittsfield,IL.
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1965
Bobby Grim won the USAC Midget race at the Anderson Speedway, Anderson,IN.
Jerry Richert won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Clay County Fairgrounds, Spencer,IA.
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1966
Lowell Sachs won the USAC Midget race at the Ascot Park Speedway, Gardena,CA.
Ned Spath won the CRA Sprint Car race at the Champion Speedway, San Francisco,CA.
Dutch Schaefer won the ARDC Midget race at the Hatfield Speedway, Hatfield,PA.
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1971
RayLee Goodwin won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Clay County Fairgrounds, Spencer,IA. Ron Perkins was second followed by Jerry Richert, Eddie Leavitt and Roger Larson.
Ron Rea won the CRA Sprint Car race at the Clovis Speedway, Clovis, CA. Dick Zimmerman was second followed by Don Hamilton, Walt Kennedy, Billy Wilkerson, Paul Jones and Frank Secrist.
Donnie Allison paid an unannounced visit to Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola Florida, and set fast time, won his heat, the helmet dash and the 25-lap Modified-Sportsman Stock Car feature.
Gordon Johncock won the 150 mile USAC Championship race on the 2 mile Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI. Johnny Rutherford was second followed by Wally Dallenbach, Al Unser and Jim McElreath.
Al Unser won the IROC race on the 2 mile Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI. Cale Yarborough was second followed by Darrell Waltrip, Richard Petty, Gunnar Nilsson, Gordon Johncock, Mario Andretti, Johnny Rutherford, Benny Parsons and Al Holbert.
Bill Wentz Jr. won the URC Sprint Car race at the Autodrome-Sorel in Sorel, Quebec. Paul Rochelle finished second followed by John Draucker, Gary Iulg, Hal Wilson, Bill Wentz Sr., John Zentner, Bill Force, Ed Wylie and Wayne Rice.
Dave Kelly and John Kozak each recorded wins in the Twin 20 Modified features at the U.S. 13 Speedway in Delmar, DE.. Following Kelly in the first feature was Eddie Pettyjohn, Earl Derr, Walt Olsen and Jack Sapp. Following Kozak in the second feature was Billy Ellis, Ronnie Paulson, Dave Kelly and Earl Derr.
Brett Hearn won the Sportsman race over Steve Makocy, Sammy Rogers, Brian Kantner and Bob Clark at the Orange County Fair Speedway, Middletown, NY.
John Rosati won the Modified Stock Car race at the Seekonk Speedway in Seekonk MA. Ed St. Angelo was second followed by Red Barbeau and Norm Holden.
Gtl Hearne won the Modified Stock Car race at the Wall Stadium, Wall Township, NJ. Tom Green was second followed by Don Stives, Tom Michel and Tom Baldwin.
Eddie Bellinger won the 45-lap Super Modified race at the Oswego Speedway, Oswego, NY. Warren Coniam finished second followed by Jimmy Winks, Kempton Dates and Gary Allbritain.
Doug Carlyle won the Freedom 76 Sportsman race at the Grandview Speedway, Bechtelsville, PA. Mike Geisner was second followed by Larry Solomon, Warren and Fred Rahmer.
Gary Balough won the Modified Stock Car race at the Orange County Fair Speedway, Middletown, NY. Kevin Collins was second followed by Bobby Bottcher, Don Kreitz, Hank Goranson, Buzzie Reutimann, Wayne Reutimann, Sonny Strupp, Jeff Yasinsac and Johnny Haroll.
Garry Howsare won the Tuscorora 50 Sprint Car race at the Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal, PA. Keith Kauffman was second followed by Steve Smith, Van May and Kramer Williamson.
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1978
Bobby Allison wins the NASCAR Winston Cup Delaware 500 over Cale Yarborough at the Dover International Speedway , Dover, DE.
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1980
Elbert "Babe" Stapp... Died ... AAA driver from 1920 to 1940
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1989
Dale Earnhardt wins the NASCAR Winston Cup Peak 500 over Mark Martin at the Dover International Speedway , Dover, DE.
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1995
Jeff Gordon wins the NASCAR Winston Cup MBNA 500 over Bobby Hamilton at the Dover International Speedway , Dover, DE.
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2000
Jeff Burton wins the NASCAR Winston Cup Dura Lube 300 over Bobby Labonte at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH.
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2006
Kevin Harvick wins the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Sylvania 300 over Tony Stewart at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH.
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2011
Ronnie Johnson won the Dirt Modified race over Matt Delorenzo, Bobby Varin, Josh Hohenforst and Ryan Odasz at the Fonda Speedway, Fonda, NY. Ray Zemken won the Sportsman race over John Scarborough.
Matt Roselli and Ryan Tidman won the twin 20-lap ATQMRA TQ Midget feature races at the Mahoning Valley Speedway, Lehighton, PA. Finishing behind Roselli were Austin Fehr, Lou Cicconi, Buddy Sload and Matt Janisch. Finishing behind Tidman were Lou Cicconi, Buddy Sload, Matt Roselli and Frank Fischer.
Jimmy Blewett won the 76-lap John Blewett III Memorial Modified race at the Wall Stadium, Wall Township, NJ. Anthony Sesely finished second followed by Shaun Carrig, Roger Coss and Kevin Flockhart.
Duane Howard won the Freedom 76 race at the Grandview Speedway, Bechtelsville, PA. Alan Johnson finished second followed by Jeff Strunk, Stewart Friesen, Craig Von Dohren, Keith Hoffman, Mike Gular, Billy Pauch, Shawn Reimert, Meme DeSantis and Billy Pauch Jr.
Jerry Curry won the Jerry Reigle Memorial Sportsman race over Milton Mann and Jeff Richardson at the Bethel Motor Speedway, Bethel, NY.
Daryn Pittman and Pat Cannon won the twin 22-lap races at the Selinsgrove Speedway, Selinsgrove, PA. Finishing behind Pittman were Pat Cannon, Greg Hodnett, Danny Dietrich and Chad Layton. Finishing behind Cannon were Chad Layton, Lance Dewease, Danny Dietrich and Greg Hodnett.
Trever Feathers won the 30-lap Late Model Sportsman race over Scott Palmer, Mike Walls, Andy Fries and Andy Anderson at the Hagerstown Speedway, Hagerstown, MD.
Ryan Watt won the Big Block Modified Stock Car race over Mike Iles, Richie Pratt Jr., Rick Wegner and Ron Roberts on the 1/4 mile track of the Bridgeport Speedway, Bridgeport, NJ. On the 5/8 mile oval Dave Witte won the Bridgeport Modified feature over Travis Hill, Ryan Watt, Jordan Watson and Sean Gunther.
Steve Meilleur won the Sportsman Stock Car race over Kim Herrick, Alan Houghtaling, Olden Dwyer and Dylan Gibson at the Lebanon Valley Speedway, West Lebanon, NY.
Tommy Flanagan won the Modified race at the Mahoning Valley Speedway, Lehighton, PA.
Tom Abele Jr. won the SK Modified race at the Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford, CT. Other winners were Jeff Smith in the Late Models, Chris Meyer in Street Stocks and David Garbo Jr. in the Legends Cars.
Ed Lynch Jr. won the 410 Sprint Car race at the Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway, Pittsburgh, PA. Mike Wagner was second followed by Kevin Schaffer, Joey Hershey and Andy McKisson.
Carmen Perigo Jr. won the Super Sportsman race over Frankie Herr and Gene Knaub won the 358 Late Model race over DJ Mease at the Lincoln Speedway, Abbottstown, PA.
Brian Carber won the "John Romano Memorial" TSRS 305 Sprint Car race at the New Egypt Speedway, New Egypt, NJ. Phil Meisner Jr., was second followed by Kyle Reinhardt, Bobby Sandt Jr., Bill Case Jr., Chris Allen Jr., Jeff Schall, Jeff Geiges, Chuck Palmucci and John Wyers. Rocco Infante won the Sportsman feature over Brian Roemer, Rich Rutski, Mike Lyons and Mike Butler. Other winners were Kyle Borror in the Crate Sportsman, Jarred Burdge in Outlaw Stocks and Matt Hill and Mike Wharton in the 2 Fastrak Late Model races.
Todd Szegedy won the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race over Mike Stefanik, Justin Bonsignore, Richie Pallai and Ted Christopher at the Lime Rock Park 1.5 mile road course, Lakeville, CT.
Brad Keselowski won the NASCAR Nationwide Dollar General 300 race at the Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL. Carl Edwards finished second followed by Brian Scott, Aric Almirola, Sam Hornish Jr., Elliott Sadler, Jamie McMurray, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Paul Menard and Reed Sorenson.
Danny Mumaw won the 410 Winged Srints feature at the Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, OH. Ryan Markham won the Super Late Model feature.
Steve Kinser, one night after flipping violently, won the World of Outlaws Sprint Car race at the Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN. Donny Schatz was second followed by Kerry Madsen, Craig Dollansky and Brad Sweet.
Chris Stull won the Sportsman feature and Mike Smith won the IMCA Modified feature at the Skyline Raceway, Cortland, NY.
Casey Riggs won the Haubstadt Hustler Sprint 50 USAC Sprint Car race at the Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt, IN. Bryan Clauson was second followed by Damion Gardner, Levi Jones, Brady Bacon, Jerry Coons Jr., Hunter Schuerenberg, Tracy Hines, Keith Bloom and Critter Malone.
Casey Shuman won the Sprint Car race over Shane Hollingsworth at the Lincoln Park Speedway, Putnamville, IN.
Kyle Larson won the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series race over Brad Loyet at the Spoon River Raceway, Canton, IL.
Johnny Herrera won the ASCS Southwest Sprint Car race over Calvin Landis at the USA Raceway, Tucson, AZ.
Sam Hafertepe, Jr. won the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals at the Ohsweken Speedway, Ohsweken, Ont. Canada. Wayne Johnson was second followed by Jamie Collard, Steve Poirier, Shane Stewart, Justin Barger, Randy Hannagan, Kevin Ward, Jr., Dustin Daggett and Jim Huppunen.
Jimmy Phelps won the Big-Block Modified Super DIRTcar Series race over Brett Hearn, Billy Decker, Carey Terrance and Danny Johnson at the Mohawk International Raceway, Akwesasne, NY.
Bryan Sebetto won the All Star Circuit of Champions race over Tim Shaffer, Greg Wilson, David Gravel and Danny Smith at the Fremont Speedway, Fremont, OH.
Josh Richards won the World of Outlaws Late Model race at the I-55 Raceway, Pevely, MO. Darrell Lanigan finished second followed by Jason Feger, Chub Frank, Jimmy Mars, Rick Eckert, Brian Shirley, Tim McCreadie, Shane Clanton and Shannon Babb.
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