Guy Vaughn won the AAA sanctioned Syracuse Race on the 1 Mile Dirt Oval New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, New York. Dan Wurgis was second followed by Maurice Bernin.
Eddie Rickenbacker won the 100 Mile AAA sanctioned Providence Race 3 on the 1 Mile Concrete Oval Narragansett Park, Cranston, Rhode Island. Bob Burman was second followed by Willie Haupt, Ralph DePalma and Pete Henderson.
Johnny Mantz ... Born ... AAA / USAC and NASCAR driver from the 1940's and 50's. He made 17 starts in the AAA Championship Car series from 1948 to 1952, capturing a victory in his rookie season at the Milwaukee Mile as well as winning the Indianapolis Sweepstakes at Williams Grove Speedway. He was the first USAC Stock Car national champ in 1956. Mantz also made 12 NASCAR Grand National starts from 1950-1951 and 1955-1956. He won his third race, the first Southern 500 held at Darlington Raceway using truck tires which did not wear while his competitors had to stop and pit for new tires. It was his only NASCAR win.
Billy Foster... Born ... The first Canadian to ever race in the Indianapolis 500. He was the 1965 USAC Rookie of the Year, and died in a crash while practicing for the 'Motor Trend 500' NASCAR GN race at Riverside International Raceway January 20, 1967.
Jimmy Bryan won the Hoosier Hundred AAA Champ Car race at the 1 Mile Dirt Oval Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Indiana. Bob Sweikert was second followed by Sam Hanks, Jack McGrath and Jimmy Reece.
A.J. Foyt won the Hoosier Hundred USAC Champ Car race at the 1 Mile Dirt Oval Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Indiana. Mario Andretti was second followed by Jud Larson, Bobby Unser and Red Riegel.
Parnelli Jones won the USAC Midget race at the Ascot Park Speedway (1/4d), Gardena,CA.
Bobby Abel won the Super Modified race over Rick Schmelyun and Bobby Ballentine at the Lincoln Speedway, Hanover,PA.
Bud Gilbert won the CRA Sprint Car race at the Ascot Park, Gardena, CA. Paul Jones was second followed by Dick Zimmerman, Jimmy Oskie, Chuck Allen, Walt Kennedy, Rick Goudy and Billy Wilkerson.
Buzzy Reutimann won the 100-lap Modified Stock Car race at the Orange County Fairgrounds, Middletown, NY. ( Click here for the race report. )
Charley Kremer Jr won the 35-lap Modified-Sportsman Stock Car race at the Wall Stadium, Wall Township, NJ. ( Click here for the race report. )
Lou Blaney and Bobby Allen each won 50 mile open competition races for the Super Sprint Cars at the Nazareth National Speedway, Nazareth, PA. ( Click here for the race report. )
Lynn Paxton won the first Super Sprint Car race ever staged on the 3/8 mile Silver Springs Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA. ( Click here for the race report. )
Stan Ploski , driving the Ken Brenn # 24, won the Modified Stock Car race at the Flemington Speedway , Flemington, NJ . ( Click here for the race report. )
Eddie Mumford won the Freedom 76 Sportsman Stock Car race at the Grandview Speedway , Bechtelsville, PA . ( Click here for the race report. )
Jim Hendrickson won the Modified Stock Car race and Sonny Sanders won the ARDC Midget race at the Islip Speedway , Islip, NY . ( Click here for the race report. )
Bryan Osgood won the Amalie-Pro 350 Stock Car race at the Lancaster Speedway, Lancaster, NY. Chuck Boos was second followed by Marv Treichler, Dave Hafner, Ray Hendrick and Ed Ortiz.
A.J. Foyt won the 150 mile USAC Championship race on the 2 mile Michigan International Speedway. Gordon Johncock was second followed by Wally Dallenbach, Bobby Unser and Tom Sneva.
Chuck Hossfeld won the Modified Stock Car race over Matt Hirschman, Mike Leaty, Billy Putney and Daren Scherer at the Lancaster Speedway, Lancaster, NY. In the TQ Midget feature Timex Morgan won over Cam Barber, Dave Wollaber, Bobby Holmes and Andy Jankowiak. The Sportsman feature went to Andy Jankowiak over Bobby Holmes, Buck Catalano, Tony Hanbury and Tom McGrath.
Scott Bloomquist won the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series USA 100 at the Virginia Motor Speedway, Jamaica, VA. Steve Francis was second followed by Mike Marlar, Jimmy Owens and Jamie Lathroum.
John Lobb won the Super Late Model race and Max Blair won the FASTRAK Late Model race at the Eriez Speedway, Hammet. PA.
Todd Geist won the Sport Modified race at the Mountain Speedway, St. Johns, PA. Other winners were Elliot Wohl in the Street Stocks, Travis Fisher in Late Models, Rich Paciotti in Factory Stocks and Matt Papa in the INEX Legends Cars.
Scott Dixon won the IZOD IndyCar Series race at the Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan. Will Power was second followed by Marco Andretti, Alex Tagliani and Oriol Servia.
Tracy Hines won the Rich Vogler Classic for USAC Pavement Sprint Cars at the Winchester Speedway, Winchester, IN. Bobby East finished second followed by Chris Windom, Kody Swanson and Kyle Larson.
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