Eddie Sachs won the AAA Eastern Sprint Car race at the Shelby Fairgrounds, Shelby, NC.
Mike Nazaruk won the AAA Sprint Car race over Joe James and Tommy Hinnershitz at the Terre Haute Action Track, Terre Haute, IN.
Frank Luptow was killed at the Lakwood Speedway in Atlanta, GA during the AAA Stock Car race which was won by Marshall Teague. That day he was scheduled to race in the AAA Sprint Car race in Indiana, but then he opted for the stock car division event at Lakewood. At the time of his death Luptow was second in points after Marshall Teague in the AAA stock car championship.
Mario Andretti won the USAC sanctioned Trenton 300 on the 1.5 Mile Paved Oval Trenton International Speedway in Trenton, NJ. Roger McCluskey was second followed by Bud Tingelstad, Sam Sessions and George Snider.
Kenny Weld wins the only USAC race of his career. The victory came at the Reading Fairgrounds in a sprint car built by Floyd Trevis and owned by Bob Weikert. All three are in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame .
Gordon Johncock won the USAC sanctioned Trenton 150 on the 1.5 Mile Paved Oval Trenton International Speedway in Trenton, NJ. A.J. Foyt was second followed by Johnny Rutherford, Al Unser and Wally Dallenbach.
Richard Petty won the NASCAR Winston Cup Wilkes 400 over Cale Yarborough at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC.
Dave Kelly won the 35 lap United Racing Club Sprint Car race over Midge Miller and Garry Gollub at the Fayetteville NC Motor Speedway. ( Click here for the race report. )
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