Louis Meyer won the AAA sanctioned Altoona 100 Race on the 1.12 Mile Board Oval Altoona Speedway, Tyrone, Pennsylvania. Frank Brisko was second followed by Floyd Roberts, Babe Stapp and Ken Fowler.
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1939
Donnie Allison ... Born ... A former driver on the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing career, which spanned the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. He was part of the "Alabama Gang," and is the brother of 1983 champion Bobby Allison and uncle of Davey Allison. Donnie was never a full-time NASCAR driver. Allison also competed in the Indianapolis 500 twice, finishing 4th and winning Rookie of the Year in 1970 and finishing 6th in 1971.
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1946
Ted Horn won the AAA sanctioned Port Royal Race on the 1/2 Mile dirt Oval Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal, Pennsylvania. Tommy Hinnershitz was second followed by Walt Ader, Bill Holland and Tommy Mattson.
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1947
Spider Webb won the AAA Midwest Sprint Car race at the Dayton Speedway, Dayton, OH.
Sam Hanks won the 25-lap Chicago Auto Racing Assn. Midget race over Paul Russo and Ted Duncan in front of 18,369 fans at the Soldier Field in Chicago, IL.
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1950
Frankie Luptow won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the State Fair Park Speedway, Lincoln, NE.
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1951
Leon DeRock won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Topeka Fairgrounds, Topeka, KS.
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1952
Deb Snyder won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Topeka Fairgrounds, Topeka, KS.
Ernie McCoy won the AAA Eastern Sprint Car race at the Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA.
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1953
Sam Hanks won the Ted Horn Memorial AAA Champ Car race at the 1 Mile Dirt Oval DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, DuQuoin,IL. Manny Ayulo was second followed by Johnnie Parsons, Jack McGrath and Jimmy Davies.
Louis Unser won the AAA sanctioned Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Race on the 12.42 Mile Hill Climb in Cascade, Colorado
Bill Holland won the AAA Eastern Sprint Car race at the Flemington Fair Speedway, Flemington, NJ.
Bobby Grim won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Iowa State Fair Speedway, Des Moines, IA.
Jack Bates won the AAA Midget race at the South Bend Motor Speedway, South Bend,IN.
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1954
Curly Wadsworth won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Marshfield Super Speedway, Marshfield, WI.
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1956
Johnny Pouelson won the IMCA Sprint Car race over Buzz Barton at the Dakota State Fair Speedway, Huron,SD.
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1957
Elmer George won the USAC sanctioned Syracuse 100 Race on the 1 Mile Dirt Oval New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, New York. Pat O'Connor was second followed by Johnny Thomson, Jimmy Bryan and George Amick.
Roy Prosser won the CRA Sprint Car race at the Manzanita Speedway, Phoenix, AZ.
Dutch Schaefer won the ARDC Midget race at the Old Dominion Speedway, Manassas,VA.
Gene Hartley won the USAC Midget race at the West 16th Street Speedway, Indianapolis,IN.
Bobby Grim won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Topeka Fairgrounds, Topeka,KS.
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1958
Jerry Richert won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson,KS.
Eddie Sachs won the USAC Sprint Car race over Elmer George at the New Bremen Speedway, New Bremen,OH.
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1959
Rodger Ward won the Ted Horn Memorial USAC Champ Car race at the 1 Mile Dirt Oval DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, DuQuoin,IL. Don Branson was second followed by Tony Bettenhausen, Len Sutton and Bobby Grim.
Jim Hurtubise won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Dakota State Fair Speedway, Huron,SD.
Earl Halaquist won the URC Sprint Car race at the Flemington Fairgrounds, Flemington, NJ.
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1961
Herschel Wagner won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the State Fair Park Speedway, Lincoln,NE.
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1962
Jim Hurtubise won the USAC Sprint Car race at the Lancaster Motorsports Park (5/8d), Lancaster, NY. Allen Crowe was second followed by Parnelli Jones, Roger McCluskey and Bobby Marvin.
Bobby Hersh won the Super Modified race at the Williams Grove Speedway, Williams Grove,PA. Johnny Mackison finished second followed by Roger Sowers, Bobby Abel and Leroy Felty.
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1963
Billy Cantrell won the USAC Midget race at the Ascot Park Speedway, Gardena, CA.
Sammy Sessions won the Supermodified race over Dave Paul and Gordon Johncock at the Oswego Speedway, Oswego,NY.
George Monsen won the ARDC Midget race at the Rutland Fairgrounds, Rutland, VT.
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1964
A.J. Foyt won the Ted Horn Memorial USAC Champ Car race at the 1 Mile Dirt Oval DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, DuQuoin,IL. Bobby Marshman was second followed by Don Branson, Bobby Unser and Jim McElreath.
Buzz Barton won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the Dakota State Fair Speedway, Huron,SD.
Earl Halaquist won the URC Sprint Car race at the Flemington Fair Speedway, Flemington,NJ.
Chuck Rodee won the USAC Midget race at the Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus,OH.
Bobby Hogle won the CRA Sprint Car race at the Orange Show Speedway, San Bernadino,CA.
Ernie McCoy won the ARDC Midget race at the Rutland Fairgrounds, Rutland,VT.
Jerry Richert won the IMCA Sprint Car race at the State Fair Park Speedway, Lincoln,NE.
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1968
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 George Snider, Gary Bettenhausen and Billy Vukovich, Jr.
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1970
Al Unser won the Ted Horn Memorial USAC Champ Car race at the 1 Mile Dirt Oval DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, DuQuoin,IL. Bobby Unser was second followed by Larry Dickson, George Snider and Ralph Liguori.
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1980
Bobby Allison won the NASCAR Winston Cup Capital City 400 over Richard Petty at the Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA.
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1981
Neil Bonnett won the NASCAR Winston Cup Southern 500 over Darrell Waltrip at the Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC.
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1986
Tim Richmond won the NASCAR Winston Cup Wrangler Indigo 400 over Dale Earnhardt at the Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA.
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1991
Harry Gant won the NASCAR Winston Cup Miller 400 over Davey Allison at the Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA.
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1996
Ernie Irvan won the NASCAR Winston Cup Miller 400 over Jeff Gordon at the Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA.
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2002
Matt Kenseth won the NASCAR Winston Cup Chevy Monte Carlo 400 over Ryan Newman at the Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA.
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