Bridgeport Speedway, 9/18/09

Micro-sprints and 4-Cylinders from Bridgeport Speedway — September 18, 2009.

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March 11
1930
Troy Ruttman... Born ... AAA / USAC driver from the late 1940s to 1964. He raced in 12 Indy 500s and won in 1952. He was the older brother of NASCAR driver Joe Ruttman.
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1951
Derek Daly... Born ... Formula One and CART driver from the 1970s and 80s.
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1956
Joe Gosek... Born ... He was a super-modified racecar driver. He also raced in the 1996 Indianapolis 500, finishing 22nd. Joe has won numerous races at the famed Oswego Speedway in Oswego, NY. Including their biggest race the International Classic 200 which he has won 3 times. Joe is also a multi-time season champion on the touring International Supermodified Association (ISMA) series.
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1958
Eddie Lawson... Born ... A former four-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion. After finishing his motorcycle career, Lawson pursued a career in four wheeled motorsport racing in the United States competing in the Indy Lights series and eventually to CART. In 1996 where he competed in 11 races with a best finish of 6th. Lawson was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999 and was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2002.
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1979
Gordon Johncock won the first ever CART sanctioned Indy Car race, the 'Jimmy Bryan 150' at Phoenix International Raceway. Bobby Unser led until Danny Ongais took over on lap 87. Ongais had a 20 second lead and had lapped all but four cars before a long pit stop under green on lap 119 dropped him to 5th. Johncock took over as Ongais closed quickly before blowing the motor in the Interscope Special 10 laps later. Rick Mears finished second and Johnny Rutherford third. Johncock was driving the Patrick Racing Penske PC6... the first time that a Penske fielded by another team had beaten Penske's own entries.
A.J. Foyt won the 'Aggieland 250' USAC Stock Car race at Texas World Speedway. Foyt, driving a Chevrolet Camaro, took the checkered just under 3 seconds ahead of Freddy Fryar's Camaro. Among others in the 34 car field: Janet Guthrie and short track open wheel star Tom Bigelow in Armstrong Camaros and Neil Bonnett substituting for Bobby Allison in an AMC Matador (Allison was at Richmond for a NASCAR GN race).
Cale Yarborough wwon the Richmond 400 over Bobby Allison at the Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA. (Click here for the race report.)
Jerry Cook won the Modified Stock car feature at the Hickory Speedway, Hickory, NC. (Click here for the race report.)
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1989
Doug Wolfgang won the USA / Alabama Sprint Nationals race at the East Alabama Motor Speedway, Phenix City, AL. (Click here for the race report.)
Kyle Petty won the NASCAR Winston Racing Series Late Model race at the DeSoto Speedway, Bradenton, FL. (Click here for the race report.)
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1992
Norm Hall... Died ... He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1961, 1964, and 1965 seasons, with 17 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1961 and 1964. He finished in the top ten 8 times, with his best finish in 5th position twice in 1965, both at Trenton.
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1995
Tony George announced the formation of the Indy Racing League.

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