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Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance.The time it takes the animal to cover the specified distance is measured and the bird's rate of travel is calculated and compared with all of the other pigeons in the race to determine which animal returned at the highest speed.
The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was A. J. Foyt. At Indianapolis in the 500 mile race Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald were killed during lap 2 of the race; Sachs was 37 years old, and MacDonald was 27. In the Tony Bettenhausen Memorial at Springfield, Bill Horstmeyer died during the race; he was
The top four racers were allowed to complete the entire 500 mile race distance. Eight additional cars were running as of the race finish, but were flagged off the track not having completed the entire distance. [8] Andretti's race completion time of 3:11:14.71 was the fastest ever as of 1969. [8]
Later in the 1978 season, Unser would go on to win the Pocono 500 and the California 500 again, sweeping the "triple crown" of Indy car racing for 1978. As of 2015 (the last year there was a " Triple Crown ") Unser is the only driver in history to win all three 500-mile "triple crown" races in the same season, and coupled with the win at ...
The Hoosier Hundred is a USAC Silver Crown Series race scheduled for Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park as of 2023. It is a revival of the original race held from 1953-2020 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Speedway, a one-mile dirt oval in Indianapolis, Indiana.
3 p.m. — National Debt Relief 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race (250 laps, 131.5 miles), CW Network (Watch FREE on Fubo) Sunday, November 3 1 p.m. — Xfinity 500 NASCAR Cup Series race (500 laps ...
Race Name Track Location Type Pole Position Winning Driver 1 April 9 Trenton 100 Trenton International Speedway: Trenton, New Jersey: Paved Tony Bettenhausen: Eddie Sachs: 2 May 30 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes: Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Speedway, Indiana: Paved Eddie Sachs: A. J. Foyt: 3 June 4 Rex Mays Classic: Milwaukee Mile: West ...
The 18th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1930. The race was part of the 1930 AAA Championship Car season. Pole position winner Billy Arnold took the lead on lap 3, and led the entire rest of the race. He led a total of 198 laps (all consecutive), which stands as an all-time ...