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The first race held on the Detroit River was the Gold Cup, in 1916. The community-owned Miss Detroit won the Gold Cup in 1915 on Manhasset Bay, outside of New York City, and earned the right to defend it the following year on home waters. Miss Detroit was a single-step hydroplane, equipped with a 250-horsepower Sterling engine.
Silver Cup Detroit River: Miss Supertest Ron Musson [22] [23] 1966/06/19 President's Cup Potomac River: Miss Bardahl: Explosion during race Rex Manchester [22] [23] Notre Dame Collision during final heat Don Wilson [22] [23] Miss Budweiser: Chuck Thompson [24] [25] 1966/07/03 Gold Cup: Detroit River: Smirnoff Bill Brow [26] [27] 1967/11/06 ...
Starting in 1904, the Gold Cup consist of three heats, and starting in 1918 the heat distance was 30 statute miles. [3] In 1963 the number of heats was increased to four, but the total distance was reduced to 60 statute miles. [4] In 1976, the Unlimited Racing Commission adopted a winner-take-all format for all its races including the APBA Gold ...
In 1981, Muncey won his last race during the Thunder on the Ohio race at Evansville. On October 18 in Acapulco, Mexico, he was leading the final heat of the World Championship race, [4] but was killed in a blowover crash while travelling 175 mph (282 km/h). [2] [5] [6] [7] He was buried at Glen Abbey Memorial Park in Bonita, California. [8]
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Scott Dixon won the 2024 Detroit Grand Prix for his fourth win in the Motor City and first on the crash-heavy downtown course. ... The 100-lap race around the 1.645-mile track, circling the ...
NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup racing was a Wide World of Sports staple until the late 1980s, when it became a regularly scheduled sporting event on the network. Traditional Olympic sports such as figure skating , skiing , gymnastics and track and field competitions were also regular features of the show.
One driver was killed and another was injured during an “on-track” accident at the Daytona International Speedway, the track said. On Oct. 28, drivers were on the track as part of an Audi Club ...