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The USAC Stock Car division was the stock car racing class sanctioned by the United States Auto Club (USAC). [1] The division raced nationally; drivers from USAC's open wheel classes like Indy cars, Silver Crown, sprints, and midgets frequently competed in races and won championships.
After USAC's attempt at a 500-mile race at Pocono Raceway – which was boycotted by the CART teams, forcing USAC to fill the field with silver crown cars – USAC and CART eventually settled into a relatively peaceful co-existence, with USAC continuing to sanction the Indianapolis 500 and no other Championship car races, and CART including the ...
The Yankee 300 was a stock car race held at the Indianapolis Raceway Park road course and sanctioned by the United States Auto Club (USAC). It was run most years during the first weekend of May, serving as an unofficial kickoff to the Month of May in Indianapolis.
Hartman surprised people by switching to a Chevrolet Camaro for the 1976 USAC stock car season which he won his fifth championship in the new car. [1] Hartman was critical of USAC's promotion of its stock car series compared to how the sanctioning body promoted its championship cars and how NASCAR billed its stock cars. [1] "…nobody ever ...
Donald O. H. "Don" White (June 24, 1928 – April 29, 2016) was an American racing driver known for his stock car career. [1] He is best known for competing in United States Auto Club (USAC) sanctioned events; during the 1960s, White was twice the USAC Stock Car National Champion. He retired as the series' winningest driver. [2]
Jeremy Michael Unser Jr. [1] (November 15, 1932 – May 17, 1959) was an American racecar driver.He was the 1957 USAC Stock Car champion.. Jerry was the first of the Unser family to compete at Indianapolis.
Norman Huber "Norm" Nelson (January 30, 1923 – November 8, 1988) was an American racing driver.Known primarily for his stock car career, Nelson competed in AAA and USAC Stock Cars from the 1950s through 1970s.
On July 5, USAC board of directors convened in Indianapolis and agreed to reschedule the Schaefer 500 for July 29, one day before a previously scheduled USAC Stock Car race. [ 16 ] On July 8 and 9, Pocono Raceway hosted Concert 10 , a rock concert festival that attracted an estimated 200,000 people.