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2. Guy Robinson (racing driver) - Wikipedia

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   Guy "Shorty" Robinson (May 14, 1939 – September 12, 2024) was an American driver of modified stock cars. Equally adept on both dirt and asphalt surfaces, he was victorious at venues on either side of the St. Lawrence River, despite being limited primarily to weekend racing by his full-time job. [1]

3. 1947 Indianapolis 500 - Wikipedia

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   The 31st International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1947. It was the opening round of the 11 races that comprised the 1947 AAA Championship Car season. The 1946 winner, George Robson, had been killed on September 2, 1946 in a racing incident.

4. Shorty Rollins - Wikipedia

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   In his rookie campaign of 1958, he had one win at State Line Speedway, 12 top five finishes and 22 top ten finishes in 29 starts with car owner Spook Crawford. [1] He won the first stock car race at the Daytona International Speedway , a 100-lap qualifying race in the NASCAR Convertible Division , which gave him a second place start in the ...

5. List of nicknames in motorsport - Wikipedia

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   "Thunder Valley" = Bristol Motor Speedway, [119] "The Track Too Tough To Tame" = Darlington Raceway, [120] "The Track That Ate the Heroes" = Langhorne Speedway, [112]

6. 1962 Indianapolis 500 - Wikipedia

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   The 46th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Wednesday, May 30, 1962. A historic pole day saw Parnelli Jones break the 150 mph (240 km/h) barrier in qualifying. Rodger Ward and Len Sutton finished 1st-2nd for Leader Cards Racing.

7. Speedway Motorsports - Wikipedia

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   Atlanta Motor Speedway: Hampton, Georgia: 820 1.54 miles (2.48 km) quad-oval 71,000 1960 1990 Bristol Motor Speedway: Bristol, Tennessee: 670 0.533 miles (0.858 km) oval 146,000 1961 1996 Charlotte Motor Speedway: Concord, North Carolina: 1,310 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad-oval 94,000 1960 1975 Dover Motor Speedway: Dover, Delaware: 1 mile (1.6 km ...

8. United States Auto Club - Wikipedia

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   Indianapolis Motor Speedway president John Cooper was instrumental in forming a joint body of CART and USAC with the creation of the Championship Racing League in March 1980. However, in mid-1980, Cooper forced USAC to renounce their agreement with the CRL if they wanted to keep officiating the Indy 500. [ 13 ]

9. 1941 Indianapolis 500 - Wikipedia

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   The 29th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1941. The start of the race was delayed due to a fire that swept through the garage area on race morning. No persons were injured, but one car in the field was destroyed.