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Race Name Track Location Type Pole Position Winning Driver NC: January 12 Oakland 150 Oakland Speedway: San Leandro, California: Dirt Babe Stapp: Al Gordon: NC: January 26 Ascot 125 Legion Ascot Speedway: Alhambra, California: Dirt — Rex Mays: 1 May 30 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes: Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Speedway, Indiana: Brick ...
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]
Race Name Track Location Pole Position Winning Driver 1 March 14 Jimmy Bryan 150: Phoenix International Raceway: Avondale, Arizona: Al Unser: Bobby Unser: 2 May 2 Trenton 200 Trenton International Speedway: Trenton, New Jersey: A. J. Foyt: Johnny Rutherford: 3 May 30 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes A: Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Speedway ...
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 ...
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 starting lineup was set by random draw, with starting spots in the top-six reserved for former champions, drivers who finished top-10 in USAC points in 1979 or 1980, and former 500-mile race winners. [14] A.J. Foyt drew the pole. Jim McElreath (who at 53 years-old became the oldest man to start a 500-mile race) drew second.
The 17th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1929. Ray Keech, who finished fourth a year earlier, took the lead for the final time on lap 158 and won his first Indianapolis 500. Keech won for car owner Maude A. Yagle, the first and to-date, only female winning owner in Indy history.
Race Name Track Location Type Pole Position Winning Driver 1 March 28 Jimmy Bryan Memorial: Phoenix International Raceway: Avondale, Arizona: Paved A. J. Foyt: Don Branson: 2 April 25 Trenton 100 Trenton International Speedway: Trenton, New Jersey: Paved A. J. Foyt: Jim McElreath: 3 May 31 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes: Indianapolis Motor ...