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The San Jose Grand Prix was an annual street circuit race in the Champ Car World Series in San Jose, California.The race had three different title sponsors over the course of its three-year existence, being known as the Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix of San Jose in 2005, Canary Foundation Grand Prix of San Jose Presented by Taylor Woodrow in 2006, and the San Jose Grand Prix at Redback Raceway in 2007.
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds entrance during a Tết festival in February 2005.. The Santa Clara County Fairgrounds is an event venue in San Jose, California.The 165-acre (67 ha) fairgrounds has been owned by the County of Santa Clara since 1940 and is operated by the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Management Corporation, a public-benefit nonprofit corporation.
San Jose, California, U.S. Formula One World Championship career; ... He was born in Saucier, Mississippi and died during a Champ Car race at San Jose Speedway. [2]
The 1952 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Speedway, ... San Jose 100 San Jose Speedway: San Jose, California: Dirt Jack McGrath: Bobby ...
Ontario Motor Speedway: Ontario, California: A. J. Foyt: March 19 San Jose 150: San Jose Speedway: San Jose, California: Jack McCoy [7] May 13 Stockton 150: Stockton 99 Speedway: Stockton, California: Dick Bown: May 14 Sierra Mesa 100: Sierra Mesa National Raceway: Marysville, California: Ray Elder: May 26 Tri-City 150: Tri-City Raceway: West ...
In 1934 Rajo Jack won a 200-mile (320 km) stock car race at Silvergate Speedway in San Diego. He won a 100 mile race at San Jose Speedway on March 17, 1935. [3] Jack won a 200 mile stock car race at Mines Field in Los Angeles on October 25, 1936. He took the lead in lap 56 on the 1 mile B-shaped course.
Golobic is a third-generation driver as his father and grandfather competed on dirt tracks throughout California like San Jose Speedway before becoming chassis builders. [2] Father John Golobic finished second in the 1996 California Sprint Car Civil War Series standings. [22]
In 1948 Barkhimer quit racing to become the Business Manager for BCRA. In 1949 Barkhimer took over San Jose Speedway. San Jose was losing fans. Barkhimer saw that midgets were losing their appeal, so he ended the midget class in favor of a hardtop late model stock car division. [2] They were a hit and the crowds returned.