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On this date in 1996, Rusty Wallace won the Miller 400 at Michigan Intl. Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Driving Roger P...
06/23/2026

On this date in 1996, Rusty Wallace won the Miller 400 at Michigan Intl. Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Driving Roger Penske's #2 Miller Ford, Wallace led 10 laps of the 200-lap Winston Cup Series race. Terry Labonte finished second in Rick Hendrick's #5 Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet, with Sterling Marlin in Larry McClure's #4 Kodak Chevrolet, Jimmy Spencer in Travis Carter's #23 Camel Ford, and Ernie Irvan in Robert Yates' #28 Texaco-Havoline Ford, rounding out the top five.

Wallace's victory was his third of 1996 and the forty-fourth victory of his career.

Bobby Hamilton would record the first pole of his career in Richard Petty's #43 STP Pontiac.

Jimmy Spencer's fourth-place finish was his first top-five since this victory in the 1994 DieHard 500, and his first with Travis Carter's team since 1991.

Ernie Irvan would record his first top-five at Michigan since 1993, in his return to the track following his horrifying crash in 1994.

Ron Barfield, Jr, who was filling in for Bill Elliott in the #94 McDonald's Ford, would be replaced by Todd Bodine. Bodine would finish 20th.

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On this date in 1991, Davey Allison won the Miller Genuine Draft 400 at Michigan Intl. Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. D...
06/23/2026

On this date in 1991, Davey Allison won the Miller Genuine Draft 400 at Michigan Intl. Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Driving Robert Yates' #28 Havoline Ford, Allison led 107 laps of the 200-lap Winston Cup Series race. Hut Stricklin finished second in Bobby Allison's #12 Raybestos Buick, with Mark Martin in Jack Roush's #6 Folger's Coffee Ford, Dale Earnhardt in Richard Childress' #3 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet, and Ernie Irvan in Larry McClure's #4 Kodak Chevrolet, rounding out the top five.

Allison's victory was his third of 1991 and the eleventh of his career.

Hut Stricklin's second-place finish was a career-best for him and his first driving for Bobby Allison. The 27 laps led by Stricklin in the race would be the most he led in any race to that point.

Mark Stahl, Greg Sacks, Dave Mader, III, Jeff Purvis, J.D. McDuffie, Jimmy Horton, Donny Paul, and Walter Surma did not qualify.

📸: Historic Motor Racing Programmes (features Miller sponsored driver Rusty Wallace)

On this date in 1985, Keke Rosberg won the Grand Prix of Detroit on the Streets of Detroit. Michigan. Driving Frank Will...
06/23/2026

On this date in 1985, Keke Rosberg won the Grand Prix of Detroit on the Streets of Detroit. Michigan. Driving Frank Williams' #6 Canon Williams FW10-Honda RA163E, Rosberg led 56 laps of the 63-lap FIA Formula One World Championship Grand Prix. Stefan Johansson finished second in Enzo Ferrari's #28 AGIP Ferrari 156/85-Ferrari 031, with Michele Alboreto in Enzo Ferrari's #27 AGIP Ferrari 156/85-Ferrari 031, completing the podium

The victory was Rosberg's fourth career F1 victory and his first of the 1985 season.

Stefan Bellot's fourth-place finish would prove to be the final points finish for the Ford-Cosworth DFV engine.

For the first time since 1975, only one F1 Grand Prix was held in the United States.

📸: Historic Motor Racing Programmes

On this date in 1974, Niki Lauda won the Dutch Grand Prix at the Circuit Zandvoort in Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherla...
06/23/2026

On this date in 1974, Niki Lauda won the Dutch Grand Prix at the Circuit Zandvoort in Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands. Driving Enzo Ferrari's #12 Ferrari 312B3-Ferrari 001/11, Lauda led every lap of the 75-lap FIA Formula One World Championship Grand Prix. Clay Reggazoni finished second in Enzo Ferrari's #11 Ferrari 312B3-Ferrari 001/11, with Emerson Fittipaldi in Teddy Mayer's #5 Marlboro / Texaco McLaren M23-Cosworth DFV, completing the podium.

Lauda's victory was his second of the 1974 season and the second of his career.

Vern Schuppan was sisqualified for an illegal tire change.

Tim Schenken and Gijs Van Lennep did not qualify.

📸: Historic Motor Racing Programmes

On this date in 1963, A.J. Foyt won the Langhorne 100 at Langhorne Speedway in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Driving Bill Ans...
06/23/2026

On this date in 1963, A.J. Foyt won the Langhorne 100 at Langhorne Speedway in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Driving Bill Ansted and Shirley Murphy's #2 Sheraton-Thompson Special Meskowski-Offenhauser, Foyt led 37 laps of the 100-lap USAC Champ Car Series race. Jim McElreath finished second in Bill Forbes' #8 Bill Forbes Racing Meskowski-Offenhauser, with Jim Hurtubise in Wally Meskowski's #9 Competition Engineering Meskowski-Chevrolet, Parnelli Jones in George Walther's #27 Dayton Steel Wheel Silnes-Offenhauser, and Bobby Marshman in Lindsey Hopkins #5 Econo Car Rental Kuzma-Offenhauser, rounding out the top five.

The victory was Foyt's second of the 1963 season and the fourteenth of his career.

After failing to qualify in the Agajanian #98, Jones would drive the Dayton Steel Wheel #27. Finishing fourth, it was one of just three times that Jones would record a top-five in a car other than the #98.

Bob Harkey would record his first top-ten in a Championship car with his ninth-place finish.

Don Branson, Al Miller, Colby Scroggin, and Bruce Jacobi would not qualify.

📸: Historic Motor Racing Programmes

On this date in 1996, Alex Zanardi won the Budweiser/G. I. Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco/Havoline at Portland Internatio...
06/23/2026

On this date in 1996, Alex Zanardi won the Budweiser/G. I. Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco/Havoline at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon. Driving Chip Ganassi's #4 Target Reynard-Honda, Zanardi led 95 laps of the 98-lap CART PPG IndyCar World Series event. Gil De Ferran finished second in Jim Hall's #8 Pennzoil Reynard-Honda with Christian Fittipaldi in Paul Newman and Carl Haas' #11 K-Mart / Budweiser Lola-Ford completing the podium.

It was Zanardi's first CART series victory in just his ninth series start.

Parker Johnstone would record the final top-five finish of his CART career with a 5th place finish in the #49 Brix Comptech Racing / Motorola Reynard-Honda.

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On this date in 1983, George Kent, Jr. won the Quality Auto Electric 40 at Thompson Intl. Speedway in Thompson, CT. Driv...
06/22/2026

On this date in 1983, George Kent, Jr. won the Quality Auto Electric 40 at Thompson Intl. Speedway in Thompson, CT. Driving Ron Kent's #26 CAM2 Oldsmobile, Kent, Jr. led 29 laps of the 40-lap NASCAR National Modified Tour race. George Summers finished second in Art Barry's #21 Chevrolet, with Bugsy Stevens in Robert Garabino's #4 Chevrolet, Jamie Tomaino in the #09 Ideal Kitchens Pontiac, and Richie Evans in B.R. DeWitt's #61 DeWitt Concrete Chevrolet, rounding out the top five.

The victory was Kent's fourth Thompson Modified victory.

📸: Historic Motor Racing Programmes ( program cover features June 5th modified winner Brian Ross)

On this date in 1980, Jacques Tambay won the Molson Golden Can-Am Weekend at Mosport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canad...
06/22/2026

On this date in 1980, Jacques Tambay won the Molson Golden Can-Am Weekend at Mosport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, driving Carl A. Haas' #1 Magic Color Paint LolaT530-Chevrolet. Stephen South finished second in Paul Newman and Carl Haas' #4 Budweiser Lola T530-Chevrolet, with Geoff Brabham in Count Rudy Van Der Straten's #3 Lola T53-Chevrolet, completing the podium.

The victory was Tambay's third of the 1980 season and his ninth Can-Am victory.

Danny Sullivan, Jim Trueman, and Tom Klausler did not start the race.

📸: Historic Motor Racing Programmes

On this date in 1980, Jimmy Insolo won the Winston Monterey 200 at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California. Driving ...
06/22/2026

On this date in 1980, Jimmy Insolo won the Winston Monterey 200 at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California. Driving Charles Williamson's #9 Palmer Glass Oldsmobile, Insolo led 44 laps of the 66-lap Winston West Series race. Jim Robinson finished second in AJ Kurten's #78 Sn Fernando Valley Lumber Pontiac, with Roy Smith in Robert Beadle's #11 Aircraft Standards Pontiac, Don Waterman in his #38 St. John's Auto Parts Pontiac, and Rick McCray in his #08 McCray Racing Pontiac, rounding out the top five.

Insolo's victory was his first of the 1980 season and the twenty-third West Series victory of his career.

Bob Barker would record his final top-ten finish in the Winston West Series with an eighth-place finish.

St. James Davis did not qualify.

📸: Historic Motor Racing Programmes

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