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On this date in 1950, Johnny Mantz would win the Inaugural Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carol...
09/04/2026

On this date in 1950, Johnny Mantz would win the Inaugural Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Driving Hubert Westmoreland's #98 Plymouth, Mantz would lead 351 laps of the 400-lap NASCAR Grand National Series race. Glenn " Fireball" Roberts finished second in Sam Rice's #82 Oldsmobile, with Red Byron in Raymond Parks's #22 Parks Novelty Cadillac, Bill Rexford in Julian Buesink's #59 Oldsmobile, and Chuck Mahoney in the #77 Brooks Motors Mercury rounding out the top five.

It was Mantz's lone victory in NASCAR. Though initially thought to be running truck tries, it would later be determined that Mantz would run the race on the harder compound tires Firestone had developed specifically for asphalt racing.

A total of 75 cars qualified for the race,

Mahoney's 5th-place finish would be his 3rd and final top-five finish in NASCAR.

A 22-year-old Bridal Veil, Oregon driver would finish 9th in his NASCAR debut after starting 44th on the grid. Over the next 7 decades, Herschel McGriff would be a constant link between the rough and tumble early days of stock car racing and its modern era.

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On this date in 1990, Mike McLaughlin won the Peak Antifreeze 125 as part of the ADAP / Auto Palace NASCAR Tripleheader ...
09/02/2026

On this date in 1990, Mike McLaughlin won the Peak Antifreeze 125 as part of the ADAP / Auto Palace NASCAR Tripleheader at New Hampshire Intl. Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Driving Mike Greci's #51 Coors Extra Gold Oldsmobile, McLaughlin led 12 laps of the 125-lap NASCAR Busch North Series race. Jamie Aube finished second in Allen Avery's #41 Sand Bar Beach Resort Buick, with Ken Bouchard in the #72 ADAP Auto Parts Pontiac, Bruce Haley in his #52 Randy's Auto Parts Chevrolet, and Ed Ferree in the #49 Wolf's Head Oil Pontiac, rounding out the top five.

It was McLaughlin's first career series victory.

Ferree's fifth-place finish was the first of career in the series.

Steve Park would record his best career finish in the series at the time with a thirteenth-place finish.

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On this date in 1990, Mike McLaughlin the Sunoco / Winston 125 as part of the ADAP / Auto Palace NASCAR Tripleheader at ...
09/02/2026

On this date in 1990, Mike McLaughlin the Sunoco / Winston 125 as part of the ADAP / Auto Palace NASCAR Tripleheader at New Hampshire Intl. Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Driving Bill Corazzo's #12 Coors Extra Gold Pontiac, McLaughlin led 46 laps of the 125-lap NASCAR Winston Modified Tour race. Mike Stefanik finished second in Jack Koszela's #15 H&H Fuel / Auto Palace Chevrolet, with Jamie "The Jet" Tomaino in Danny Ust's Danny's Market Pontiac, Jeff Fuller in Patricia Bandzul's #8 Superior Process Chevrolet, and Satch Worley in Robert Garabino's #4 Mystic River Marina Chevrolet, rounding out the top five.

McLaughlin's victory was his second of the 1990 season and the fourteenth of his modified career.

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On this date in 1990, Dennis Setzer won the Armor-All 125 as part of the ADAP / Auto Palace NASCAR Tripleheader at New H...
09/02/2026

On this date in 1990, Dennis Setzer won the Armor-All 125 as part of the ADAP / Auto Palace NASCAR Tripleheader at New Hampshire Intl. Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Driving Jerry Ray Fox's #4 Paul Ingle Enterprises Ford, Setzer led 82 laps of the 125-lap NASCAR Sportsman Division race. T.W. Taylor finished second in Lizbeth Taylor's #40 American Homecare Chevrolet, with Ron Burchette in his #30 High Point Bedding Pontiac, Robbie Faggart in C.S. Hager's #8 Donna K. Hager, DDS / Perfection Plus Chevrolet, and Jerry Knowles in Joe Knowles' #66 WJ Plemons Investments / Knowles Trucking Chevrolet, rounding out the top five.

The victory was the second of the 1990 season for Setzer.

Burchette's third-place finish would be a career-best in the series and the final top-five of his series career.

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On this date in 1973, Wally Dallenbach won the California 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California. Driving ...
09/02/2026

On this date in 1973, Wally Dallenbach won the California 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California. Driving Pat Patrick's #40 STP Oil Treatment Eagle-Offy, Dallenbach led 49 laps of the 200-lap USAC Champ Car Series race. Mario Andretti finished second in Vel Miletich and Parnelli Jones' #11 Viceroy Parnelli-Offy, with Mike Mosley in Ralph Wilke's #98 Lodestar Eagle-Offy, Roger McCluskey in Lindsey Hopkins' #3 Hopkins Buick McLaren-Offy, and John Martin in his #89 Automotive Technology McLaren-Offy, rounding out the top five.

Dallenbach's victory would be his third during the 1973 season and the third of his series career.

John Martin's fifth-place finish would be the first top-five for the driver from Cushing, Oklahoma.

Sammy Sessions and Lee Brayton did not qualify.

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On this date in 1968, Mario Andretti won the Ted Horn Memorial 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in DuQuoin, Illinois...
09/02/2026

On this date in 1968, Mario Andretti won the Ted Horn Memorial 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in DuQuoin, Illinois. Driving his #2 Overseas National Airways Kuzma-Offy, Andretti led 94 laps of the 100-lap USAC Championship Car Series race. AJ Foyt finished second in his #1 Sheraton-Thompson Meskowski-Offy, with Billy Vukovich, Jr. in J.C. Agajanian's #98 Wagner Lockheed Brake Fluid Watson-Offy, Gary Bettenhausen in Don Gerhardt's #11 Thermo King Ward-Offy, and Roger McCluskey in Lindsey Hopkins' #8 G.C. Murphy's Kuzma-Offy, rounding out the top five.

The victory was Andretti's third of the season and the twentieth of his career in the USAC Champ Car Series.

Tom Bigelow and George Benson's top-ten finishes would be their first at USAC's highest level.

Bud Tinglestad, Rollie Beale, Lloyd Ruby, Chuck Booth, Larry Dickson, Wally Dallenbach, Roger West, Bobby Grim, Ernie Koch, Greg Weld, and Karl Busson did not qualify.

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On this date in 1973, Butch Hartman won the DuQuoin 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in DuQuoin, Illinois. Driving h...
09/02/2026

On this date in 1973, Butch Hartman won the DuQuoin 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in DuQuoin, Illinois. Driving his #75 Hartman's White and Autocar Dodge, Hartman led 98 laps of the 100-lap USAC Stock Car Series race. Norm Nelson finished second in his #2 Kilbourn Gardens Plymouth, with Ernie Derr in his #23 STP Dodge, Don White in his #9 Dodge, and Ramo Stott in G.W. Pierce's #14 G.W. Pierce Auto Parts Inc. Dodge, rounding out the top five.

The victory was Hartman's sixth of the 1973 season and the eleventh of his career in the United States Auto Club stock car series.

Mark Dinsmore's tenth-place finish would be his final top-ten in the series.

Larry Cope's eleventh-place finish and Mickey Flora's thirteenth-place finish would be career-best finishes in the series at the time for both drivers.

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On this date in 1968, George Wintersteen won the English Leather Lime Rock Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, CT...
09/02/2026

On this date in 1968, George Wintersteen won the English Leather Lime Rock Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, CT. Driving his #12 Eagle MK5-Chevrolet, Wintersteen won the 75-lap SCCA Formula 5000 race by just over one second over second place. Bobby Brown finished second in his #3 Lola T140-Chevrolet, with Brian O'Neil in the #1 American Racing Motors Lola T140-Chevrolet, completing the podium.

Wintersteen's victory was his first in the SCCA Formula 5000 series.

O'Neil's third-place finish was his final podium in an SCCA F5000 event.

Al Pease and Peter Revson did not start the event.

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