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1947 →. The 1946 AAA Championship Car season was the first season of American Championship car racing following World War II. After four years without automobile racing in the United States, the AAA Contest Board was initially concerned about having enough races, enough entrants, and suitable equipment, to contest season on such short notice ...
The 1936 AAA Championship Car season consisted of four races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Westbury, New York on October 12. There were three non-championship events. The AAA National Champion was Mauri Rose, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Louis Meyer . Al Gordon and his driving mechanic Spider Matlock died at ...
Location of Goshen in Elkhart County, Indiana. / 41.58194°N 85.83667°W / 41.58194; -85.83667. Goshen ( / ˈɡoʊʃən / GOH-shən) is a city in and the county seat of Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. [6] It is the smaller of the two principal cities of the Elkhart–Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of ...
The entries and daily results for the Goshen Historic Track harness races during the Great American Weekend event of 2024. ... at a 5K race. News. News. CNN. Indian rescuers search for survivors ...
Lee H. Hamilton, U.S. Congressman ( Bloomington) Clifford Hardin, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture ( Knightstown) Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States. William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States and Governor of Indiana Territory. Richard Hatcher, Gary mayor ( Gary)
Awards. International Drag Racing Hall of Fame (1993) [ 1][ 2] Russell James Liberman (September 12, 1945 [ 3] – September 9, 1977 [ 4]) was an American funny car drag racer, nicknamed "Jungle Jim." In 2001, he was named #17 on the list of the Top 50 NHRA drivers of all time. [ 5] Liberman was known for driving backwards at 100 miles per hour ...
The 48th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Saturday, May 30, 1964. The race was won by A. J. Foyt, but is primarily remembered for a fiery seven-car accident which resulted in the deaths of racers Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald. It is also the last race won by a front-engined ...
1947 AAA Championship Car season. The 1947 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 11 races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana, on May 30 and concluding in Arlington, Texas, on November 2. The AAA National Champion was Ted Horn, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Mauri Rose. Shorty Cantlon died at Indianapolis during the race.