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In 1949 Barkhimer took over San Jose Speedway and also started his own association, and in 1954 he co-founded west coast NASCAR. [3] Among top drivers who were killed at the Oakland Speedway was Clyde Rea Bray, who had held second place in the A.R.A. [clarification needed] points in 1939, behind champion Wally Schock. Bray had come in 5th in ...
The 1954 Mid-South 250 was a NASCAR Grand National race that took place on October 10, 1954, at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway in the community of LeHi, Arkansas. One hundred and sixty-seven laps were raced on a dirt track spanning 1.500 miles (2.414 km). Twelve-thousand people attended this untelevised race where Buck Baker won in his 1954 Oldsmobile.
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 3 Ring Circus: Joseph Pevney: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Joanne Dru: Comedy: Paramount: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Richard Fleischer ...
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Steve Grayson (Presley) is a generous NASCAR race car driver with a heart of gold who feels compelled to bail friends and acquaintances out of financial hardship. However, Steve's manager and best friend Kenny Donford, a compulsive gambler, had been mismanaging Steve's winnings to support his gambling habits, landing Steve in deep trouble with the IRS for nonpayment of back taxes and causing ...
Red was Cannonball's mechanic, riding with him the day he died in the north turn of the Indianapolis motor speedway. Red inquires after "her"; he still carries a torch for Mary (Spring Byington), Cannonball's widow and Billy's mother. At the garage, Billy befriends a tomboy, Louise Riley (Mary Hatcher), whose father owns the nearest racetrack ...
Thrillville is the name of a monthly theater event in Oakland, California dedicated to showcasing B-movies, cult movies, science fiction films, and exploitation films. [1] The event features a film (from one of those genres) combined with special guests and a live stage show, typically a musical or Burlesque act.
Winning is a 1969 American Panavision action drama sports film directed by James Goldstone and starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward and Robert Wagner.The film is about a race car driver who aspires to win the Indianapolis 500.