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Pages in category "Racing drivers from Michigan" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
1974: The race was shortened by 10% in response to the fuel crisis. 1977: Race postponed from Sunday to Monday due to rain. 2000: Race shortened due to rain and darkness. 2007: Race postponed twice from Sunday to Tuesday morning due to rain. [58] [59] 2007–2008, 2011–2012, 2017, 2019–2020, & 2024: Race extended due to an overtime finish.
In 2001, the 50th Anniversary list of National Hot Rod Association Top 50 Drivers, 1951-2000, ranked Kalitta at #21. [2] Kalitta was played by Beau Bridges, in a lead role, in the Muldowney biography film Heart Like a Wheel (1983). He is the father of racer Scott Kalitta, killed in a drag racing crash in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, in 2008 ...
Pages in category "Racing drivers from Detroit" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Gordon Walter Johncock (born August 5, 1936) is an American former racing driver. He won the Indianapolis 500 twice, and was the 1976 USAC Marlboro Championship Trail champion. [ 1 ]
Michigan International Speedway (formerly named as the Michigan Speedway from 1997 to 2000) is a 2.000 mi (3.219 km) D-shaped oval superspeedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. It has hosted various major auto racing series throughout its existence, including NASCAR, CART, and IndyCar races. The speedway has a capacity of 56,000 as of 2021.
Doug Kalitta (born August 20, 1964) is an American auto racing driver from Ypsilanti, Michigan, and owner of airline Kalitta Charters. He started racing in open-wheel cars on an oval. Kalitta won the 1994 USAC Midget rookie of the year title and the 1994 USAC Sprint car championship.
Eddy also ranks second in all-time victories with 58 and second on the all-time earnings list. During his championship season of 1992 he led 2,183 laps that year, which was a single-season record. Eddy recorded his 58th victory on June 12, 2004 at the Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan after a two-year absence from auto racing. Eddy was known to ...