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Willis Bennett Ballance [1] (October 27, 1918 – September 23, 2004) was an American radio talk show host. Ballance was born in Peoria, Illinois , and studied journalism at the University of Illinois before serving in the United States Marines . [ 2 ]
The Grand National Cross Country Series is an American motorcycle racing series. [1] The off-road race series was founded by Dave Coombs in 1975 and is sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). [1]
The 1970 24 Hours of Daytona was an endurance race at the 3.8 mile road circuit at the Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA that took place on January 31 and February 1, 1970.
Bill Rexford finished third, followed by Sam Rice and Sara Christian to round out the top five. [15] [16] Christian's fifth place finish in that race was the highest finish by a woman driver in the top level of the NASCAR racing [17] until March 5, 2011, when Danica Patrick finished 4th in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Las Vegas Motor ...
The first race of the 1950 season was run on February 5 at the Daytona Beach Road Course in Daytona Beach, Florida. Joe Littlejohn won the pole. Harold Kite of East Point, Georgia, a former tank driver who began racing on the short tracks after World War II, drove past Red Byron in the 25th lap and went on to score a victory in the 200-mile Grand National opener of the 1950 season.
Track map of Daytona International Speedway The sister car of the overall race winner.. The 26th Annual SunBank 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on January 30–31, 1988 [1] at the Daytona International Speedway road course.
The 44th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Monday, May 30, 1960. The event was race 2 of 12 of the 1960 USAC National Championship Trail and was also race 3 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers.
Official results reflected only class placings, with no outright winner recognized by the organizing body, the Australian Racing Drivers’ Club. The first car to complete the full 130 lap distance race was a factory backed Ford Cortina GT driven by Bob Jane and George Reynolds , the 1964 event being the fourth consecutive Armstrong 500 in ...