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The Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, widely known as the Cannonball Baker or Cannonball Run, was an unofficial, unsanctioned automobile race run five times in the 1970s from New York City and Darien, Connecticut, on the East Coast of the United States to the Portofino Inn [1] in the Los Angeles suburb of Redondo Beach, California.
Modified racing remained popular, particularly on the east coast, and grew away from "strictly stock" or "Late Models" and became akin to both stock cars and open-wheel cars. Until the early 1970s, drivers typically competed on both dirt and asphalt surfaces with the same car. [2] Modified cars resemble a hybrid of open wheel cars and stock cars.
Racing throughout the United States from February to November, the World of Outlaws is the premier dirt sprint car racing series. Famous tracks featured in the series included the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio , the Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pennsylvania, the Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa and Williams Grove Speedway in ...
Doug Wolfgang (born July 26, 1952 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) is a retired American racing driver.He holds 140 World of Outlaws sprint car series wins (fifth all-time), 37 All Star Circuit of Champions wins, and is a five-time Knoxville Nationals champion and two-time Kings Royal winner.
The Rebel Rousers is a 1970 American independent outlaw biker film starring Cameron Mitchell, Jack Nicholson, Diane Ladd, Bruce Dern, and Harry Dean Stanton. Filmed in 1967, it did not receive a release until 1970 following the success of Easy Rider. It is one of several motorcycle gang films of the period to feature Nicholson, Dern and Stanton.
A mixed race outlaw motorcycle club that has chapters in at least 34 U.S. states and the Philippines. [24] [25] Club Deroes: 1971 Perth, Australia Coffin Cheaters: 1970 Perth, Australia In the 1980s, the gang was among the four dominant outlaw motorcycle clubs in Western Australia. Currently operates charters in Norway, Australia and the United ...
1960s. 1970s in motorsport. 1980s: Other topics: N/A ... Championship Automobile Racing Teams is established, creating the first IndyCar Series.
1970 NASCAR Grand National Series: Manufacturers: Dodge: NASCAR Winston West Series: Ray Elder: 1970 NASCAR Winston West Series: ARCA Racing Series: Ramo Stott: 1970 ARCA Racing Series: Turismo Carretera: Rubén Luis di Palma: 1970 Turismo Carretera: USAC Stock Car National Championship: Roger McCluskey: 1970 USAC Stock Car National Championship