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Budweiser 500K
The Budweiser 500K was an automobile race sanctioned by Championship Auto Racing Teams, CART, it was held at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California. The event was held from 1967 to 1969 and again from 1981 to 1983. Racing History 1967–1969 From 1967 to 1969 Riverside served as the season-ending United States Auto Club, USAC championship race, the 1967 race was the last for Jim Clark in USAC before his death in April 1968. The race was replaced by the California 500 (Indycar), California 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway for 1970. 1981–1983 After Ontario Motor Speedway closed in 1980, Riverside returned in 1981 as a CART event. The series dropped Riverside in 1984. Riverside County would not host another major race for Indy cars until 2024, when The Thermal Club in Thermal, California, in Riverside County, California, was announced as the host of the Marlboro Challenge, INDYCAR Thermal $1,000,000 Challenge. Past winners *1983: Race postponed from Sunday to M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverside International Raceway 1980
Riverside may refer to: Places Australia * Riverside, Tasmania, a suburb of Launceston, Tasmania Canada * Riverside (electoral district), in the Yukon * Riverside, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Alberta * Riverside, Manitoba, a former rural municipality * Riverside, Middlesex County, Ontario, a community in the municipality of Southwest Middlesex * Rural Municipality of Riverside No. 168, Saskatchewan * Riverside, Ontario, a neighbourhood of Windsor * Riverside, Simcoe County, Ontario, a community in the township of Tay * Riverside, Toronto, a neighbourhood in Riverdale, Toronto, Ontario * Riverside Ward, former name of River Ward in Ottawa, Ontario New Zealand * Riverside, New Zealand, a locality in Ashburton District, near Wheatstone, New Zealand * Riverside, Whangārei, a suburb of Whangārei South Africa * Riverside, Mbombela, a suburb of Mbombela, Mpumalanga United Kingdom * Riverside, Cardiff, an inner-city area and community in South Wales * Riverside (Cardiff elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Indy V8 Engine
The Ford Indy V8 engine is a V-8 engine, initially specially designed by Ford for Indy car racing, from 1963 onwards, winning the Indy 500 four times as Ford, plus once as Foyt in 1977. As naturally-aspirated DOHC version, it won the 1965 Indianapolis 500 as well as in 1966 and 1967. When a turbocharged Offenhauser took the win in 1968, Ford also reduced capacity and added a turbocharger, winning the 1969 Indianapolis 500. Ford ended the works campaign after 1971, handing over the design to AJ Foyt who continued until 1978, winning the Indy 500 in 1977. Concurrently, in England, Ford had since 1965 sponsored the successful Cosworth DFV Formula One engine, a more compact DOHC V8, designed with a 3.0 liter displacement. For the 1976 USAC Championship Car season, Ford returned to Indy car racing with the turbocharged 2.65 liter Ford-sponsored Cosworth DFX engine. History IndyCars with Ford engines first competed in 1935 using a production-based Ford flathead V8 engine in the Mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
The 1982 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season, the fourth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 11 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 28 and concluding at the same location on November 6. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion was Rick Mears. Rookie of the Year was Bobby Rahal. Though it was not officially part of the CART calendar, most of the teams and drivers also competed at the USAC-sanctioned 66th Indianapolis 500. Gordon Johncock was victorious at Indy. Jim Hickman was fatally injured in a practice crash for the Tony Bettenhausen 200 at Milwaukee, he was 39 years old. Drivers and constructors The following teams A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson (academic), Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interd ... and drivers competed for the 1982 CART World Series. Sche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Los Angeles Times 500
Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz, Karl Doenitz following his death on December 24. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán Department, Morazán and Chalatenango Department, Chalatenango departments. * January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity (Polish trade union), Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican City, Vatican. * January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is First inauguration of Ronald Reagan, sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. * January 21 – The first DMC DeLorean, DeLorean automobile, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
The 1981 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season, the third in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 11 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 22 and concluding at the same location on October 31. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion was Rick Mears despite missing Round 2 at Milwaukee due to injuries sustained in the Indianapolis 500. Rookie of the Year was Bob Lazier. After the disagreement with the USAC during the previous season, the 65th Indianapolis 500 was not part of the Series, however no competing race was scheduled and most CART teams and drivers did take part. Drivers and constructors The following teams and drivers competed for the 1981 CART World Series. Notable team and driver changes * Tom Sneva left Jerry O'Connell Racing for new team Bignotti-Cotter Racing. The team scaled back to part-time for 1981. * Team Penske expanded to a three-car operation, with Bill Alsup joining. His owner-driver team Alsup Racing only ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Rex Mays 300
1969 (Roman numerals, MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1960s decade. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 – Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – USS Enterprise fire, An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 28 and injures 314. * January 16 – First successful docking of two crewed spacecraft in orbit and the first transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another (by a space walk) between Soviet craft Soyuz 5 and Soyuz 4. * January 18 – Failure of Soyuz 5's service module to separ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational corporation, multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the List of Ford vehicles, Ford brand, and luxury cars under its Lincoln Motor Company, Lincoln brand. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the single-letter ticker symbol F and is controlled by the Ford family (Michigan), Ford family. They have minority ownership but a plurality of the voting power. Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines. By 1914, these methods were known around the world as Fordism. Ford's former British subsidiaries Jaguar Cars, Jaguar and Land Rover, acquired in 1989 and 2000, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brawner Hawk
The Brawner Hawk is a series of open-wheel race car chassis designed and developed by automotive mechanic and engineer Clint Brawner for U.S.A.C. Indy car racing, between 1965 and 1969. It successfully won the 1969 Indianapolis 500, driven by Mario Andretti. The Brawner Hawk was originally powered by the naturally-aspirated , and later turbocharged , , Ford Indy V8 engine, which also powered several Lotus and Coyote Indy race cars, and even a McNamara chassis. The chassis was lightweight, and only weighed around , giving it an incredible power-to-weight ratio Power-to-weight ratio (PWR, also called specific power, or power-to-mass ratio) is a calculation commonly applied to engines and mobile power sources to enable the comparison of one unit or design to another. Power-to-weight ratio is a measurement .... References {{Authority control American Championship racing cars Indianapolis 500 Open wheel racing cars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Granatelli
Anthony "Andy" Granatelli (March 18, 1923 – December 29, 2013) was an American businessman, most prominent as the CEO of STP as well as a major figure in automobile racing events. Granatelli was born in Dallas, Texas. Along with his brothers Vince and Joe, he first worked as an auto mechanic and "speed-shop" entrepreneur, modifying engines such as the flathead Ford into racing-quality equipment. During World War II, he became a promoter of automobile racing events, such as the "Hurricane Racing Association", which combined racing opportunities for up-and-coming drivers with crowd-pleasing theatrics. Hurricane events, according to Granatelli in his autobiography ''They Call Me Mister 500'', included drivers who were experts at executing—and surviving—roll-over and end-over-end crashes, and also an ambulance that not only got caught up into the race but also ejected a stretcher (with a dummy on it) into the way of the racers. Professional career In 1946, the three brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Andretti
Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an American former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from to , and American open-wheel racing, IndyCar from 1964 USAC Championship Car season, 1964 to 1994 IndyCar season, 1994. Andretti won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in with Team Lotus, Lotus, and won 12 Formula One Grands Prix, Grands Prix across 14 seasons. In American open-wheel racing, Andretti won four List of American open-wheel racing national champions, IndyCar National Championship titles and the Indianapolis 500 in 1969 Indianapolis 500, 1969; in stock car racing, he won the Daytona 500 in 1967 Daytona 500, 1967. In Endurance racing (motorsport), endurance racing, Andretti is a three-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring. Born in the Kingdom of Italy, Andretti and his family were displaced from Istria during the Istrian–Dalmatian exodus and eventually emigrated to Nazareth, Pennsylvania in 1955. He began dirt track racin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 USAC Championship Car Season
The 1969 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 24 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 30 and concluding in Riverside, California on December 7. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Mario Andretti. Schedule and results In the IZOD IndyCar Series 2011 Historical Record Book the winner of the Rex Mays Classic was declared to be only Art Pollard, because Greg Weld vacated the car on lap 2 of 150. : Pollard relieved Greg Weld on lap 2 of 150. : No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first. No lap led was awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, however, a lap was awarded to the drivers that completed the climb. : Run in two heats of 100 miles (160 kilometers) each. : Run in two heats of 96.3 miles (155 kilometers) each. : Run in two heats of 99 miles (159 kilometers) each. Final points standings Note 1: Sam Posey, Mark Donohue, Swede Savage, Peter Revson, John Cannon, Jerry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Rex Mays 300
Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being 1968 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election, elected leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Australian Senate, Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
