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THIS DAY IN MOTORSPORTS
July 23
- 1967
- Mario Andretti drove his Dean Van Lines Ford powered Brawner-Hawk to victory in the 150 mile USAC Championship race on the Indianapolis Raceway Park 1.875 Mile Paved road course. Al Unser was second followed by Bobby Unser, Jim McElreath and Arnie Knepper.
- Gerald Chamberlain won the Super Modified race at the Hagerstown Speedway, Hagerstown,MD.
- Jimmy Caruthers won the ARDC Midget race at the Nazareth Raceway, Nazareth,PA.
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- 1972
- Bobby Allison drove his Richard Howard/Junior Johnson Chevrolet Monte Carlo to victory in the NASCAR Grand National 'Dixie 500' on the 1.5 mile Atlanta International Raceway oval.
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- 1973
- Eddie Rickenbacker ... Died ... An American fighter ace in World War I and Medal of Honor recipient. He was also a race car driver and automotive designer, a government consultant in military matters and a pioneer in air transportation. Rickenbacker raced in the 1912, 1914, 1915 and 1916 Indianapolis 500. His only finish in the race was in 1914 when he finished 10th. In the other three races, he did not finish due to car failure. Notably, in the 1916 race, he started on the front row in 2nd place.
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- 1978
- Rick Mears won the Gould Twin Dixie 150 mile USAC Championship race on the 1.522 Mile Paved Oval Atlanta Motor Speedway. Johnny Rutherford was second followed by Bobby Unser, A.J. Foyt and Steve Krisiloff.
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- 1989
- Bill Elliott won the NASCAR Winston Cup AC Spark Plug 500 over Rusty Wallace at the Pocono Raceway, Pocono, PA.
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- 1995
- Sterling Marlin won the NASCAR Winston Cup DieHard 500 over Dale Jarrett at the Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL.
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