Trenton 150
Appearance
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Venue | Trenton International Speedway |
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First race | 1946 |
Last race | 1979 |
Most wins (driver) | A. J. Foyt (12) |
Most wins (team) | Sheraton-Thompson (9) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Chassis: Eagle (6) Engine: Offenhauser (35) |
The Trenton 150 was an American Championship Car race held at Trenton International Speedway from 1946 until 1979. In most years, two races were held: one in April, and one in September. Race lengths varied between 100, 150, 200, or 300 miles. The first four editions were held on a dirt track.
Race winners
[edit]Season | Date | Race Title | Winning Driver | Chassis | Engine | Team |
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AAA National Championship — 1-mile (1.6 km) dirt oval | ||||||
1946 | May 5 | Eastern Inaugural Trophy Sweepstakes | Joie Chitwood | ? | Offy | Peters |
May 30 | Johnny Shackleford | ? | Offy | Nyquist | ||
September 29 | Joie Chitwood | ? | Offy | Nyquist | ||
1947–1948: Not held | ||||||
1949 | June 19 | Trenton 100 | Myron Fohr | Marchese | Offy | Marchese |
1950–1956: Not held | ||||||
USAC National Championship — 1-mile (1.6 km) paved oval | ||||||
1957 | September 29 | Trenton 100 | Pat O'Connor | Kuzma | Offy | Chapman Root |
1958 | March 30 | Trenton 100 | Len Sutton | Kuzma | Offy | Central Excavating |
September 28 | Trenton 100 | Rodger Ward | Lesovsky | Offy | Wolcott | |
1959 | April 19 | Race of Champions | Tony Bettenhausen | Kuzma | Offy | Central Excavating |
September 27 | Trenton 100 | Eddie Sachs | Meskowski | Offy | Competition Engineering | |
1960 | April 10 | Trenton 100 | Rodger Ward | Watson | Offy | Leader Card Racing |
September 25 | Trenton 100 | Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | Offy | Dean Van Lines | |
1961 | April 9 | Trenton 100 | Eddie Sachs | Ewing | Offy | Dean Van Lines |
September 24 | Trenton 100 | Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | Offy | Dean Van Lines | |
1962 | April 8 | Trenton 100 | A. J. Foyt | Meskowski | Offy | George Bignotti |
July 22 | Trenton 150 | Rodger Ward | Watson | Offy | Leader Card Racing | |
September 22 | Trenton 200 | A. J. Foyt | Trevis | Offy | Sheraton-Thompson | |
1963 | April 21 | Trenton 100 | A. J. Foyt | Meskowski | Offy | Sheraton-Thompson |
July 28 | Trenton 150 | A. J. Foyt | Trevis | Offy | Sheraton-Thompson | |
September 22 | Trenton 200 | A. J. Foyt | Trevis | Offy | Sheraton-Thompson | |
1964 | April 19 | Trenton 100 | A. J. Foyt | Watson | Offy | Sheraton-Thompson |
July 19 | Trenton 150 | A. J. Foyt | Watson | Offy | Sheraton-Thompson | |
September 27 | Trenton 200 | Parnelli Jones | Lotus | Ford | Team Lotus | |
1965 | April 25 | Trenton 100 | Jim McElreath | Brabham | Offy | Zink-Urschel |
July 18 | Trenton 150 | A. J. Foyt | Lotus | Ford | Sheraton-Thompson | |
September 26 | Trenton 200 | A. J. Foyt | Lotus | Ford | Sheraton-Thompson | |
1966 | April 24 | Trenton 150 | Rodger Ward | Lola | Offy | Mecom Racing |
September 25 | Trenton 200 | Mario Andretti | Brawner Hawk | Ford | Dean Van Lines | |
1967 | April 23 | Trenton 150 | Mario Andretti | Brawner Hawk | Ford | Dean Van Lines |
September 24 | Trenton 200 | A. J. Foyt | Coyote | Ford | Sheraton-Thompson | |
1968 | April 21 | Trenton 150 | Bobby Unser | Eagle | Offy | Rislone |
September 22 | Trenton 200 | Mario Andretti | Brawner | Offy | Brawner-Andretti Racing Team | |
USAC National Championship — 1.5-mile (2.4 km) paved dog-leg oval | ||||||
1969 | July 19 | Trenton 200 | Mario Andretti | Brawner Hawk | Ford | STP Oil Treatment |
September 21 | Trenton 300 | Mario Andretti | Brawner Hawk | Ford | STP Oil Treatment | |
1970 | April 26 | Trenton 200 | Lloyd Ruby | Laycock | Offy | Gene White Racing |
October 3 | Trenton 300 | Al Unser | Colt | Ford | Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing | |
1971 | April 25 | Trenton 200 | Mike Mosley | Watson | Ford | G. C. Murphy |
October 3 | Marlboro 300 | Bobby Unser | Eagle | Offy | All American Racers | |
1972 | April 23 | Trentonian 200 | Gary Bettenhausen | McLaren | Offy | Penske Racing |
September 24 | Trenton 300 | Bobby Unser | Eagle | Offy | All American Racers | |
1973 | April 15 | Trentonian Split 300 | A. J. Foyt | Coyote | Foyt | Gilmore Racing |
Mario Andretti | Parnelli | Offy | Parnelli Jones Racing | |||
September 23 | Trenton 200 | Gordon Johncock | Eagle | Offy | Patrick Racing | |
1974 | April 7 | Trentonian 200 | Bobby Unser | Eagle | Offy | All American Racers |
September 22 | Trenton 300 | A. J. Foyt | Coyote | Foyt | Gilmore Racing | |
Bobby Unser | Eagle | Offy | All American Racers | |||
1975 | April 6 | Trenton 200 | A. J. Foyt | Coyote | Foyt | Gilmore Racing |
April 27 | World Series of Auto RacingA | Johnny Rutherford | McLaren | Offy | McLaren Cars | |
September 21 | Trenton 150 | Gordon Johncock | Wildcat | DGS | Patrick Racing | |
1976 | May 2 | Trenton 200 | Johnny Rutherford | McLaren | Offy | McLaren Racing |
August 15 | Trenton 200 | Gordon Johncock | Wildcat | DGS | Patrick Racing | |
1977 | April 30 | Trenton 200 | Wally Dallenbach | Wildcat | DGS | Patrick Racing |
1978 | April 23 | Gabriel 200 | Gordon Johncock | Wildcat | DGS | Patrick Racing |
September 23 | Machinist Union 150 | Mario Andretti | Penske | Cosworth | Penske Racing | |
CART National Championship — 1.5-mile (2.4 km) paved dog-leg oval | ||||||
1979 | June 10 | Trenton Twin Indy | Bobby Unser | Penske | Cosworth | Team Penske |
Bobby Unser | Penske | Cosworth | Team Penske | |||
August 19 | Ditzler 150 | Rick Mears | Penske | Cosworth | Penske Racing |
^A Non-championship event