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May 30, 1951
Lee Wallard wins the Indianapolis 500 at a speed of 126 miles per hour. The crowd includes Tiny Hill, who earned a hit months earlier with "Hot Rod Race"
May 30, 1952
Troy Ruttman wins the Indianapolis 500 auto race. Among the fans in attendance: country hitmaker Tiny Hill
Aug 20, 1960
Marty Robbins crashes into two other racers when his micro-midget car, nicknamed the Big Iron Special, loses a wheel in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Robbins is uninjured
Jul 30, 1961
Brenda Lee sings the national anthem at the opening of the Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. Jack Smith wins the Volunteer 500
May 30, 1963
Future Curb Records owner Mike Curb is in the stands at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as Parnelli Jones wins the Indianapolis 500
Aug 11, 1964
The Music City News, established by Faron Young, celebrates its first anniversary with a pair of figure eight races at the Nashville Speedway. The winning drivers: Willie Nelson and Roy Drusky
Jul 30, 1966
Marty Robbins finishes 25th driving a 1962 Plymouth in a late-model stock car race at the Nashville Speedway
Oct 13, 1968
Marty Robbins finishes 12th driving a 1967 Dodge Charger at the National 500 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
Jul 3, 1970
Marty Robbins is grand marshal for the Paul Revere 250 at the Daytona Motor Speedway in Florida. Jim Paschal is the winning driver
Jul 4, 1970
Marty Robbins is grand marshal for the Firecracker 400 at the Daytona Motor Speedway in Florida. Donnie Allison is the victor
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