Trenton 150

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Trenton 150
Trenton International Speedway
First race1946
Last race1979
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

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
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Race winners

Season Date Race Title Winning Driver Chassis Engine Team
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

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