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Riverside 500 (Motor Trend 500) race
Ford (possibly Thunderbird) stock car #45 and Dodge #3 (driven by Al Unser) racing, competing in Riverside 500 aka Motor Trend 500 at Riverside International Raceway; the Ford veers off track on tight turn, holds on / Plymouth Belvedere...
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1971 Mid-Ohio Can-Am and Trans-Am
Herbert Muller racing Ferrari 512 M #48 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course / pit crew member holding lap board / Can-Am race cars racing along scenic course / people watching race from beneath copse of trees / Jackie Stewart racing L&M...
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Medium shot pit crew changing tires on Formula One car during pit stop
Medium shot pit crew changing tires on Formula One car during pit stop
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WS AERIAL ZI TS View of car racing / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
WS AERIAL ZI TS View of car racing / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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MS POV TS Indy type racing car racing on track / Orlando, Florida, United States
MS POV TS Indy type racing car racing on track / Orlando, Florida, United States
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1973 Indianapolis 500
High angle marching band standing on racetrack, pre-race Indy 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway / packed parking lot / marching bands standing on racetrack / balloon launch / crowd walking to racetrack, filling stands / electronic lap...
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Riverside 500 (Motor Trend 500) race
Chevrolet (Chevelle Malibu SS, perhaps) stock car #6 racing along track at Riverside International Raceway / young man wearing white Valvoline Racing Division jumpsuit while walking away / stock cars racing, smoke coming from beneath...
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Pomona PVTA drag racing
Crowd standing at chain link fence or seated in bleachers, applauding passing front engine mounted Top Fuel dragsters being pushed to starting line at Pomona Raceway / crews mingling near drag strip starting position, flag starter waving...
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MS POV TS Indy type racing car racing on track / Orlando, Florida, United States
MS POV TS Indy type racing car racing on track / Orlando, Florida, United States
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Montage: Mark Donohue on importance of pit stops
In voiceover, race car driver Mark Donohue describes the importance of pit stops. He talks about how the 24 Hours of Daytona race serves as an important practice exercise for the upcoming Trans-Am racing seaon. We see the 1970 AMC...
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Stock car race official waves checkered flag
Stock car race official waves checkered flag
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Stock car race official waves checkered flag
Stock car race official waves checkered flag
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Race-car driver holds up trophy, blue racing team celebrates stock car victory
Race-car driver holds up trophy, blue racing team celebrates stock car victory
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Stock car race official waves checkered flag
Stock car race official waves checkered flag
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WS, TS, Off road racing vehicle riding on sandy track, Laughlin, Nevada, USA
WS, TS, Off road racing vehicle riding on sandy track, Laughlin, Nevada, USA
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Indy Turbochargers
Campers, automobiles, buses in parking lot of Indianapolis Motor Speedway / Indy 500 race judges working / driver GRAHAM HILL driving Lotus Indy racer 70 through pits / Graham Hill driving 70 on time trial / pit crew pushing driver LLOYD...
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Indianapolis 500
Formula One race cars speeding along Indianapolis Motor Speedway, competing in Indy 500 race as viewed from crowded spectator stands / pit crew member holding card, calling driver Joe Leonard in for pit stop. Indianapolis 500 on May 27,...
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OMS Celebrity Pro-Am
Empty racetrack at Ontario Motor Speedway / yellow Porsche 914 coupe races across / red Porsche 914 coupe racing / professional race car driver MARK DONOHUE wearing yellow Goodyear racing suit and sporting buzzcut flattop while smiling,...
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Daytona 500
Racetrack, pace car, crowds, pit alley, muddy infield, stock cars (including Glenn Roberts aka Fireball Roberts in 1963 Pontiac #22) on pace lap, Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway / stock cars racing / GC Spencer driving 1963...
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Daytona 500
NASCAR stock cars racing along bowled turn, photographers kneeling in infield of Daytona International Speedway / stock car spinning out after accident / Frank Graham driving 1961 Ford #68 through infield / Al Terrell driving 1962 Ford...
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OMS Celebrity Pro-Am
PAUL NEWMAN wearing white racing suit while standing beside red Porsche 914 sports coupe parked in pits at Ontario Motor Speedway / Paul Newman dons white racing helmet, climbs behind wheel of sports car; several still and film cameramen...
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OMS Celebrity Pro-Am
PAUL NEWMAN talking, smiling with entertainer and fellow motor sports enthusiast DICK SMOTHERS of Smothers Brothers fame in pits of Ontario Motor Speedway / sweaty Paul Newman and Dick Smothers wear white racing suits; several cameramen...
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Riverside 500 (Motor Trend 500) race
Dodge fastback #3 driven by Al Unser racing, taking sharp turn, competing in Riverside 500 (Motor Trend 500) at Riverside International Raceway / 1968 Ford Torino GT #121 driven by Dan Gurney racing, taking turn; Ford Torino GT #29...