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| |title=<center>1967 Trenton 150</center>
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| |image=1967trenton1501.jpg
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| |imagecaption=Program for the race.
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| |status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
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| The '''''1967 Trenton 150''''' was the second race of the 1967 USAC Championship Car Season. Occurring on 23rd April at the Trenton Speedway, the race would ultimately be won by Mario Andretti in a Brawner-Ford, setting two track records in the process after leading from start to finish.
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| ==Background==
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| The ''1967 Trenton 150'' was the sixth running of the event, with the annual race lasting 150 miles.<ref name="results">[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1967_Trenton_150/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the qualifying and race results of the event.] Retrieved 28th May '22</ref> It was one of two 1967 USAC Championship Car Season races to occur at Trenton Speedway,<ref name="calendar">[https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1967/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the 1967 USAC Championship Car Season schedule.] Retrieved 28th May '22</ref> the other being the Trenton 200, which occurred on 24th September and was won by A.J. Foyt in a Coyote-Ford.<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1967_Trenton_200/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the results of the 1967 Trenton 200.] Retrieved 28th May '22</ref> Trenton would continue hosting IndyCar races until 1979 before it was dropped from the schedule and demolished in 1980.<ref>[https://www.racingcircuits.info/north-america/usa/trenton-speedway.html ''Racing Circuits'' detailing the history of the Trenton Speedway.] Retrieved 28th May '22</ref>
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| Prior to the race, qualifying commenced with Mario Andretti winning the pole position with a record speed of 116.403 mph.<ref name="nyt">[https://www.nytimes.com/1967/04/24/archives/andretti-sets-two-records-in-winning-150mile-trenton-auto-race.html ''The New York Times'' reporting on Andretti winning the race.] Retrieved 28th May '22</ref><ref name="results"/> He was entering a new car after his previous one was badly damaged in a crash two weeks prior.<ref name="nyt"/> Directly behind him was Lloyd Ruby in a Mongoose-Offenhauser, with Gerhardt-Offenhauser driver Art Pollard lining up third out of 21 competitors.<ref name="results"/> Heading into the event, it was expected that rear-engine cars were to dominate the race, as they had in previous Trenton events.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1967/04/23/archives/andretti-choice-in-trenton-race-rearengine-cars-expected-to-lead.html ''The New York Times'' reporting on rear-engine cars being expected to dominate the event.] Retrieved 28th May '22</ref> It was also known that future three-time Formula One World Champion Jackie Stewart was attempting to enter the race, but was unable to pull out of a Formula 2 commitment.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1967/04/05/archives/stewart-is-hoping-to-drive-in-trenton.html ''The New York Times'' reporting on Jackie Stewart attempting to enter the event.] Retrieved 28th May '22</ref>
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| ==The Race==
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| With the starting order decided, the 1967 Trenton 150 commenced on 23rd April.<ref name="results"/> Andretti held his lead from the start, and would ultimately not relinquish it for the entirety of the race.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> His main challenge proved not to be the other drivers, but the wind, which caused multiple drivers to spin-off, particularly after Turn 2.<ref name="nyt"/> After 15 laps, Ruby retired due to a broken turbo hose.<ref name="results"/> Meanwhile, Lotus-Ford's A.J. Foyt climbed the order after qualifying in seventh, and was about 10 seconds behind Andretti when a suspension failure forced him to retire after 86 laps.<ref name="results"/><ref name="nyt"/>
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| With Foyt out, Andretti controlled proceedings, lapping everyone bar Eagle-Ford's Roger McCluskey.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> He therefore claimed victory and $10,600 in prize money.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> His average speed of 109.837 mph also set a Trenton record.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> McCluskey held on to finish second, while fellow Eagle-Ford driver Bobby Unser took third.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/>
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| ==Availability==
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| According to ''IndyCar on TV'', 30 minutes of highlights were televised by ABC on 29th April 1967 as part of its ''Wide World of Sports'', along a anniversary retrospective and pocket billiards.<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/indycarontv/home/the-races/usac/1967/1967-trenton-150 ''IndyCar on TV'' detailing the ABC broadcast of the race.] Retrieved 28th May '22</ref> The broadcast has yet to resurface however, and no footage of the race is currently publicly available. Nevertheless, some photos of the event can be viewed online.
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| ==Gallery==
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| ===Image===
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| <gallery mode=packed heights=300px>
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| 1967trenton1502.jpg|Andretti (1) and Ruby (25) on the front row.
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| </gallery>
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[1962 Trenton 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1962)]]
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| *[[1962 Trenton 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1962)]]
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| *[[1963 Trenton 100 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1963)]]
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| *[[1963 Trenton 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1963)]]
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| *[[1964 Golden State 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1964)]]
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| *[[1964 Trenton 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1964)]]
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| *[[1965 Golden State 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1965)]]
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| *[[1965 Jimmy Bryan Memorial (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1965)]]
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| *[[1966 Jimmy Bryan Memorial (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1966)]]
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| *[[1966 Trenton 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1966)]]
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| *[[1968 Tony Bettenhausen 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1968)]]
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| *[[1969 Langhorne 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1969)]]
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| *[[1969 Rex Mays Classic (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1969)]]
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| *[[1970 Langhorne 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Rex Mays Classic (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Rocky Mountain 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Trenton 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1971 Michigan 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Rex Mays Classic (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1972 Rex Mays Classic (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Tony Bettenhausen 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1981 Pocono 500 (lost televised footage of IndyCar race; 1981)]]
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| *[[Indianapolis 500 WFBM-TV Broadcasts (lost racing footage; 1949-1950)]]
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| *[[Indianapolis 500 MCA closed-circuit broadcasts (partially lost racing footage; 1964-1970)]]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| [[Category:Lost recordings of real incidents]]
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| [[Category:Lost TV]]
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| [[Category:Completely lost media]]
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