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| | #REDIRECT [[1970 USAC Championship Car Season (partially found footage of IndyCar races; 1970)]] |
| |title=<center>1970 Trenton 200</center>
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| |image=1970trenton2001.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 '''''1970 Trenton 200''''' was the third race of the 1970 USAC Championship Car Season. Occurring on 26th April at the Trenton Speedway, the race would ultimately be won by Lloyd Ruby in a Laycock-Offenhauser, edging out Mario Andretti, who entered a new Brawner-Ford design for the event.
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| ==Background==
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| The ''1970 Trenton 200'' was the ninth running of the event, with the annual race lasting just over 200 miles.<ref name="results">[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1970_Trenton_200/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the qualifying and race results of the event.] Retrieved 16th May '22</ref> It was one of two 1970 USAC Championship Car Season races to occur at Trenton Speedway, the other being the 1970 Trenton 300,<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1970/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the 1970 USAC Championship Car Season schedule.] Retrieved 16th May '22</ref> which occurred on 3rd October and was won by Al Unser in a Colt-Ford.<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1970_Trenton_300/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the results of the 1970 Trenton 300.] Retrieved 16th May '22</ref> Trenton would continue hosting IndyCar races until 1979 before it was dropped from the schedule and being demolished in 1980.<ref>[https://www.racingcircuits.info/north-america/usa/trenton-speedway.html ''Racing Circuits'' detailing the history of the Trenton Speedway.] Retrieved 16th May '22</ref>
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| Prior to the race, qualifying commenced with Unser winning the pole position with a speed of 154.67 mph.<ref name="results"/> Directly behind him was Lloyd Ruby, with defending race winner Mario Andretti lining up third out of 24 competitors.<ref name="results"/> Heading into the event, Andretti expressed intrigue regarding a new STP‐McNamara car he was to enter for the race, calling it a "whole new concept". He, therefore, was keen to race it at Trenton to determine its competitiveness.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1970/04/12/archives/andretti-to-put-new-car-to-test-hell-pilot-german-machine-at.html ''The New York Times'' reporting on Andretti entering a new car for the event.] Retrieved 16th May '22</ref>
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| ==The Race==
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| With the starting order decided, the 1970 Trenton 200 commenced on 26th April.<ref name="nyt">[https://www.nytimes.com/1970/04/27/archives/ruby-drives-to-victory-in-trenton-200-andretti-passed-in-closing.html ''The New York Times'' reporting on Ruby winning the race.] Retrieved 16th May '22</ref><ref name="results"/> Unser maintained his lead on the opening lap, leading until lap 33.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> He was then overtaken by Eagle-Offenhauser driver Wally Dallenbach, who maintained it for another 26 laps.<ref name="results"/> Suddenly, he spun out following a wheel failure.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> Ruby took over as the leader, where the race primarily centred upon him, Andretti and Unser, who transferred the lead to exclusively to one another for the remainder of the race.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> Andretti passed Ruby on lap 65, only for Unser to regain it on lap 76.<ref name="results"/> Andretti then scraped a steel guardrail, being fortunate to escape having his car be damaged, before succeeding in passing Unser on lap 92.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/>
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| Ruby however remained in contention and began to close in on Andretti for the next eight laps.<ref name="nyt"/> On lap 104, he made a successful move into the first position on the right-hand dogleg, thanks to holding the inside position.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> While Andretti still proved a challenge, he ultimately could not regain the lead for the remaining 31 laps.<ref name="results"/> Therefore, Ruby claimed victory, his first USAC win since 1968, and $14,000 in prize money.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> Andretti finished second, while Unser took third, being the only drivers other than Ruby to be on the lead lap.<ref name="results"/><ref name="nyt"/> Post-race, Ruby stated that he pulled off the overtake because "Mario had no alternative but to back off."<ref name="nyt"/>
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| ==Availability==
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| According to ''IndyCar on TV'', 2 hours of footage was shown by ABC on 2nd May 1970 as a special presentation.<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/indycarontv/home/the-races/usac/1970/1970-trenton-200 ''IndyCar on TV'' detailing the ABC broadcast of the race.] Retrieved 16th May '22</ref> Additionally, according to ''nascarman History'''s Top 10 Lost IndyCar Broadcasts, the race was also televised by the TVS Television Network. But of twelve IndyCar races to have been televised by TVS, none are currently publicly available, with the ABC version also missing.<ref>[https://www.trackforum.org/forum/motorsports/eagle104-s-nostalgia/6577088-trackforum-indycar-season-archive-viewer ''Track Forum'' listing publicly available IndyCar broadcasts.] Retrieved 16th May '22</ref> Nevertheless, photos of the race remain accessible.
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| ==Gallery==
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| ===Video===
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| |description1 =''nascarman History'''s Top 10 Lost IndyCar Broadcasts detailing TVS Television Network's IndyCar broadcasts (0:20-0:59).
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| }}
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| ==See Also==
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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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| *[[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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