Drag racingDrag racing is a form of auto racing in which cars attempt to complete a fairly short, straight and level course in the shortest amount of time. Drag racing originated in the United States and is still most popular there. The most common distance is one q:
Art ArfonsArt Arfons (born February 3, 1926 in Akron) was three time the world land speed record holder.' Allison-powered "Green Monster #6" become the first member of Hot Rod Magazine 's new 150-mph Club.
Melvin Heath won the NHRA " Top FuelTop-Fuel Racing refers to a class of drag racing in which the cars are run on 90% nitromethane and 10% methanol also known as racing alcohol instead of gasoline. This makes the engine about 2. 4 times as powerful as a similar displacement engine running g" Championship at the Nationals
2 BaseballBusch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. Baseball is a team sport in which a small hand-sized ball is thrown and hit with a bat. Scoring involves running and touching markers on the ground called bases, hence the name. The ball itself is also called a base
April 17April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). There are 258 days remaining. Events 1492 Spain and Christopher Columbus sign a contract for him to sail to Asia to get spices. 1521 Martin Luther speaks to the assembl: Luis AparicioLuis Aparicio (born April 29, 1934, Maracaibo, Venezuela) was a Venezuelan baseball shortstop for the Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Boston Red Sox. Aparicio came from a baseball family. His father, Luis Sr. was a notable shorstop in Venezuela replaces fellow VenezuelanThe Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela "Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela") is a country in northern South America. 1 It borders the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Guyana to the east, Brazil toChico Carrasquel as the White Sox' everyday shortstop. Aparicio, who played 10 seasons with the White Sox, was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1984 and had his #11 retired by the Sox in the same year.
July 14: Boston Red Sox lefty Mel Parnell pitches a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park, winning 4-0. It is only Parnell's third win against two losses and is the sixth straight loss for second-place Chicago. The no-hitter is the first for the Red Sox since 1923. Parnell will go 4-4 before a torn muscle in his pitching arm ends his career as the Red Sox' winningest southpaw.
