The Trenton 150 was an American Championship Car race held at 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.
Race winners Season Date Race title Winning driver Chassis Engine Team AAA National Championship — 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 — 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 — 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 Racing 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 — 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
Non-championship event
External links Champ Car Stats: Trenton archive Ultimate Racing History: Trenton archive