Click on the image to see a low-resolution version of the programThe third annual "California 200" on April 13, 1969, was the last of four IndyCar races held at Hanford Motor Speedway -- as far as I can tell -- the last major race held at the track.
The 36-page program was the first of four Champ Car races that didn't feature cartoon-like artwork, instead featuring 1968 USAC national champ Bobby Unser sitting in his checkerboard No. 1.
The chassis-engine mix had a new twist for 1969, as turbines were nowhere to be seen, although Art Pollard was driving one of the wedge-shaped chassis retrofitted with a turbo Offy.
Here's an index of the various chassis-engine combinations listed in the program:
- Brawner Turbo Ford
- Chinook Ford V8
Bill Vukovich II raced in all four Champ Car races at Hanford. - Coyote Turbo Ford
- Eagle Turbo Chevy
- Eagle Turbo Ford
- Eagle Turbo Offy
- Finley Turbo Offy
- Gerhardt Chevy V8
- Gerhardt Offy
- Gerhardt Turbo Offy
- Gilbert Chevy V8
- Laycock Turbo Offy
- Lola Turbo Ford
- Shrike Turbo Chevy
- Shrike Offy
- Smith Offy
- Vollstedt Turbo Ford
- Ward Turbo Offy (this was a front-engine dirt car owned by William Seidelman of Tacoma and driven by Tommy Copp of Fresno).
- Watson Turbo Offy (one of these was a front-engine roadster owned by Joe Hunt of Los Angeles and driven by George Snider of Bakersfield).
RELATED STORIES: Read more about Marchbanks Speedway and Hanford Motor Speedway in my Marchbanks section, including the regularly updated "History of Marchbanks Speedway, aka Hanford Motor Speedway."