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| |title=<center>1974 Trentonian 200</center>
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| |image=1974trentonian2001.jpg
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| |imagecaption=Program for the race.
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| |status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
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| The '''''1974 Trentonian 200''''' (also known as the '''''1974 Trenton 200''''') was the fifth race of the 1974 USAC Championship Car Season. Occurring on 7th April at the Trenton Speedway, the race would ultimately be won by Bobby Unser in an Eagle-Offenhauser. The race is known for its record high attrition rate, with only four of the 19 competitors finishing the event.
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| ==Background==
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| The ''1974 Trentonian 200'' was the 13th running of the event, with the annual race lasting just over 200 miles.<ref name="results">[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1974_Trentonian_200/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the qualifying and race results of the event.] Retrieved 10th Jun '22</ref> It was one of three 1974 USAC Championship Car Season races to occur at Trenton Speedway;<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1974/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the 1974 USAC Championship Car Season schedule.] Retrieved 10th Jun '22</ref> the others were Heats 1 and 2 of the Trenton 300, which both occurred on 22nd September and were won by Coyote-Foyt's A.J. Foyt and Bobby Unser respectively. which occurred on 24th September and was won by Bobby Unser.<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1974_Trenton_300_Heat_1/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the results of Heat 1 of the 1974 Trenton 300.] Retrieved 10th Jun '22</ref><ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1974_Trenton_300_Heat_2/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the results of Heat 2 of the 1974 Trenton 300.] Retrieved 10th Jun '22</ref> Trenton would host IndyCar races until 1979 before being dropped from the schedule, with the circuit 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 10th Jun '22</ref>
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| Prior to the race, qualifying commenced with Mario Andretti winning the pole position in a new Parnelli-Offenhauser with a speed of 168.067 mph.<ref name="nyt">[https://www.nytimes.com/1974/04/08/archives/bobby-unser-triumphs-in-trenton-200-the-leaders-college-results.html ''The New York Times'' reporting on Unser winning the race, and the event's high attrition rate.] Retrieved 10th Jun '22</ref><ref name="results"/> Directly behind him was King-Offenhauser's Tom Sneva, with Eagle-Offenhauser driver Al Unser lining up third.<ref name="results"/> Bobby Unser qualified fifth out of 19 competitors.<ref name="results"/> The event's attrition rate began even before the race commenced, as Foyt and Gary Bettenhausen were forced to withdraw after wrecking their cars during practice.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/>
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| ==The Race==
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| With the starting order decided, the 1974 Trentonian 200 commenced on 7th April.<ref name="results"/> Andretti maintained his lead from the start, defending the first position for the first 33 laps before being passed by Eagle-Offenhauser's Gordon Johncock after he made his first pit stop.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> Johncock led until he was passed by Unser.<ref name="results"/> During this time period, David "Salt" Walther made a pitstop in a McLaren-Offenhauser.<ref name="nyt"/> Suddenly, the fuel system collapsed, which ignited the car.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> Walther was unable to escape by the time firefighters arrived.<ref name="nyt"/> While the usage of foam extinguishers put out the fire, foam ended up within Walther's helmet, leaving him unable to breathe.<ref name="nyt"/> Ultimately, he recovered from the incident.<ref name="nyt"/>
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| After 73 laps, Andretti retired following a piston failure, leaving just eight vehicles on track.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> Three laps later, Johncock repassed Unser for first.<ref name="results"/> But after 104 laps, Johncock made his final pitstop, enabling Unser to retake the first position.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> This turned out to be the final lead change of the race, as a crash from Johnny Rutherford's McLaren-Offenhauser brought out a caution on lap 112, leaving Unser's position secure as Johncock among others were forced to conform to pace car speed.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> From there, Unser controlled proceedings, leading the final 31 laps to claim victory and $11,666 in prize money.<ref name="nyt"/><ref name="results"/> Johncock finished second, while fellow Eagle-Offenhauser driver Billy Vukovich, Jr. was a lap down in third.<ref name="results"/><ref name="nyt"/> Jimmy Caruthers, also driving an Eagle-Offenhauser, finished fourth, becoming the only other driver to finish the event.<ref name="results"/><ref name="nyt"/>
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| Post-race, Unser stated "It just happened to be one of those days, I didn't know where they all were. When I came out of the pits, I was upfront behind the pace car and when I looked behind me, there was no one there."<ref name="nyt"/> ''The New York Times'' noted that the race broke the highest attrition record for USAC events, with the previous record holder, the 1970 California 500, having eight finishers.<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1970_California_500/UO/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the results of the 1970 California 500] Retrieved 10th Jun '22</ref><ref name="nyt"/>
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| ==Availability==
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| According to ''IndyCar on TV'', the race received live flag-to-flag coverage from ABC as part of its ''ABC Championship Auto Racing''.<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/indycarontv/home/the-races/usac/1974/1974-trentonian-200 ''IndyCar on TV'' detailing the ABC broadcast of the race.] Retrieved 10th Jun '22</ref> The broadcast has yet to resurface, although silent fan-recorded footage of the event can be found online.
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| ==Gallery==
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| ===Video===
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| |description1 =Silent footage of the event.
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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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| *[[1967 Trenton 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1967)]]
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| *[[1968 Tony Bettenhausen 100 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1968)]]
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| *[[1968 Trenton 150 (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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| *[[1969 Trenton 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1969)]]
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| *[[1970 Bobby Ball 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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| *[[1970 Jimmy Bryan 150 (partially lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1970)]]
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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 Bobby Ball 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Jimmy Bryan 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Marlboro 300 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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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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| *[[1971 Schaefer 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1971 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1971)]]
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| *[[1972 Best Western Motels 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Indianapolis 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Phoenix 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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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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| *[[1972 Trenton Times 300 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1972 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1972)]]
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| *[[1973 Schaefer 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1973)]]
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| *[[1973 Texas 200 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1973)]]
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| *[[1974 Phoenix 150 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1974)]]
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| *[[1974 Schaefer 500 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1974)]]
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| *[[1975 Bricklin 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1975)]]
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| *[[1975 Michigan 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1975)]]
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| *[[1975 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1975)]]
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| *[[1976 Indianapolis 500 (partially found footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1976 Jimmy Bryan 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1976 Michigan 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1976 Schaefer 500 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1976 Trenton Times Auto Classic (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1976 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1976)]]
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| *[[1977 American Parts 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Jimmy Bryan 150 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Michigan Grand Prix (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Rex Mays Classic (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Schaefer 500 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Texas Grand Prix (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1977 Trentonian 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1977)]]
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| *[[1978 Coors 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1978)]]
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| *[[1978 Daily Express Indy Silverstone (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1978)]]
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| *[[1978 Daily Mail Indy Trophy (partially found CBS and BBC One footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1978)]]
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| *[[1978 Norton Twin 200 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1978)]]
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| *[[1979 Arizona Republic / Jimmy Bryan 150 (partially found footage of SCCA/CART IndyCar Series race; 1979)]]
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| *[[1979 California 500 (lost footage of SCCA/CART IndyCar Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1979)]]
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| *[[1979 Gould Grand Prix (lost footage of SCCA/CART IndyCar Series race; 1979)]]
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| *[[1980 Miller High Life 150 (partially found footage of CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1980)]]
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| *[[1980 Norton Twin 200 (lost footage of CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1980)]]
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| *[[1980 Primera Copa Mexico 150 (lost footage of CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1980)]]
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| *[[1980 Tony Bettenhausen 200 (lost footage of CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1980)]]
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| *[[1981 Kraco Car Stereo 150 (lost CART PPG IndyCar World Series race; 1981)]]
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| *[[1981 Pocono 500 (lost footage of USAC Championship Car Season race; 1981)]]
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| *[[1996 Las Vegas 500K (partially lost footage of IRL Season race; 1996)]]
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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 sports events]]
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| [[Category:Partially found media]]
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