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- ↑ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "United States and Canada Speedway National Champions". Speedway Bikes. com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ↑ "Sam swore at me - ref" . Sandwell Evening Mail. 11 April 1989. Retrieved 1 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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- ↑ "Seven-time U.S. speedway champion". Motorcycle Hall of Fame. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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