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- ↑ "1962-65 Miss Bardahl". October 7, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ↑ "1966 President's Cup - Black Sunday". Leslie Field. April 1, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ↑ "Hydro Tragedy–Three Pilots Killed". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael, California. Associated Press. June 20, 1966. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Ron Musson at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
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