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Bernie Ecclestone Born In Bungay, Suffolk, England - October 28, 1930
October 28, 1930Bernie Ecclestone(Photo; en.wikipedia.org)Born in Bungay, Suffolk, England.He is the chief executive of the Formula One Group, which manages Formula One and controls the commercial...
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Joe Ruttman Born In Upland, California, USA - October 28, 1944
October 28, 1944Joe Ruttman(Photo; stockcar.racersreunion.com)Born in Upland, California, USA.Ruttman is the younger brother of Indianapolis 500 winner Troy Ruttman. His father, Ralph "Butch" Ruttman,...
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Teo Fabi Wins CART "Miller High Life 150" at Phoenix - October 29, 1983
October 29, 1983Teo Fabi drove the Gerry Forsythe/Skoal Bandit March to a 9 second victory over Mario Andretti in the in the CART "Miller High Life 150" at Phoenix International Raceway, Arizona, USA....
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Didier Schraenen Born In Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec - October 29, 1955
October 29, 1955Didier Schraenen(Photo; transportstch.com)Born in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec.Although he started in motocross and ran into several categories of cars, including NASCAR Canadian Tire...
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Chritian Fittipaldi Leads All Brazilian Poduim At Fontana - October 30, 2000
October 30, 2000(Photo; crash.net)Chritian Fittipaldi, driving the Newman Haas Racing Lola/Ford, led fellow countrymen Roberto Moreno and Gil de Ferran, to an all Brazilian sweep of the poduim at the...
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Greg Moore Dies In Violent Crash At Fontana - October 31, 1999
April 22, 1975 - October 31, 1999Greg Moore(Photo; gregmoore.com)Home: Maple Ridge, BC, Canada.Greg Moore, the 1995 Indy Lights Champion, had his promising career and his life come to an abrupt end...
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"5-Times Le Mans 24 Hours Winner" Derek Bell Is Born - October 31, 1941
October 31, 1941Derek Bell(photo credit: Toni P1 via photopin cc)Born in Pinner, Middlesex, England.Derek was extremely successful in sportscar racing, best known for winning the Le Mans 24 hours five...
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Buddy Lazier Born In Vail, Colorado, USA - October 31, 1967
October 31, 1967Buddy Lazier(photo credit: cmakin via photopin cc)Born in Vail, Colorado, USA.Lazier won the 1988 American Indycar Series championship, collecting five wins out of six races. Lazier won...
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Hulme & Revson Complete McLaren Sweep At Riverside - October 31, 1971
October 31, 1971Denny Hulme drove a McLaren M8F-Chevrolet to victory in the Can-Am race at Riverside, California, USA. His Team McLaren teammate Peter Revson finishes second.(photo credit: ddindy via...
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NASCAR Legend Stick Elliott Dies At Age 46 - November 1, 1980
July 27, 1934 - November 1, 1980Gene "Stick Elliott" Daves(Photo; thirdturn.wikia.com)Home; Shelby, North Carolina, USA.Named Gene Daves, aka Stick Elliott after his Grandfather whom was a railroad...
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"Racing Family Patriarch" Joseph Lapcevich Born - November 1, 1944
November 1, 1944 - April 3, 2013Joseph "Joe" Lapcevich(Photo; obits.dignitymemorial.com)Home: Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada.The Lapcevich family has been a part of the Canadian motorsports’ scene for...
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"CMHF Member" Craig Hill Passes Away At Age 78 - November 1, 2012
January 9, 1934 - November 1, 2012Craig Hill (Photo credit; oneword.ca John R Walker)Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.In a driving career that spanned almost 40 years, Hill raced and won in almost...
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Larry Pearson Born In Spartanburg, South Carolina - November 2, 1953
November 2, 1953Larry Pearson(Photo; darlingtonraceway.com)Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.Larry is a former NASCAR driver and the son of three-time Winston Cup champion David Pearson. He won...
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Alan Jones Born In Melbourne, Australia - November 2, 1946
November 2, 1946Alan Jones(Photo: commons.wikimedia.org)Born in Melbourne, Australia.He was the first driver to win a Formula One World Championship with the Williams team, becoming the 1980 World...
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Kroll's Record Breaking Streak Ends In St. Petersburg - November 3, 1985
November 3, 1985A broken rocker caused Horst Kroll of Toronto to settle for an 11th place finish at the SCCA Can-Am in St Petersburg, Florida, ending his streak of top 10 finishes at a Can-Am series...
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Jacques Villeneuve Sr Born in Berthierville, Quebec - November 4, 1953
November 4, 1953Jacques Villeneuve Sr. (photo credit: Vukie1953 via photopin cc)Born in Berthierville, Quebec, Canada.The younger brother of Canadian racing legend Gilles Villeneuve, and uncle to...
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Elton Sawyer Born In Chesapeake, Virginia, USA - November 5, 1959
November 5, 1959Elton Sawyer(Photo; cbssports.com)Born in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA.Elton Sawyer began his career in the NASCAR Busch Series. He ran a handful of races in 1983, 1984, and 1985, scoring...
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Al Unser Jr Wins CART "Nissan Indy Challenge" At Miami - November 6, 1988
November 6, 1988(photo credit: jimculp@live.com / ProRallyPix via photopin cc) Al Unser Jr finished 53.046 seconds ahead of Rick Mears, to win the CART "Nissan Indy Challenge"at Tamiami Park, Miami,...
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Canadian Auto Racing Legend Wallie Branston Dies - November 7, 2013
October 11, 1923 - November 7, 2013Wallie Branston(Photo; legacy.com)Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Branston had many achievements including being a founding member of the Toronto Stock Car Racing...
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Art Arfons Sets New Land-Speed Record - November 7, 1965
November 7, 1965Art Arfons, a drag racer from Ohio, USA, sets the land-speed record, of 576.553 miles per hour at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, driving a jet-powered machine, known as the Green...
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