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"NHRA Top 50 Drivers" Gary Beck Born - January 21, 1941
January 21, 1941Gary Beck(Photo; competitionplus.com)Born: Seattle - Home:Edmonton.Gary is a two-time World champion drag racing driver. Born and raised in the United States, Beck married a Canadian...
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Porsche Paris-Dakar Victory Overshadowed By 5-Deaths - January 22, 1986
January 22, 1986(Photo: theignitionpoint.co.uk via photopincc)Porsche 959s finish first (Metge/Lemoyne), second (Ickx/Brasseur), and sixth (Kussmaul/Unger) in the Paris-Dakar Rally.The 1986 Dakar Rally...
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"Sprint Car Hall of Fame Legend" Bob Sall Born - January 22, 1908
January 22, 1908 - October 14, 1974Bob Sall(Photo; pinterest.com)Born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA.He made 4 AAA Championship Car starts from 1934 to 1937. He competed in the 1935 Indianapolis 500,...
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Jim McElreath Jr Born In Arlington, Texas - Jan. 23, 1954
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Don Whittington Jr. Born In Lubbock, Texas - January 23, 1946
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Josef "Jo" Gartner Born In Vienna, Austria - January 24, 1954
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Scott Speed Born In Manteca, California - January 24, 1983
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Buddy Baker Born In Florence, North Carolina - January 25, 1941
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David Donohue Takes Closes Victory In 24 Hour History - January 26, 2009
January 26, 2009Almost exactly 40 years after his father, racing legend Mark Donohue, won the 24 Hours of Daytona, David won the event driving a Brumos-entered Riley-Porsche teamed with Antonio García,...
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"Actor & Race Driver" Paul Newman Born - January 26, 1925
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"Pink Floyd Drummer & Race Driver" Nick Mason Born - January 27, 1944
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Emerson Fittipaldi Wins Argentine Grand Prix - January 28, 1973
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"1979 Formula One World Champ" Jody Scheckter Born - January 29, 1950
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Phil "Red" Shafer Dies In Des Moines, Iowa - January 29, 1971
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Ganassi Racing Completes The "Ganassi Slam" At Daytona - January 30, 2011
January 30, 2011The #1 Chip Ganassi entry driven by Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, Graham Rahal and Joey Hand finished 2.426 seconds ahead of the #2 Ganassi car of Scott Dixon, Juan Pablo Montoya, Dario...
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Mauro Baldi Born In Reggio Emilia, Italy - January 31, 1954
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J.J. Lehto Born In Espoo, Finland - January 31, 1966
January 31, 1966J.J. Lehto(Photo: Mulsanne via photopincc)Born in Espoo, Finland.Jyrki Järvilehto, better known as "JJ Lehto" is a former Formula One, CART and ALMS series driver. He is also a 2-time...
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"2004 Indy 500 Winner" Buddy Rice Born - January 31, 1976
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Jim Pace Born In Monticello, Mississippi - February 1, 1961
February 1, 1961Jim Pace(Photo;alchetron.com)Born In Monticello, Mississippi, USA.Pace began his career in the Barber Saab Pro Series in 1988. He soon moved to sports car racing and won the GTU class...
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Dick Rathmann (AKA; James) Dies In Melbourne, Florida - February 1, 2000
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