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"Florida Hurricane" Bill Snowden Dies - February 2, 1959
May 6, 1910 – February 2, 1959Bill Snowden(Photo; floridastockcars.com)Born in St. Augustine, Florida, USA.He was one of the racers whose career was interrupted by World War II. He was nicknamed "Wild...
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"Land Speed Record Holder & Drag Racer" Art Arfons Born - February 3, 1926
February 3, 1926 - December 3, 2007Art Arfons(Photo;samuelhawley.com)Born in Akron, Ohio, USA.Arfons had a half brother Walt, who was to become his partner and later competitor in motor sports. The...
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Hurley Haywood Wins Fifth " 24 Hours of Daytona" - February 3, 1991
February 3, 1991(photo credit: 4721_Grand_Am_Austin_2013_2013 via photopin (license))Hurley Haywood collects his fifth win at "The 24 Hours of Daytona", the most victories of any driver in the event's...
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Charles Tidwell Born In Lizella, Georgia - February 3, 1921
February 3, 1921 – May 4, 1990Charles Tidwell(Photo; www.findagrave.com)Born in Lizella, Georgia, USA.He was best known for his career driving stock cars in the NASCAR, GASCAR (Georgia Association of...
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"NASCAR Winston Cup Journeyman" Connie Saylor Dies - February 4, 1993
June 3, 1940 - February 4, 1993Conrad "Connie" Saylor(Photo;racing-reference.info)Home:Johnson City, Tennessee, USA.Saylor was a journeyman NASCAR racecar driver. He did one-off events in the Winston...
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Bruce Jacobi Dies After 4-Years In Comatose State - February 4, 1987
June 23, 1935 - February 4, 1987Bruce Jacobi(Photo;espn.com)Born in Salem, Indiana, USA.He grew up near the Salem Speedway and "got racing in his blood." He participated in both USAC and NASCAR...
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Bay Darnell Born In Lake Bluff, Illinois - February 4, 1931
February 4, 1931Bay Darnell(Photo; www.dirtfans.com)Born in Lake Bluff, Illinois, USA.He is the father of Danny Darnell, a well-known Midwestern short-track driver, and grandfather of Erik Darnell, a...
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Earnhardt Sr & Jr Help Corvette Sweep "Rolex 24" - February 4, 2001
February 4, 2001Winston Cup legend Dale Earnhardt, son Dale Jr. and road-racing aces Andy Pilgrim and Kelly Collins, brought their #3 C5-R in for a 4th place overall finish, giving Corvette Racing a...
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Robert Kubica Suffers Career Ending Injuries - February 6, 2011
February 6, 2011(Photo: Red~Cyan (Pro- 1.8 Million+ Views- Thanks all!) via photopin cc)Robert Kubica winner of the 2008 "Canadian Grand Prix" and the first Polish driver to compete in Formula One, is...
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Darrell Waltrip Born In Owensboro, Kentucky - February 5, 1947
February 5, 1947Darrell Waltrip(Photo "Darrell Waltrip" via photopin(license))Born in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA.He is a 3-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, a 3-time NASCAR Cup Series runner-up, winner of...
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Paul Gentilozzi Born In Lansing, Michigan - February 6, 1950
February 6, 1950Paul Gentilozzi(Photo; www.mmshof.org)Born in Lansing, Michigan, USA.In 1985 he founded the successful Rocketsports Racing team that has competed in the Trans-Am series, Champ Car World...
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Chuck Parsons Born In Bruin, Kentucky - February 6, 1924
February 6, 1924 – January 3, 1999 Charles "Chuck" Parsons(Photo credit; www.myf5000.com)Born in Bruin, Kentucky.He moved to California at age 24 and settled near Monterey. Parsons worked in automobile...
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Dorsey Schroeder Born In Kirkwood, Missouri - February 5, 1953
February 5, 1953Dorsey Schroeder(Photo credit; www.motorsport.com)Born in Kirkwood, Missouri. USA.Dorsey was a successful sports car driver for a number of seasons in the Trans-Am series, winning the...
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John Nielsen Born In Varde, Denmark - February 7, 1956
February 7, 1956John NielsenBorn in Varde, Denmark.He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1990. Previously, he won the Macau Grand Prix in 1984. He was also a 3-time champion of the European Formula Super...
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Bruce McLaren Wins The "Grand Prix of Argentina" - February 7, 1960
February 7, 1960 Bruce McLaren(By Lothar Spurzem [CC BY-SA 2.0 de], via Wikimedia Commons)McLaren joined the Cooper factory F1 team alongside Jack Brabham in 1959 and won the 1959 United States Grand...
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Cliff Allison Born In Brough, Westmorland, England - February 8, 1932
February 8, 1932 - April 7, 2005Henry Clifford 'Cliff' Allison(Photo; www.findagrave.com)Born In Brough, Westmorland, England.A farmer, whose family also owned the local garage business, Allison was...
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"Sprint Car Hall Of Famer" Jan Opperman Born - February 9, 1939
February 9, 1939 - September 4, 1997Jan Opperman(Photo;findagrave.com)Born in Long Beach, California, USA.Known as "The King of the Outlaws", he won the 1971 Knoxville Nationals, the premiere event in...
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Marshall Teague Sets Closed Course Speed Record - February 9, 1959
February 9, 1959Marshall Teague(Photo; www.notinhalloffame.com)Teague set an unofficial closed course speed record of 171.821 mph. He was piloting a reconfigured Indy car "Sumar Special" streamliner, a...
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Hans Stuck Dies In Grainau, Germany - February 9, 1978
December 27, 1900 – February 9, 1978Hans Stuck(Photo; en.wikipedia.org)Born in Warsaw, Poland.Although his parents were of Swiss ancestry, they had moved to Germany by the time Stuck was born, and he...
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"The Racer's Group" Kevin Buckler Born - February 9, 1959
February 9, 1959 Kevin Buckler(Photo; press.porsche.com)He founded Adobe Road Winery and currently owns The Racer's Group, a professional sports car racing team, TRG Motorsports, formerly a NASCAR...
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