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"2-Time Indy 500 Winner" Al Unser Jr Born - April 19, 1962
April 19, 1962Al Unser Jr(Photo; en.wikipedia.org)Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.Nicknamed "Little Al", "Al Junior" or simply "Junior" he is a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner. He is the son of...
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Gordon Smiley Born In Omaha, Nebraska - April 20, 1946
April 20, 1946 – May 15, 1982Gordon Smiley(photo credit: ©David Hutson)Born in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.Driving his first race at age 19, Smiley was an accomplished road racer. He raced SCCA Formula Ford,...
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Danica Patrick wins the "Indy Japan 300" at Motegi, Japan - April 20, 2008
April 20, 2008(photo credit: via photopin (license))Danica Patrick, then 26 years old and competing in her 50th IndyCar Series race, won the "Indy Japan 300" at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan,...
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Phil Hill Born In Miami, Florida - April 20, 1927
April 20, 1927 – August 28, 2008Phil Hill(Photo; philhill.com)Born in Miami, Florida, USA.He is only American-born driver to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship (Mario Andretti, an American...
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"1970 Daytona 500 Winner" Pete Hamilton Dies - March 21, 2017
July 20, 1942 - March 21, 2017Peter Hamilton(Photo;"Pete Hamilton with his Petty Enterprises 1970 Plymouth Superbird." by Skeensss)Born in Newton, Massachusetts, USA.Pete began racing in the street...
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Kelly Collins Born In Sun Valley, Idaho - April 21, 1965
April 21, 1965Kelly Collins(Photo; grand-am.com)Born in Sun Valley, Idaho, USA.Kelly Collins began racing motorcycles at age seven. He came through the ranks of off-road motorcycles before progressing...
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Greg Moore Born In New Westminster, British Columbia - April 22, 1975
April 22, 1975 – October 31, 1999Greg MooreBorn in New Westminster, British Columbia.Moore lived in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. His early racing career progressed through kart racing, winning the...
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"5-time NHRA Champ" Ronnie Sox Dies - April 22, 2006
December 17, 1938 - April 22, 2006Ronnie Sox (Photo; www.hemmings.com) Born in Burlington, Massachusetts, USA.His family ran a Sinclair station on Church St. in Burlington, North Carolina, where...
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P. J. Jones Born In Torrance, California - April 23, 1969
April 23, 1969P. J. Jones(Photo; www.zimbio.com)Born in Torrance, California, USA.He has contested in multiple disciplines, including NASCAR, IndyCar, IMSA GT, ARCA, the American Le Mans Series, USAC,...
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Rolf Stommelen Dies Following Vicious Crash At Riverside - April 24, 1983
July 11, 1943 - April 24, 1983Rolf Stommelen(Photo; en.wikipedia.org)Born in Siegen, Germany.Stommelen participated in 63 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, achieving one podium, and scored a...
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Felipe Massa Born In São Paulo, Brazil - April 25, 1981
April 25, 1981Felipe Massa(Photo; en.wikipedia.org)Born in São Paulo, Brazil. Massa started his career in go-karting from the age of eight continuing in national and regional championships for seven...
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Bob Akin Gravely Injured In Violent Crash - April 25, 2002
March 6, 1936 - April 29, 2002Bob Akin(Photo; www.grandtouringprototype.com)Born In North Tarrytown, New York, USA.Bob was a successful business executive, journalist, television commentator and...
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Michele Alboreto Dies In Testing Crash - April 25, 2001
December 23, 1956 - April 25, 2001Michele Alboreto(Photo; www.audiworld.com)Born in Milan, Italy. He is famous for finishing runner up to Alain Prost in the 1985 Formula One World Championship, as...
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"Smokey's Best Damn Garage In Town" Destroyed By Fire - April 25, 2011
April 25, 2011(Photo; www.blackout.nu)Yunick ran "Smokey's Best Damn Garage in Town" on Beach Street in Daytona Beach, Florida from 1947, when he opened the garage repairing trucks, until 1987 when he...
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Jean-Pierre Beltoise Born In Paris, France - April 26 1937
April 26 1937 – January 5, 2015Jean-Pierre Beltoise(Photo; www.statsf1.com)Born in Paris, France.He was both a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver. François Cevert was his...
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Austin Dillon Born In Lewisville, North Carolina - April 27, 1990
April 27, 1990Austin Dillon(Photo; fansided.com)Born in Lewisville, North Carolina, USA.He is the son of former driver and RCR general manager Mike Dillon, older brother of Ty Dillon and grandson of...
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Bob Bondurant Born In Evanston, Illinois - April 27, 1933
April 27, 1933Bob Bondurant(Photo;mshf.com)Born in Evanston, Illinois, USA.He is a former Formula One, Can-Am, NASCAR, Baja, Motorcycle, Sports Car racer and owner of the Bob Bondurant School of High...
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Ayrton Senna Wins The "Grand Prix of San Marino" - April 28, 1991
April 28, 1991(Photo: Pinterest)Ayrton Senna finished 1.675 seconds ahead of McLaren teammate Gerhard Berger, to win the "Grand Prix of San Marino" at Autodromo Enzo & Dino Ferrari, Imola,...
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Jacques Villeneuve Scores First F-1 Victory - April 28, 1996
April 28, 1996Jacques Villeneuve scored his first Formula One victory in his fifth Formula One start. Villeneuve started second and led all 67 laps of the 1996 Grand Prix of Europe at the Nurburgring...
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"Motorcycle & Sportscar" Racer Kurt Kossmann Born - April 28, 1971
April 28, 1971Kurt Kossmann(Photo;kossmannracing.com)Home:Boston, Massachusetts, USA.He is known for being the first amputee to compete in the 24 Hours of Daytona. Kurt is a cancer survivor who lost...
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