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Bryan Herta Born In Warren, Michigan - May 23, 1970
May 23, 1970Bryan Herta(Photo;"Bryan Herta 2004 Indianapolis 500 Third Qual Day" by Manningmbd)Born in Warren, Michigan, USA.He is a former Sports car, CART and IRL IndyCar Series driver. He currently...
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Ivan Capelli Born In Milan, Italy - May 24, 1963
May 24, 1963Ivan Capelli(Photo; "Capelli 1991" by StuSeeger - Flickr.com)Born in Milan, Italy.He participated in 98 Formula One Grands Prix. He achieved three podiums, and scored a total of 31...
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Ricky Craven Born in Newburgh, Maine - May 24, 1966
May 24, 1966Ricky Craven(Photo; espnmediazone.com)Born in Newburgh, Maine, USA.He is a broadcaster who currently works as A analyst for Fox NASCAR. Prior to his broadcasting duties, he was a NASCAR...
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Chip Ganassi Born In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - May 24, 1958
May 24, 1958Chip Ganassi(Photo; chipganassiracing.com)Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.Ganassi is a former driver, current team owner and member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. He has...
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Joey Logano Born In Middletown, Connecticut- May 24, 1990
May 24, 1990Joey Logano(Photo;joeylogano.com)Born in Middletown, Connecticut, USA.He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 22 Ford Fusion for Team Penske, and part-time...
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Bill Adam Born In North Lanarkshire, Scotland - May 25th, 1946
May 25th, 1946Bill Adam(Photo; www.motorsport.com)Born in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.Growing up in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, this Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame member has driven...
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Jim Trueman Born In Cleveland, Ohio - May 25th, 1935
May 25, 1935 – June 11, 1986Jim Trueman(Photo; columbus.gov)Born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.Trueman was a businessperson, champion racecar driver, racing team owner and owner of Mid-Ohio Sports Car...
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Racing Legend Henry "Smokey" Yunick Born - May 25, 1923
May 25, 1923 – May 9, 2001Henry "Smokey" Yunick(Photo; www.smokeyyunick.com)Born in Neshaminy, Pennsylvania, USA.Yunick was deeply involved in the early years of NASCAR, and he is probably most...
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Eli Vukovich Born in Oakland, California - May 25, 1916
May 25, 1916 - Aug. 23, 2001Eli Vukovich(Photo; findagrave.com)Born in Oakland, California, USA.Eli, who was inducted into the BCRA Hall of Fame in 1966, was the older brother of two-time Indianapolis...
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Peter Kreis & Robert Hahn Killed During Indy Practice - May 25, 1934
May 25, 1934During a practice run for the 1934 Indianapolis 500, Peter Kreis was the driver and Robert Hahn was the riding mechanic. Entering turn one, a car in front of him spun, followed by Kreis'...
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May 25, 1932Harry Cox, 28, of Indianapolis, was serving as the riding mechanic for driver Bennie Benefiel. During a practice run for the 1932 Indianapolis 500, the car crashed in turn one and went over...
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"Driver & Broadcast Journalist" Sam Posey Born - May 26th, 1944
May 26th, 1944Sam Posey(Photo;mycarquest.com)Born in New York City, New York, USA.Sam Posey started as an amateur sports car racer, and graduated to Can Am, Trans Am and USAC Champ Car. As an endurance...
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Alberto Ascari Dies Of Crash Injuries - May 26, 1955
July 13, 1918 - May 26, 1955 Alberto Ascari(Photo; en.espn.co.uk)Born in Milan, Italy.Alberto Ascari was twice Formula One World Champion. He is one of two Italian Formula One World Champions in the...
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Miguel Duhamel Born In Lasalle, Quebec, Canada - May 26, 1968
May 26, 1968Miguel Duhamel(Photo: miguelduhamel.com)Born in Lasalle, Quebec, Canada.Miguel is the son of Canadian Motorsport Hall of Famer Yvon Duhamel. He is the second winningest rider in the AMA...
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Jeremy Mayfield Born In Owensboro, Kentucky - May 27, 1969
May 27, 1969Jeremy Mayfield(Photo;usatoday.com)Born in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA.Mayfield is a former NASCAR driver who last competed in 2009 due to legal troubles and an indefinite suspension by...
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Arie Luyendyk Wins The 81st Indianapolis 500 - May 27th, 1997
May 27th, 1997(Photo;en.wikipedia.org)Polesitter Arie Luyendyk finished ahead of teammate Scott Goodyear to win the 81st Indianapolis 500 . With two laps to go, Luyendyk led Goodyear. A caution came...
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Montoya Holds Off Will Power To Win Indy 500 - May 24, 2015
May 24, 2015Juan Pablo Montoya(Photo;nydailynews.com)2015 Indianapolis 500 Champion.Juan Pablo Montoya passed Will Power with four laps to go to win the 2015 Indianapolis 500. Montoya, who won the race...
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Spectator Killed By Flying Tire At Indianapolis - May 24, 1987
May 24, 1987Tony Bettenhausen lost a wheel in the third turn. Moments later, Roberto Guerrero hit the tire with his nose cone, and the tire was launched into the air.(Photo; alextallitsch.kinja.com)The...
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A.J. Foyt IV Born In Louisville, Kentucky - May 25, 1984
May 25, 1984A.J. Foyt IV(Photo;"AJ Foyt IV 2007" by Max Revs - Max Revs)Born in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.He competed in the IndyCar Series and briefly in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, then called the...
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Jacques Villeneuve Wins The 79th Indianapolis 500 - May 28th, 1995
May 28th, 1995(Photo;indianapolismotorspeedway.com)The 79th Indianapolis 500 is won by Jacques Villeneuve. On lap 190, with the field coming back to green on a restart, leader Scott Goodyear of Toronto...
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