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Sean Edwards Dies In Private Testing Incident - October 15, 2013
December 6, 1986 - October 15, 2013Sean Edwards(Photo; "Sean Edwards portrait 2013" by Patrick Ch. Apfeld)Born in London, England.Sean was the son of former Formula One driver Guy Edwards. A race...
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Al Pease Born In Darlington, England - October 15, 1921
October 15, 1921 - May 4th 2014Al Pease(Photo; en.espn.co.uk)Born in Darlington, England.He participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on August 27, 1967. He holds the...
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Jim McElreath Jr Dies In Sprint Car Crash - Oct. 16, 1977
Jan. 23, 1954 - Oct. 16, 1977Jim McElreath Jr.(Photo;findagrave.com)Born in Arlington, Texas, USA.He was the son of Jim McElreath Sr., a veteran of 15 Indianapolis 500 classics with a personal best 3rd...
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Danny Sullivan Wins At Laguna, Clinches CART Title - October 16, 1988
October 16, 1988At the second-to-last race of the season, the CART "Champion Spark Plug 300K" at Laguna Seca Raceway, Sullivan won the pole, led the most laps, and won the race, finishing 2.784 seconds...
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Art Arfons "Super Cyclops" Dragster Crashes Killing Three - October 16, 1971
October 16, 1971While making an exhibition run at the Dallas International Motor Speedway in Lewisville, Texas, Arfons lost control of his radical jet-powered vehicle, resulting in the death of three...
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Gilles Villeneuve Marries Joanne Barthe - October 17, 1970
October 17, 1970(photo credit: alessio mazzocco via photopin cc)Since 1967 he started going steady with Joann Barthe, whom he married on this day in 1970. Gilles and Joann had two children, Jacques...
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Roger Penske Drives Chaparral To Victory At Laguna Seca - October 18, 1964
October 18, 1964(photo credit: The Henry Ford via photopin cc) Roger Penske drives a Chevrolet-powered Chaparral 2 to victory in the 200 mile, USAC sanctioned sports car race at Laguna Seca, in...
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Alex Tagliani Born In Lachenaie, Quebec, Canada - October 18, 1972
October 18, 1972Alex "Tags" Tagliani(photo credit: Paul Henman via photopin cc)Born in Lachenaie, Quebec, Canada.Inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame on October 17th, 2015, "Tags" is a...
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John Cannon Dies From Plane Crash Injuries - October 18, 1999
June 21, 1933 - October 18, 1999 John Cannon Born in London, England.A sports car racer who competed under the banner of Canada, he raced in the USRRC series, the Can Am Series and the L&M...
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Louis Unser Dies In Colorado Springs, Colorado - Oct. 18, 1979
Mar. 16, 1896 - Oct. 18, 1979Louis Unser(Photo; www.findagrave.com)Born in Madison County, Illinois, USA.Louis won the Pikes Peak Hillclimb 9 times between 1934 and 1953. He died on Oct. 18, 1979, He...
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John Jones Born In Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - October 19, 1965
October 19, 1965John Jones (Photo; sprintacular.blogspot.com)Born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.The 1988 CART Champ Car "Rookie of the Year", John started ice racing at home in Thunder Bay, along...
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NASCAR Pioneer Billy Myers Born - October 19, 1924
October 19, 1924 - April 12, 1958Billy Myers(Photo; legendsofnascar.com)Home: Germanton, North Carolina, USA.Myers began competing in the NASCAR Grand National Division in 1951. Billy raced on the old...
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Didier Theys Born In Nivelles, Belgium -October 19, 1956
October 19, 1956Didier Theys(Photo; twitter.com)Born in Nivelles, Belgium.Theys won the Belgium Karting championship in 1977. He won several Formula Ford championships in the late 1970s and early...
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"Canadian & Maritime Hall Of Fame Racer" Scott Fraser Born - October 20, 1970
October 20, 1970 - March 20, 2004Scott Fraser(Photo:CMHF.CA) Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada.Scott was an accomplished Stock car driver and car builder from Shubenacadie, NS. He is the son of...
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Clifford Allison Born In Hueytown, Alabama, USA - October 20, 1964
October 20, 1964 - August 13, 1992Clifford Allison(Photo; foundagrave.com)Born in Hueytown, Alabama, USA.Son of the legendary Bobby Allison, nephew of Donnie and brother to Davey, Clifford Allison was...
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Piquet Edges Moreno For Benetton Sweep In Japan - October 21, 1990
October 21, 1990(Photo: CJM-Photography via photopin cc)Nelson Piquet edged teammate Roberto Moreno by 7.223 seconds for a Benetton sweep of the"Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix"at Suzuka...
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Canadian Motorsport Legend Harvey Lennox Born In Lanigan, Sask - October 21,...
October 21, 1929 - September 29, 2014Harvey LennoxBorn in Lanigan, Saskatchewan.The London motorsport legend, famous for driving his signature super modified vehicle 'Tammy 10', won 182 times in...
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"Canadian Racing Veteran"John Graham Born - October 22nd, 1966
October 22nd, 1966John Graham(Photo; multimaticmotorsports.com)Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.Graham resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 1981, he began his career in Can-Am Under 2 litre class....
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Johnny Unser Born In Long Beach, California, USA - October 22, 1958
October 22, 1958Johnny Unser(Photo;Motorsport.com)Born in Long Beach, California, USA.Johnny is the son of open wheel driver Jerry Unser. Jerry died in a racing accident when Johnny was seven months...
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"2-Time CART Champ" Alex Zanardi Born In Bologna, Italy - October 23, 1966
October 23, 1966Alessandro Zanardi(Alessandro Zanardi - photo taken by Morio)Born in Bologna, Italy.A 2-time CART FedEx Series Champion and former Formula One driver, Zanardi began racing karts at the...
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