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Price Cobb Born In Dallas, Texas - December 10, 1954
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Bentley Warren Born In Kennebunkport, Maine - December 10, 1940
December 10, 1940Bentley Warren(Photo;twitter.com/dalejr)Born in Kennebunkport, Maine, USA.He is best known for racing in the USAC Championship Car series, and for some New Englanders, even more so for...
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"Former CART Driver" Herm Johnson Dies - December 10, 2016
March 4, 1953 - December 10, 2016Herm JohnsonBorn in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA. He was a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in 7 seasons from 1979–1985, with 35 career starts,...
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The Wendell Scott Story
August 29, 1921 - December 23, 1990Wendell Oliver Scott(Photo; "WendellScottRetiredNASCARDriver" by Source.)Born in Danville, Virginia, USA.From boyhood, he wanted to be his own boss. In Danville, two...
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NASCAR Legend Herman "The Turtle" Beam Born - December 11, 1929
December 11, 1929 - August 27, 1980Herman "The Turtle" Beam(Photo; legendsofnascar.com)Home: Johnson City, Tennessee, USA.Herman “The Turtle” Beam was a NASCAR Grand National driver and team owner from...
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Marshall Teague Dies In Daytona Beach, Florida - February 11, 1959
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Tribute To Cotton Owens
May 21, 1924 - June 7, 2012Everett "Cotton" Owens(Photo; www.motorsportshalloffame.com)Born in Union, South Carolina, USA. Owens was known as the "King of the Modifieds" for his successes in modified...
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Emerson Fittipaldi Born In Sao Paulo, Brazil - December 12, 1946
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Bruce McLaren Becomes Youngest Winner In F-1 - December 12, 1959
December 12, 1959Motor racing history was set when Bruce McLaren, driving a Cooper T51/Climax 2.5 L4 won the first ever United States Grand Prix to count for the world driver’s championship. He was 22...
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"Long-time Indy Car Veteran" Wally Dallenbach Sr Born - December 12, 1936
December 12, 1936Wally Dallenbach Sr(Photo: Vukie1953 via photopin cc)Born in East Brunswick Township, New Jersey.He drove in 180 Indy Car races between 1965 and 1979, winning five times. Dallenbach...
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"2-Time Indy 500 Winner" Bill Vukovich Sr. Born - December 13, 1918
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Jarett Andretti Born In Indianapolis, Indiana - December 13, 1992
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Alan Kulwicki Born In Greenfield, Wisconsin - December 14, 1954
December 14, 1954 - April 1, 1993Alan Kulwicki(Photo; "AlanKulwickiSearsPoint1991" by jbspec7) Born in Greenfield, Wisconsin, USA.The 1992 Winston Cup driver's and owner's champion, 1986 NASCAR "Rookie...
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Howdy Holmes Born In Ann Arbor, Michigan - December 14, 1947
December 14, 1947Howdy Holmes(Photo; indycar.com)Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.The 1978 Formula Atlantic champion and 1979 Indianapolis 500 "Rookie of the year".He began racing in the early 1970s...
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J.J. Lehto Found Guilty Of Drunk Sailing & Negligent Homicide - December 14,...
December 14, 2011J.J. Lehto(Photo: Mulsanne via photopin cc)Jyrki Järvilehto, better known as "JJ Lehto" is a former Formula One, CART and ALMS series driver. He is also a 2-time winner of both the 12...
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Max "The Axe" Angelelli Born In Bologna, Italy - December 15, 1966
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F-1 Legend "Clay" Regazzoni Dies In Highway Accident - December 15, 2006
September 5, 1939 - December 15, 2006Gianclaudio "Clay" Regazzoni(Photo;motoringexposure.com)Born in Mendrisio, Switzerland.He competed in Formula One races from 1970 to 1980, winning five Grands Prix....
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"Brumos Porsche Owner" Peter Gregg Found Dead - December 15, 1980
May 4, 1940 - December 15, 1980Peter GreggBorn in New York City, New York, USA.Gregg was a 2-time Trans-Am Series Champion, a 6-time IMSA GTO Series Champion and a 4-time winner of the 24 Hours of...
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Greg Wilkins Dies At Age 53 - December 16, 2009
February 2, 1956 - December 16, 2009 Greg WilkinsBorn in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Wilkins was an avid motor sports enthusiast. In 2004, along with his son Mark, they competed and placed 3rd in their...
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"Lotus Founder" Colin Chapman Dies Of Heart Attack - December 16, 1982
May 19, 1928 - December 16, 1982Colin Chapman (Photo; motorpunk.co.uk)The influential English design engineer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry, and founder of Lotus Cars, dies from a...
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