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John Lingenfelter Dies From Crash Injuries - December 25, 2003
October 6, 1945 - December 25, 2003John Earl Lingenfelter(Photo;dragstripdeaths.webs.com)Born in East Freedom, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an NHRA driver, engineer and tuner. Over his career,...
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Kathryn "Kat" Teasdale Is Born - December 25, 1966
December 25, 1966 - June 2, 2016Kathryn "Kat" Teasdale Home: Toronto, Ontario, Canada.A former downhill ski racer, Kathryn discovered a love for automobile racing when a knee injury sidelined her. She...
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Louis Chevrolet Born In Northwestern Switzerland - December 25, 1878
December 25, 1878 - June 6, 1941Louis-Joseph "Louis" Chevrolet(Photo; motorsportshalloffame.com)Born in Northwestern Switzerland.In 1905 he was hired by FIAT as a racing car driver and a year later...
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Wilson Fittipaldi Jr. Born In São Paulo, Brazil - December 25, 1943
December 25, 1943Wilson Fittipaldi Jr.(Photo; statsf1.com)Born in São Paulo, Brazil.Wilson Fittipaldi Jr is a former Formula One driver and team owner. He is the eldest son of prominent motorsports...
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"Indy Car Veteran" David "Salt" Walther Dies - December 27, 2012
November 22, 1947 - December 27, 2012David "Salt" Walther(Photo: Vukie1953 via photopin cc) Home:Dayton, Ohio, USA.David was a driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series, whose career and life...
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Patricia Moise Born In Jacksonville, Florida - December 29, 1960
December 29, 1960Patricia Moise-Sawyer(Photo;JungleKey.com)Born in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. She drove in five Winston Cup races from 1987 to 1989, and 133 Busch Series races from 1986 to 1998. She...
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Former F1 Driver Guy Edwards Born - December 30, 1942
December 30, 1942Guy Edwards(Photo; en.espnf1.com)Born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.Best known for his sportscar and British Formula One career, as well as for brokering sponsorship deals,...
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"Former IMS President & CEO" Tony George Born - December 30, 1959
December 30, 1959Tony George(Photo; famousbirthdays.com)Home: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.Anton Hulman "Tony" George is the former President and CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Hulman &...
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"NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers" Marvin Panch Dies - December 31, 2015
May 28, 1926 - December 31, 2015Marvin Panch(Photo credit; daytona500winners.com)Born in Menomonie, Wisconsin, USA.He started his racing career as a car owner in Oakland, California. One week, his...
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"3-Time Motorcycle GP Champ" Kenny Roberts Born - December 31, 1951
December 31, 1951 Kenny Roberts Sr(Photo: twm1340 via photopin cc)Born in Modesto, California, USA.In 1978, he became the first American to win a Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship. He was...
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"Indy Car Veteran" Tony Kanaan Born - December 31, 1974
December 31, 1974Tony Kanaan(photo credit: indycar.com)Born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.Kanaan has won both the 2013 Indianapolis 500 and the 2004 Verizon IndyCar Series championship. That season Kanaan...
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"Georgia Racing Hall of Famer" Roz Howard Born - January 1, 1922
January 1, 1922 - January 1, 2013Roswell "Roz" Howard(Photo; georgiaracinghof.com)Born in Macon, Georgia, USA.He competed in the NASCAR Grand National Division and the NASCAR Convertible Division in...
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Roswell "Roz" Howard Dies On His 91st birthday - January 1, 2013
January 1, 1922 - January 1, 2013Roswell "Roz" Howard(Photo; findagrave.com)Born in Macon, Georgia, USA.Howard was born in Macon County, Georgia, in 1922, on a cotton farm; crop destruction by boll...
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"Monsieur Le Mans" Jacky Ickx Born - January 1, 1945
January 1, 1945Jacques Bernard "Jacky" Ickx(Photo; chopard.com)Born in Brussels, Belgium. Ickx won the highly prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans six times becoming known as "Monsieur Le Mans". He drove in...
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James "Hap" Sharp Born In Tulsa, Oklahoma - January 1, 1928
January 1, 1928 - May 7, 1993James "Hap" SharpBorn in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.Sharp drove in six Formula One grands prix. He was best known as co-owner and driver of the revolutionary Chaparral sports...
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"2-time 24 Hours of Le Mans Winner" Hans-Joachim Stuck Born - January 1, 1951
January 1, 1951Hans-Joachim Stuck(Photo: msuutarinen via photopin cc)Born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Stuck is a former Formula 1 driver, and 2-time "24 Hours of Le Mans" winner. He is the son...
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Jim Clark Wins His Final F-1Grand Prix - January 1, 1968
January 1, 1968(Photo: The Henry Ford via photopin cc)Jim Clark, finished 25.3 seconds ahead Team Lotus teammate Graham Hill, to win the South African Grand Prix, at Kyalami Circuit, Kyalami, South...
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Jim Clark Wins, Goodyear Tire Debuts At South African - January 1, 1965
January 1, 1965(Photo: f1greatestdrivers.autosport.com)Jim Clark of Team Lotus, finished 29 seconds ahead of the Ferrari of John Surtees, to win the South African Grand Prix, at East London, South...
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Robby Gordon Born In Cerritos, California - January 2, 1969
January 2, 1969 Robby Gordon(Photo: jerbec via photopincc)Born in Cerritos, California, USA.Robby is the son of off-road racer "Baja Bob" Gordon. He started out competing in off road racing and has...
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Pedro Rodriguez Wins "South African Grand Prix" - January 2, 1967
January 2, 1967 (Photo; en.espn.co.uk)The first South African Grand Prix, to be held on the Kyalami track near Johannesburg, is won by Pedro Rodriguez, at the wheel of a Cooper-Maserati. It was the...
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