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Christian Fittipaldi Born In Sao Paulo, Brazil - January 18, 1971
January 18, 1971Christian Fittipaldi(photo credit: insidethemagic via photopincc)Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil.He has competed in various forms of motorsport including Formula One, Champ Car and NASCAR....
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Jimmy Caruthers Born In Anaheim, California - January 18, 1945
January 18, 1945 - October 26, 1975Douglas "Jimmy" Caruthers(Photo; jalopyjournal.com) Born in Anaheim, California, USA.Jimmy raced midget cars, sprint cars, and IndyCars. Caruthers won the 1970 USAC...
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"First Indianapolis 500 Winner" Ray Harroun Dies - January 19, 1968
January 12, 1879 - January 19, 1968Ray Harroun(Photo; findagrave.com)Born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a racecar driver and pioneering constructor most famous for winning the inaugural...
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Jenson Button Born In Frome, England - January 19, 1980
January 19, 1980Jenson Button(photo credit: TattyDon via photopincc)Born in Frome, England.Sometimes known as JB, he is a Formula One driver currently driving for McLaren. He is the 2009 Formula One...
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Scott Maxwell Born In Toronto, Ontario, Canada - January 20, 1964
January 20, 1964Scott Maxwell(Photo; multimaticmotorsports.com)Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canadian.Scott has competed and won titles in Formula Vee (1984), Formula Ford 1600 (1985 and 1986), Canadian...
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Billy Foster Dies In Crash At Riverside, California - January 20, 1967
September 18, 1937 - January 20, 1967Billy Foster(Photo; victoriaautoracinghalloffameandmuseum.com)Born in Victoria, British Columbia.Foster died in a crash during practice for a NASCAR stock car race...
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NASCAR Legend Glenn "Fireball" Roberts Born - January 20, 1929
January 20, 1929 – July 2, 1964Edward Glenn "Fireball" Roberts(Photo; fireballroberts.com)Born in Tavares, Florida, USA.Roberts was raised in Apopka, Florida, where he was interested in both auto...
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French Auto Racing Pioneer Emile Levassor Born - January 21, 1843
January 21, 1843 - April 14, 1897Emile Levassor(Photo;media.daimler.com)Born in Marolles-en-Hurepoix, France.Was an engineer and a pioneer of the automobile industry and car racing in France. Graduated...
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"NHRA Top 50 Drivers" Gary Beck Born - January 21, 1941
January 21, 1941Gary Beck(Photo; competitionplus.com)Born: Seattle - Home:Edmonton.Gary is a two-time World champion drag racing driver. Born and raised in the United States, Beck married a Canadian...
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Mark Donohue Wins "NASCAR Winston Western 500" At Riverside - January 21, 1973
January 21, 1973Mark DonohueIndycar and road racing star Mark Donohue drove an AMC Matador with a set of disc brakes - new for racing at the time - and led 138 laps en route to the win. It was the...
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"Sprint Car Hall of Fame Legend" Bob Sall Born - January 22, 1908
January 22, 1908 - October 14, 1974Bob Sall(Photo; revslib.stanford.edu)Born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA.He made 4 AAA Championship Car starts from 1934 to 1937. He competed in the 1935 Indianapolis...
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Porsche Victory Overshadowed By 5-Deaths At Paris-Dakar Rally - January 22,...
January 22, 1986(photo credit: theignitionpoint.co.uk via photopincc)Porsche 959s finish first (Metge/Lemoyne), second (Ickx/Brasseur), and sixth (Kussmaul/Unger) in the Paris-Dakar Rally.The 1986...
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Don Whittington Jr. Born In Lubbock, Texas - January 23, 1946
January 23, 1946Don Whittington Jr.(Photo; indy500autographs.com)Born in Lubbock, Texas, USA.Whittington won the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans together with his brother Bill Whittington and Klaus Ludwig on...
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Josef "Jo" Gartner Born In Vienna, Austria - January 24, 1954
January 24, 1954 - June 1, 1986Josef "Jo" Gartner(Photo; espn.co.uk)Born in Vienna, Austria.Gartner was a Formula One and sports car endurance driver. After a successful lower formula career, including...
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Scott Speed Born In Manteca, California - January 24, 1983
January 24, 1983Scott Speed(photo credit: Ryosuke Yagi via photopincc)Born In Manteca, California, USA.Formerly a driver for the Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 team, he made his Formula One race debut at the...
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Buddy Baker Born In Florence, North Carolina - January 25, 1941
January 25, 1941 - August 10, 2015Buddy Baker(photo; BUDDYBAKER.COM)Born in Florence, South Carolina, USA.Buddy, is the son of two time winner of the NASCAR Championship and a Hall of Fame member Buck...
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Paul Newman - Tribute Page
January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008Paul Newman(photo credit: jimculp@live.com / ProRallyPix via photopin cc)Born In Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA.Newman showed an early interest in the theater, which his...
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David Donohue Drives To Closes Victory In 24 Hour History - January 26, 2009
January 26, 2009Almost exactly 40 years after his father, racing legend Mark Donohue, won the 24 Hours of Daytona, David won the event driving a Brumos-entered Riley-Porsche teamed with Antonio García,...
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Paul Newman Born In Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA - January 26, 1925
January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008Paul Newman(photo credit: jimculp@live.com / ProRallyPix via photopin cc)Born In Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA.Actor, film director, entrepreneur, professional racing...
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Nick Mason Born In, Birmingham, England - January 27, 1944
January 27, 1944Nick Mason(photo credit: ClifB via photopincc)Born in, Birmingham, England.Beside a racing driver, he a musician and composer, best known as the drummer of Pink Floyd. He is the only...
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