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Davey Allison Born In Hollywood, Florida, USA - February 25, 1961
February 25, 1961 – July 13, 1993Davey Allison(Photo; insiderracingnews.com)Born In Hollywood, Florida, USA.The 1987 Winston Cup Series "Rookie of the Year", and named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest...
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Francois Cevert Born In Paris, France - February 25, 1944
February 25, 1944 - October 6, 1973Francois Cevert(By Raimund Kommer (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons)Born in Paris, France.Cevert competed in 47 World Championship Grands Prix,...
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Marvin Panch Wins The "Daytona 500" - February 26, 1961
February 16, 1961Marvin Panch(Photo credit; www.marvinpanch.com)The 1961 Daytona 500, the 3rd annuel race, was NASCAR's 5th auto-racing event of the 1961 season and run on February 26, 1961. Marvin...
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Honda Formula One Team Unveils It's Earth Car - February 26, 2007
February 26, 2007With tobacco sponsorship in F1 in full decline, 2007 also saw the end of British American Tobacco's sponsorship of Honda, allowing the team to choose a livery that better suited their...
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"Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Member" Don Biederman Born - February 26, 1940
February 26, 1940 - May 31, 1999Don Biederman(Photo; stockcar.racersreunion.com)Born in Port Credit, Ontario.Biederman was the first Canadian ever to campaign for a full season in the Sprint Cup Series...
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Peter Revson Born In New York City - February 27, 1939
February 27, 1939 – March 22, 1974Peter Revson(Photo; f1.wikia.com)Born in New York City, New York, USA.Revson began racing in 1960 while at the University of Hawaii. Revson finished second in a local...
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Mario & Aldo Andretti Born In Montona, Italy - February 28, 1940
February 28, 1940Mario & Aldo Andretti(Photo credit; pinterest.com)Born in Montona d'Istria, ItalyAmerican racing legend Mario Andretti, and twin brother Aldo, were born in Italy, where they were...
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Butch Leitzinger Born In Homestead, Pennsylvania - February 28, 1969
February 28, 1969Butch Leitzinger(Photo; www.dysonracing.com)Born in Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA.He is the son of IMSA driver, Bob Leitzinger. Butch lives on a working 1840's farm in Rebersburg,...
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Louis Schwitzer Born In Bielitz, Austria-Hungary - February 29, 1880
February 29, 1880 - May 9, 1967Louis Schwitzer(Photo credit; historicindianapolis.com)Born in Bielitz, Austria-Hungary.Schwitzer, an automotive engineer, was winner of the inaugural race at the...
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"Kansas City Flash" Masten Gregory Born - February 29, 1932
February 29, 1932 - November 8, 1985Masten Gregory(Photo; mshf.com)Born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.Known as the "Kansas City Flash", Gregory was the younger brother was Riddelle L. Gregory Jr., also...
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Dave Marcis Born In Wausau, Wisconsin - March 1, 1941
March 1, 1941Dave Marcis(Photo; www.enginelabs.com)Born in Wausau, Wisconsin, USA.Retired NASCAR Winston Cup driver, whose career spanned five decades. Marcis won five times over this tenure, twice at...
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Billy Pauch Born In Doylestown, Pennsylvania - March 1, 1957
March 1, 1957Billy Pauch(Photo; dirttrackdigest.com)Born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA.Known for racing Modifieds, dirt small-block and big-block Modifieds, and dirt sprint cars throughout the...
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Louie Unser Passes Away At Age 71 - March 2, 2004
November 15, 1932 - March 2, 2004Louis (Louie) Jefferson Unser(Photo; oilstick.com)Left to right: La Verne Unser, Louie Unser, Bob Sykes.Born In Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.Jerry was the driver and...
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Gilles Villeneuve Wins The South African Grand Prix - March 2, 1979
March 2, 1979 (Photo; Formula1streaming via photopin cc)There was a four-week break between the Brazilian and South African GPs. At the high-altitude Kyalami circuit between Johannesburg and Pretoria,...
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David Reutimann Born In Zephyrhills, Florida - March 2, 1970
March 2, 1970David Reutimann(Photo; foxsports.com)Born in Zephyrhills, Florida, USA.A native of Zephyrhills, Florida, he has competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Camping World Truck Series. He...
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Clyde Lynn Born In Christiansburg, Virginia - March 3, 1936
March 3, 1936 - November 1, 1996Clyde Lynn(Photo; randyayersmodeling.com)Born in Christiansburg, Virginia, USA.Lynn was a NASCAR Winston Cup driver from Christiansburg, Virginia and a runner-up for the...
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Tribute To Jim Clark
March 4, 1936 - April 7, 1968Jim Clark(Photo; www.bbc.co.uk)Born in Kilmany, Fife, Scotland.Although his parents were opposed to the idea, Clark started his racing in local road rally and hill climb...
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Jim Clark Born In Kilmany, Fife, Scotland - March 4, 1936
March 4, 1936 - April 7, 1968Jim Clark(Photo;1965 Indy 500 Winner Jim Clark via photopin (license))Born in Kilmany, Fife, Scotland.Clark was a versatile driver who competed in sports cars, touring cars...
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Formula Car Designer Harvey Postlethwaite Born - March 4, 1944
March 4, 1944 - April 15, 1999Harvey Postlethwaite(Photo; en.wikipedia.org)Born in Barnet, England.Postlethwaite was an engineer and Technical Director of several Formula One teams during the 1970s,...
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"The First Lady Of Racing" Louise Smith Dies - March 4, 2006
July 31, 1916 - March 4, 2006Louise Smith(Photo; motorsportshalloffame)Born in Barnesville, Georgia, USA.Louise was known as "the first lady of racing." She went as a spectator to her first NASCAR race...
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