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Corrado Fabi Born In Milan, Italy - April 12, 1961
April 12, 1961Corrado Fabi(Photo; it.wikipedia.org)Born in Milan, Italy.He is the younger brother of Teo Fabi, also a racing driver. He participated in 18 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on March...
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Carlos Reutemann Born In Santa Fe, Argentina - April 12, 1942
April 12, 1942Carlos Reutemann(Photo; www.carlos-reutemann.com.ar)Born in Santa Fe, Argentina.Nicknamed "Lole", Reutemann was the first successful Argentine Formula One driver since the retirement of...
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NASCAR Pioneer Billy Myers Dies During Event - April 12, 1958
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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Butch Lindley Suffer's Fatal Injuries At Desoto Speedway - April 13, 1985
March 25, 1948 - June 6, 1990Butch Lindley(Photo;stockcar.racersreunion.com)Born in Greenville, South Carolina, USA.Clyde Lindley, Jr., nicknamed Butch, was a Short track racer. He was the champion of...
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Dan Gurney Born In Port Jefferson, New York - April 13, 1931
April 13, 1931Dan Gurney(photo credit: Dan Gurney via photopin(license))Born in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. The son of a Metropolitan Opera star, he moved to California as a teenager. He has been a...
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"French Racing Pioneer" Emile Levassor Dies From Crash Injuries - April 14,...
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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Jeff Andretti Born In Bethlehem, Pennsylvania - April 14, 1964
April 14, 1964Jeff Andretti (Photo; www.winners-circle.de)Born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. Jeff is the youngest son of the legendary Italian-born Mario Andretti, younger brother of Michael...
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Race-car Driver & Engineer Dies In Sinking Titanic - April 15, 1912
March 25, 1881 - April 15, 1912Washington Augustus Roebling II(Photo; www.nj.com)Born in Trenton, New Jersey, USA.Roebling was 31, dynamic, handsome, and the general manager of Mercer Automobile Co. He...
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Formula Car Designer Harvey Postlethwaite Dies - April 15, 1999
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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Bob Flock Born In Fort Payne, Alabama - April 16, 1918
April 16, 1918 - May 16, 1964Bob Flock(Photo; www.encyclopediaofalabama.org)Born in Fort Payne, Alabama, USA.He was a well established driver before NASCAR was formed, and along with Red Byron, is...
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Frank Williams Born In South Shields, England - April 16, 1942
April 16, 1942Frank Williams(Photo; f1.wikia.com)Born in South Shields, County Durham, England.He is the founder and team principal of the Williams Formula One racing team. In the late 1950s a friend...
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Arnie Beswick "First NHRA Funny Car Under 10 Seconds" - April 17, 1965
April 17, 1965www.risesales.comArnie "The Farmer" Beswick becomes the first NHRA Funny Car driver to run the quarter-mile in under 10 seconds, with a time of 9.97 seconds during a meet in York,...
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Riccardo Patrese Born In Padua, Veneto, Italy - April 17, 1954
April 17, 1954Riccardo Patrese(Photo; en.wikipedia.org)Born in Padua, Veneto, Italy.He became the first Formula One driver to achieve 200 Grand Prix starts when he appeared at the 1990 British Grand...
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Geoff Bodine Born In Chemung, New York - April 18, 1949
April 18, 1949Geoff BodineBorn in Chemung, New York, USA.He is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers, with Brett Bodine and Todd Bodine. Bodine's racing career seemed to be on track right from the...
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Jochen Rindt Born In Mainz, Germany - April 18, 1942
April 18, 1942 - September 5, 1970Jochen Rindt(Photo credit; Lothar Spurzem Rindt,_Jochen_1968.jpg)Born in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.Rindt is the only driver to posthumously win the Formula...
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Al Unser Jr. Born In Albuquerque, New Mexico - April 19, 1962
April 19, 1962Al Unser Jr(Photo; en.wikipedia.org)Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.Nicknamed "Little Al", "Al Junior" or simply "Junior" he is a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner. He is the son of...
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Gordon Smiley Born In Omaha, Nebraska - April 20, 1946
April 20, 1946 – May 15, 1982Gordon Smiley(photo credit: ©David Hutson)Born in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.Driving his first race at age 19, Smiley was an accomplished road racer. He raced SCCA Formula Ford,...
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Danica Patrick wins the "Indy Japan 300" at Motegi, Japan - April 20, 2008
April 20, 2008(photo credit: via photopin (license))Danica Patrick, then 26 years old and competing in her 50th IndyCar Series race, won the "Indy Japan 300" at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan,...
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Phil Hill Born In Miami, Florida - April 20, 1927
April 20, 1927 – August 28, 2008Phil Hill(Photo; philhill.com)Born in Miami, Florida, USA.He is only American-born driver to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship (Mario Andretti, an American...
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Kelly Collins Born In Sun Valley, Idaho - April 21, 1965
April 21, 1965Kelly Collins(Photo; grand-am.com)Born in Sun Valley, Idaho, USA.Kelly Collins began racing motorcycles at age seven. He came through the ranks of off-road motorcycles before progressing...
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