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"Remembering" Buddy Baker

January 25, 1941 - August 10, 2015Elzie Wylie "Buddy" Baker, Jr.(photo; BUDDYBAKER.COM)Born in Florence, South Carolina, USA.Nicknamed "Leadfoot" or more commonly Buddy, he is the son of two time...

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Kyle Busch Sets New NASCAR Record At The Glen - August 10, 2007

August 10, 2007Kyle Busch set a new NASCAR record with his eighth win of the season, his sixteenth in all three major NASCAR series and swept the road course races by winning the "Centurion Boats at...

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Jacques Villeneuve Wins The "Marlboro Hungarian Grand Prix" - August 10, 1997

August 10, 1997Jacques Villeneuve led just one lap, the 77th a final lap, to win the "Marlboro Hungarian Grand Prix" at Hungaroring, Mogyorod, Hungary.

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Paul Tracy Wins The CART "Champ Car Grand Prix Of Mid-Ohio" - August 10, 2003

August 10, 2003Paul Tracy finished .610 seconds ahead of Player's/Forsythe teammate Patrick Carpentier to win the CART "Champ Car Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio" at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio....

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Buddy Baker Dies Of Inoperable Lung Cancer - August 10, 2015

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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"1977 SCCA Trans-Am Champ" Ludwig Heimrath Sr Born - August 11, 1934

August 11, 1934Ludwig Heimrath Sr(Photo; plus.google.com)Born in Germany.Heimrath emigrated from Germany in 1956 and before long he was racing a Volkswagen. One of the most famous names in Canadian...

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Tribute To Tim Richmond

June 7, 1955 – August 13, 1989 Tim Richmond(Photo; www.foxsports.com)Born in Ashland, Ohio, USA.Tim's driving days started as a toddler when he was given a go-kart that he often drove inside buildings...

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Tribute To Mark Donohue

March 18, 1937 – August 19, 1975Mark DonohueBorn in Haddon Township, New Jersey, USA. At the age of twenty-two, while a senior at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, Donohue began racing his...

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Patrick Carpentier Born In LaSalle, Quebec, Canada - August 13, 1971

August 13, 1971Patrick Carpentier(Photo; en.wikipedia.org)Born in LaSalle, Quebec, Canada.He is best known for his career in the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series, where he got five wins...

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Clifford Allison Dies From Practice Crash Injuries - August 13, 1992

October 20, 1964 - August 13, 1992Clifford Allison(Photo; foundagrave.com)Born in Hueytown, Alabama, USA.Son of the legendary Bobby Allison, nephew of Donnie and brother to Davey, Clifford Allison was...

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Tim Richmond Dies At Age 34 - August 13, 1989

June 7, 1955 – August 13, 1989 Tim Richmond(Photo; www.foxsports.com)Born in Ashland, Ohio, USA.He competed in IndyCar racing before transferring to NASCAR's Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup Series)....

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Bobby Isaac Dies From Heart Attack At Hickory- August 14, 1977

August 1, 1932 - August 14, 1977Bobby Isaac(Photo; motorsportshalloffame.com)Born in Catawba, North Carolina,USA.Issac began racing full-time in 1956, but it took him seven years to break into the...

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Clifton "Coo Coo" Marlin Dies At Age 73 - August 14, 2005

January 3, 1932 - August 14, 2005Clifton "Coo Coo" Marlin(Photo; "CooCooMarlinNASCARDriver" by Source)Born in Columbia, Tennessee, USA.Marlin earned a name for himself at the short tracks in Tennessee...

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Enzo Ferrari Dies In Maranello, Italy - August 14, 1988

February 18, 1898 - August 14, 1988Enzo Ferrari(Photo; auto.ferrari.com)Motor racing driver, entrepreneur, founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari...

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Carl Edwards Born In Columbia, Missouri - August 15, 1979

August 15, 1979Carl Edwards(Photo; "Carl Edwards at the Daytona 500" by Nascarking)Born in Columbia, Missouri, USA.He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 19...

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Sam Schmidt Born in Lincoln, Nebraska - August 15, 1964

August 15, 1964Sam Schmidt(Photo; braunability.com)Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.Sam is a former Indy Racing League driver and current Verizon IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights series team...

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"Winningest Driver In ARCA History" Iggy Katona Born - August 16, 1916

August 16, 1916 - December 4, 2003Egnatius "Iggy" Katona(Photo;motorsport.com)Born in Toledo, Ohio, USA.He is most famous for his performance in the ARCA series in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, where he...

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Michael Schumacher Wins "Hungarian Grand Prix" - August 16, 1998

August 16, 1998Michael Schumacher of Germany, drove his Ferrari to a 9.433 second victory, over the McLaren/Mercedes of David Coulthard, in the "Marlboro Hungarian Grand Prix" at Hungaroring, Mogyorod,...

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Nelson Piquet Born In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - August 17, 1952

August 17, 1952Nelson Piquetphoto credit: CJM-Photography via photopin ccBorn in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.A 3-time Formula One World Champion, Piquet has been ranked among the greatest Formula One...

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Al Unser Wins USAC Champ Car Series "Tony Bettenhausen 200" -

August 17, 1969Al Unser finished ahead of brother Bobby Unser to win the USAC Champ Car Series "Tony Bettenhausen 200" at Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin, USA.

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