Roe Wins CRC Chemicals Can-Am at Riverside - October 7, 1984
October 7, 1984Michael Roe of Ireland won the ninth round of the CRC Chemicals Can-Am at Riverside, California, USA. It was Roe's 7th win of the season, a Can-Am record. He would go on to win the 1984...
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Louis Meyer First "3-Time Indy 500 Winner" Dies At 91 - October 7, 1995
July 21, 1904 – October 7, 1995Louis MeyerBorn in Manhattan, New York, USA.Meyer was raised in Los Angeles, where he began automobile racing at various California tracks. He went on to become the...
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"Home Hero And Legend" Gilles Villeneuve Wins Canadian Grand Prix - October...
October 8, 1978(photo credit: Archives de la Ville de Montréal via photopin cc)Canadian racing legend Gilles Villeneuve celebrated his first victory in Formula 1 before a home crowd at the Canadian...
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Mario Andretti Drivers Final CART Event At Laguna Seca - October 9, 1994
October 9, 1994(photo credit: IndyCar-030 via photopin (license))This race was the record 407th and final IndyCar race for the great Mario Andretti. He qualified twelfth, but for the pace laps was...
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James Hunt Wins "United States Grand Prix" at The Glen - October 10, 1976
October 10, 1976 (Photo; Serbian car fans via photopin cc)Austrian Niki Lauda arrived in the United States for the next to last race of 1976 clinging to an eight point lead over Britain's James Hunt in...
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Lynn St James Sets New Woman's Speed Record - October 11, 1987
October 11, 1987Lynn St. James sets a new women's national closed-course speed record of 212.577 mph at Talladega Super Speedway, driving a Ford Thunderbird.Lynn is a retired Indy Car driver with 11...
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"The Wollongong Whiz" Wayne Gardner Born In Australia - October 11, 1959
October 11, 1959Wayne Gardner(Photo; fasterandfaster.net)Born in Wollongong, Australia.Gardner is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and touring car racer. His most notable achievement was...
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Canadian Auto Racing Legend Wallie Branston Born - October 11, 1923
October 11, 1923 - November 7, 2013Wallie Branston(Photo; legacy.com)Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Branston had many achievements including being a founding member of the Toronto Stock Car Racing...
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Jimmy Hensley Born In Ridgeway, Virginia - October 11, 1945
October 11, 1945Jimmy Hensley(Photo; legendsofnascar.com)Born in Ridgeway, Virginia, USA.With a career spanning 27 seasons in all three of NASCAR's elite divisions, Hensley may be best remembered for...
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Morgan Shepherd Born In Ferguson, North Carolina - October 12, 1941
October 12, 1941Morgan Shepherd(Photo; "Morgan Shepherd" by Nascar fan mx)Born in Ferguson, North Carolina, USA.He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 89 Chevrolet Camaro...
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Ned Jarrett Born In Conover, North Carolina - October 12, 1932
October 12, 1932Ned Jarrett(photo credit: Ted Van Pelt via photopin cc)Born in Conover, North Carolina, USA.The Jarrett family is known as one of the first families in NASCAR history. Ned is the father...
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"West Coast Stock Car Hall of Famer" Lou Figaro Born - October 12, 1920
October 12, 1920 - October 25, 1954Louis Figaro(Photo; legendsofnascar.com)Home: South Gate, California, USA.Figaro competed in 16 NASCAR Cup Series races from 1951 to 1954, picking up one victory in...
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Mark Dismore Born In Greenfield, Indiana - October 12, 1956
October 12, 1956Mark Dismore(Photo; theautochannel.com)Born in Greenfield, Indiana, USA.Mark is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and the 1990 Toyota Pacific champion as well as the winner of...
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Bill Auberlen Born In Redondo Beach, California - October 12, 1968
October 12, 1968Bill Auberlen(Photo; bmw-motorsport.com)Born in Redondo Beach, California, USA.Auberlen is an American factory race car driver known for his affiliation with BMW, driving cars made and...
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Bertil Roos Born In Gothenburg, Sweden - October 12, 1943
October 12, 1943Bertil Roos(Photo; abandowest.wordpress.com)Born in Gothenburg, Sweden.He participated in a single Formula One Grand Prix, his home race in 1974, from which he retired with transmission...
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Tim Sauter Born In Necedah, Wisconsin, USA - October 13, 1964
October 13, 1964Tim Sauter(Photo; espn.go.com)Born in Necedah, Wisconsin, USA.He has competed in the American Speed Association, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the NASCAR Busch Series, and the...
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Jason Jarrett Born In Conover, North Carolina - October 14, 1975
October 14, 1975Jason Jarrett(Photo: alamy.com)Born in Conover, North Carolina, USA.Jarrett is a former competitor in the NASCAR Busch Series and ARCA Racing Series, and has not driven in competition...
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"Sprint Car Hall of Fame Legend" Bob Sall Dies - October 14, 1974
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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Sean Edwards Dies In Private Testing Incident - October 15, 2013
December 6, 1986 - October 15, 2013Sean Edwards(Photo; "Sean Edwards portrait 2013" by Patrick Ch. Apfeld)Born in London, England.Sean was the son of former Formula One driver Guy Edwards. A race...
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Indy Star Johnny Aitken Dies - October 15, 1918
May 3, 1885 – October 15, 1918Johnny Aitken(Photo; www.vanderbiltcupraces.com)Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.Aitken competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times. He led the first lap of the first...
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