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Jason Priestley Born In Vancouver, BC, Canada - August 28th, 1969

August 28th, 1969Jason Priestley(photo credit: Alan Langford via photopin cc)Born in Vancouver, BC, Canada.He is an actor, race car driver and Indy car team owner, best known as the virtuous Brandon...

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Former World Champiom James Hunt Born In England - August 29, 1947

August 29, 1947 - June 15, 1993James Huntphoto credit: Serbian car fans via photopin ccBorn in Belmont, Sutton, Surrey, England.The 1976 Formula One World Champion, Hunt became a media commentator and...

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The Wendell Scott Story

August 29, 1921 - December 23, 1990Wendell Oliver Scott(Photo; "WendellScottRetiredNASCARDriver" by Source.)Born in Danville, Virginia, USA.From boyhood, he wanted to be his own boss. In Danville, two...

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NASCAR's "First African-American" Wendell Scott Is Born - August 29, 1921

August 29, 1921 - December 23, 1990Wendell Oliver Scott(Photo; wendellscott.org)Born in Danville, Virginia, USA.He was the first African-American driver in NASCAR, and the first African-American to win...

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Peter Gethin Scores McLaren's 19th Straight Can-Am Win - August 30, 1970

August 30, 1970(Photo; en.wikipedia.org)Peter Gethin scores Team McLaren's 19th straight Can-Am win, when he drives a McLaren-M8D to victory at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, USA.(photo...

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Carl Edwards Wins NASCAR Nationwide At Circuit Gilles Villeneuve - August...

August 30th, 2009Carl Edwards drove to a .393 second victory over Marcos Ambrose in the NASCAR Nationwide Series "NAPA Auto Parts 200 Presented by Dodge" at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec,...

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Drag Racer Blaine Johnson Killed In Crash - August 31st, 1996

May 22, 1962 - August 31, 1996Blaine Johnson(Photo; spokeo.com)Born in Santa Maria California USA.Blaine, along with his lifelong crew chief and brother, Alan, were competitors in the NHRA Top Alcohol...

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Tribute To Elmer Trett

March 14, 1943 - September 1st, 1996 Elmer Trett(Photo; oocities.org)Born in Keavy, Kentucky, USA.Trett started drag racing in the late 1960s at Thornhill Dragway in Kenton, Kentucky. His first racing...

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Legendary Top Fuel Rider Elmer Trett Killed At IRP - September 1st, 1996

March 14, 1943 - September 1st, 1996 Elmer Trett(Photo; oocities.org)The motorcycle drag racing legend and perhaps the greatest Top Fuel rider in the sport’s history, was killed on September 1st, 1996,...

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Marcos Ambrose Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia - September 1, 1976

September 1, 1976Marcos Ambrose(photo credit: AmyKay1974 via photopin)Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.He drives the No. 17 Ford FG X Falcon for DJR Team Penske in the V8 Supercar series. He won...

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Simona de Silvestro Born In Thun, Switzerland - September 1, 1988

September 1, 1988Simona de Silvestro(photo credit: Paul Henman via photopin cc)Born in Thun, Switzerland.She currently drives for Andretti Autosport in the IndyCar Series. Her nickname is the "Iron...

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Richie Panch & Dale Singleton Die In Plane Crash - September 2, 1985

May 28, 1954 - September 2, 1985Richie Panch("RichiePanchNASCAR" by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia)Born in Daytona Beach, Florida.Panch, who was following in his father’s footsteps as a...

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Robbie Buhl Born In Detroit, Michigan, USA - September 2, 1963

September 2, 1963 Robbie Buhl(photo credit: www.indycar.com)Born in Detroit, Michigan, USA.Buhl won the 1992 Indy Lights championship and caught the eye of John Menard's Team Menard in 1996, running as...

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Michel Jourdain Jr Born In Mexico City, Mexico - September 2, 1976

September 2, 1976Michel Jourdain Jr(Photo: www.autosport.com)Born in Mexico City, Mexico.Jourdain Jr. started racing cars in the Mexican Formula Junior series at the age of 12. He then moved to the...

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Paul Tracy Wins Molson Indy Vancouver - September 3rd, 2000

September 3rd, 2000Paul Tracy of Toronto finished .384 seconds ahead of Kool/Team Green teammate Dario Franchitti to win the CART "Molson Indy Vancouver" at Pacific Place, Vancouver, British Columbia,...

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Tribute To Dick Trickle

October 27, 1941 - May 16, 2013Dick TrickleBorn in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA.Trickle raced for decades around the short tracks of Wisconsin, winning many championships along the way. Trickle...

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Earl Ross Born In Fortune, Prince Edward Island - September 4, 1941

September 4, 1941 - September 18th, 2014 Earl Ross(Maritime Motorsport Hall of Fame Photo)Born in Fortune, Prince Edward Island, Canada.Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame and  Maritime Motorsports Hall...

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Jochen Rindt Dies During Italian Grand Prix Practice - September 5, 1970

April 18, 1942 - September 5, 1970Jochen Rindt(Photo credit; "Rindt at 1970 Dutch Grand Prix " by Evers, Joost / Anefo / neg. stroken)Rindt was a German-born racing driver who represented Austria...

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Donnie Allison Born In Miami, Florida, USA - September 7, 1939

September 7, 1939Donnie Allison(photo credit: MikeKalasnik via photopin cc) Born in Miami, Florida, USA.NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup driver, during the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s, Allison is...

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Chuck Rodee Born in Dixmoore, Illinois, USA - September 8, 1927

September 8, 1927 - May 14, 1966Chuck Rodee(Photo; indymotorspeedway.com)Born in Dixmoore, Illinois, USA.Rodee won the Fort Wayne Indoor midget car title in 1955 at the 1/10 mile cement track, and...

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