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Lothar Motschenbacher Born In Cologne, Germany - November 19, 1938

November 19, 1938Lothar Motschenbacher(Photo; myf5000.com)Born in Cologne, Germany.After coming to the United States in 1956, Lothar worked as a Mercedes-Benz mechanic, eventually establishing his own...

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Stefan Bellof Born In Giessen, West Germany - November 20, 1957

November 20, 1957 - September 1, 1985Stefan Bellof (Photo; autonewsinfo.com)Born in Giessen, West Germany.Best known for setting the fastest lap ever on the Nordschleife configuration at the...

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NASCAR Legend Elmo Langley Dies Of Heart Attack - November 21, 1996

August 21, 1928 - November 21, 1996 Elmo Langley(Photo;legendsofnascar.com)Born in Creswell, North Carolina, USA.He was a NASCAR driver and owner. Langley primarily used the number "64" on his race...

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Ronnie Sox First NHRA Pro Stock To Run 140 MPH - November 21, 1970

November 21, 1970(Photo; www.hemmings.com) Ronnie Sox, becomes the first person to run 140 mph at the end of the 1/4-mile in an NHRA Pro Stock car when he runs 140.18 mph at Ontario, California,...

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Jacques Laffite Born In Paris, France - November 21, 1943

November 21, 1943Jacques Laffite(Photo; retrosport.org)Born in Paris, France.Laffite debuted in Formula One in 1974 for Frank Williams' Iso Marlboro team. The following year he raced for the same team,...

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Indy Car Veteran David "Salt" Walther Born - November 22, 1947

November 22, 1947 - December 27, 2012David "Salt" Walther(photo credit: Vukie1953 via photopin cc) Home: Dayton, Ohio, USA.David was a driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series, whose career...

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Olivier Beretta Born In Monte Carlo - November 23, 1969

November 23, 1969Olivier Beretta(Photo; Olivier Beretta 2012 WEC Fuji » par Morio )Born in Monte Carlo.He is a former Formula One driver and 8-time class winner at the Le Mans 24 Hours. He raced in...

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Racing Legend Milt Minter Born In Sanger, California - November 24, 1933

November 24, 1933 - December 23, 2004Milt Minter(Photo; floridastockcars.com)Born in Sanger, California, USA.Milton Nelson Minter was born and raised in Sanger and served in the US Navy as a radioman...

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Bobby Isaac Sets World Closed Course Speed Record - November 24, 1970

November 24, 1970(Photo; streetlegaltv.com)Bobby Isaac sets a new World Closed Course Speed Record of 201.104 mph at Talladega, Alabama, USA.Isaac drove Nord Krauskopf's K&K Insurance Dodge to the...

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Gaston Chevrolet Killed At Beverly Hills Speedway - November 25, 1920

October 4, 1892 - November 25, 1920Gaston Chevrolet(Photo; www.mshf.com) Born in Beaune, Côte-d'Or, France.He was the younger brother of Louis, founder of the Chevrolet car company and Arthur...

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Mike Joy Born In Chicago, Illinois, USA - November 25, 1949

November 25, 1949Mike Joy(Photo; twitter.com) Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA.Joy is a TV sports announcer, who currently serves as the lap-by-lap voice of Fox Sports' NASCAR Sprint Cup coverage. His...

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"National Sprint Car Hall Of Famer" Jimmy Wilburn Born - November 25, 1908

November 25, 1908 - August 26, 1984Jimmy Wilburn(Photo; revslib.stanford.edu)Home:Los Angeles, California, USA.Jimmy won a non-points Championship Car race at Lakewood Speedway in March 1946 which is...

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Dan Gurney First To Win Four Major Racing Disciplines - November 26, 1967

November 26, 1967(Photo: The Henry Ford via photopin cc) Dan Gurney, drives an Eagle to victory in the Rex Mays 200 Indycar race at Riverside, California, USA. He becomes the first driver to win in the...

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Desire Wilson Born In Brakpan, South Africa - November 26, 1953

November 26, 1953Desire Wilson(photo credit: Vukie1953 via photopin cc)Born in Brakpan, South Africa.She is the only woman to have been licensed to drive in a CART Indy cars event, as well as holding a...

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"1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Champ" Dale Jarrett Born - November 26, 1956

November 26, 1956Dale Jarrett (Photo: Darryl W. Moran Photography via photopin cc)Born in Conover, North Carolina, USA.The 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion and sports commentator, he is the son...

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Russell "Cliff" Durant Born In Flint, Michigan - November 26, 1890

November 26, 1890 - October 31, 1937Russell "Cliff" Durant(Photo; en.wikipedia.org)Born in Flint, Michigan, USA.He was the son of William C. Durant, the founder of General Motors. He was a co-owner and...

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Hélio Castroneves Wins "Mirrorball Trophy" - November 27, 2007

November 27, 2007(Photo credit: Vitodens via photopin cc)3-time "Indy 500" champ Hélio Castroneves, and his partner, professional ballroom dancer Julianne Hough, win the fifth season of the TV show...

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Ralph "Gumdrop Kid" Mulford Wins Vanderbilt Cup - November 27, 1911

November 27, 1911(Photo; vanderbiltcupraces.com)Ralph Mulford drives a Lozier to victory in the first Vanderbilt Cup race to be held in Savannah, Georgia, USA.The first race organized by Vanderbilt was...

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Chase Elliott Born In Dawsonville, Georgia - November 28, 1995

November 28, 1995Chase Elliott(Photo; nascar.com)Born in Dawsonville, Georgia, USA.He currently drives the No. 24 Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series full-time. He...

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Frank Duryea Wins First Motor-car Race In USA - November 28, 1895

November 28, 1895(Photo; berthoudrecorder.com)Frank Duryea, mechanic and inventor, won the first motor-car race in the United States, a 54-mile loop along the lakeshore from Chicago to Evanston and...

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