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Paul Newman - Tribute Page
January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008Paul Newman(Photo: jimculp@live.com / ProRallyPix via photopin cc)Born In Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA.Newman showed an early interest in the theater, which his mother...
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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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1949 "Indianapolis 500" Winner Bill Holland Born - December 18, 1907
December 18, 1907 - May 19, 1984Bill Holland(Photo; statsf1.com)From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.Holland won the Indianapolis 500 in 1949 and finished second in 1947, 1948 and 1950. He also was...
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Ralph DePalma Born In Biccari, Italy - December 18, 1882
December 18, 1882 - March 31, 1956Raffaele "Ralph" de Palma(photo credit: clamshack via photopin cc)Born in Biccari, Italy.An Italian-American racecar driving champion who won the 1915 Indianapolis...
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First Races Held On "The Brickyard" - December 18, 1909
December 18, 1909First races held on the newly repaved Indianapolis Motor Speedway. "The Brickyard" was born on December 14, 1909, as workers placed the last of the 3.2 million, 10-pound bricks that...
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Alex Zanardi - Tribute Page
October 23, 1966Alessandro Zanardi(Alessandro Zanardi - photo taken by Morio)Born in Bologna, Italy.A 2-time CART FedEx Series Champion and former Formula One driver, more recently, he has attracted...
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Petty "A Racing Dynasty"
(Photo;appleseedcommunications.com)Lee Petty was single-minded when it came to stock car racing as both driver and owner. It would be his business and he would make it a successful one.Petty, born in...
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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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"1931 Indianapolis 500 Winner" Louis Schneider Born - December 19, 1901
December 19, 1901 - September 22, 1942Louis Schneider(Photo; interactives.wpri.com)Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.The ex-motorcycle policeman won the race in front of 150,000 fan at an average...
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Remembering Justin Wilson
July 31, 1978 - August 24, 2015Justin Wilson(Photo; indycar.com)Born in Sheffield, England.Wilson began racing karts in 1987. During the early 1990s, he spent several years in Formula Vauxhall with...
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Remembering Carl Hass
February 26, 1929 - June 29, 2016Carl Haas(Photo;photobucket.com) Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA.He co-owned the Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing team in the IndyCar Series with Paul Newman and Mike Lanigan....
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3-time F1 World Champion Senna Tests Penske Indy Car - December 21, 1992
December 21, 1992(Photo credit: fr.wikipedia.org)Ayrton Senna, the 3-time Formula One world champion, tests a Penske Indy Car at Firebird International Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.Questions about...
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Ron Hornaday Sr Dies From Cancer - December 21, 2008
January 13, 1931 - December 21, 2008Ron Hornaday Sr.(Photo; findagrave.com)Born San Fernando, California, USA.He began racing at Saugus Speedway and later Ascot Park, driving the #97 Galpin Motors...
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Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins Born In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - December 22, 1930
December 22, 1930 - March 29, 2012Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins(photo credit: Roy's World via photopin cc)Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.Between 1965 and 1975, he won a total of thirteen NHRA events....
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David Pearson Born In Spartanburg, South Carolina - December 22, 1934
December 22, 1934David Pearson(Photo; racing-reference.info)Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.When Pearson was young, he climbed a tree at the local stock car racing track at Spartanburg...
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Bob Lazier Born In Minneapolis, Minnesota - December 22, 1938
December 22, 1938Bob Lazier(Photo; presssnoop.com)Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.He raced in the CART series in 1981 and was CART's Rookie of the Year. He had fourth-place finishes at Watkins Glen...
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Pierre Levegh Born In Paris, France - December 22, 1905
December 22, 1905 - June 11, 1955Pierre Levegh(Photo; findagrave.com)Born in Paris, France.Born Pierre Eugène Alfred Bouillin, he took the racing name Pierre Levegh in memory of his uncle, a pioneering...
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"Racing Legend" Milt Minter Passes Away - December 23, 2004
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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NASCAR's "First African-American" Wendell Scott Dies - December 23, 1990
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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Michele Alboreto Born in Milan, Italy - December 23, 1956
December 23, 1956 - April 25, 2001Michele Alboreto(Photo; www.audiworld.com)Born in Milan, Italy. He is famous for finishing runner up to Alain Prost in the 1985 Formula One World Championship, as...
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