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Etchells Defeats Capps In First All-Camaro Funny Car Final - February 22, 1998
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Lee Petty Wins The First-ever "Daytona 500" - February 22, 1959
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Juan Manuel Fangio Kidnapped In Cuba - February 23, 1958
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Shelby Blackstock Born In Nashville, Tennessee - February 23, 1990
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Cuba Grand Prix Marred By Tragedy - February 24, 1958
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"Four-time Formula One Champion" Alain Prost Born - February 24, 1955
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Francois Cevert Born In Paris, France - February 25, 1944
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Davey Allison Born In Hollywood, Florida - February 25, 1961
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Carl Haas Born In Chicago, Illinois - February 26, 1929
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"Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Member" Don Biederman Born - February 26, 1940
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Honda Formula One Team Unveils It's Earth Car - February 26, 2007
February 26, 2007With tobacco sponsorship in F1 in full decline, 2007 also saw the end of British American Tobacco's sponsorship of Honda, allowing the team to choose a livery that better suited their...
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Peter Revson Born In New York City - February 27, 1939
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Mario & Aldo Andretti Born In Montona, Italy - February 28, 1940
February 28, 1940Mario & Aldo Andretti(Photo credit; pinterest.com)Born in Montona d'Istria, ItalyAmerican racing legend Mario Andretti, and twin brother Aldo, were born in Italy, where they were...
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Butch Leitzinger Born In Homestead, Pennsylvania - February 28, 1969
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Louis Schwitzer Born In Bielitz, Austria-Hungary - February 29, 1880
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"Kansas City Flash" Masten Gregory Born - February 29, 1932
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Dave Marcis Born In Wausau, Wisconsin - March 1, 1941
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Billy Pauch Born In Doylestown, Pennsylvania - March 1, 1957
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"Former Indy Driver" Herm Johnson Born - March 4, 1953
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Louie Unser Passes Away At Age 71 - March 2, 2004
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