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"Former Indy 500 Winner" Pat Flaherty Dies - April 9, 2002
January 6, 1926 - April 9, 2002 Pat Flaherty(Photo; statsf1.com)Born in Glendale, California, USA.George Francis Flaherty, Jr, known professionally as Pat Flaherty, was an American racecar driver who...
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Kasey Kahne Born In Enumclaw, Washington - April 10, 1980
April 10, 1980Kasey Kahne(Photo: IMG_7173 via photopin(license))Born in Enumclaw, Washington, USA.Kahne earned a Northwest Mini-Sprints championship and Hannigan Speedway title at age 17. Shortly...
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Corrado Fabi Born In Milan, Italy - April 12, 1961
April 12, 1961Corrado Fabi(Photo; it.wikipedia.org)Born in Milan, Italy.He is the younger brother of Teo Fabi, also a racing driver. He participated in 18 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on March...
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Ayrton Senna Wins At Donington Park - April 11, 1993
April 11, 1993(Photo credit: Ayrton Senna via photopin (license))It was the third round of the 1993 Formula One season. The race was the first held under the European Grand Prix title since 1985, and...
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"NASCAR Pioneer" Billy Myers Dies During Event - April 12, 1958
October 19, 1924 - April 12, 1958Billy Myers(Photo; legendsofnascar.com)Home: Germanton, North Carolina, USA.Myers began competing in the NASCAR Grand National Division in 1951. Billy raced on the old...
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Carlos Reutemann Born In Santa Fe, Argentina - April 12, 1942
April 12, 1942Carlos Reutemann(Photo; www.carlos-reutemann.com.ar)Born in Santa Fe, Argentina.Nicknamed "Lole", Reutemann was the first successful Argentine Formula One driver since the retirement of...
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Dan Gurney Born In Port Jefferson, New York - April 13, 1931
April 13, 1931Dan Gurney(Photo: Dan Gurney via photopin(license))Born in Port Jefferson, New York, USA. The son of a Metropolitan Opera star, he moved to California as a teenager. He has been a driver,...
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Butch Lindley Suffer's Fatal Injuries At Desoto - April 13, 1985
March 25, 1948 - June 6, 1990Butch Lindley(Photo;stockcar.racersreunion.com)Born in Greenville, South Carolina, USA.Clyde Lindley, Jr., nicknamed Butch, was a Short track racer. He was the champion of...
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Jeff Andretti Born In Bethlehem, Pennsylvania - April 14, 1964
April 14, 1964Jeff Andretti (Photo; www.winners-circle.de)Born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. Jeff is the youngest son of the legendary Italian-born Mario Andretti, younger brother of Michael...
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"French Racing Pioneer" Emile Levassor Dies From Crash Injuries - April 14,...
January 21, 1843 - April 14, 1897Emile LevassorBorn in Marolles-en-Hurepoix, France.Was an engineer and a pioneer of the automobile industry and car racing in France. Graduated at École Centrale Paris,...
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"Remembering" Scott Kalitta
February 18, 1962 - June 21, 2008Scott Kalitta(Photo;pinterest.com)Born in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, USA.He was the son of veteran NHRA driver and crew chief Connie Kalitta, and cousin of teammate Doug...
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"Formula Car Designer" Harvey Postlethwaite Dies - April 15, 1999
March 4, 1944 - April 15, 1999Harvey Postlethwaite(Photo; en.wikipedia.org)Born in Barnet, England.Postlethwaite was an engineer and Technical Director of several Formula One teams during the 1970s,...
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Race-car Driver & Engineer Dies In Sinking Titanic - April 15, 1912
March 25, 1881 - April 15, 1912Washington Augustus Roebling II(Photo; www.nj.com)Born in Trenton, New Jersey, USA.Roebling was 31, dynamic, handsome, and the general manager of Mercer Automobile Co. He...
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Tribute To Mark Donohue
March 18, 1937 – August 19, 1975Mark DonohueBorn in Haddon Township, New Jersey, USA. At the age of twenty-two, while a senior at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, Donohue began racing his...
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"Remembering" Eric Medlen
August 13, 1973 - March 23, 2007Eric Medlen(Photo;John Force Racing)Born in Oakdale, CAMedlen was a champion calf roper in high school and considered a career as a professional team roper with his...
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Remembering "Sprint Car Legend" Kramer Williamson
June 26, 1950 - August 4, 2013Kramer Williamson(Photo;alchetron.com)Born in Columbus, Ohio, USA.A native of Palmyra, Pennsylvania, he was a feature winner in World of Outlaws and United Racing Company...
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Frank Williams Born In South Shields, England - April 16, 1942
April 16, 1942Frank Williams(Photo; f1.wikia.com)Born in South Shields, County Durham, England.He is the founder and team principal of the Williams Formula One racing team. In the late 1950s a friend...
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Bob Flock Born In Fort Payne, Alabama - April 16, 1918
April 16, 1918 - May 16, 1964Bob Flock(Photo; www.encyclopediaofalabama.org)Born in Fort Payne, Alabama, USA.He was a well established driver before NASCAR was formed, and along with Red Byron, is...
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Riccardo Patrese Born In Padua, Veneto, Italy - April 17, 1954
April 17, 1954Riccardo Patrese(Photo; en.wikipedia.org)Born in Padua, Veneto, Italy.He became the first Formula One driver to achieve 200 Grand Prix starts when he appeared at the 1990 British Grand...
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Arnie Beswick "First NHRA Funny Car Under 10 Seconds" - April 17, 1965
April 17, 1965www.risesales.comArnie "The Farmer" Beswick becomes the first NHRA Funny Car driver to run the quarter-mile in under 10 seconds, with a time of 9.97 seconds during a meet in York,...
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