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"4-Time 24 Hours of Daytona Winner" Peter Gregg Born - May 4, 1940
May 4, 1940 - December 15, 1980Peter Gregg(Photo; jaxairnews.jacksonville.com)Born in New York City, New York, USA.Gregg was a 2-time Trans-Am Series Champion, a 6-time IMSA GTO Series Champion and a...
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"16-time NHRA Funny Car Champ" John Force Born - May 4, 1949
May 4, 1949John Force(Photo; www.johnforceracing.com)Born in Bell Gardens, California, USA.He is a 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion driver, and an 18-time champion car owner. Force owns and drives for...
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Charles Tidwell Dies In Macon, Georgia, USA - May 4, 1990
February 3, 1921 – May 4, 1990Charles Tidwell(Photo; www.findagrave.com)Born in Lizella, Georgia, USA.He was best known for his career driving stock cars in the NASCAR, GASCAR (Georgia Association of...
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Al Pease Dies At Home In Tennessee - May 4th 2014
October 15, 1921 - May 4th 2014Al Pease(Photo; en.espn.co.uk)Born in Darlington, England.He participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on August 27, 1967. He holds the...
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John Watson Born In Belfast, Northern Ireland - May 4, 1946
May 4, 1946John Watson(Photo;snaplap.net)Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.He is a former racing driver and current commentator from Northern Ireland. He competed in Formula One, winning five Grands...
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Wolfgang von Trips Born In Cologne, Germany - May 4, 1928
May 4, 1928 - September 10, 1961Wolfgang von Trips(Photo;Grandprix.com)Born in Cologne, Germany.He participated in 29 Formula One World Championship Grand Prix races, debuting on September 2, 1956. He...
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"Sprint Car Hall of Famer" Mark Kinser Born - May 5, 1964
May 5, 1964Mark Kinser(By Ted Van Pelt [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons)Hails from Oolitic, Indiana, USA.A cousin to Steve Kinser, Mark won the 1996 and 1999 World of Outlaws championship and was...
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Bob Said Born in New York City, New York - May 5, 1932
May 5, 1932 - March 24, 2002Bob Said(Photo; www.flickr.com)Born in New York City, New York, USA.Said was the first American to win a road race in Europe after World War II, the 1953 Rouen Grand Prix....
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Daryl Harr Born In Alberta, Canada - May 5, 1982
May 5, 1982Daryl Harr(Photo; www.nascar.com)From St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.Competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series.
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Jean Francois Dumoulin Born In Trois-Rivières, Quebec - May 5, 1976
May 5, 1976Jean Francois Dumoulin(Photo; www.lapresse.ca)Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada.He competes in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship for Magnus Racing, as well as the NASCAR Pinty's...
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Duane Carter Born In Fresno, California - May 5, 1913
May 5, 1913 - March 7, 1993Duane Carter(Photo;Find A Grave)Born in Fresno, California, USA.He raced midget cars, sprint cars, and IndyCars. His son Pancho raced in Indy cars, along with stepson Johnny...
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Art Pollard Born In Dragon, Utah - May 5, 1927
May 5, 1927 - May 12, 1973Art Pollard(Photo;artpollard.tripod.com)Born in Dragon, Utah, USA.He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1965–1973 seasons, with 84 career starts,...
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" Wild" Bill Snowden Born In St. Augustine, Florida - May 6, 1910
May 6, 1910 – February 2, 1959Bill Snowden(Photo; www.floridastockcars.com)Born in St. Augustine, Florida, USA.He was one of the racers whose career was interrupted by World War II. He was nicknamed...
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Al Putnam Born In Tulare, California - May 6, 1910
May 6, 1910 - September 15, 1946Al Putnam(Photo;revslib.stanford.edu)Born in Tulare, California, USA.He moved to Indianapolis with his wife and two sons and worked as a research engineer for the LGS...
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"Midget, Sprint, Indy & NASCAR Driver" George Lynch Dies - May 6, 1997
June 20, 1918 - May 6, 1997George Lynch(Photo;public.fotki.com)Born in Miles City, Montana, USA.Enduring a rough childhood that saw his parents divorce, he was reared by his paternal grandmother in...
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"USAC Veteran" Dave Steele Born - May 7, 1974
May 7, 1974 - March 25, 2017Dave Steele(Photo;Autoweek)Born in Tampa, Florida, USA.He won numerous sprint car racing championships and also competed in IndyCar and NASCAR races. Steele last drove a...
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"Buzzie" Reutimann Born In Zephyrhills, Florida - May 7, 1941
May 7, 1941Emil Lloyd "Buzzie" Reutimann(Photo; "Buzzie Reutimann in 00 dirt car" by Ted Van Pelt)Born in Zephyrhills, Florida, USA.He is the father of current driver David Reutimann. He began working...
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"Chaparral Cars Co-owner & Driver" James "Hap" Sharp Dies - May 7, 1993
January 1, 1928 - May 7, 1993James "Hap" Sharp(Photo; forum-auto.com)Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.Sharp drove in six Formula One grands prix. He was best known as co-owner and driver of the...
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Gilles Villeneuve Killed During Qualifying In Belgian - May 8, 1982
May 8, 1982Gilles Villeneuve(Photo: IDR via photopin cc)On May 8, 1982, during the final qualifying session for the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder, teammate Didier Pironi had set a time 0.1s faster than...
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Bobby Labonte Born In Corpus Christi, Texas - May 8, 1964
May 8, 1964Bobby Labonte(Photo; bobbylabontefoundation.org)Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA.The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion, he competes part-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.He and...
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