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Miguel Duhamel Born In Lasalle, Quebec, Canada - May 26, 1968
May 26, 1968Miguel Duhamel(Photo: miguelduhamel.com)Born in Lasalle, Quebec, Canada.Miguel is the son of Canadian Motorsport Hall of Famer Yvon Duhamel. He is the second winningest rider in the AMA...
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"Race Driver And Broadcast Journalist" Sam Posey Born - May 26th, 1944
May 26th, 1944Sam Posey(Photo;mycarquest.com)Born in New York City, New York, USA.Sam Posey started as an amateur sports car racer, and graduated to Can Am, Trans Am and USAC Champ Car. As an endurance...
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Alberto Ascari Dies From Injuries From Monza Crash - May 26, 1955
July 13, 1918 - May 26, 1955 Alberto Ascari(Photo; en.espn.co.uk)Born in Milan, Italy.Alberto Ascari was twice Formula One World Champion. He is one of two Italian Formula One World Champions in the...
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Jeremy Mayfield Born In Owensboro, Kentucky - May 27, 1969
May 27, 1969Jeremy Mayfield(Photo;popfi.com)Born in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA.Mayfield is a former NASCAR driver who last competed in 2009 due to legal troubles and an indefinite suspension by NASCAR....
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Arie Luyendyk Wins The 81st Indianapolis 500 - May 27th, 1997
May 27th, 1997(Photo;en.wikipedia.org)Polesitter Arie Luyendyk finished ahead of teammate Scott Goodyear to win the 81st Indianapolis 500 . With two laps to go, Luyendyk led Goodyear. A caution came...
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Richie Panch Born In Daytona Beach, Florida - May 28, 1954
May 28, 1954 - September 2, 1985Richie Panch(Photo;"RichiePanchNASCAR" by Source)Born in Daytona Beach, Florida.He was an aspiring driver and son of hall-of-famer Marvin Panch. Richie was a NASCAR...
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Marvin Panch Born In Menomonie, Wisconsin - May 28, 1926
May 28, 1926 - December 31, 2015Marvin Panch(Photo; legendsofnascar.com)Born in Menomonie, Wisconsin, USA.He started his racing career as a car owner in Oakland, California. One week, his driver did...
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Eppie Wietzes Born in Assen, Netherlands - May 28th, 1938
May 28th, 1938Eppie Wietzes(Photo; Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame)Born in Assen, Netherlands.Wietzes emigrated with his family to Canada when he was 12 years old. He is a two-time Canadian Driving...
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Jacques Villeneuve Wins The 79th Indianapolis 500 - May 28th, 1995
May 28th, 1995(Photo;indianapolismotorspeedway.com)The 79th Indianapolis 500 is won by Jacques Villeneuve. On lap 190, with the field coming back to green on a restart, leader Scott Goodyear of Toronto...
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Bobby Hamilton Born In Nashville, Tennessee - May 29, 1957
May 29, 1957 – January 7, 2007Bobby Hamilton(Photo;findagrave.com)Born in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.A driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR...
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Ken Schrader Born In Fenton, Missouri - May 29, 1955
May 29, 1955Ken Schrader(Photo; twitter.com)Born in Fenton, Missouri, USA.He currently races on local dirt and asphalt tracks around the country while driving part-time in the ARCA Racing Series, as...
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Al Unser Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico - May 29, 1939
May 29, 1939Al Unser(Photo; www.carlosghys.be)Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.Unser the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Jerry and Bobby Unser, and father of Al Unser, Jr.. Now retired, he...
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"The Clown Prince of Racing" Joe Weatherly Born - May 29, 1922
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"2-Time 500 Winner" Bill Vukovich Sr Dies At Indy - May 30, 1955
December 13, 1918 - May 30, 1955Bill Vukovich Sr(Photo; indymotorspeedway.com)Born in in Fresno, California, USA.Before he began Indy racing, Vukovich drove midget cars for the Edelbrock dirt track...
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Ray Harroun Wins The Inaugural Indianapolis 500 - May 30th, 1911
May 30th, 1911Ray Harroun("Ray Harroun" by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia)Born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania, USA.Nicknamed the "Little Professor" for his hand in creating the Marmon...
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Swede Savage Involved In Fatal Indy Crash - May 30, 1973
August 26, 1946 – July 2, 1973David Earl Savage, Jr.(Photo; indymotorspeedway.com)Born in San Bernardino, California, USA.David "Swede" Savage was a Sports Car, F-5000, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR and...
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Eddie Sachs & Dave MacDonald Killed During Indy 500 - May 30, 1964
May 28, 1927 – May 30, 1964Eddie Sachs(Photo; www.laberezina.com)Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA.Sachs was known as the "Clown Prince of Auto Racing." He coined the phrase "If you can't win, be...
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Clint Bowyer Born In Emporia, Kansas - May 30th, 1979
May 30th, 1979Clint Bowyer("Clint Bowyer at the Daytona 500" by Nascarking) Born in Emporia, Kansas, USA.He currently competes full-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 14 Ford...
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Mario Andretti Wins The 53rd Indy 500 - May 30th, 1969
May 30th, 1969(Photo; www.indystar.com)Mario Andretti led 116 laps and won the 53rd Indy 500 for car owner Andy Granatelli. The car in which Andretti won the 500 is on display at the Smithsonian, while...
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Black Noon: The Year They Stopped the Indy 500 - May 30th, 1964
May 30th, 1964Before noon on May 30th, 1964, the Indy 500 was stopped for the first time in history by an accident. Seven cars had crashed in a fiery wreck, killing two drivers, and threatening the...
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