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Lynn St James Sets New Woman's Speed Record - October 11, 1987
October 11, 1987Lynn St. James sets a new women's national closed-course speed record of 212.577 mph at Talladega Super Speedway, driving a Ford Thunderbird.Lynn is a retired Indy Car driver with 11...
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Canadian Auto Racing Legend Wallie Branston Born - October 11, 1923
October 11, 1923 - November 7, 2013Wallie Branston(Photo; legacy.com)Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Branston had many achievements including being a founding member of the Toronto Stock Car Racing...
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Jimmy Hensley Born In Ridgeway, Virginia, USA - October 11, 1945
October 11, 1945Jimmy Hensley(Photo; legendsofnascar.com)Born in Ridgeway, Virginia, USA.With a career spanning 27 seasons in all three of NASCAR's elite divisions, Hensley may be best remembered for...
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"The Wollongong Whiz" Wayne Gardner Born In Australia - October 11, 1959
October 11, 1959Wayne Gardner(Photo; fasterandfaster.net)Born in Wollongong, Australia.Gardner is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and touring car racer. His most notable achievement was...
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Ned Jarrett Born In Conover, North Carolina, USA - October 12, 1932
October 12, 1932Ned Jarrett(photo credit: Ted Van Pelt via photopin cc)Born in Conover, North Carolina, USA.The Jarrett family is known as one of the first families in NASCAR history. Ned is the father...
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"West Coast Stock Car Hall of Famer" Lou Figaro Born - October 12, 1920
October 12, 1920 - October 25, 1954Louis Figaro(Photo; legendsofnascar.com)Home: South Gate, California, USA.Figaro competed in 16 NASCAR Cup Series races from 1951 to 1954, picking up one victory in...
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Mark Dismore Born In Greenfield, Indiana, USA - October 12, 1956
October 12, 1956Mark Dismore(Photo; theautochannel.com)Born in Greenfield, Indiana, USA.Mark is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and the 1990 Toyota Pacific champion as well as the winner of...
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Bill Auberlen Born In Redondo Beach, California, USA - October 12, 1968
October 12, 1968Bill Auberlen(Photo; bmw-motorsport.com)Born in Redondo Beach, California, USA.Auberlen is an American factory race car driver known for his affiliation with BMW, driving cars made and...
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Bertil Roos Born In Gothenburg, Sweden - October 12, 1943
October 12, 1943Bertil Roos(Photo; abandowest.wordpress.com)Born in Gothenburg, Sweden.He participated in a single Formula One Grand Prix, his home race in 1974, from which he retired with transmission...
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Morgan Shepherd Born In Ferguson, North Carolina - October 12, 1941
October 12, 1941Morgan Shepherd(Photo; "Morgan Shepherd" by Nascar fan mx)Born in Ferguson, North Carolina, USA.He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 89 Chevrolet Camaro...
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Favorite Books - The Jarretts
The Jarretts: By Richard HuffTo Buy This ItemTwo-time NASCAR champion Ned Jarrett is the patriarch of a race-car driving dynasty. His son Dale earned his first NASCAR championship in 1999, and Ned's...
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Rick Miaskiewicz Out Battles Horst Kroll In St. Louis Can-Am - October 13, 1985
October 13, 1985Rick Miaskiewicz of St Louis, out battled Horst Kroll of Toronto, for his 3rd win of the 1985 Can-Am season at St Louis International Raceway, and take a 9 point championship lead over...
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Tim Sauter Born In Necedah, Wisconsin, USA - October 13, 1964
October 13, 1964Tim Sauter(Photo; espn.go.com)Born in Necedah, Wisconsin, USA.He has competed in the American Speed Association, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the NASCAR Busch Series, and the...
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Jason Jarrett Born In Conover, North Carolina, USA - October 14, 1975
October 14, 1975Jason Jarrett(Photo: alamy.com)Born in Conover, North Carolina, USA.Jarrett is a former competitor in the NASCAR Busch Series and ARCA Racing Series, and has not driven in competition...
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Indy Star Johnny Aitken Dies - October 15, 1918
May 3, 1885 – October 15, 1918Johnny Aitken(Photo; www.vanderbiltcupraces.com)Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.Aitken competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times. He led the first lap of the first...
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Al Pease Born In Darlington, England - October 15, 1921
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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Danny Sullivan Wins At Laguna, Clinches CART Title - October 16, 1988
October 16, 1988Danny Sullivan(Photo; radaris.com)At the second-to-last race of the season, the CART "Champion Spark Plug 300K" at Laguna Seca Raceway, Sullivan won the pole, led the most laps, and won...
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Gilles Villeneuve Marries Joanne Barthe - October 17, 1970
October 17, 1970(photo credit: alessio mazzocco via photopin cc)Since 1967 he started going steady with Joann Barthe, whom he married on this day in 1970. Gilles and Joann had two children, Jacques...
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Louis Unser Dies In Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA - Oct. 18, 1979
Mar. 16, 1896 - Oct. 18, 1979Louis Unser(Photo; www.findagrave.com)Born in Madison County, Illinois, USA.Louis won the Pikes Peak Hillclimb 9 times between 1934 and 1953. He died on Oct. 18, 1979, He...
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John Cannon Dies From Plane Crash Injuries - October 18, 1999
June 21, 1933 - October 18, 1999 John Cannon Born in London, England.A sports car racer who competed under the banner of Canada, he raced in the USRRC series, the Can Am Series and the L&M...
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