Sam Schmidt Born In Lincoln, Nebraska - August 15, 1964
August 15, 1964Sam Schmidt(Photo; alchetron.com)Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.Sam is a former Indy Racing League driver and current Verizon IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights series team owner....
View ArticleCarl Edwards Born In Columbia, Missouri - August 15, 1979
August 15, 1979Carl Edwards(Photo; "Carl Edwards at the Daytona 500" by Nascarking)Born in Columbia, Missouri, USA.He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 19...
View Article"Winningest Driver In ARCA History" Iggy Katona Born - August 16, 1916
August 16, 1916 - December 4, 2003Egnatius "Iggy" Katona(Photo;motorsport.com)Born in Toledo, Ohio, USA.He is most famous for his performance in the ARCA series in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, where he...
View ArticleMichael Schumacher Wins "Hungarian Grand Prix" - August 16, 1998
August 16, 1998Michael Schumacher of Germany, drove his Ferrari to a 9.433 second victory, over the McLaren/Mercedes of David Coulthard, in the "Marlboro Hungarian Grand Prix" at Hungaroring, Mogyorod,...
View Article"3-time F-1 World Champion" Nelson Piquet Born - August 17, 1952
August 17, 1952Nelson Piquet(Photo credit: CJM-Photography via photopin cc)Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.A 3-time Formula One World Champion, Piquet has been ranked among the greatest Formula One...
View ArticleAl Unser Wins USAC Champ Car "Tony Bettenhausen 200" -
August 17, 1969Al Unser finished ahead of brother Bobby Unser to win the USAC Champ Car Series "Tony Bettenhausen 200" at Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin, USA.
View ArticleThree Italians Complete 1-2-3 Ferrari Netherlands Sweep - August 17, 1952
August 17, 1952Alberto Ascari, Nino Farina, and Luigi Villoresi all of Italy, completed a 1-2-3 sweep for Ferrari at the "Grand Prix of the Netherlands", at Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort,...
View ArticleDale Jarrett Takes His First Cup Victory At Michigan - August 18th, 1991
August 18th, 1991(Photo;:racintoday.com)Dale Jarrett, the son of two-time Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett, drove the Wood Brothers/Ford to a '10 inch' margin over Davey Allison to win his first...
View ArticleAndy Pilgrim Born In Nottingham, England - August 18, 1956
August 18, 1956Andy Pilgrim(Photo;andypilgrim.com)Born in Nottingham, England.Pilgrim is a British-born racing driver, who became a United States citizen in 1998. He currently resides in Boca Raton,...
View ArticleLouis Schwitzer Wins First Indianapolis Motor Speedway Race - August 19th, 1909
August 19th, 1909In front of some 12,000 spectators, automotive engineer Louis Schwitzer wins the two-lap, five-mile inaugural race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with average speed of 57.4...
View ArticleTribute 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...
View ArticleMark Donohue Dies From Crash Injuries - August 19, 1975
March 18, 1937 – August 19, 1975Mark DonohueBorn in Haddon Township, New Jersey, USA. Nicknamed "Captain Nice", and later "Dark Monohue", was known for his ability to set up his own race car as well as...
View Article"USAC Sprint Car & NHRA Drag Racer" Doug Kalitta Born - August 20, 1964
August 20, 1964Doug Kalitta(Photo; nhra.com)Home:Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA.Kalitta formerly raced in USAC events. He was the 1991 USAC rookie of the year in the midget series, and won the 1994...
View Article"NASCAR Legend" Elmo Langley Born - August 21, 1928
August 21, 1928 - November 21, 1996 Elmo Langley(Photo;legendsofnascar.com)Born in Creswell, North Carolina, USA.He was a NASCAR driver and owner. Langley primarily used the number "64" on his race...
View ArticlePaul Menard Born In Eau Claire, Wisconsin - August 21st, 1980
August 21st, 1980Paul Menard(Photo; PDA.PHOTO via photopin cc) Born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA. He currently drives the No. 27 Chevrolet SS for Richard Childress Racing in the Monster Energy NASCAR...
View ArticleCliff Hucul Born In Prince George, BC - August 21st, 1948
August 21st, 1948Cliff Hucul (Photo; Vukie1953 via photopin cc)Born in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.Cliff is a former USAC and CART series driver. He raced in the 1977-1981 seasons, with 24...
View ArticleTracy Wins CART "Texaco/Havoline 200" At Road America - August 22nd, 1993
August 22nd, 1993photo credit: Ryan Maule via photopin ccPaul Tracy of Toronto, drove his Marlboro Penske/Chevrolet to a 27.459 second victory over Nigel Mansell of Newman Haas Racing, at the CART...
View ArticleJuan Pablo Montoya Wins "Target Grand Prix Of Chicago" - August 22nd, 1999
August 22nd, 1999(photo credit: raniel diaz via photopin cc)Juan Pablo Montoya drove the Target/Chip Ganassi Honda to a .783 margin over Dario Franchitti in the Kool/Team Green entry, to win the CART...
View Article"Remembering" Swede Savage
August 26, 1946 – July 2, 1973David Earl Savage, Jr.(Photo; indymotorspeedway.com)Born in San Bernardino, California, USA.Nicknamed "Swede", David began Soap Box Derby racing at the age of five. He...
View ArticleKenny Wallace Born In St. Louis, Missouri - August 23rd, 1963
August 23rd, 1963Kenny Wallace(Photo: Darryl W. Moran Photography via photopin cc)Born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. In a career spanning twenty five years in NASCAR, Wallace has nine wins, all...
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