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"1964 NASCAR Rookie Of The Year" Doug Cooper Born - September 9, 1938

September 9, 1938 - September 3, 1987Doug Cooper(Photo;randyayersmodeling.com) Born in Gastonia, North Carolina, USA. He is a former NASCAR driver who competed on the Grand National circuit for six...

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Ludwig Heimrath Jr. Born In Scarborough, Ontario - September 9, 1956

September 9, 1956Ludwig Heimrath Jr.(Photo; public.fotki.com)Born in Scarborough, Ontario.Former CART driver and son of Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame member Ludwig Heimrath Sr., Junior started his...

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Junior Hanley Born In Port Mouton, Nova Scotia - September 9, 1944

September 9, 1944Junior Hanley(Photo; by Mike F. Campbell 76wins)Born in Port Mouton, Nova Scotia.Junior migrated to Ontario in the early 70's at the suggestion of his Friend/Rival Don Biederman. He is...

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Wolfgang von Trips & 15 Spectators Die In Monza Tragedy - September 10, 1961

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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Gil de Ferran Wins The CART "Toyota Grand Prix Of Monterey" - September 10,...

September 10, 1995Gil de Ferran, driving the Pennzoil sponsored Jim Hall Reynard/Mercedes, finished 7.959 seconds ahead of Paul Tracy of Toronto in the Newman Haas Racing Lola/Ford, to win the CART...

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Jacques Villeneuve Wins At Road America - September 11, 1994

September 11, 1994Canadian Jacques Villeneuve driving the Player's/Forsythe Green Racing entry finished .609 seconds ahead of Al Unser Jr., to win the CART "Texaco/Havoline 200" at Road America,...

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Miaskiewicz Out Battles 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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Jackie Stewart Enjoys First Grand Prix Victory - September 12, 1965

September 12, 1965(Photo: Dave Hamster via photopin cc)Jackie Stewart enjoys his first Grand Prix victory when he wins the Italian Grand Prix at Monza driving a BRM.Jim Clark duelled for the lead...

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Melvin "Tony" Bettenhausen Born At Tinley Park, Illinois - September 12, 1916

September 12, 1916 - May 12, 1961Melvin "Tony" Bettenhausen(Photo; www.findagrave.com)Born at Tinley Park, Illinois, USA. Bettenhausen was the father of Gary Bettenhausen, Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. and...

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Tony Dean Gives Porsche It's First Can-Am Victory - September 13, 1970

September 13, 1970Porsche wins their first Can-Am race when Tony Dean drives his 908 to victory at Road Atlanta.(Photo; autosportsltd.com)The best drivers were competing at Road Atlanta’s first event:...

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Robbie Gordon's Dad Found Dead In Murder-Suicide - September 14, 2016

September 14, 2016(Photo;TMZ.com)On September 14, 2016, around 5 pm, Robbie Gordon's father, Robert "Baja Bob", and his wife Sharon, were found dead in their Orange County home in an apparent...

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Tracy Wins At Mosport, Kroll Claims Can-Am Title - September 14, 1986

Mosport - September 14th, 1986Horst KrollFollowing a late night at the shop a tired crew were at the track early Sunday morning to work on the race setup. Having not spoken to Tracy yet, and with only...

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Al Putnam Dies In Indiana State Fair Crash - September 15, 1946

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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Miaskiewicz Edges Kroll At Mosport Can-Am - September 15, 1985

September 15, 1985The SCCA Can-Am Challenge at Mosport, saw polesitter Horst Kroll jump to an early lead over Championship leader Rick Miaskiewicz. Following a routine stop while exiting pit lane a...

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Alex Zanardi Seriously Injured On The Lausitzring - September 15, 2001

September 15, 2001(Photo; "Alessandro Zanardi 2007 Curitiba" by Morio)Alex Zanardi, 2-time CART Champion and former Formula One driver, is involved in a high speed accident during the CART Champ Car...

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Jason Leffler Born In Long Beach, California - September 16, 1975

September 16, 1975 - June 12, 2013Jason Leffler(Photo; brittneycason.com)Born in Long Beach, California, USA.Leffler began his career racing midget cars in the USAC series, where he won three...

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"2001 NHRA Rookie Of The Year" Darrell Russell Born - September 20, 1968

September 20, 1968 - June 27, 2004Darrell J. Russell(Photo;alchetron.com)Born in Houston, Texas, USA.He was the 2001 NHRA Rookie Of The Year. At the time, he was the third driver to win in his...

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"Seven-Time NASCAR Cup Champ" Jimmie Johnson Born - September 17, 1975

September 17, 1975Jimmie Johnson(Photo: i heart him via photopin cc)Born in El Cajon, California, USA.A seven-time champion in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. He currently drives the No. 48...

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"1996 F-1 World Champ" Damon Hill Born - September 17, 1960

September 17, 1960Damon Hill(Photo credit: realjv via photopin cc)Born in London, England.Damon is the son of the late Graham Hill, and is the only son of a world champion to win the title. His father...

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Roscoe Sarles Dies In Crash At Kansas City Speedway - September 17, 1922

January  4, 1892 - September 17, 1922Roscoe Sarles(Photo; indycaradvocate.com)Born In New Albany, Indiana, USASarles was an American racecar driver active in the formative years of auto racing. He...

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