Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Derek Daly (born 11 March 1953 in Ballinteer, Dublin) is a former racing driver from Ireland. He won the 1977 British Formula Three Championship, and competed as...

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marty Houston (born January 7, 1968, in Hickory, North Carolina), is a former driver in NASCAR. His younger brother, Andy and father Tommy Houston have driven in...

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tommy Houston, (born on January 29, 1945) is a retired NASCAR Busch Series' drivers. Over his career, Houston and Jack Ingram became known as the pair journeymen...

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Andy Houston (born November 7, 1970 in Hickory, North Carolina) is a veteran of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, scoring three wins. Houston is the son of lege...

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From Wikipedia Damon Graham Devereux Hill OBE (born 17 September 1960) is a retired British racing driver from England. He is the son of the late Graham Hill, and is the only son of a world champion ...

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Find a Grave Birth: Feb. 15, 1929 Death: Nov. 29, 1975 Auto Race Car Driver. He was a Formula 1 racing champion, having won championships in 1962 and 1968. He died when the plane he was pilotin...

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Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Glenn Johnson, Jr. (born June 28, 1931), better known as Junior Johnson, is one of the early superstars of NASCAR in the 1950s and 1960s. He won 50 NASCAR...

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Hiram Percy Maxim (September 2, 1869 – February 17, 1936) was co-founder of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and originally had the amateur call signs SNY, 1WH, 1ZM, (after World War I) 1AW, an...

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Sportsman and clubman Albert C. Bostwick married Marie Stokes. During his brief lifetime (he was 35 when he died), he was a renowned auto enthusiast, setting several land speed records in the U.S. and ...

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Woolf Barnato was born in 1895. In WW1 he enlisted in the army rising to the rank of Captain. Woolf was physically imposing which gave rise to his ironic nickname 'Babe'. On reaching the age of 21, i...

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Find a Grave Birth: 1887 Death: Feb. 26, 1964 Entrepreneur. Earl Bell Gilmore was the son of Arthur F. Gilmore, founder of Gilmore Oil Company in Los Angeles. Besides expanding the oil company,...

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jim Hurtubise (December 5, 1932 – January 6, 1989) was an American race car driver who raced in USAC Champ Cars (including the Indianapolis 500), as well as spri...

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Find a Grave Birth: Aug. 26, 1946 Death: Jul. 2, 1973 Race Car Driver. Born in San Bernardino, California, he was one of the most promising race drivers of his era. He began racing in Soap Box ...

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A tribute to Art Pollard by his children From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Art Pollard (May 5, 1927 - May 12, 1973), was an American racecar driver. Born in Dragon, Utah, Pollard died in Indi...

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Christopher "Chris" Constantine Economaki (October 15, 1920 – September 28, 2012, was an American motorsports commentator, pit road reporter, and journalist. Eco...

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Bourne Joy (November 23, 1864 – November 6, 1936) was President of the Packard Motor Car Company, and a major developer of automotive activities as well as being a social activist. In 1913, Joy a...

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Grand Prix racing car driver and fighter pilot with 4+ kills in the Battle of Britain (WWII).

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George B. Selden (September 14, 1846 in Clarkson, New York – January 17, 1922 in Rochester, New York) was a patent lawyer and inventor who was granted a U.S. patent for an automobile in 1895. The...

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"The Greatest Driver Never to Win the Indy 500" Wichita Falls times Record News From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lloyd Ruby (January 12, 1928 – March 23, 2009)[1] was an American racecar dri...

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GRENFELL, JOHN GRANVILLE M.Inst.B.E., M.S.A.E.,was born 16 March 1891 in Sydney, Australia the son of John Edward Pascoe Grenfell and Georgina Mary Ann Pictett. He was the grandson of John Granville Gr...

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Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash Find a Grave Birth: Mar. 12, 1882 Death: May 10, 1960 Motorcycle and Race Car Driver. Born in Dearborn County, Indiana, he was a motor...

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Born January 11, 1923 Leesburg, Texas Died May 10, 2012 (aged 89) Dallas, Texas Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012) was an American retir...

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William Kissam Vanderbilt II (2 March 1878 – 8 January 1944) was a motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. Biography He was born o...

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Nicknamed “The King of Cool,” Steve McQueen was a macho, laconic American movie star of the 1960s and '70s. His "anti-hero" persona, which he developed at the height of the Vietnam counterculture, made...

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Briggs Swift Cunningham II (January 19, 1907 - July 2, 2003) was an American entrepreneur and sportsman, who raced automobiles and yachts. Born into a wealthy family, he became a racing car construct...

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With 26 aerial victories, Eddie Rickenbacker survived the war as America's "Ace of Aces." The former race car driver's 7 awards of the Distinguished Service Cross (an eighth was upgraded to the Medal o...

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Alice Huyler Ramsey (11 November 1886 – 10 September 1983) was the first woman to drive across the United States from coast to coast. Biography Ramsey was born Alice Taylor Huyler, the daught...

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Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza , (January 22, 1909 - July 5, 1965) was a Dominican diplomat, polo player and race car driver who competed in the 1950 and 1954 24 Hour of Le Mans, but was best known as an in...

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Samuel "Sam" Carnes Collier (May 14, 1912-September 23, 1950) was an American advertising entrepreneur. He made his fortune in streetcar advertising. Early life Collier was the son of Barron Gift...

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Daniel Clive "Dan" Wheldon (22 June 1978 – 16 October 2011) He was an English racing driver. He was the 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series champion, and wi...

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eddie Sachs Born May 28, 1927 Died May 30, 1964 (aged 37) Formula One World Championship career Nationality United States American Active years 1953–...

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Lebanon, Boone, Indiana, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mel Kenyon (born April 15, 1933 in Lebanon, Indiana) is a former midget car driver. He is known as the "King of the Midgets", "Miraculous Mel", and "Champion of ...

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Martin David Robinson (September 26, 1925–December 8, 1982), known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. One of the most popular and successf...

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Preston Tucker Born Preston Thomas Tucker September 21, 1903 Capac, Michigan USA Died December 26, 1956 (aged 53) Ypsilanti, Michigan USA Cause of death Lung ...

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Berna Eli "Barney" Oldfield (June 3, 1878 – October 4, 1946) was an automobile racer and pioneer. He was born on a farm on the outskirts of Wauseon, Ohio. He was the first man to drive a car at 60 mi...

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Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975 in El Cajon, CA) is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver. He currently drives the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. A...

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Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet (born 17 January 1867 - died 1 June 1934) was a British pioneer motorist and aviator, soldier and intelligence officer, and sportsman. He was known as "Toby". Life...

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Perhaps the most unlikely of all NASCAR Winston Cup Champions. He was a Polish-American kid from Milwaukee in a sport dominated by Southern drivers. He may also have been the first Champion to hold a c...

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Founder of Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest automaker, and brother of the late Hyundai Group founder Chung Ju-yung. Chung Se-yung set up Hyundai Motor Co. in 1967 and helped it to develop into ...

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Founder of the Hyundai chaebol (family-owned conglomerate) which began with the Hyundai Engineering & Construction Company in 1947. He had no formal education after grade school, when he ran away from ...

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Peter Jeffrey Revson (February 27, 1939 – March 22, 1974) was an American race car driver who had successes in Formula One and the Indianapolis 500. Background Peter Revson was born in New Yo...

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The Fresno Bee ELI VUKOVICH Mr. Vukovich of Fresno passed away August 23, 2001, at age 85. He was born on May 25, 1916, in Oakland, CA. Beloved Father, Grandfather, Husband and Friend, he was married...

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William John Vukovich III (August 31, 1963, Fresno, California, United States - November 25, 1990 Bakersfield, California, United States), better known as Billy Vukovich III or Bill Vukovich III was an...

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Born Vaso Vukovich Vukovich was born on December 13, 1918 in Alameda, California and raised in Fresno. 1 He was one of eight children of immigrant parents from Yugoslavia.1 His father John committed ...

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Dario Franchitti is an open wheel auto racing superstar. His many wins include the 2007 IndyCar Champion, the 2007 Indianapolis 500 and when he won his second Indianapolis 500 in 2010 he joined an elit...

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Lee Arnold Petty was born March 14, 1914 near Randleman, North Carolina to Judson Ellsworth Petty and Jessie Maude Bell . Lee was an American stock car driver from 1949 until 1964. He was one of the pi...

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Adam Kyler Petty was born July 10, 1980 to Kyle Eugene Petty and Pattie . Named after Adam Andretti, he was the first fourth-generation driver in NASCAR history. On May 12, 2000, exactly one month and ...

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Richard Lee Petty was born July 2, 1937 in Level Cross, North Carolina to Lee Arnold Petty and Elizabeth Toomes . Richard is a second generation NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand Nati...

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He was a Japanese entrepreneur and the son of Toyoda Loom Works founder Sakichi Toyoda. His decision to take Toyoda Loom Works into automobile manufacturing would create what would eventually become To...

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Conover, Catawba, North Carolina, United States

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Catawba, North Carolina, United States

Retired race car driver Ned Jarrett is a two-time NASCAR champion. He was best known for his calm demeanor, and he became known as "Gentleman Ned Jarrett." Yet he was an intense competitor when he put ...

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American race car driver Dale Earnhardt was best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's top division. Earnhardt is notable for his success in the Winston Cup Series (now the Sprint Cup Ser...

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Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver, auto racing team owner and auto racing enthusia...

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Robert McGregor Innes Ireland (12 June 1930 – 22 October 1993), was a British military officer, engineer, and motor racing driver. He was a larger-than-life character who, according to a rival team bos...

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Prince Dimitri Djordjadze was a Georgian nobleman, Ambassador Hotel executive and race car driver. He was a member of the nobility of the province of Tiflis, who became exiled after the overthrow of Ts...

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Mike Hawthorn made his competition debut driving his 1934 Riley Ulster Imp, KV 9475, winning the 1,100 c.c. sports car class at the Brighton Speed Trials on September 2, 1950. In 1951 he won the Motor ...

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Biographical Summary: "... Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was a prominent American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly lin...

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Giovanni Agnelli founded Fiat car manufacturing in 1899. Source: Wikipedia

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John Zachary DeLorean was an American engineer and executive in the U.S. automobile industry, and founder of the DeLorean Motor Company. He is most known for developing the De Lorean sports car, which ...

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Bertha Benz (née Ringer) was married to inventor Karl Benz. She invested in Benz's business in 1871, enabling him to develop the first patented automobile and in 1888 she was the first person to drive ...

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In 1885, German mechanical engineer, Karl Benz designed and built the world's first practical automobile to be powered by an internal-combustion engine. On January 29, 1886, Benz received the first pat...

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For most people, the name Enzo Ferrari, is synonymous with the fastest, most exotic automobiles on earth. Ironically, the high-priced, stylish cars associated with his name have little to do with his s...

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