1995 Louis Meyer, Indie 500 racer (3 wins), dies at 91
1994 Jason McRoy, downhill MTB racer, dies at 23
1993 Alan Kulwicki, stock car racer, dies in plane crash at 38
1992 Clifford Allison, U.S. stock-car racer, dies in an accident
1982 Anthony C B Chapman, England, formula 1 racer, dies at 54
1982 Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer, dies in an accident
1982 Bert Oosterhuis, Dutch motor racer (Paris-Dakar), dies in race crash
1969 Lucien Bianchi, Belgian auto racer, dies at 34
1967 Donald Campbell, boat racer, dies trying to break 300 mph on water
1962 Michael Andretti, Indy-car racer/Auto Hall of Fame, elected 1986
1962 Al Unser, Jr., Indy-car racer, over 10 wins
1960 Ayrton Senna, Brazilian formula-1 racer, 1988 champ
1959 Gerhard Berger, formula-1 racer, Italian Grand Prix-1988
1959 Brett Bodine, auto racer
1958 Roberto Guerrero, Medelin Colombia, Indy racer, Rookie of Year 1984
1957 Raul Boesel, Brazil, Indy-car racer, CART
1957 Jonathan Palmer, formula-1 racer
1956 Michele Alboretto, formula-1 racer, Ferrari
1955 Bill Elliott, auto racer, Daytona-1978
1955 John Campbell, harness racer, 3-time winner of Hambletonian
1955 Teo Fabi, formula-1 Indy-car racer, rookie of year-1983
1954 Alan Kulwicki, Greenfield Wisconsin, NASCAR racer, Winston Cup
1954 Nigel Mansell, formula-1 racer, Portugal Grand Prix-1990
1953 Arie Luyendyk, Netherlands, Indy-car racer, 1990 Indianapolis 500
1953 Dale Earnhardt, auto racer, 6-time NASCAR national champion
1953 Bobby Rahal, Indy-car racer, over 15 wins
1952 Nelson Piquet, auto racer, 3-time Formula One champ, 1981, '83, '87
1951 Rick Mears, Indy-car racer, over 25 wins
1950 Danny Sullivan, Indy-car racer, over 10 wins
1950 Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer
1949 Nikki Lauda, Austria, formula 1 auto racer, world champ 1975, 77, 84
1948 Rene Arnoux, born in France, formula-1 racer, 6th place-1980
1948 Tom Sneva, U.S. auto racer, Indianapolis 500-1983
1948 Billy O'Donnell, harness racer driver of year, 1984
1946 Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazil, Indy-car racer, over 10 wins
1946 Alan Jones, Australia, auto racer, 1980 World Champion
1945 Alain Prost, formula-1 racer, 1985, 86 champ
1943 Chris Amon, Grand Prix racer
1943 Helmut Marko, auto racer, Le Mans Grand Prix
1940 Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney, drag racer, 1st woman Top Fuel champ
1939 David Hobbs, auto racer
1939 Al Unser, auto racer, Indianapolis 500-1970, 71
1939 Cale Yarborough, auto racer, Daytona 500-1968, 77, 83, 84
1939 Peter Revson, auto racer, 1971 Indianapolis pole winner
1938 Johnny Rutherford, auto racer, 26 championship races
1938 Johnny Rutherford, auto racer
1937 Bobby Allison, auto racer, 3 time winner of Daytona 500
1937 Mark Donohue, auto racer, 1972 Indianapolis 500
1937 Roger Penske, auto racer
1936 Jim Clark, Formula 1 racer, 1963 champ
1934 Lucien Bianchi, Belgian auto racer
1934 Bobby Unser, auto racer, 1968, 75, 81 Indianapolis 500
1934 Jacques Anquetil, France, Tour de France bicycle racer, 5-time winner
1932 Ned Jarrett, auto racer/announcer, 50 Grand National victories
1931 Del Insko, harness racer, toothpick in mouth, 1969 money leader
1929 Graham Hill, London, auto racer, 1962, 68 international racing champ
1928 Jim McElreath, auto racer, 1970 Ontario 500
1927 Stanley Dancer, harness racer, 4 Hambletonians, 3 Trot Triple Crown
1927 Bill Rexford, auto racer
1926 Hans Liebold, Germany, auto racer, Nardo, Italy
1926 Arthur Arfons, auto racer/designer, Green Monster 1964-536.71 MPH
1925 Paul Newman, Cleve, racer/popcorn mogul/actor, Hud, Hombre, Hustler
1924 Olivier Gendebien, Belgian auto racer
1921 Donald Malcome Campbell, born in Surrey, England, boat racer, 1955 speed records
1921 Jean Behra, auto racer
1910 Daniel Kinet, auto racer/1st Belgian flyer, dies
1909 Bernd Rosemeyer, German auto racer, Indy 500
1904 Frank Ervin, harness racer, Hambletonian 1959, 66
1898 George van Derton, Belgian racer, won 500 race
1885 Malcolm Campbell, 1st auto racer to travel 5 miles/min, 8 km/min
1837 "Racer's" Hurricane (Gulf of Mexico)
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