This Week in Racing History (June 22-28)
This Week in Racing History June 22 - Jeff Ward born (1961). - Louis Chiron dies of natural causes (1979). June 23 - Alex Zanardi wins his first Indycar race, at Portland, Oregon (1996). June 24 - Juan Manuel Fangio, 5-time ...
This Week in Racing History
June 22 - Jeff Ward born (1961).
- Louis Chiron dies of natural causes (1979).
June 23 - Alex Zanardi wins his first Indycar race, at Portland, Oregon (1996).
June 24 - Juan Manuel Fangio, 5-time World Driving Champion, born in Argentina (1911).
- Jaguar's first victory at Le Mans (1951).
June 25 - Dick Seaman dies in accident during Belgian GP, (1939). - Patrick Tambay born (1949).
June 26 - Dick Moroso born (1939).
- Chinetti and Selsdon drive a Ferrari 166MM Barchetta to
victory at Le Mans. Ferrari's first Le Mans victory (1949).
June 27 - NASCAR driver Johnny Benson Jr. born (1963).
- Al Unser Sr. drives a Parnelli-Cosworth to victory in the Pocono 500. First USAC championship victory for a Ford- Cosworth engine (1976).
- Sam Hanks dies of natural causes (1994).
June 28 - NASCAR great Junior Johnson born (1931).
Previous issues of This Week in Racing History can be found at the Motorsport News International website (http://www.motorsport.com/).
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