This Week in Racing History (August 14-20)
This Week in Racing History Michael Stucker August 14 Robbie Gordon wins the off-road Heavy Metal Challenge, the final motorsports event held at Riverside International Raceway in California, USA (1988). August 15 Elio de Angelis, driving a ...
This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker
August 14
Robbie Gordon wins the off-road Heavy Metal Challenge, the final
motorsports event held at Riverside International Raceway in California,
USA (1988).
August 15
Elio de Angelis, driving a Lotus 91, wins the Austrian Grand Prix on he
Osterreichring by less than 1/10th of a second over Keke Rosberg in a
Williams FW08. First F1 victory for de Angelis and 72nd and final win for
Lotus under the direction of Colin Chapman (1982).
August 16
Richard Petty drives a Chevrolet Monte Carlo to victory in NASCAR Winston
Cup race at Dover, Deleware, USA (1979).
August 17
Porsche begins wind tunnel testing of the 956 at the University of
Stuttgart's Institute for Driver and Motor Vehicle Research in West Germany
(1981).
August 18
Fred Woodward drives an Alfa Romeo to victory in the first race ever held
at the Paramount Sportsman's Ranch road course near Agoura, California, USA
(1956).
August 19
Bill Brier dies in a crash during a motorcycle race on the dirt track in
Belmont, Pennsylvania, USA (1916).
August 20
Three Fiats driven by Nazzaro, Bordino, Salamano, Giaccone, and Lampiano
become the first cars to run on the track at Monza, Italy (1922).
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