This Week in Racing History (June 13-19)
This Week in Racing History Michael Stucker June 13 Felice Bonetto drives a Cisitalia to victory in the Coppa Alberto e Georgio Nuvolari in northern Italy. The event is named in honor of Tazio Nuvolari's two deceased sons (1948). June 14 Tim ...
This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker
June 13
Felice Bonetto drives a Cisitalia to victory in the Coppa Alberto e
Georgio Nuvolari in northern Italy. The event is named in honor of Tazio
Nuvolari's two deceased sons (1948).
June 14
Tim Richmond wins the NASCAR Winston Cup race at Pocono, Pennsylvania, USA
(1987).
June 15
Michele Alboreto, Stefan Johansson, and Tom Kristiansen drive a Porsche
WSC95 to victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1997).
June 16
Teenagers Mario and Aldo Andretti arrive in the United States with their
family (1955).
June 17
Roger Penske drives a Maserati Tipo 61 "Birdcage" to victory in the SCCA
National sports car event at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, USA (1961).
June 18
Luigi Fagioli dies from injuries suffered 18 days earlier in a crash
during practice for a sports car race in Monoco. He was 54 (1952).
June 19
Joe Lee Johnson wins the first World 600 NASCAR stockcar race, at
Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA (1960).
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