This Week in Racing History (October 30-November 5)
This Week in Racing History Michael Stucker October 30 Gil Nickel, the first American to win the European F1 Historic Sports Car Championship, dies from cancer at age 64 (2003). October 31 Curtis Turner wins the American 500 NASCAR stockcar race ...
This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker
October 30
Gil Nickel, the first American to win the European F1 Historic Sports Car
Championship, dies from cancer at age 64 (2003).
October 31
Curtis Turner wins the American 500 NASCAR stockcar race at North Carolina
Motor Speedway (1965).
November 1
At Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Texas, USA, Gary Scelzi's Top Fuel
dragster runs the 1/4-mile at a record speed of 326.44 mph (1998).
November 2
Jackie Ickx and David Hobbs drive a Gulf Ford GT40 to victory in the Rand
9 Hour Race at Kyalami, South Africa (1968).
November 3
Graham Hill wins the Mexican Grand Prix driving a Lotus 49B-Ford (1968).
November 4
Sportscar racer Bob Wollek born (1943).
November 5
David Piper and Richard Atwood drive a Ferrari 365P2/3 to victory in the 9
hour sports car race at Kyalami, South Africa (1966).
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