This Week in Racing History (September 14-20)
This Week in Racing History Michael Stucker www.vintageRPM.com Sorry for the delay in uploading this, which is last week's TWiRH. Hurricane Ike knocked out my electricity and internet for a week. All is back to normal now. September 14 Dario ...
This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker
www.vintageRPM.com
Sorry for the delay in uploading this, which is last week's
TWiRH. Hurricane Ike knocked out my electricity and internet for a
week. All is back to normal now.
September 14
Dario Franchitti wins the CART race at Rockingham Motor Speedway in
Corby, England. Last win by a Honda-powered car in CART (2002).
September 15
John Cobb, driving the Railton Special, sets a new World Land Speed
Record of 350.06mph/563.24kph (1938).
September 16
Hans Stuck wins the Mont Ventoux hill-climb in an Auto Union
"P-Wagen" Grand Prix car (1934).
September 17
Francois Cevert drives a year-old McLaren M8F to victory in the
Can-Am race at Donnybrook, Minnesota, USA (1972).
September 18
Jerry Titus drives his Shelby Mustang to victory in the Riverside,
California, Trans-Am race, giving Ford the first Over 2-Liter
Trans-Am title (1966).
September 19
Jeff Gordon wins the last NASCAR Winston Cup race ever run at North
Wilkboro Speedway in North Carolina, USA (1996).
September 20
Odoardo Govoni drives the prototype Maserati Tipo 60 to victory in
the Pontedecimo hillclimb in Italy (1959).
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