This Week in Racing History (December 21-27)
This Week in Racing History December 21 - Drag racer Lori Johns born (1965). December 22 - NASCAR great David pearson born (1934). December 23 - F1 and sportscar racer Michele Alboreto born (1956). - Prince Bira dies of natural ...
This Week in Racing History
December 21 - Drag racer Lori Johns born (1965).
December 22 - NASCAR great David pearson born (1934).
December 23 - F1 and sportscar racer Michele Alboreto born (1956).
- Prince Bira dies of natural causes (1985).
December 24 - Howden Ganley born (1941).
December 25 - Drag racer Tony Schumacher, son of drag racer Don Schumacher, born (1969).
- Chickie Hirashima dies of natural causes (1980).
- Wilson Fittipaldi, F1 racer, brother of Emmerson Fittipaldi, and father of Christian Fittipaldi, born (1943).
December 26 - Designer Adrian Newey born (1958).
- Graham Hill, driving a BRM, wins the first South African Grand Prix (at East London) and his first Grand Prix driving title (1962).
December 27 - Roberto Quintanilla born (1947).
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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