This Week in Racing History (November 4-10)
This Week in Racing History Michael J. Stucker November 4 First races run on the new Kyalami circuit in South Africa (1961). November 5 Richard Petty appears to win the NASCAR Winston Cup race at Atlanta, Georgia, USA, but after the scoring is ...
This Week in Racing History
Michael J. Stucker
November 4
First races run on the new Kyalami circuit in South Africa (1961).
November 5
Richard Petty appears to win the NASCAR Winston Cup race at Atlanta,
Georgia, USA, but after the scoring is rechecked, the win is given to
Donnie Allison. This is Allison's last career win (1978).
November 6
The Ferrari 512S is presented to the press at the Gatto Verde Restaurant,
near Maranello, Italy. This particlar car (chassis #1004) will later
appear, in longtail configuration, as car #6 in the movie "Le Mans" (1969).
November 7
"Miss STP", Paula Murphy, becomes the first woman to pilot an Indycar
around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when she drives 5 laps in a Novi
during a tire testing session (1963).
November 8
At Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Alan Kulwicki, driving a Ford Thunderbird, wins
his first NASCAR Winston Cup race (1988).
November 9
British Touring Car Championship driver David Leslie born (1953).
November 10
F1 racer Eddie Irvine born (1965).
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