This Week in Racing History (September 27-October 3)
This Week in Racing History Michael Stucker www.vintageRPM.com September 27 William Ralph Seagraves, President of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company's Special Events Operations, dies of natural causes. He was instrumental in having Winston ...
This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker
www.vintageRPM.com
September 27
William Ralph Seagraves, President of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Company's Special Events Operations, dies of natural causes. He was
instrumental in having Winston cigarettes becoming the title sponsors
for NASCAR's Cup series and NHRA drag racing (1998).
September 28
F1 driver Eric Comas born in Romans, France (1963).
September 29
Denny Hulme wins the Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Can-Am race in a
McLaren M8A-Chevrolet (1968).
September 30
Hans Stuck drives an Auto Union "P-Wagen" to victory in the Masaryk
Prize in Czechoslovakia (1934).
October 1
Dick Johnson and John Bowe drive a Ford Sierra to victory in the
Toohey's 1000 at Mount Panarama in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
(1989).
October 2
Bernd Rosemeyer, driving an Auto Union, wins the last race of the 750kg
racing formula, the British Grand Prix at Donnington (1937).
October 3
James Hunt wins the Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport, Ontario, in a
McLaren M23 (1976).
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