2003 Death Barry Sheene, motorcycle road racer, winner, Formula 750 World Championship and 1976 British Grand Prix, dies of esophagus and stomach cancer 1995 Death Louis Meyer, Indie 500 racer (3 wins), dies at 91 1994 Death Jason McRoy, downhill MTB racer, dies at 23 1993 Death Alan Kulwicki, stock car racer, dies in plane crash at 38 1992 Death Clifford Allison, U.S. stock-car racer, dies in an accident 1989 Death Bert Oosterbosch, racing cyclist, won World amateur team time trial championship, won World Professional individual pursuit title, successful track and road racer, dies at age 32, of acute cardiac arrest 1982 Death Anthony C B Chapman, England, formula 1 racer, dies at 54 1982 Death Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer, dies in an accident 1982 Death Bert Oosterhuis, Dutch motor racer (Paris-Dakar), dies in race crash 1977 Birthday Bode Miller, born in Easton, New Hampshire, professional alpine ski racer, won World cup races in slalom, giant slalom, Super-G, downhill and combined 1969 Death Lucien Bianchi, Belgian auto racer, dies at 34 1967 Death Donald Campbell, boat racer, dies trying to break 300 mph on water 1962 Birthday Michael Andretti, Indy-car racer/Auto Hall of Fame, elected 1986 1962 Birthday Al Unser, Jr., Indy-car racer, over 10 wins 1960 Birthday Ayrton Senna, Brazilian formula-1 racer, 1988 champ 1959 Birthday Gerhard Berger, formula-1 racer, Italian Grand Prix-1988 1959 Birthday Brett Bodine, born in Chemung, New York, auto racer, former NASCAR Winston Cup driver, current Sprint Cup, pace car driver, employed as Director of Cost and Research by NASCAR 1958 Birthday Roberto Guerrero, Medelin Colombia, Indy racer, Rookie of Year 1984 1957 Birthday Raul Boesel, Brazil, Indy-car racer, CART 1957 Birthday Bert Oosterbosch, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands, racing cyclist, won World amateur team time trial championship, won World Professional individual pursuit title, successful track and road racer 1956 Birthday Michele Alboretto, formula-1 racer, Ferrari 1955 Birthday Bill Elliott, auto racer, Daytona-1978 1955 Birthday John Campbell, harness racer, 3-time winner of Hambletonian 1955 Birthday Teo Fabi, formula-1 Indy-car racer, rookie of year-1983 1954 Birthday Alan Kulwicki, Greenfield Wisconsin, NASCAR racer, Winston Cup 1954 Birthday Nigel Mansell, formula-1 racer, Portugal Grand Prix-1990 1953 Birthday Arie Luyendyk, born in Netherlands, Indy-car racer, 1990 Indianapolis 500 1953 Birthday Bobby Rahal, Indy-car racer, over 15 wins 1952 Birthday Nelson Piquet, auto racer, 3-time Formula One champ, 1981, '83, '87 1951 Birthday Rick Mears, Indy-car racer, over 25 wins 1951 Birthday Dale Earnhardt, auto racer, 7-time NASCAR national champion 1950 Birthday Barry Sheene, born in London, England, motorcycle road racer, winner, Formula 750 World Championship and 1976 British Grand Prix 1950 Birthday Danny Sullivan, Indy-car racer, over 10 wins 1950 Birthday Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer 1949 Birthday Nikki Lauda, Austria, formula 1 auto racer, world champ 1975, 77, 84 1948 Birthday Rene Arnoux, born in France, formula-1 racer, 6th place-1980 1948 Birthday Tom Sneva, U.S. auto racer, Indianapolis 500-1983 1948 Birthday Billy O'Donnell, harness racer driver of year, 1984 1946 Birthday Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazil, Indy-car racer, over 10 wins 1946 Birthday Alan Jones, Australia, auto racer, 1980 World Champion 1945 Birthday Alain Prost, formula-1 racer, 1985, 86 champ 1943 Birthday Chris Amon, Grand Prix racer 1943 Birthday Helmut Marko, auto racer, Le Mans Grand Prix 1940 Birthday Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney, drag racer, 1st woman Top Fuel champ 1939 Birthday David Hobbs, born in Royal Leamington Spa, England, auto racer, commentator for Speed, raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans twenty times 1939 Birthday Al Unser, auto racer, Indianapolis 500-1970, 71 1939 Birthday Cale Yarborough, auto racer, Daytona 500-1968, 77, 83, 84 1939 Birthday Peter Revson, auto racer, 1971 Indianapolis pole winner 1938 Birthday Johnny Rutherford, auto racer, 26 championship races 1938 Birthday Johnny Rutherford, auto racer 1937 Birthday Bobby Allison, auto racer, 3 time winner of Daytona 500 1937 Birthday Mark Donohue, auto racer, 1972 Indianapolis 500 1936 Birthday Jim Clark, Formula 1 racer, 1963 champ 1934 Birthday Lucien Bianchi, Belgian auto racer 1934 Birthday Bobby Unser, auto racer, 1968, 75, 81 Indianapolis 500 1934 Birthday Jacques Anquetil, France, Tour de France bicycle racer, 5-time winner 1932 Birthday Ned Jarrett, auto racer/announcer, 50 Grand National victories 1931 Birthday Del Insko, harness racer, toothpick in mouth, 1969 money leader 1929 Birthday Graham Hill, London, auto racer, 1962, 68 international racing champ 1928 Birthday Jim McElreath, auto racer, 1970 Ontario 500 1927 Birthday Stanley Dancer, harness racer, 4 Hambletonians, 3 Trot Triple Crown 1927 Birthday Bill Rexford, auto racer 1926 Birthday Hans Liebold, Germany, auto racer, Nardo, Italy 1926 Birthday Arthur Arfons, auto racer/designer, Green Monster 1964-536.71 MPH 1924 Birthday Olivier Gendebien, Belgian auto racer 1921 Birthday Donald Malcome Campbell, born in Surrey, England, boat racer, 1955 speed records 1921 Birthday Jean Behra, auto racer 1910 Death Daniel Kinet, auto racer/1st Belgian flyer, dies 1909 Birthday Bernd Rosemeyer, German auto racer, Indy 500 1904 Birthday Frank Ervin, harness racer, Hambletonian 1959, 66 1898 Birthday George van Derton, Belgian racer, won 500 race 1885 Birthday Malcolm Campbell, 1st auto racer to travel 5 miles/min, 8 km/min 1837 Event "Racer's" Hurricane (Gulf of Mexico)
