Len Zengel... Born ... AAA driver from the early 1900's
1888
Percy Ford... Born ... AAA driver from 1917 to 1921. Ran the Indy 500 in 1921 and finished 3rd.
1907
Ken Fowler... Born ... AAA driver from the 1930's and 40's
1926
Bob Mathouser ... Born ... Drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1961-1966 seasons, with 30 career starts, including the 1964 Indianapolis 500. He finished in the top ten 4 times, with his best finish in 6th position in 1964 at Langhorne.
1927
Al Herman... Born ... AAA /USAC driver from the 1950's and 60's
1930
Cliff Woodbury drives a front-drive Miller 91 to a 180.90 mph record over a measured mile at Daytona Beach, Florida.
1958
Curtis Turner in a Holman-Moody Ford, nipped Gwyn Staley's Chevy by a car length to win the 150 lap NASCAR Grand National race on the 1/3 mile paved Champion Speedway in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
1962
Josele Garza... Born ... USAC / CART driver from the 1980's
1981
Cale Yarborough wins the Coca-Cola 500 over Harry Gant at the Atlanta Motor Speedway , Atlanta, GA.
1987
Ricky Rudd wins the Motorcraft 500 over Benny Parsons at the Atlanta Motor Speedway , Atlanta, GA.
1992
Bill Elliott wins the Motorcraft 500 over Harry Gant at the Atlanta Motor Speedway , Atlanta, GA.
2001
Charlie Rogers... Died ... AAA driver from the 1940's
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