Floyd Davis... Born ... Was the co-winner of the 1941 Indianapolis 500. Floyd Davis drove the first 72 laps of the 1941 race before being replaced by Mauri Rose, who completed the race in the lead.
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1950
Danny Sullivan... Born ... Cart driver than ran in 12 Indy 500's and won in 1985. The "spin and win" footage of his red and white Miller American spinning through 360 degrees down the south short chute (between turns one and two) at Indy after passing Mario Andretti for the lead in the race's 120th lap has been played on countless motorsports programs. Recovering from the spin undamaged except for flat-spotted tires, Sullivan went into the pits for new rubber, then returned to the track and passed Mario a second time twenty laps later to go on for the win.
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1955
Teo Fabi... Born ... Formula One driver from the 1980's and drove in 8 Indy 500's with a best finish of 7th in 1994.
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1958
Billy Garrett won the 100 lap USAC Midget race at the San Jose Speedway, San Jose, CA.
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1962
Rod "Black Bandit" Perry won the Modified race over Bobby Brack and Jackie Evans at the Palmetto Speedway, Miami, FL.
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1975
A.J. Foyt won the 'California 500' USAC Indy Car race on the 2.5 mile Ontario Motor Speedway. Foyt's Gilmore Racing Foyt-Coyote was the car to beat all day, finishing 43.3 seconds ahead of Bobby Unser's Jorgensen Eagle. Steve Krisiloff finished third in the Agajanian Eagle.
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1980
Cale Yarborough won the NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National 'Carolina 500' at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC. ( Click here for the race report. )
Dale Jarrett wins the PRIMESTAR 500 over Ernie Irvan at the Atlanta Motor Speedway , Atlanta, GA.
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1998
Bobby Labonte wins the PRIMESTAR 500 over Dale Jarrett at the Atlanta Motor Speedway , Atlanta, GA.
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2003
Bobby Labonte wins the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 over Jeff Gordon at the Atlanta Motor Speedway , Atlanta, GA.
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2008
Fred Rahmer won the 410 Sprint Car race over Lucas Wolfe, Chad Layton, Mark Smith and Lance Dewease at the Williams Grove Speedway , Mechanicsburg, PA. ( Click here for the race report. )
Kyle Busch won the NASCAR Sprint Cup race over Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Gregg Biffle and Jeff Gordon at the Atlanta Motor Speedway , Hampton, GA. ( Click here for the race report. )
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