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Racing legend Jim Hall establishes Chaparral Cars, a highly innovative team in the Can Am Series. Racing legend Caroll Shelby establishes Shelby Motors, bringing to racing the famous Cobra and Daytona. Formula 5000 is established based on F1, but using five liter engines instead of the three from Formula One. It is also sanctioned by the SCCA ...
One of the earliest telecasts of a NASCAR race was the 1960 Daytona 500, parts of which was presented as part of CBS Sports Spectacular, with announcer Bud Palmer. [1]In the ensuing years, but before 1979, there were three main sources of NASCAR telecasts: [citation needed]
Racing driver Formula One champion (1988, 1990, 1991) [9] 2 September Doug Polen: American Motorcycle racer Superbike World champion (1991-1992). [10] 17 Damon Hill: British Racing driver Formula One World Champion . [11] 23 October Wayne Rainey: Australian Motorcycle racer 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1990-1992). [12] 24
The 1960 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Trenton, New Jersey on April 10 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 20. There were also two non-championship events at Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and Pikes Peak, Colorado.
The works Ferrari 330P3 led the race until being passed by a GT40 Mk.I being driven by Graham Hill. Hill led the first lap, followed by the 330P3, a North American Racing Team entered 330P2, a Corvette Stingray being driven by local Dick Thompson, the Donohue/Hansgen Mk.II, 2 more Mk.I's, a Porsche and a Chaparral 2D being driven by Hap Sharp.
The 1966 United States Road Racing Championship season was the fourth season of the Sports Car Club of America's United States Road Racing Championship. It began April 24, 1966, and ended September 4, 1966, after eight races. GT cars were dropped from the program; only the two sports car classes were run. Chuck Parsons won the season championship.
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The 1966 Trans-American Sedan Championship was the inaugural running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series auto racing series. It was open to FIA Group 1 and FIA Group 2 cars and was contested over seven races. [ 1 ]