This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker
www.vintageRPM.com
October 28
Bernie Ecclestone, one-time owner of Brabham and president and CEO of
Formula One Management and Formula One Administration, born in Suffolk, England (1930).
Audi R8s finish 1-2 in the ALMS race in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela finishing ahead of Dindo Capello and Allan McNish (2000).
October 30
Ned Jarrett and Junior Johnson retire from racing, both with 50 NASCAR
Grand National wins (1966).
October 31
Johnny Rutherford drives a McLaren powered by a Drake-Offenhauser engine
to victory in the USAC Championship race at Texas World Speedway in College Station,
Texas, USA (1976).
November 1
Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese GP and his first Formula One World Title
at Suzuka in a McLaren-Mercedes (1998).
November 2
F1 champion Alan Jones born (1946).
November 3
FIA declares that, beginning in 1993, all F1 cars must have flat
bottoms. Ground effects chassis are outlawed (1982).
