This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker
www.vintageRPM.com
August 26
Ayrton Senna wins the Belgian GP to score his 25th F1
victory, which tied him for third on the all-time win list with Jim Clark
and Niki Lauda (1990).
August 27
Dennis Firestone clinches the USAC Formula Super Vee title
with a win in the second FSV race at the St. Paul Fairgrounds in St. Paul
Minnesota, USA, driving a March 79V (1979).
August 28
Hans Stuck wins the Grossglockner mountain climb in Germany
driving an Auto Union (1938).
August 29
Formula Atlantic and CART Indy Car team owner Doug Shierson
born (1941).
August 30
Kenny Bernstein becomes the first NHRA Funny Car driver to
break 270 mph when he runs 272.41 mph at Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (1986).
August 31
Seiji Ara and Tom Kristensen drive a Team Goh Audi R8 to
victory in the 1000km sports car race at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium
(2003).
September 1
Ronnie Peterson drives a Tecno to victory in the F3 race at
Skarpnack in Stockholm, Sweden (1968).
