This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker
www.vintageRPM.com
February 5
Manfred von Brauchtisch, 1930s racing great, dies at his home in
Grafenwarth, Germany (2003).
#1 1973 LOTUS-COSWORTH 72E, CLASS 10: EMERSON FITTIPALDI
February 6
Trans-Am champion Paul Gentilozzi born (1950).
February 7
NHRA Top Fuel dragracer Bob Vandergriff Jr. born (1965).
February 8
Revised Ferrari GTO granted homologation by the FIA (1964).
February 9
American motorcycle road racer Jason DiSalvo born (1984).
February 10
Marshall Teague, driving a Hudson Hornet, wins his second straight
NASCAR race on the beach at Daytona Beach, Florida, USA (1952).
February 11
Emerson Fittipaldi drives a John Player Special Lotus 72 to victory
in the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos (1973).
