This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker
www.vintageRPM.com
May 27
Gil de Ferran wins the CART Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix at
Nazereth, Pennsyvania, USA, to give Penske Racing their 100th Champ Car win
(2000).
May 28
Driven by Sarel van de Merwe, the Porsche-powered Kreepy
Krawly March 83G wins the IMSA GTP race at Lime Rock, Connecticut, USA
(1984).
May 29
NASCAR stock car racer Charles Robert "Bobby" Hamilton, Sr., is
born (1957).
May 30
L.L. Corum and Joe Boyer become the first drivers to share an
Indianapolis 500 victory. Corum starts the race in his Duesenberg but is
replaced by Boyer on lap 110 after the Duesenberg Boyer started in suffers
supercharger problems. Alfred Moss, father of Stirling Moss, finishes 16th
(1924).
May 31
Jimmy Vasser drives a Reynard-Honda to victory in the CART
Miller Lite 200 on the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin, USA (1998).
June 1
Jean-Pierre Wimille drives a Simca-Gordini to victory in the
Coupe Robert Benoist on a road circuit near Nimes, France (1947).
June 2
Henri Pescarolo and Gerard Larrousse drive a Matra M670B/C to
victory in the 1000 kilometer sports car race at Imola, Italy (1974).
