This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker
www.vintageRPM.com
October 21
Benny Parsons clinches the NASCAR Winston Cup Championship (1973).
Innes Ireland, the driver who gave Lotus their first F1 victory, dies of cancer (1993).
October 23
Two-time CART champion Alessandro "Alex" Zanardi born in Bologna, Italy
(1966).
October 24
Nino Farina gives Ferrari their first F1 victory when he wins a minor
event at Lake Garda in a Type 125 (1948).
October 25
A Maserati Tipo 61 is entered in a race for the first time. Edwin
Martin, driving the second Tipo 61 produced (chassis 2453), wins the SCCA Regional race
run at the airport in Dothan, Alabama, USA (1959).
October 26
Alain Prost wins the Australian Grand Prix at Adelaide in a McLaren
MP4/2C-TAG (1986).
October 27
Mario Andretti, driving a Chevrolet-powered Viceroy Lola T332, wins the
SCCA/USAC F5000 race at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California, USA
(1974).
