This Week in Racing History
October 22
Ford Thunderbird introduced (1954).
October 23
Engineer Gerard Ducarouge born in
Paray-le-Monial, France (1941).
October 24
The Dust Devils Car Club opens Inyokern
Dragstrip in California (1954).
October 25
Tracey Hines wins the 33-lap Sammy Sessions
Memorial USAC sprint car race at Winchester,
Indiana, USA (1999).
October 26
Barney Oldfield, driving a Knox, sweeps all
three heats run of a best-of-five match race
against heavyweight boxing champion Jack
Johnson, driving a Thomas Flyer. The event
is held on a 1-mile dirt track at Sheepshead
Bay (Brooklyn), New York, USA (1910).
October 27
Bobby Hamilton drives the Petty Racing STP
Pontiac to victory at Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
His first NASCAR Winston Cup win (1996).
October 28
Mike Skinner wins the season ending NASCAR
Supertruck race at Phoenix, Arizona, USA,
and clinches the inaugural Supertruck
championship (1995).
Copyright 2000 Michael J. Stucker
