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Joe Gibbs

Joe GibbsBorn: Nov. 25, 1940Football coached Washington to 140 victories and 3 Super Bowl titles in 12 seasons before retiring in 1993; owner of NASCAR racing team that won 1993 Daytona 500…

Junior Johnson

Junior JohnsonBorn: June 28, 1931Auto Racing won Daytona 500 in 1960; also won 13 NASCAR races in 1965, including the Rebel 300 at Darlington; retired from racing to become a highly…

Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick placed fourth in the 2005 running of the Indianapolis 500, making her the top-finishing woman ever at the famous auto race. It was Patrick's first Indy 500 appearance and she was named…

Mario Andretti

Mario AndrettiBorn: Feb. 28, 1940Auto racer 4-time USAC-CART national champion (1965-66,69,84); only driver to win Daytona 500 (1967), Indy 500 (1969) and Formula One world title (1978); Indy…

A.J. Foyt Biography

A.J. FoytBorn: Jan. 16, 1935Auto racer 7-time USAC-CART national champion (1960-61,63-64,67,75,79); 4-time Indy 500 winner (1961,64,67,77); only driver in history to win Indy 500, Daytona 500…

Jeff Gordon

Jeff GordonBorn: Aug. 4, 1971Auto racer NASCAR Rookie of Year (1993); 4-time Winston Cup champion (1995,97,98,2001); won inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994; in 1997, at 25 became youngest winner…

Lloyd (Shorty) Rollins 1998 Deaths

Lloyd (Shorty) RollinsAge: 69 won the first NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award in 1958; had one victory in 22 top-10 finishes that year; won the first stock car race at the Daytona…

Richard Petty Biography

Richard PettyBorn: July 2, 1937Auto racer 7-time winner of Daytona 500; 7-time NASCAR national champ (1964,67,71-72,74-75,79); first stock car driver to win $1 million in career; all-time…

Kenny Irwin 2000 Deaths

Kenny IrwinAge: 30 Winston Cup series driver in his third full season; killed during qualifying at New Hampshire International Raceway; in his first season with Felix Sabates' Team SABCO,…