1 John Greenwood drives a Greenwood Corvette to victory in the IMSA sports car race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, (1974). 2 Land Speed Record setter John Cobb is born in Esher, Surrey, England (1899). 4 Stirling Moss, driving an Aston Martin DBR2, wins the Governor’s Trophy race at Nassau in the Bahamas (1959). 7 Walter Payton becomes the first pro football player to be a CART team owner when he teams up with Dale Coyne to…
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