1 F1 race winner and six-time Le Mans victor Jacky Ickx is born in Brussels, Belgium (1945). 4 Graeme Lawrence drives a Ferrari Dino 246 to victory in Tasman Cup race at Levin, New Zealand (1970). 6 Sprint car racer Jeff Swindell is born (1961). 7 Honda announces that, starting in 1994, it will become an engine supplier in the CART PPG Indy Car World Series (1993). 8 Bill Lipkey organizes USAC’s first auto race, after USAC took over race…
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