ON THIS DAY IN MOTORSPORT - MAY 13 SIGNIFICANT EVENTS:|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| * 1978: Joie Chitwood Jr. set a world record when he drove a Chevrolet Chevette for 5.6 miles (9.0 km) on just 2 wheels. BIRTHS:||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| * Jean Rondeau (Le Mans, France, 13 May 1946 – Champagné, France, 27 December 1985) - won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1980, in a car bearing his own name, an achievement which remains unique in the history of the race. DEATHS:||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 1991: Keith Black - drag racings most famous aftermarket engine manufacturer and a man instrumental in launching the quarter-mile career of drag-racing legend Don Prudhomme. Lee Stewart Richardson (25 April 1979 – 13 May 2012) - World Under 21 champion in 1999 and also won the Elite League Riders Championship in 2003. He was also a fully fledged Grand Prix rider for four seasons from 2003 until 2006. Richardson died in a Wrocław hospital following a collision with a safety fence during a Polish League match. ————— RACE WINS: ————— V8 SUPERCARS/AUSTRALIAN TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP * Dick Johnson wins the 1984 ATCC round 4 at Surfers Paradise Raceway in the Dick Johnson Racing Ford XE Falcon * Marcos Ambrose wins the 2001 V8SC round 4 at Hidden Valley Raceway, Darwin in the Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon FORMULA 1:||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| * Nino Farina wins the 1950 British Grand Prix in the #2 SA Alfa Romeo * Stirling Moss wins the 1956 Grand Prix of Monaco in the #28 Officine Alfieri Maserati * Jody Scheckter wins the 1979 Grand Prix of Belgium in the #11 Scuderia Ferrari * Riccardo Patrese wins the 1990 Grand Prix of San Marino in the #6 Canon Williams Renault * David Coulthard wins the 2001 Grand Prix of Austria in the #4 West McLaren Mercedes * Felipe Massa wins the 2007 Telefonica Grand Prix of Spain in the #5 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari * Pastor Maldonado wins the 2012 Santander Grand Prix of Spain in the Williams F1 TeamWilliams FW34 / Renault RS27-2012 USAC/CART/IRL/INDYCAR:||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| * Sebastien Bourdais wins the 2006 Grand Prix of Houston in the #1 McDonalds (Newman Haas Racing) Lola/Ford NASCAR:||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Buck Baker wins the 1956 NASCAR Grand National race 17 at Orange Speedway, Hillsboro, NC in the #300 Carl Kiekhaefer56 Chrysler Darel Dieringer wins the 1966 Independent 250 at Starlite Speedway, Monroe, NC in the #0 Reid Shaw 64 Ford Richard Petty wins the 1967 Rebel 400 in the #43 Unity Raceway/Plymouth By Petty (Petty Enterprises) 67 Plymouth Greg Biffle wins the 2006 Dodge Charger 500 in the #16 National Guard (Jack Roush)Ford Jeff Gordon wins the 2007 Dodge Avenger 500 at Darlington in the #24 DuPont (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet
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