ON THIS DAY IN MOTORSPORT - JUNE 15 (with thanks to racing-reference.info) SIGNIFICANT EVENTS:|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| * Jean Rondeau wins the 1980 24 Hours of Le Mans in the #16 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud in the Le Point Rondeau M379B / Ford Michele Alboreto, Stefan Johansson and Tom Kristensen win the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans in the #7 Joest RacingHagenuk / FATurbo-Express TWR Porsche WSC-95 Rinaldo Capello, Tom Kristensen and Guy Smith win the 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans in the #7 Team Bentley Speed 8 Allan McNish, Rinaldo Capello and Tom Kristensen win the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans in the #2 Audi Sport North AmericaAudi TDI Power / Shell Audi R10 TDI BIRTHS:||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| * Riccardo Paletti (15 June 1958 – 13 June 1982) - was killed when he crashed on the start grid in his second Formula One start at the 1982 Canadian Grand Prix. * Bryan Clauson (born June 15, 1989 in Sacramento, California) - 2-time USAC National Midget Series Champion (2010, 2011), 3-time USAC National Drivers Champion (2010, 2011, 2012), 2-time USAC National Sprint Car Series Champion (2012, 2013), Non-winged Driver of the Year (2013) Chili Bowl winner (2014) DEATHS:||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| * José Froilán González (October 5, 1922 – June 15, 2013) - famous for scoring Ferraris first win in a Formula One World Championship race at the 1951 British Grand Prix. González competed in 26 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix over nine seasons (1950–1957 and 1960) and scored two victories (the 1951 British Grand Prix and the 1954 British Grand Prix) and also won the 1951 Coppa Acerbo, in 1954 the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Maurice Trintignant. * James Simon Wallis Hunt (29 August 1947 – 15 June 1993) - 1976 Formula One World Champion and F1 commentator who was immortalised in the 2013 Ron Howard film Rush about the 1976 Formula One season, played by Chris Hemsworth. ———— RACE WINS: ———— V8 SUPERCARS/AUSTRALIAN TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP * George Fury wins the 1986 Round 8 at Lakeside International Raceway in the #30 Peter Jackson Nissan RacingNissan Skyline DR30 RS John Bowe wins the 1997 ATCC round 7 at Lakeside International Raceway in the #18 Shell FAI Racing Ford EL Falcon Jamie Whincup wins the V8SC round 17 at Hidden Valley Raceway in the #1 Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore FORMULA 1:||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| * Tony Brooks wins the 1958 Grand Prix of Belgium in the #4 Vandervell Products Ltd. Vanwall / Vanwall 2.5 L4 Nigel Mansell wins the 1986 Labatt Grand Prix of Canada in the #5 Canon Williams Honda Williams FW11 / Honda RA166E Michael Schumacher wins the 1997 Players Grand Prix of Canada in the #5 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari Michael Schumacher wins the 2003 Air Canada Grand Prix in the #1 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari USAC/CART/IRL/INDYCAR:||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| * Eddie Sachs wins the 1958 Langhorne 100 in the #44 Peter Schmidt Kuzma / Offy Dan Gurney wins the 1968 Telegraph Trophy 200 at Mosport International Raceway, Bowmanville, Ontario in the #48 Olsonite (Oscar Olson) Eagle / Ford Bobby Unser wins the 1969 Langhorne 150 in the #1 Bardahl (Bob Wilke)Eagle / Offy Mario Andretti wins the 1986 Budweiser / G.I. Joes 200 at Portland in the #5 Hanna Car Wash (Newman Haas Racing) Lola / Cosworth Scott Dixon wins the 2003 Honda Indy 225 in the #9 Target (Chip Ganassi) G/T/F Patrick Carpentier wins the 2003 Grand Prix of Monterey in the #32 Players (Gerry Forsythe) Lola / Ford Ryan Hunter-Reay wins the 2013 Milwaukee IndyFest in the #1 DHL / Sun Drop Citrus Soda/Circle K (Andretti Autosport)D/C/F NASCAR:||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Herb Thomas wins the NASCAR Grand National race 16 of 1952 at Charlotte Speedway, Charlotte, NC in the #92 FABULOUS (Herb Thomas) 52 Hudson Speedy Thompson wins the NASCAR Grand National race 26 of 1956 at Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, NC in the #300C Carl Kiekhaefer56 Chrysler Fireball Roberts wins the NASCAR Grand National race 23 of 1957 at Newport Speedway, Newport, TN in the #22 Fireball Roberts 57 Ford Junior Johnson wins the NASCAR Grand National race 24 of 1958 at Reading Fairgrounds, Reading, PA in the #11 Paul Spaulding 57 Ford Tiny Lund wins the 1966 Beltsville 200 in Maryland in the #55 Lyle Stelter 64 Ford Cale Yarborough wins the 1969 Motor State 500 at Michigan in the #21 60 Minute Cleaners (Wood Brothers) 69 Mercury David Pearson wins the 1975 Motor State 400 in the #21 Purolator (Wood Brothers) 73 Mercury Benny Parsons wins the 1980 Gabriel 400 at Michigan in the #27 Melling Tool (M.C. Anderson Chevrolet Bill Elliott wins the 1986 Miller American 400 at Michigan in the #9 Coors (Harry Melling) Ford Ernie Irvan wins the 1997 Miller 400 in the #28 Texaco/Havoline (Yates Racing) Ford Kurt Busch wins the 2003 Sirius 400 at Michigan in the #97 Rubbermaid / Sharpie (Jack Roush) Ford Dale Earnhardt, Jr. wins the 2008 LifeLock 400 at Michigan in the #88 National Guard / AMP Energy (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet
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