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Early days of racing
Ford 400
Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500 race, 1971.
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F1's youngest race winner
Max Verstappen
race-car driver
A smiling Daniel Ricciardo at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix.
Daniel Ricciardo
Australian race-car driver
Niki Lauda
Niki Lauda
Austrian race-car driver
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson
American race-car driver
Sebastian Vettel working on a crossword puzzle
Sebastian Vettel
German race-car driver
Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb
French race-car driver
Jeff Gordon, 2009.
Jeff Gordon
American race-car driver
Bill France, Sr.
American sports executive
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
British race-car driver
Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher
German race–car driver
Danica Patrick
Danica Patrick
American race car driver
Lee Petty
American stock-car driver
Jacques Villeneuve
Canadian race-car driver
Bobby Allison
American stock-car racer
John Surtees
British motorsport racer
Junior Johnson
American stock-car driver
David Pearson
American stock-car racer
Ned Jarrett
American stock-car driver
Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt
American race–car driver
Richard Petty
Richard Petty
American stock-car racer

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