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Driver birthdays and races run on March 17th

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Races run on March 17th:
DateRace NameLocationSeriesWinner
03-17-1915 Venice RaceVenice Road Race CourseAAA Champ Car SeriesBarney Oldfield
03-17-1957 1957-04Greensboro FairgroundsNASCAR Convertible SeriesCurtis Turner
03-17-1957 1957-06Wilson SpeedwayNASCAR Grand NationalRalph Moody
03-17-1962 St. Patrick's Day 200Savannah SpeedwayNASCAR Grand NationalJack Smith
03-17-1963 Atlanta 500Atlanta International RacewayNASCAR Grand NationalFred Lorenzen
03-17-1968 California 200Hanford Motor SpeedwayUSAC Champ Car SeriesGordon Johncock
03-17-1968 Southeastern 500Bristol International SpeedwayNASCAR Grand NationalDavid Pearson
03-17-1974 Calder ParkCalder Park ThunderdomeAustralian Touring Car ChampionshipPeter Brock
03-17-1974 Phoenix 150Phoenix International RacewayUSAC Champ Car SeriesMike Mosley
03-17-1974 Southeastern 500Bristol International SpeedwayNASCAR Winston CupCale Yarborough
03-17-1979 Oval FinalAtlanta International RacewayIROCNeil Bonnett
03-17-1984 Georgia ARCA 150Atlanta Motor SpeedwayARCA Permatex SuperCar SeriesDavey Allison
03-17-1985 Coca-Cola 500Atlanta International RacewayNASCAR Winston CupBill Elliott
03-17-1990 96 Rock 500kAtlanta Motor SpeedwayARCA Permatex SuperCar SeriesJimmy Horton
03-17-1991 Gold Coast Indy Car Grand PrixSurfers Paradise Street CircuitCARTJohn Andretti
03-17-1996 St. Patrick's Day 200Altamont Motorsports ParkNASCAR Winston West SeriesLance Hooper
03-17-1996 Indy Car Rio 400Autodromo Nelson PiquetCARTAndre Ribeiro
03-17-1996 St. Patrick's Day 100Altamont Motorsports ParkNASCAR Featherlite Southwest TourCraig Raudman
03-17-1996 BellSouth / Opryland USA 320Nashville SpeedwayNASCAR Busch Grand National SeriesBobby Labonte
03-17-1996 Symmons Plains #1Symmons Plains RacewayAustralian Touring Car ChampionshipCraig Lowndes
03-17-1996 Symmons Plains #2Symmons Plains RacewayAustralian Touring Car ChampionshipCraig Lowndes
03-17-1996 Symmons Plains #3Symmons Plains RacewayAustralian Touring Car ChampionshipCraig Lowndes
03-17-1996 Florida Dodge Dealers 400Miami-Dade Homestead Motorsports ComplexNASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesDave Rezendes
03-17-2001 SunCom 200Darlington RacewayNASCAR Busch Grand National SeriesJeff Green
03-17-2001 OSH 250Mesa Marin RacewayNASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesTed Musgrave
03-17-2001 Jackaroo Sauces 250St. Augustine SpeedwayHooters Pro Cup SeriesJay Fogleman
03-17-2001 49th Annual Exxon Superflo 12 Hours of SebringSebring International RacewayAmerican Le Mans SeriesLaurent Aiello
Michele Alboreto
Rinaldo Capello
03-17-2002 Petronas Malaysian Grand PrixSepang International CircuitFormula OneRalf Schumacher
03-17-2002 Bombardier ATV Copper World Indy 200Phoenix International RacewayIndy Racing LeagueHelio Castroneves
03-17-2002 Clipsal 500 #2Adelaide Grand Prix CircuitV8 SupercarsMark Skaife
03-17-2002 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400Darlington RacewayNASCAR Winston CupSterling Marlin
03-17-2003 darlingtonraceway.com 200Darlington RacewayNASCAR Busch Grand National SeriesTodd Bodine
03-17-2006 John Deere 200Atlanta Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesTodd Bodine
03-17-2007 55th Annual Mobil 1 12 Hours of SebringSebring International RacewayAmerican Le Mans SeriesFrank Biela
Emanuele Pirro
Marco Werner
03-17-2007 Nicorette 300Atlanta Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Busch SeriesJeff Burton
03-17-2012 Widow Wax 125 Pres. by SealWrap Repair TapeBristol Motor SpeedwayNASCAR K&N Pro Series EastNelson Piquet, Jr.
03-17-2012 60th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of SebringSebring International RacewayAmerican Le Mans SeriesRinaldo Capello
Tom Kristensen
Allan McNish
03-17-2012 Ford EcoBoost 300Bristol Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Nationwide SeriesElliott Sadler
03-17-2013 Rolex Australian Grand PrixAlbert Park Grand Prix CircuitFormula OneKimi Raikkonen
03-17-2013 Food City 500Bristol Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Sprint CupKasey Kahne
03-17-2018 CBMM Niobium Punta del Este E-PrixPunta del Este Street CircuitABB Formula E SeriesJean-Eric Vergne
03-17-2018 Performance Plus 150 Pres. by Safety KleenMyrtle Beach SpeedwayNASCAR Whelen Modified TourJon McKennedy
03-17-2018 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of SebringSebring International RacewayWeathertech SportsCar ChampionshipPipo Derani
Nicolas Lapierre
Johannes van Overbeek
03-17-2018 Roseanne 300Auto Club SpeedwayNASCAR Xfinity SeriesJoey Logano
03-17-2019 Rolex Australian Grand PrixAlbert Park Grand Prix CircuitFormula OneValtteri Bottas
03-17-2019 Beaurepaires Melbourne 400 #4Albert Park Grand Prix CircuitVirgin Australia SupercarsScott McLaughlin
03-17-2019 Auto Club 400Auto Club SpeedwayMonster Energy NASCAR CupKyle Busch
03-17-2024 Food City 500Bristol Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Cup SeriesDenny Hamlin
03-17-2024 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of SebringSebring International RacewayWeathertech SportsCar ChampionshipLouis Deletraz
Colton Herta
Jordan Taylor


Races shown are ones from any of the series tracked by racing-reference.info.

Drivers born on March 17th:
DriverBirthdate
  Ralph Pratt03-17-1910
  Bill Poor03-17-1911
  Herb Hill03-17-1912
  Charles Kleber03-17-1922
  Earl Mosbach03-17-1925
  Tom Pistone03-17-1929
  Fred Gamble03-17-1932
  Dee Jones03-17-1933
  Mike Cooke03-17-1946
  Darrell Basham03-17-1949
  Carl Miskotten, Jr.03-17-1949
  Chip Mead03-17-1950
  David Kicak03-17-1951
  Nigel Smith03-17-1951
  Graeme Hooley03-17-1954
  Buck Catalano03-17-1956
  Bryon Baker03-17-1958
  Mark Miner03-17-1960
  Doug Bielefeld03-17-1960
  Preston Tutt03-17-1965
  Clint Kidd03-17-1965
  Wendell Wallace03-17-1966
  Clark Ninneman03-17-1966
  Yvan Lebon03-17-1968
  Steffen Gorig03-17-1969
  Ray Shaffer03-17-1970
  Steve Rubeck03-17-1970
  Gary LaMonte03-17-1972
  Robbie MacLean03-17-1972
  Paige Hemmis03-17-1972
  Tonis Kasemets03-17-1974
  Chapman Ducote03-17-1976
  Dustin Jones03-17-1977
  Giuliano Losacco03-17-1977
  Todd Aldrich03-17-1978
  Thomas Flohr03-17-1980
  Josh Collins03-17-1986
  Jay Verdnik03-17-1986
  Travis Dassow03-17-1987
  Stephane Richelmi03-17-1990
  Jacob Wilson03-17-1990
  Chad Finley03-17-1992
  Brandon Hightower03-17-1998
  Dennis Hauger03-17-2003