Driver birthdays and races run on May 1stClick on the race name to see the results of that race.Click on the driver name to see the career statistics for that driver. PostRaces run on May 1st:DateRace NameLocationSeriesWinner05-01-1926 Atlantic City RaceAtlantic City SpeedwayAAA Champ Car SeriesHarry Hartz05-01-1955 1955-11Charlotte SpeedwayNASCAR Grand NationalBuck Baker05-01-1964 Savannah 200Savannah SpeedwayNASCAR Grand NationalLeeRoy Yarbrough05-01-1972 Grand Prix of SpainCircuito Permanente del JaramaFormula OneEmerson Fittipaldi05-01-1977 Winston Monterey 100Laguna Seca RacewayNASCAR Winston West SeriesBill Schmitt05-01-1977 Winston 500Alabama International Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Winston CupDarrell Waltrip05-01-1982 Stroh's 200Atlanta Motor SpeedwayCARTRick Mears05-01-1982 Talladega ARCA 200Talladega SuperspeedwayARCA Talladega SuperCar SeriesJimmy Vaughan05-01-1983 Spring GreenCatamount StadiumStroh's TourClaude Leclerc05-01-1983 Grand Prix of San MarinoAutodromo Enzo & Dino FerrariFormula OnePatrick Tambay05-01-1983 Motorcraft 100Adelaide International RacewayAustralian Touring Car ChampionshipPeter Brock05-01-1983 Winston 500Alabama International Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Winston CupRichard Petty05-01-1988 Kronenbourg Grand Prix of San MarinoAutodromo Enzo & Dino FerrariFormula OneAyrton Senna05-01-1988 Jennerstown 150Jennerstown SpeedwayNASCAR Winston Modified TourReggie Ruggiero05-01-1988 AdelaideAdelaide International RacewayAustralian Touring Car ChampionshipDick Johnson05-01-1988 Winston 500Alabama International Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Winston CupPhil Parsons05-01-1993 Kent Gault Mobile Home Sales 200Greenville-Pickens SpeedwayNASCAR Winston All Pro SeriesJody Ridley05-01-1993 Roses Stores 300Orange County SpeedwayNASCAR Busch Grand National SeriesWard Burton05-01-1993 Coors 100Stockton 99 SpeedwayNASCAR Featherlite Southwest TourRon Hornaday, Jr.05-01-1993 Poulan Pro 500kTalladega SuperspeedwayARCA Hooters SuperCar SeriesTim Steele05-01-1993 Race 3Talladega SuperspeedwayIROCAl Unser, Jr.05-01-1994 Grand Prix of San MarinoAutodromo Enzo & Dino FerrariFormula OneMichael Schumacher05-01-1994 Winston Select 500Talladega SuperspeedwayNASCAR Winston CupDale Earnhardt05-01-1999 New England Ford Dealers 150Riverside Park SpeedwayNASCAR Busch North SeriesTom Carey, Jr.05-01-1999 Frank's Chevrolet 125Yakima SpeedwayRaybestos Northwest SeriesPete Harding05-01-1999 Visionaire 500KLowe's Motor SpeedwayExhibition / UnclassifiedGreg Ray05-01-1999 Greased Lightning 300Nashville SpeedwayASA National TourMike Miller05-01-1999 California 200California SpeedwayNASCAR Winston West SeriesRicky Craven05-01-1999 Orange County 200Orange County SpeedwaySlim Jim All-Pro SeriesBilly Bigley, Jr.05-01-1999 Naturally Fresh Spring Water 250Peach State SpeedwayHooters Pro Cup SeriesMarty Ward05-01-1999 Barbagallo #1Barbagallo RacewayShell Championship SeriesCraig Lowndes05-01-1999 Auto Club 300California SpeedwayNASCAR Busch Grand National SeriesMatt Kenseth05-01-2004 Stater Brothers 300 Presented by GatoradeCalifornia SpeedwayNASCAR Busch SeriesGreg Biffle05-01-2004 King Taco 200California SpeedwayNASCAR West SeriesKen Schrader05-01-2004 Lanier 250Lanier National SpeedwayASA National TourMike Garvey05-01-2004 Food City 250Lonesome Pine SpeedwayHooters Pro Cup SeriesDanny O'Quinn, Jr.05-01-2005 Road & Track 250Mazda Raceway Laguna SecaGrand-Am Rolex Sports Car SeriesLuis DiazScott Pruett05-01-2005 Aaron's 499Talladega SuperspeedwayNASCAR Nextel CupJeff Gordon05-01-2006 Aaron's 499Talladega SuperspeedwayNASCAR Nextel CupJimmie Johnson05-01-2008 Denny Hamlin 175Southside SpeedwayExhibition / UnclassifiedKyle Busch05-01-2009 Lipton Tea 250Richmond International RacewayNASCAR Nationwide SeriesKyle Busch05-01-2010 Spring Sizzler Presented by CarquestStafford Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Whelen Modified TourTed Christopher05-01-2010 Round 3Marrakesh Street CircuitFIA Formula TwoDean Stoneman05-01-2010 WIX Filters 250Hickory Motor SpeedwayUSAR Pro Cup SeriesCaleb Holman05-01-2010 RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300Kansas SpeedwayIZOD IndyCar SeriesScott Dixon05-01-2010 City of Ipswich 300 #1Queensland RacewayV8 SupercarsJames Courtney05-01-2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400Richmond International RacewayNASCAR Sprint CupKyle Busch05-01-2011 Trading Post Perth Challenge #2Barbagallo RacewayV8 SupercarsJason Bright05-01-2011 Trading Post Perth Challenge #3Barbagallo RacewayV8 SupercarsJamie Whincup05-01-2011 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200Salem SpeedwayARCA Racing SeriesBrennan Poole05-01-2011 Tech-Net Spring Sizzler Presented by CarquestStafford Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Whelen Modified TourBobby Santos III05-01-2011 Merchants Bank 150Thunder Road International SpeedbowlACT Late Model TourNick Sweet05-01-2011 Aguascalientes 240Nuevo Autodromo de AguascalientesCorona Mexico SeriesRogelio Lopez05-01-2015 International Motorsports Hall of Fame 200Talladega SuperspeedwayARCA Racing SeriesBlake Jones05-01-2016 Russian Grand PrixSochi AutodromeFormula OneNico Rosberg05-01-2016 Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix (P, GTLM)Mazda Raceway Laguna SecaWeathertech SportsCar ChampionshipOswaldo Negri, Jr.John Pew05-01-2016 Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix (PC, GTD)Mazda Raceway Laguna SecaWeathertech SportsCar ChampionshipRobert AlonTom Kimber-Smith05-01-2016 GEICO 500Talladega SuperspeedwayNASCAR Sprint CupBrad Keselowski05-01-2021 Wise Power 200Kansas SpeedwayCamping World Truck SeriesKyle Busch05-01-2021 Dutch Boy 150Kansas SpeedwayARCA Menards SeriesTy Gibbs05-01-2021 Genesys 300Texas Motor SpeedwayNTT IndyCar SeriesScott Dixon05-01-2022 Bunnings Trade Perth SuperNight #2Wanneroo RacewayRepco Supercars ChampionshipWill Davison05-01-2022 Bunnings Trade Perth SuperNight #3Wanneroo RacewayRepco Supercars ChampionshipShane Van Gisbergen05-01-2022 Indy Lights Grand Prix of AlabamaBarber Motorsports ParkIndy Lights SeriesLinus Lundqvist05-01-2022 Honda Indy Grand Prix of AlabamaBarber Motorsports ParkNTT IndyCar SeriesPatricio O'Ward05-01-2022 Hyundai Monterey Sports Car ChampionshipWeatherTech Raceway Laguna SecaWeathertech SportsCar ChampionshipFilipe AlbuquerqueRicky Taylor05-01-2022 24th Community Bank N.A. 150Thunder Road International SpeedbowlACT Late Model TourNick Sweet05-01-2023 Wurth 400Dover Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Cup SeriesMartin Truex JrRaces shown are ones from any of the series tracked by racing-reference.info.Drivers born on May 1st:DriverBirthdate Earl Howe05-01-1884 Albert Romine05-01-1890 Ray Keech05-01-1900 Al Rogers05-01-1909 Bob Rauscher05-01-1927 Desmond Titterington05-01-1928 Geoff Lees05-01-1951 Doc Watson05-01-1954 Bob Johnson05-01-1954 Jean-Marc Bachelier05-01-1957 Rene Robichaud05-01-1958 Johnny Spaw05-01-1962 Shayne Lockhart05-01-1963 Joe Hudson05-01-1965 Karl Thomson05-01-1967 David Donohue05-01-1967 Ajith Kumar05-01-1971 Tracy Hines05-01-1972 Chris Simmons05-01-1973 Johnny Sauter05-01-1978 Matt Sielsky05-01-1978 Tatsuya Kataoka05-01-1979 Jan Heylen05-01-1980 Mirko Venturi05-01-1981 Jared Landers05-01-1982 Juan Caceres05-01-1984 Lucas Ordonez05-01-1985 Ashton Bayne05-01-1991 Nick Hoffman05-01-1992 Eddie Fatscher05-01-2002
