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Driver birthdays and races run on August 6th

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Races run on August 6th:
DateRace NameLocationSeriesWinner
08-06-1922 Cotati Race 4Cotati SpeedwayAAA Champ Car SeriesFrank Elliott
08-06-1922 Cotati Race 3Cotati SpeedwayAAA Champ Car SeriesFrank Elliott
08-06-1957 1957-29Norfolk SpeedwayNASCAR Convertible SeriesBill Amick
08-06-1961 Grand Prix of GermanyNurburgringFormula OneStirling Moss
08-06-1961 Nashville 500Nashville SpeedwayNASCAR Grand NationalJim Paschal
08-06-1966 1966-10Stockton 99 SpeedwayPacific Coast Late Model DivisionJohnny Steele
08-06-1967 Grand Prix of GermanyNurburgringFormula OneDenny Hulme
08-06-1967 Labatt Indy Heat 1Circuit Mont-TremblantUSAC Champ Car SeriesMario Andretti
08-06-1967 Labatt Indy Heat 2Circuit Mont-TremblantUSAC Champ Car SeriesMario Andretti
08-06-1967 Dixie 500Atlanta International RacewayNASCAR Grand NationalDick Hutcherson
08-06-1970 Sandlapper 200Columbia SpeedwayNASCAR Grand NationalBobby Isaac
08-06-1971 Myers Brothers 250Bowman Gray StadiumNASCAR Winston CupBobby Allison
08-06-1972 Oran ParkOran Park RacewayAustralian Touring Car ChampionshipAllan Moffat
08-06-1972 Talladega 500Alabama International Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Winston CupJames Hylton
08-06-1977 Winston Las Vegas 100Craig Road SpeedwayNASCAR Winston West SeriesBill Schmitt
08-06-1978 Texas Grand PrixTexas World SpeedwayUSAC Champ Car SeriesA.J. Foyt
08-06-1978 Winston Gardena 100Ascot ParkNASCAR Winston West SeriesJohn Krebs
08-06-1978 Talladega 500Alabama International Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Winston CupLennie Pond
08-06-1983 Mountain Dew 150Shasta SpeedwayNASCAR Winston West SeriesJim Robinson
08-06-1983 Virginia 200Langley Field SpeedwayNASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman SeriesJack Ingram
08-06-1983 ARCA Mt. Clemens 111Mt. Clemens Race TrackARCA Permatex SuperCar SeriesBill Venturini
08-06-1986 7-Up 150Riverhead RacewayNASCAR Winston Modified TourDan Jivanelli
08-06-1987 7-Up 151Riverhead RacewayNASCAR Winston Modified TourMike Ewanitsko
08-06-1988 American National Bank 200Mesa Marin RacewayNASCAR Winston West SeriesRoy Smith
08-06-1988 Mid-Summer 75Oswego SpeedwayNASCAR Winston Modified TourMike McLaughlin
08-06-1988 Kroger 200Indianapolis Raceway ParkNASCAR Busch North SeriesMorgan Shepherd
08-06-1988 Kroger 200Indianapolis Raceway ParkNASCAR Busch Grand National SeriesMorgan Shepherd
08-06-1988 Race 3Michigan SpeedwayIROCGeoffrey Bodine
08-06-1989 Marlboro 500Michigan International SpeedwayCARTMichael Andretti
08-06-1993 Budweiser 100Lee USA SpeedwayNASCAR Winston Modified TourReggie Ruggiero
08-06-1994 Domino's Pizza 200Greenville-Pickens SpeedwaySlim Jim All-Pro SeriesShane Hall
08-06-1994 Brickyard 400Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Winston CupJeff Gordon
08-06-1994 Brickyard 400Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Winston West SeriesJeff Gordon
08-06-1995 Oran Park #1Oran Park RacewayAustralian Touring Car ChampionshipJohn Bowe
08-06-1995 Oran Park #2Oran Park RacewayAustralian Touring Car ChampionshipJohn Bowe
08-06-1999 Race 4Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIROCMark Martin
08-06-1999 State Fair Corn Dogs 250Tri-County Motor SpeedwayHooters Pro Cup SeriesMario Gosselin
08-06-1999 Kroger 200 Presented by Fifth Third BankIndianapolis Raceway ParkNASCAR Busch Grand National SeriesJason Keller
08-06-2000 UAP / NAPA Autopro 200Autodrome St. EustacheCASCAR East SeriesPeter Gibbons
08-06-2000 globalmegawheels.com Grand Prix of MosportCanadian Tire Motorsport ParkAmerican Le Mans SeriesRinaldo Capello
Allan McNish
08-06-2000 Pennsylvania 300Jennerstown SpeedwayASA National TourScott Hansen
08-06-2002 Oneida Bingo & Casino 250Wisconsin International RacewayRE/MAX Challenge SeriesBrian Hoppe
08-06-2004 Power Stroke Diesel 200Indianapolis Raceway ParkNASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesChad Chaffin
08-06-2005 Al Schill Jr. Memorial 150Lake Geneva RacewayNASCAR Autozone Midwest SeriesErik Darnell
08-06-2005 Mosport Speedway 200Mosport SpeedwayCASCAR Super SeriesD.J. Kennington
08-06-2005 Riverhead 200Riverhead RacewayNASCAR Whelen Modified TourDonny Lia
08-06-2005 Stock Building Supply 150Irwindale SpeedwayNASCAR Autozone Southwest SeriesM.K. Kanke
08-06-2005 Lucas Oil 250South Boston SpeedwayHooters Pro Cup SeriesWoody Howard
08-06-2005 Kroger 200Indianapolis Raceway ParkNASCAR Busch SeriesMartin Truex Jr
08-06-2005 Advance Auto Parts 199Bowman Gray StadiumNASCAR Whelen Southern Modified TourBurt Myers
08-06-2006 Hungarian Grand PrixHungaroringFormula OneJenson Button
08-06-2006 Allstate 400 At The BrickyardIndianapolis Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Nextel CupJimmie Johnson
08-06-2006 Arctic Cat 100Circuit de Trois-RivieresCASCAR Super SeriesDon Thomson, Jr.
08-06-2010 Town Fair Tire 150Stafford Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Whelen Modified TourTodd Szegedy
08-06-2011 Mid-Ohio Sports Car ChallengeMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseAmerican Le Mans SeriesKlaus Graf
Lucas Luhr
08-06-2011 Strutmasters.com 199Bowman Gray StadiumNASCAR Whelen Southern Modified TourL.W. Miller
08-06-2011 Toyota / NAPA Auto Parts 150Colorado National SpeedwayNASCAR K&N Pro Series WestDylan Kwasniewski
08-06-2011 U.S. Cellular 250Iowa SpeedwayNASCAR Nationwide SeriesRicky Stenhouse Jr
08-06-2013 Budweiser 150Autodrome ChaudiereExhibition / UnclassifiedD.J. Shaw
08-06-2016 Berlin ARCA 200Berlin RacewayARCA Racing SeriesDalton Sargeant
08-06-2016 Zippo 200 at the GlenWatkins Glen InternationalNASCAR Xfinity SeriesJoey Logano
08-06-2016 Strutmasters.com 199Bowman Gray StadiumNASCAR Whelen Southern Modified TourBurt Myers
08-06-2016 Coastal 100Beech Ridge Motor SpeedwayACT Late Model TourBrad Babb
08-06-2017 Red Cola PachucaAutodromo Moises SolanaNASCAR Peak Mexico SeriesAbraham Calderon
08-06-2017 Continental Tire Road Race ShowcaseRoad AmericaWeathertech SportsCar ChampionshipPipo Derani
Johannes van Overbeek
08-06-2017 Winchester ARCA 200Winchester SpeedwayARCA Racing SeriesKyle Benjamin
08-06-2017 I Love New York 355 at the GlenWatkins Glen InternationalMonster Energy NASCAR CupMartin Truex Jr
08-06-2017 Red Cola PachucaAutodromo Moises SolanaNASCAR FedEx ChallengeFabian Welter
08-06-2020 Berlin ePrix Race 2TempelhofringABB Formula E SeriesAntonio Felix da Costa
08-06-2021 Clean Harbors 100 at the GlenWatkins Glen InternationalARCA Menards SeriesCorey Heim
08-06-2021 GAF Roofing 150 Pres. by Riverhead Building SupplyStafford Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Whelen Modified TourRyan Preece
08-06-2022 New Holland 250Michigan International SpeedwayNASCAR Xfinity SeriesTy Gibbs
08-06-2022 Henry Ford Health System 200Michigan International SpeedwayARCA Menards SeriesNick Sanchez
08-06-2023 Big Machine Music City Grand PrixStreets of NashvilleNTT IndyCar SeriesKyle Kirkwood
08-06-2023 IMSA Sportscar WeekendRoad AmericaWeathertech SportsCar ChampionshipMatt Campbell
Felipe Nasr
08-06-2023 Les 60 Tours Rousseau MetalCircuit de Trois-RivieresNASCAR Canada SeriesMarc-Antoine Camirand


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

Drivers born on August 6th:
DriverBirthdate
  Harry Knight08-06-1889
  Red Douglass08-06-1921
  Clarence Auckly08-06-1922
  Robert Wiesemeyer08-06-1924
  Cliff Spalding08-06-1929
  Ronnie Fones08-06-1931
  Alain Levie08-06-1938
  Yasuhiro Okamoto08-06-1942
  Jean-Marie Jacquemin08-06-1942
  Roy Smith08-06-1944
  Ron Bettis08-06-1948
  Jim Nides08-06-1950
  Bruce Miles08-06-1952
  Dwight Jarvis08-06-1954
  Johnny Bush08-06-1954
  Charles Zwolsman, Sr.08-06-1955
  Jerry Bowers08-06-1956
  Eddie Marshall08-06-1958
  Fabio Mancini08-06-1958
  Craig Raudman08-06-1961
  Rod Wilson08-06-1961
  Dale Hirschfield08-06-1963
  Tom Hubert08-06-1964
  Bobby Gegetskas08-06-1964
  Luc Alphand08-06-1965
  Jake Raudabaugh08-06-1968
  Eddie Van Meter08-06-1970
  Greg Barnhart08-06-1971
  Trampas Demers08-06-1971
  B.J. Zacharias08-06-1973
  Chris Hughes08-06-1975
  Doug Hahn08-06-1975
  Tommy Cravenho, Jr.08-06-1975
  Donny Reuvers08-06-1976
  Shaun Mangum08-06-1978
  Vitantonio Liuzzi08-06-1981
  Lucas Molo08-06-1983
  Lance Arnold08-06-1986
  Anton Ladygin08-06-1989
  Dylan Murcott08-06-1992
  Haley Dillon08-06-1992
  Jeb Burton08-06-1992
  Austin Herzog08-06-2002
  Joe Valento08-06-2004