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Driver birthdays and races run on August 26th

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Races run on August 26th:
DateRace NameLocationSeriesWinner
08-26-1910 Illinois Trophy RaceElgin Road Race CourseAAA Champ Car SeriesAl Livingstone
08-26-1910 Kane County Trophy RaceElgin Road Race CourseAAA Champ Car SeriesDave Buck
08-26-1911 Elgin National Trophy RaceElgin Road Race CourseAAA Champ Car SeriesLen Zengel
08-26-1951 Milwaukee 200Milwaukee MileAAA Champ Car SeriesWalt Faulkner
08-26-1956 Milwaukee 250Milwaukee MileAAA Champ Car SeriesJimmy Bryan
08-26-1956 1956-23Portland SpeedwayPacific Coast Late Model DivisionRoyce Hagerty
08-26-1956 1956-43Portland SpeedwayNASCAR Grand NationalRoyce Hagerty
08-26-1957 1957-39Coastal SpeedwayNASCAR Grand NationalGwyn Staley
08-26-1962 Langhorne 100Langhorne SpeedwayUSAC Champ Car SeriesDon Branson
08-26-1972 Nashville 420Nashville SpeedwayNASCAR Winston CupBobby Allison
08-26-1973 Tuborg ClassicLaguna Seca RacewayNASCAR Winston West SeriesSonny Easley
08-26-1973 Ontario Heat 2Ontario Motor SpeedwayUSAC Champ Car SeriesJohnny Rutherford
08-26-1973 Ontario Heat 1Ontario Motor SpeedwayUSAC Champ Car SeriesWally Dallenbach
08-26-1978 Winston Shasta 150Shasta SpeedwayNASCAR Winston West SeriesJimmy Insolo
08-26-1978 Volunteer 500Bristol International SpeedwayNASCAR Winston CupCale Yarborough
08-26-1979 Evergreen Winston 100Evergreen SpeedwayNASCAR Winston West SeriesRon Eaton
08-26-1979 Grand Prix of the NetherlandsCircuit Park ZandvoortFormula OneAlan Jones
08-26-1979 Monadnock 100Monadnock SpeedwayNASCAR North TourBeaver Dragon
08-26-1983 Free Service 150Bristol International SpeedwayNASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman SeriesSam Ard
08-26-1984 Grand Prix of the NetherlandsCircuit Park ZandvoortFormula OneAlain Prost
08-26-1984 NASCAR North 250Cayuga International SpeedwayStroh's TourStub Fadden
08-26-1987 Miller American 201Riverhead RacewayNASCAR Winston Modified TourDan Jivanelli
08-26-1988 Tri-City Pontiac 200Bristol International SpeedwayNASCAR Busch Grand National SeriesLarry Pearson
08-26-1989 Spears Manufacturing 100Stockton 99 SpeedwayNASCAR Featherlite Southwest TourTroy Beebe
08-26-1989 Pontiac Motorsports Twin 100'sRiverside Park SpeedwayNASCAR Busch North SeriesJoe Bessey
08-26-1989 Pontiac Motorsports 100Riverside Park SpeedwayNASCAR Winston Modified TourMike Stefanik
08-26-1989 Busch 500Bristol International SpeedwayNASCAR Winston CupDarrell Waltrip
08-26-1989 Gordon & Gordon Interiors 100Western SpeedwayNASCAR Winston Northwest TourRon Eaton
08-26-1990 1990-09Streets Of DenverCART American Racing SeriesMark Rodrigues
08-26-1990 Grand Prix of BelgiumCircuit de Spa FrancorchampsFormula OneAyrton Senna
08-26-1990 Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of DenverStreets Of DenverCARTAl Unser, Jr.
08-26-1990 Snap-On Tools ARCA 125Toledo SpeedwayARCA Permatex SuperCar SeriesBob Keselowski
08-26-1994 Food City 250Bristol International RacewayNASCAR Busch Grand National SeriesKenny Wallace
08-26-1994 Carquest 150Stafford Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Featherlite Modified TourJeff Fuller
08-26-1995 Colorado's Best Chevy-Geo Dealers 125Colorado National SpeedwayNASCAR Featherlite Southwest TourRick Carelli
08-26-1995 Country Mart 250I-70 SpeedwaySlim Jim All-Pro SeriesHal Goodson
08-26-1995 NAPA Auto Parts 125Riverside Park SpeedwayNASCAR Busch North SeriesMike Stefanik
08-26-1995 Goody's 500Bristol International RacewayNASCAR Winston CupTerry Labonte
08-26-2000 Bluegrass Quality Meats 200Kentucky SpeedwayARCA Re/Max SeriesRyan Newman
08-26-2000 goracing.com 500Bristol Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Winston CupRusty Wallace
08-26-2001 2001-09Gateway International RacewayFirestone / Dayton Indy LightsDan Wheldon
08-26-2001 VIP Petfoods Queensland 500Queensland RacewayShell Championship SeriesSteven Johnson
Paul Radisich
08-26-2001 Chevy Silverado 200Nazareth SpeedwayNASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesGreg Biffle
08-26-2001 Pennsylvania 300Jennerstown SpeedwayASA National TourJohnny Sauter
08-26-2001 Gateway Indy 250Gateway International RacewayIndy Racing Northern Light SeriesAl Unser, Jr.
08-26-2001 Mopar Parts 300Race City SpeedwayCASCAR Super SeriesDave Whitlock
08-26-2001 Nazareth 100Nazareth SpeedwayNASCAR Busch North SeriesMatt Kobyluck
08-26-2005 Food City 250Bristol Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Busch SeriesRyan Newman
08-26-2006 CASCAR 100Circuit Gilles VilleneuveCASCAR Super SeriesKerry Micks
08-26-2006 Carneros 100Infineon RacewayInfiniti / Indy Pro SeriesWade Cunningham
08-26-2006 Sonoma 250Infineon RacewayGrand-Am Rolex Sports Car SeriesLuis Diaz
Scott Pruett
08-26-2006 Sharpie 500Bristol Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Nextel CupMatt Kenseth
08-26-2007 Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand PrixOtodrom Istanbul ParkFormula OneFelipe Massa
08-26-2007 Armed Forces Grand-Am 250Infineon RacewayGrand-Am Rolex Sports Car SeriesJon Fogarty
Alex Gurney
08-26-2007 Governor's Cup 200Milwaukee MileARCA Re/Max SeriesFrank Kimmel
08-26-2007 Motorola Indy 300 Pres. by Jackson Rancheria Casino & HotelInfineon RacewayIndyCar SeriesScott Dixon
08-26-2007 Valley of the Moon 100Infineon RacewayInfiniti / Indy Pro SeriesRichard Antinucci
08-26-2007 Belgian Champ Car Grand PrixCircuit ZolderChamp Car World SeriesSebastien Bourdais
08-26-2007 Mobil 1 Presents the Grand Prix of MosportCanadian Tire Motorsport ParkAmerican Le Mans SeriesTimo Bernhard
Romain Dumas
08-26-2011 Caraway 150Caraway SpeedwayNASCAR Whelen Southern Modified TourAndy Seuss
08-26-2011 Herr's Live With Flavor! 200Madison International SpeedwayARCA Racing SeriesAlex Bowman
08-26-2011 Food City 250Bristol Motor SpeedwayNASCAR Nationwide SeriesKyle Busch
08-26-2012 Food Country USA 250 Presented by Mahle MotorsportKingsport SpeedwayRev-Oil Pro Cup SeriesWade Day
08-26-2012 Sydney Motorsports Park 360 #2Sydney Motorsport ParkV8 SupercarsJamie Whincup
08-26-2012 Herr's Live Life With Flavor 200Madison International SpeedwayARCA Racing SeriesChris Buescher
08-26-2012 NAPA Auto Parts Salute to the Troops 125Portland International RacewayNASCAR K&N Pro Series WestGreg Pursley
08-26-2012 Aguascalientes 240Nuevo Autodromo de AguascalientesNASCAR Toyota SeriesRuben Rovelo
08-26-2017 Seekonk 150Seekonk SpeedwayNASCAR Whelen Modified TourDoug Coby
08-26-2017 Clint Newell Toyota 150Douglas County SpeedwayNASCAR K&N Pro Series WestTodd Gilliland
08-26-2017 Race to Remember 250Concord SpeedwayCARS Pro Late Model TourCole Rouse
08-26-2017 Race to Remember 250Concord SpeedwayCARS Late Model Stock TourJosh Berry
08-26-2017 Mazda St. Louis Oval ChallengeWorldwide Technology Raceway at GatewayIndy Lights SeriesSantiago Urrutia
08-26-2017 Bommarito Automotive Group 500Worldwide Technology Raceway at GatewayVerizon IndyCar SeriesJosef Newgarden
08-26-2018 Total Quartz 200Canadian Tire Motorsport ParkNASCAR Pinty's SeriesAlex Tagliani
08-26-2018 Johnnie Walker Belgian Grand PrixCircuit de Spa FrancorchampsFormula OneSebastian Vettel
08-26-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 250Canadian Tire Motorsport ParkCamping World Truck SeriesJustin Haley
08-26-2018 The Bend SuperSprint #2The Bend Motorsport ParkVirgin Australia SupercarsJamie Whincup
08-26-2022 Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-ColaDaytona International SpeedwayNASCAR Xfinity SeriesJeremy Clements
08-26-2023 Coke Zero Sugar 400Daytona International SpeedwayNASCAR Cup SeriesChris Buescher
08-26-2023 Checkeredflag.com 150Langley SpeedwayNASCAR Whelen Modified TourKyle Bonsignore
08-26-2023 Evirum 125Circuit ICARNASCAR Pinty's SeriesMarc-Antoine Camirand


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

Drivers born on August 26th:
DriverBirthdate
  Charles Bigelow08-26-1872
  Joe Downey08-26-1881
  Caberto Conelli08-26-1889
  Gus Zarka08-26-1909
  Bill Weiman08-26-1922
  Bobby Ball08-26-1925
  Dorus Wisecarver08-26-1931
  Dave Whitcomb08-26-1931
  Wib Spalding08-26-1933
  James Hylton08-26-1934
  Wayne Woodward08-26-1934
  Don Dionne08-26-1939
  John Ware08-26-1942
  Lonnie Rush08-26-1944
  Johnny Parsons08-26-1944
  Gary DuPuis08-26-1945
  Swede Savage08-26-1946
  Ivan Baldwin08-26-1946
  Mike Stolarcyk08-26-1947
  Colin Pool08-26-1949
  Walter Breuer08-26-1953
  Tracy Krohn08-26-1954
  Dominique Dupuy08-26-1957
  Ray Evernham08-26-1957
  Craig Huartson08-26-1958
  Dale Shearer08-26-1959
  Barney McRae08-26-1959
  Yukihiro Hane08-26-1961
  Pierre Bruneau08-26-1961
  Anthony Lazzaro08-26-1963
  Chris Raudman08-26-1963
  Travis Powell08-26-1964
  Michael Gomez08-26-1964
  J.R. Dudley08-26-1965
  Toto Lasally08-26-1969
  Jim Hamilton II08-26-1970
  Chris Cumming08-26-1970
  Dewayne Johnson08-26-1971
  Duncan Cameron08-26-1971
  Jimmy Blewett08-26-1980
  Michael Scholz08-26-1981
  Nick Tucker08-26-1985
  Davide Rigon08-26-1986
  Simon Roussin08-26-1986
  Scott Dodd08-26-1987
  Austin Sangster08-26-1990
  Frankie Kimmel08-26-1990
  Brad Babb08-26-1992
  Clint King08-26-1995