October 21-31

October 21
October 21, 1891 Johnnie Woodside born
October 21, 1903 George Hammond born
October 21, 1923 Harlan Fengler won the Kansas City Race 2 at Kansas City
October 21, 1941 Steve Durst born
October 21, 1951 Tony Bettenhausen won the San José 100 at San José
October 21, 1956 Jud Larson won the Golden State 100 at Sacramento
October 21, 1974 Chris Menninga born
October 21, 1984 Bobby Rahal won the Quinn's Cooler 300K at Laguna Seca
October 21, 1990 Danny Sullivan won the Champion Spark Plug 300K at Laguna Seca
October 21, 2007 Sébastien Bourdais won the Lexmark Indy 300 at Surfers Paradise
October 22
October 22, 1875 Bruce Keen born
October 22, 1896 C. C. Reeder born
October 22, 1914 Ralph Mulford won the Galesburg Race at Galesburg
October 22, 1917 Johnnie Tolan born
October 22, 1941 Gus Schrader died
October 22, 1950 Frank Stinson died
October 22, 1958 Johnny Unser born
October 22, 1965 Earl Cooper died
October 22, 1967 Gordon Johncock won the Hanford 200 at Hanford
October 22, 1973 Ben Lawwell died
October 22, 1993 Guy Fields died
October 22, 2003 Tony Renna died
October 22, 2006 Nelson Philippe won the Lexmark Indy 300 at Surfers Paradise
October 22, 2018 Bill Eldridge died
October 23
October 23, 1883 Fred Harpst born
October 23, 1886 Ernest Friderich born
October 23, 1909 Jack Fleming won the Portola Festival Race at San Francisco
October 23, 1911 Eddie Haddad born
October 23, 1921 Roscoe Sarles won the Cotati Race 2 at Cotati
October 23, 1926 Larry Crockett born
October 23, 1936 Jerry Hansen born
October 23, 1955 E. J. Hall died
October 23, 1962 Jack Scales died
October 23, 1966 Dick Atkins won the Golden State 100 at Sacramento
October 23, 1966 Alex Zanardi born
October 23, 1969 James Fearick died
October 23, 1971 A. J. Foyt won the Bobby Ball 150 at Phoenix
October 23, 1973 Ralph Mulford died
October 23, 1982 LaVerne Ravenstein died
October 23, 1983 Teo Fabi won the Cribari Wines 300K at Laguna Seca
October 23, 2000 Bob Hurt died
October 23, 2005 Sébastien Bourdais won the Lexmark Indy 300 at Surfers Paradise
October 24
October 24, 1875 Billy Leisaw born
October 24, 1902 Norske Larson born
October 24, 1914 Tom Alley won the St. Paul Race at St. Paul
October 24, 1924 George Amick born
October 24, 1925 Bob McDonogh won the Laurel Race 2 at Laurel
October 24, 1926 Sam Ross won the Detroit 100 at Detroit
October 24, 1928 Jerry Titus born
October 24, 1943 Caleb Bragg died
October 24, 1965 Don Branson won the Golden State 100 at Sacramento
October 24, 1980 Fred Tegtmeier died
October 24, 2004 Bruno Junqueira won the Lexmark Indy 300 at Surfers Paradise
October 25
October 25, 1884 Wilbur D'Alene born
October 25, 1889 Jess Calahan born
October 25, 1898 James Klemos born
October 25, 1910 Johnny Mauro born
October 25, 1924 Tommy Milton won the Charlotte Race at Charlotte
October 25, 1950 Bob Frey born
October 25, 1953 Jimmy Bryan won the Golden State 100 at Sacramento
October 25, 1959 Jim Hurtubise won the Golden State 100 at Sacramento
October 25, 1964 A. J. Foyt won the Golden State 100 at Sacramento
October 25, 1972 Johnny Mantz died
October 25, 1983 Gabriel Nardi died
October 25, 2000 Carl Ott died
October 25, 2010 Sonny Ates died
October 25, 2020 Josef Newgarden won the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg at St. Petersburg
October 26
October 26, 1892 Gaston Chevrolet born
October 26, 1910 Len Koenig born
October 26, 1912 Doc Williams born
October 26, 1915 Ray Crawford born
October 26, 1918 Byron Horne born
October 26, 1946 Hank Rogers won the Charlotte Race 2 at Charlotte
October 26, 1947 Ian Ashley born
October 26, 1955 Sammy Swindell born
October 26, 1958 Johnny Thomson won the Golden State 100 at Sacramento
October 26, 1962 William Shattuc died
October 26, 1975 Jimmy Caruthers died
October 26, 1979 James Olenbush died
October 26, 1980 Rick Mears won the Primera Copa México 150 at Mexico City
October 26, 1982 Adam Carroll born
October 26, 1989 Lou Volk died
October 26, 2003 Johnny Boyd died
October 26, 2003 Ryan Hunter-Reay won the Lexmark Indy 300 at Surfers Paradise
October 26, 2008 Ryan Briscoe won the Nikon Indy 300 at Surfers Paradise
October 27
October 27, 1893 Ralph Snoddy born
October 27, 1910 Mark Light born
October 27, 1912 Ora Bean born
October 27, 1935 E. A. Eldridge died
October 27, 1946 Bill Holland won the National Championship Trophy Race at Williams Grove
October 27, 1948 John Richards born
October 27, 1963 Rodger Ward won the Golden State 100 at Sacramento
October 27, 1965 H. A. Wetmore died
October 27, 1967 Brian Tyler born
October 27, 1968 Andy Michner born
October 27, 1971 Bob Tattersall died
October 27, 1974 Al Cotey died
October 27, 2002 Mario Domínguez won the Honda Indy 300 at Surfers Paradise
October 28
October 28, 1901 Howard Taylor born
October 28, 1906 Ducky Pehlman born
October 28, 1914 Fritz Walker died
October 28, 1916 Johnny Aitken won the Harkness Trophy Race at Sheepshead Bay
October 28, 1919 Walt Hansgen born
October 28, 1921 George Babcock died
October 28, 1940 Steve Cannon born
October 28, 1944 Al Melcher died
October 28, 1962 A. J. Foyt won the Golden State 100 at Sacramento
October 28, 1966 Bill Chennault died
October 28, 1978 Johnny Rutherford won the Miller High Life Bobby Ball Memorial 150 at Phoenix
October 28, 1993 Bud Randall died
October 28, 1997 Cowboy O'Rourke died
October 28, 2001 Crisitano da Matta won the Honda Indy 300 at Surfers Paradise
October 28, 2006 Johnny Coy died
October 29
October 29, 1915 Milt Fankhauser born
October 29, 1917 Eddie Hearne won the Uniontown Race 3 at Uniontown
October 29, 1941 Ed Finley born
October 29, 1961 Rodger Ward won the Golden State 100 at Sacramento
October 29, 1977 Gordon Johncock won the Bobby Ball 150 at Phoenix
October 29, 1981 Jean Trévoux died
October 29, 1983 Teo Fabi won the Miller High Life 150 at Phoenix
October 29, 2000 Christian Fittipaldi won the Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota at Fontana
October 30
October 30, 1892 Eddie Waterman born
October 30, 1906 Nino Farina born
October 30, 1909 Harry Grant won the Vanderbilt Cup at Long Island
October 30, 1917 Maurice Trintignant born
October 30, 1937 Cliff Durant died
October 30, 1949 Fred Agabashian won the Golden State 100 at Sacramento
October 30, 1951 Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. born
October 30, 1954 Wilbur Shaw died
October 30, 1960 A. J. Foyt won the Golden State 100 at Sacramento
October 30, 1969 Allen May born
October 30, 1970 Jerry Weld died
October 30, 1987 Bobby Rahal won the Marlboro Challenge at Miami
October 30, 1989 Dee Toran died
October 31
October 31, 1885 Louis Cliquot born
October 31, 1900 Norval DeLelys born
October 31, 1901 Sam Palmer born
October 31, 1902 Wilbur Shaw born
October 31, 1910 Orville Smith born
October 31, 1915 Dick Clarke died
October 31, 1916 Silas Christofferson died
October 31, 1918 F. W. Moe died
October 31, 1925 Peter DePaolo won the Autumn Classic at Rockingham
October 31, 1933 Hugh Randall born
October 31, 1939 Tom Bigelow born
October 31, 1941 Butch Harris born
October 31, 1943 Elliott Forbes-Robinson born
October 31, 1957 Harry Thicksten died
October 31, 1960 Brian Seidel born
October 31, 1967 Buddy Lazier born
October 31, 1976 Johnny Rutherford won the Benihana World Series of Auto Racing at TWS
October 31, 1981 Tom Sneva won the Miller High Life 150 at Phoenix
October 31, 1999 Greg Moore died
October 31, 1999 Adrián Fernández won the Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota at Fontana
October 31, 2012 John Fitch died
October 31, 2018 Ron Grable died