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Del Miller

Born: July 5, 1913Harness racing driver, trainer, owner, breeder, seller and track owner; drove to 2,441 wins from 1929-90.Died: Aug. 19, 1996

Hickok, Wild Bill

(Encyclopedia) Hickok, Wild Bill, 1837–76, American frontier marshal, b. Troy Grove, near Ottawa, Ill., as James Butler Hickok. He took part in the Kansas struggle preceding the Civil War, was a…

Jeffords, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Jeffords, Thomas, 1832–1914, American pioneer, b. Chautauqua co., N.Y. He went to Arizona in 1862 as a U.S. army scout and messenger and later became a stage driver. In 1866–67, he…

Billy Haughton

Born: Nov. 2, 1923Harness racing 4-time winner of Hambletonian; trainer-driver of one Pacing Triple Crown winner (1968); 4,910 career wins.Died: July 15, 1986

Junior Johnson

Born: June 28, 1931Auto Racing won Daytona 500 in 1960; also won 13 NASCAR races in 1965, including the Rebel 300 at Darlington; retired from racing to become a highly successful car owner; his…

Rick Mears

Born: Dec. 3, 1951Auto racer 3-time CART national champ (1979,81-82); 4-time winner of Indy 500 (1979,84,88,91) and only driver to win 6 Indy 500 poles; Indy 500 Rookie of Year (1978); retired…

DK Science: Reflection

IRREGULAR REFLECTIONMIRRORSFIND OUT MOREReflections are usually caused by shiny things, such as MIRRORS, that show a reversed image of whatever is placed in front of them. The image seems to be…

Professional Auto Racing

NASCAR's biggest race of the year is the Daytona 500, and it's also the first race of the year. Imagine having the Super Bowl at the beginning of the football season instead of at the end.Racing…

A.J. Foyt

Born: Jan. 16, 1935Auto racer 7-time USAC-CART national champion (1960-61,63-64,67,75,79); 4-time Indy 500 winner (1961,64,67,77); only driver in history to win Indy 500, Daytona 500 (1972) and 24…