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1887

Kenelm Lee

Guinness

IRL

	Born 123 years ago
	Died 73 years ago. ( 10 / 4 /1937) , aged 50

Kennelm Lee Guinness was a member of the famous brewing family. He was also the inventor of the KLG spark plug. He started racing as riding mechanic for his brother Algernon in a Darracqs and went on to be an accomplished driver in his own right.

1917

Rob

Walker

	Born 93 years ago
	Died 8 years ago. ( 29 / 4 /2002) , aged 85

Rob Walker was a member of the Johnny Walker whisky family, best known for running a private F1 team (R.R.C.Walker Racing). They won 9 Grand Prix, including the first wins for Lotus and Cooper.

1922

Leslie

Marr

Born 88 years ago

Marr is a professional artist who raced his Connaught in national events during 1952-53, before trying his hand against tougher opposition in 1954.

1942

Jackie

Oliver

Born 68 years ago

Jackie Oliver was a Formula One driver and team-owner, perhaps better known now as the founder of the Arrows F1 team rather than as a driver.

1956

Rusty

Wallace

USA

Born 54 years ago

Rusty Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Busch Series car owner, and television broadcaster with the Walt Disney Company.

1967

Bob

Anderson

	Born 19 / 5 / 1931
	Died 43 years ago. ( 14 / 8 / 1967) , aged 36

One of the last true independant F1 drivers, Bob Anderson started out racing motorcyles. He switched to cars and the F1 World Championship and had a best finish of 3rd in the Austrian GP in 1964.

1988

Enzo

Ferrari

	Born 18 / 2 / 1898
	Died 22 years ago. ( 14 / 8 / 1988) , aged 90

1991

Alberto

Crespo

	Born 16 / 1 / 1920
	Died 19 years ago. ( 14 / 8 / 1991) , aged 71

An accomplished driver is his native Argentina, Crespo tried but failed to qualify for just one Formula One Grand Prix, the Italian in 1952, with a Maserati entered by Enrico Platé.

2005

Clifton

Marlin

USA

	Born 3 / 1 / 1932
	Died 5 years ago. ( 14 / 8 / 2005) , aged 73

Clifton "Coo Coo" Marlin was one of NASCAR's early stars and father of current Nextel Cup driver Sterling Marlin. Although he never won a NASCAR points race, Marlin was one of the sport's earliest stars who made his name racing around the short tracks in Tennessee and Alabama.