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August in Racing History

Roger Dixon

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The Prest-O-Lite smokestack outside of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is torn down.  Carl Fisher, who built IMS, also co-founded the Prest-O-Lite company (1990).

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Giuseppi Farina wins the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring driving a Ferrari 500 (1953).

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