reigning F1 world champion nigel mansell drives on an american oval for the first time when he practices at Phoenix, arizona, in a newman/haas Lola-Ford.
1 • Colin Chapman and Michael Allen form Lotus Engineering Company (1952).
3 • Sprint car builder and Indy 500 crew chief Wally Meskowski dies at the age of 64 (1980).
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