Happy Birthday on this New Year’s Day to multiple Le mans winner and  ex-Grand Prix driver Jacky Ickx (born 1/1/45)

and fellow F1 and Sports Car racer Hans Stuck (born 1/1/51)

Happy Birthday to former Trans-Am racer Jim Derhaag (born 12/17/50),

ChampCar star Paul Tracy (born 12/17/68),

all-round Native American racer Cory Witherill (born 12/17/71),

and open wheel racer and current A1-GP Team USA driver Ryan Hunter-Reay (born 12/17/80)

Happy Birthday to ex IRL racers Marco Greco (born 12/1/61),

Claude Bourbonnais (born 12/1/66),

Sprint Car racer Paul McMahan (born 12/1/70),

Champ Car star Mario Dominguez (born 12/1/75),

and Rolex Sports Car racer Luis Diaz (born 12/1/77)

Happy Birthday to ex Formula One racer and driving school founder Skip Barber (born 11/16/36),

Speed GT Racer Tommy Archer (born 11/16/54),

recently retired NASCAR “Iron Man” Terry Labonte (born 11/16/56),

open wheel journey man Roberto Guerrero (born 11/16/58)

and former Indy 500 driver Mike Groff (born 11/16/61)

Happy Birthday today to 5 times Le Mans winner Derek Bell (born 10/31/41),

fellow sports car racer Elliot Forbes-Robinson (born 10/31/43),

as well as Indy 500 winners Buddy Lazier (born 10/31/67)

and Buddy Rice (born 10/31/76)