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On This Day in Automotive History: September 17
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On This Day in Automotive History
September 17
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Birthdays:
David Dunbar Buick (1854), Tony Romit (1911), L.D. Austin (1918), Lester Murphy (1922), Roger Attard (1925), Stirling Moss (1929), Johnny Allen (1934), LeeRoy Yarbrough (1938), J.C. Gratton (1939), Sam Sommers (1939), Marie-Claude Beaumont (1941), Patrick Daire (1943), Jim Harrell (1943), Sidney Minton (1950), Randy Anderson (1955), Fabien Giroix (1960), Damon Hill (1960), Dan Rogers (1960), Andy Farr (1961), Claudio Burtin (1962), Greg White (1962), Kevin Barrett (1963), Michael Britt (1967), Koen Wauters (1967), Cale Langford (1969), Michael Petersen (1969), Iradj Alexander (1975),
Jimmie Johnson (1975), Rolando Quintanilla (1980), Brian Ickler (1985), Jared Materas (1985), Christopher Sahakian (1992), Alex Lynn (1993), Austin Reed (1993), Esteban Ocon (1996), Riccardo Geltrude (1997), Jim Cox (2000), Dylan Murry (2001)
1922:
Roscoe Sarles died, having been burned to death in the inaugural racing event at the Kansas City Speedway.
1970: Administrator Frank Turner and former Administrator Bert Tallamy join in the dedication of the completed Keystone Shortway, a $324-million, 313-mile section of I-80 across Pennsylvania. When Governor Raymond Shafer fires a flare gun, an electronic signal in the Goodyear blimp overhead is activated, officially opening the Milesburg interchange and the highway. Pennsylvania's Name Designation Act of 1984 designates I-80/Keystone Highway the "Z. V. Confair Memorial Highway." It was named after a State Senator who had served as President of the Keystone Shortway Association.
2013:
Grand Theft Auto V released for PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 (initial release date).
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