This guy was definitely a different breed of human. Nobody I know of did anything close to his crazy stunts. If you have some extra time, I suggest watching the movie about his life. Last year I stood on the approach ramp (it's still there) where he attempted to jump the Snake River. It was hard to believe he thought he had any chance to make this jump.
1998: Indy 200/Disney World Speedway/Indy Racing League/Winner: #1 Tony Stewart/Team: Glidden/Menards (John Menard)
1999: Transworld Diversified Services 200 / Disney World Speedway / Indy Racing League / Winner: #51 Eddie Cheever, Jr. / Team: Rachel's Gourmet Potato Chips (Eddie Cheever, Jr.)
Birthdays: 1945 David Purley (best known for his heroic attempt to save the life of Roger Williamson during the 1973 Dutch GP. Williamson died, but Purley's effort was courageous and worthy of admiration).
1990 Sergio Perez
Races on January 26th prior to 2002:
1974 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway / Winston Cup/ Winner #11 Cale Yarborough/ Kar-Kare Richard Howard Chevrolet
Note: Richard Howard was the orignial owner of the #11 car. Junior Johnson was the crew chief and prepared the cars. Howard sold the team to Johnson later on in 1974
1975 Grand Prix of Brazil/ winner # 8 Carlos Pace Martini Racing /Brabham BT44B / Ford Cosworth DFV
Note: This was the only F1 career win for Carlos Pace. He was killed in a 1977 plane crash.
The Interlogos circuit was renamed as the "Autódromo José Carlos Pace" to honor him in 1985.
1999 The 24 hours of Daytona/ CA class winners/ # 20 Rob Dyson, E. Forbes-Robinson, Butch Leitzinger, Andy Wallace/
Dyson Racing Team/ Ford Riley & Scott