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2003 National Medal of Technology Recipients
Jan D. Achenbach, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., for engineering research leading to improved safety of aircraft structures Watts S. Humphrey, Software Engineering Institute,…God, the Devil, and Bob
NBCMidseason debutTuesday 8:30–9:00 p.m.; canceledVoices of:James Garner, Alan Cumming, Laurie Metcalfe, and French Stewart Fed up with the way the world is headed, God (voice of Garner), who…Mario Andretti
Mario AndrettiBorn: Feb. 28, 1940Auto racer 4-time USAC-CART national champion (1965-66,69,84); only driver to win Daytona 500 (1967), Indy 500 (1969) and Formula One world title (1978); Indy…A.J. Foyt Biography
A.J. FoytBorn: Jan. 16, 1935Auto racer 7-time USAC-CART national champion (1960-61,63-64,67,75,79); 4-time Indy 500 winner (1961,64,67,77); only driver in history to win Indy 500, Daytona 500…Jeff Gordon
Jeff GordonBorn: Aug. 4, 1971Auto racer NASCAR Rookie of Year (1993); 4-time Winston Cup champion (1995,97,98,2001); won inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994; in 1997, at 25 became youngest winner…Nigel Mansell
Nigel MansellBorn: Aug. 8, 1953British auto racer won 1992 Formula One driving championship with record 9 victories and 14 poles; quit Grand Prix circuit to race Indy cars in 1993; 1st rookie…Ayrton Senna
Ayrton SennaBorn: Mar. 21, 1960Brazilian auto racer 3-time Formula One champion (1988,90-91); died as all-time F1 leader in poles (65) and 2nd in wins (41, currently in 3rd place); killed in…Bill Shoemaker 2003 Deaths
Bill ShoemakerAge: 72 Hall of Fame jockey who ranks second in all-time in career wins, with 8,833. Laffit Pincay, Jr., broke his record in 1999. Shoemaker rode the winning horse in the…Mary Fendrich Hulman 1998 Deaths
Mary Fendrich HulmanAge: 93 chairman of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1977 and traditionally responsible for the famous command “Gentlemen, start your engines,” before each race;…Richard Petty Biography
Richard PettyBorn: July 2, 1937Auto racer 7-time winner of Daytona 500; 7-time NASCAR national champ (1964,67,71-72,74-75,79); first stock car driver to win $1 million in career; all-time…Trending
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