Events in Sport
- 1964-08-01 Dan 'Big Daddy' Garlits becomes first drag racer to run the 1/4 mile at over 200mph (201.34mph at Island Dragway, New Jersey)
Birthdays in Sport
- 1930-12-22 Bill Jenkins, American engine builder and drag racer (Motorsports Hall of Fame of America), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
- 1932-01-14 Don Garlits, American racing driver (1st drag racer over 200mph for 1/4 mile), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1933-01-27 George Montgomery, American drag racer (7 x NHRA national title gas class; Motorsports HOF of America), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2023)
- 1940-06-19 Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney, American drag racer (NHRA Top Fuel C'ship in 1977, 80, 82; International Motorsports Hall of Fame), born in Burlington, Vermont
- 1944-06-13 Joe Amato, NHRA top fuel drag racing champion (1991), born in Exeter, Pennsylvania
- 1949-05-04 John Force, American drag racer (16 NHRA Championships), born in Bell Gardens, California
- 1973-08-13 Eric Medlen, American NHRA drag racer, born in Oakdale, California (d. 2007)
Weddings in Sport
- 2006-04-21 Professional drag racer Andrew Hines (22) weds Tanya Phillips at the First Baptist Church in Tampa, Florida
- 2013-03-24 Motorcycle mogul Jesse James (43) weds drag racer Alexis DeJoria in Malibu, California
Deaths in Sport
- 2007-03-23 Eric Medlen, American NHRA drag racer, dies at 33
- 2008-06-21 Scott Kalitta, American drag racer (b. 1962)
- 2012-03-29 Bill Jenkins, American engine builder and drag racer (Motorsports Hall of Fame of America), dies of heart failure at 81
- 2023-08-24 George Montgomery, American drag racer (7 x NHRA national title gas class; Motorsports HOF of America), dies at 90