RACING DRIVER

John Fitch

1917 - 2012

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John Cooper Fitch (August 4, 1917 in Indianapolis, Indiana – October 31, 2012) was an American racing driver and inventor. He was the first American to race automobiles successfully in Europe in the post-war era. In the course of a driving career which spanned 18 years, Fitch won such notable sports car races as the Gran Premio de Eva Duarte Perón – Sport, 1953 12 Hours of Sebring, 1955 Mille Miglia (production car class), and the 1955 RAC Tourist Trophy, as well as numerous SCCA National Sports Car Championship races. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Fitch has received more than 22,527 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Fitch is the 772nd most popular racing driver, the 12,564th most popular biography from United States and the 73rd most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, John Fitch ranks 772 out of 1,080. Before him are Robin Montgomerie-Charrington, Kalle Rovanperä, André Testut, Ian Stewart, Tarso Marques, and John Riseley-Prichard. After him are Mike Thackwell, Gigi Galli, Enrique Bernoldi, Chanoch Nissany, Paul Russo, and Bruce Halford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, John Fitch ranks 336. Before him are Leonard Jimmie Savage, George Newberry, Margo, Jacob Lawrence, Ellis Clarke, and Barbara Burke. After him are Kamal Ranadive, Fannie Lou Hamer, Hans Conried, Mervyn Wood, Dezső Lemhényi, and Adele Jergens. Among people deceased in 2012, John Fitch ranks 471. Before him are Joe Kubert, John Arden, Bill Hinzman, Jules Bocandé, Gary Collins, and Arlen Specter. After him are Robert Bork, Alex Karras, Ronnie Montrose, Bob Boozer, Leslie Claudius, and Erhard Wunderlich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Fitch ranks 12,564 out of 20,380. Before him are William DuVall (1967), Henry A. Wise (1806), Raffi Hovannisian (1959), Alice Hoffman (1952), Andre Iguodala (1984), and Eliot Spitzer (1959). After him are Eddie Cahill (1978), Jennifer Rubin (1962), Lowell Thomas (1892), Booker Ervin (1930), Jenn Suhr (1982), and Kim Reynolds (1959).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, John Fitch ranks 73. Before him are Jimmie Johnson (1975), Troy Ruttman (1930), Chuck Daigh (1923), Bobby Ball (1925), Walt Faulkner (1918), and Walt Hansgen (1919). After him are Paul Russo (1914), Jeff Gordon (1971), Tony Bettenhausen (1916), Don Edmunds (1930), Chuck Arnold (1926), and Peter Ryan (1940).

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