May 12th in Racing History

2007 Close, but no cigar: Erin Crocker narrowly missed winning a major stock car race when she was beaten to the line by Erik Darnell in the Buckle-Up Kentucky 150.

2001 There wasn't a lot of movement at the top of the ARCA Kentucky 150 this day. Frank Kimmel won from the pole, while Tim Steele and Mike Swaim Jr. finished second and third after starting in those same positions.

1991 The Monaco Grand Prix was run on this day, and Ayrton Senna bested a large field of 27 starters

1984 Darrell Waltrip became the fifth driver to hit 60 victories in the NASCAR series when he won the Coors 420 at Nashville International Raceway from the pole.

1973/1979 Cale Yarborough won two races on this day in the 1970s. He took the Music City 420 in 1973 and again in 1979. In 1973, he lapped the field and won by two laps. In 1979 the competition was a little stiffer when Richard Petty also finished on the lead lap.

1968 Graham Hill was the first of only two drivers to complete all 90 laps in the Spanish Grand Prix. It was his 11th F1 victory.

1956 Speedy Thompson led all 200 laps of a NASCAR race in Hickory NC en route to his seventh win in this series.