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Bob Akin
Born
Robert Macomber Akin, III

(1936-03-06)March 6, 1936
North Tarrytown, New York
DiedApril 29, 2002(2002-04-29) (aged 66)
Atlanta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican

Robert Macomber "Bob" Akin, III (March 6, 1936 – April 29, 2002) was an American business executive, journalist, television commentator and champion sports car racing driver.

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Bob Akin

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Robert Macomber "Bob" Akin, III (March 6, 1936 – April 29, 2002) was an American business executive, journalist, television commentator and champion sports...

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2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship

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season-end trophy are awarded to eligible LMP2 class Drivers. Akin points and the Bob Akin season-end trophy are awarded to eligible GTD class Drivers....

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2024 24 Hours of Le Mans

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Hypercar at the discretion of IMSA, and one each for the Jim Trueman and Bob Akin awards. Entries in the LMP2 Pro-Am Cup, set aside for teams with a Bronze-rated...

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12 Hours of Sebring

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during the race, more than in the race's prior 15-year history combined. Bob McLean crashed while approaching the hairpin; his car rolled several times...

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Fast Masters

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road course layout. Bob Akin Bobby Allison Donnie Allison Buddy Baker Derek Bell Gary Bettenhausen Tom Bigelow Bob Bondurant Bob Christie Larry Dickson...

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1981 24 Hours of Le Mans

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rules. There were three Kremer-modified Porsches from America, entered by Bob Akin, Preston Henn and Ralph Kent-Cooke. The latter sported the larger 3.2-litre...

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Claude Akins

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Claude Aubrey Akins (May 25, 1926 – January 27, 1994) was a character actor with a long career on stage, screen, and television. He was best known as...

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24 Hours of Daytona

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These type of drivers are typically eligible for IMSA's Jim Trueman and Bob Akin awards, awarded to the top driver who is not a professional at the end...

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1986 12 Hours of Sebring

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March 22, 1986. Victory overall went to the No. 5 Bob Akin Motor Racing Porsche 962 driven by Bob Akin, Hans-Joachim Stuck, and Jo Gartner. Class winners...

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1982 24 Hours of Le Mans

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being changed over to the fuel-efficient 2.8-litre version for the race. Bob Akin's team had developed their own variation on the Porsche 935, which debuted...

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1988 24 Hours of Daytona

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No. 11 Roush Racing Merkur XR4Ti driven by Scott Pruett, Paul Miller, Bob Akin, and Pete Halsmer. Victory in the Lights class went to the No. 9 Essex...

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Jo Gartner

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campaigned a Porsche 962 for Bob Akin in the IMSA GT Championship. He won the 1986 12 Hours of Sebring, along with teammates Akin and Hans-Joachim Stuck, finishing...

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Leopold Prinz von Bayern

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sports car endurance race 24 Hours of Le Mans together with Walter Brun and Bob Akin, finishing fourth. In 1986, Leopold became a factory driver for the Munich...

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1979 24 Hours of Le Mans

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the amateur SCCA Barbour's second car had the Sebring-winning trio of Bob Akin, Rob McFarlin and Roy Woods Two other 935s were in the IMSA class: a privateer...

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1983 IMSA GT Championship

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Felton Roger Mandeville 3 Sebring #5 Bob Akin Motor Racing #9 Personalized Autohaus† #66 Mike Meyer Racing Results Bob Akin Don Whittington John O'Steen Wayne...

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1986 IMSA GT Championship

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Peerless Racing #55 Huffaker Eng. Results Bob Wollek Paolo Barilla Don Bell Jack Baldwin Bob Earl 3 Sebring #5 Bob Akin Racing #66 Mike Meyer Racing #7 7-Eleven...

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April 29

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Arthur B. C. Walker Jr., American physicist and academic (b. 1936) 2002 – Bob Akin, American race car driver and journalist (b. 1936) 2003 – Janko Bobetko...

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Archie Urciuoli

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Was named the 2017 recipient of the prestigious Road Racing Drivers Club Bob Akin Memorial Motorsports Award. "Archie Urciuoli Wins HSR's Grand Championship...

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1984 24 Hours of Le Mans

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Motronic engine-system. Brun himself raced the new car, with American Bob Akin and German Prinz Leopold von Bayern. The second car had the regular championsjip...

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1978 24 Hours of Le Mans

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driven by Brian Redman/John Paul Snr and Barbour himself, with Bob Garretson/Steve Earle/Bob Akin in the second. The Whittington brothers, Bill and Don, hired...

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Philip Akin

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Philip Akin (born April 18, 1950) is a Canadian actor. Akin has had roles in major American films such as The Sum of All Fears, S.W.A.T., and Get Rich...

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1986 24 Hours of Le Mans

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team, having won the Sebring 12 Hours earlier in the year with Stuck and Bob Akin. After a 3rd-place at Silverstone with Tiff Needell, he would race with...

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1980 24 Hours of Le Mans

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getting up to 345 kp/h (215 mph). Regular team drivers Chris Craft and Bob Evans did an 18-hour trouble-free test at the Suzuka racetrack. André Chevalley...

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Susan Akin

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Akin traveled extensively with Bob Hope, performing at conventions both in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, New Jersey. Akin was formerly the spokesperson...

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List of driver deaths in motorsport

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Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 2015-04-08. "Bob Akin". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 2013-07-22. "Lamont Akins". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 2015-04-08...

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