Greg Moore (racing driver) into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2000. Moore was responsible for introducing Dario Franchitti to his future wife, actress Ashley Judd. Moore brought Franchitti to a party hosted by his friend, actor and fellow Vancouverite Jason Priestley and it was at that party that Franchitti met Judd. Franchitti dedicated his win in the Molson Indy Vancouver race in 2002 to Moore's memory. When Franchitti won the last IRL race at the Auto Club Speedway in 2005, the Andretti Green Racing team drove their cars to the exit of Turn 2, where Moore had his fatal crash, for their
Jim Hickman (racing driver) accident occurred with less than five minutes remaining in the final practice session. Hickman was born to Ioma Hickman (1922–2006) and James Franklin (1923–1966), in Panama, Oklahoma. He had two younger brothers, Hercel Harvey Hickman and Terry Lynn Hickman. He was a 1966 graduate of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK. He was survived by his wife, Lynda, and two children, Ashley and James Franklin III. Jim Hickman (racing driver) James Franklin Hickman, II (May 9, 1943 – August 1, 1982) was an American racecar driver known as Jim Hickman. Hickman was a driver in the 1982 CART Indycar series