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) 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 and raced in 3 CART contests that year as well as the Indianapolis 500, which, that year, was not a CART event. He finished 3 of his 4 races in the top ten and was named Indy 500 Rookie of the Year, where he finished 7th. Hickman died in a qualifying accident at the second Milwaukee Mile race of the 1982 season, practicing for the Tony