Richard Craig Hill (born January 19, 1934) was a Canadian professional
automobile
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racer. Hill died at his home in West Lorne, Ontario on November 1, 2012.
Racing career
In a driving career that spanned almost 40 years, Craig Hill raced and won in almost every type of racing car, from midgets and super-modified stock cars to sports cars and sophisticated open-wheel formula cars. He was Canadian
Formula B
Formula Atlantic is a specification of open-wheel racing car developed in the 1970s. It was used in professional racing through the International Motor Sports Association, IMSA Atlantic Championship until 2009 and is currently primarily used in a ...
champion in 1969 and 1970, driving a Formula Ford he modified to formula B spec. He co-drove with
Ludwig Heimrath
Ludwig Heimrath Jr. (born September 9, 1956) is a Canadian businessman and former race car driver in open-wheel and sports-car racing.
Born in Scarborough, Ontario, Heimrath started his driving career racing Go-karts and Formula Fords. In 1979 and ...
to win the Sundown Grand Prix in 1973 and 1974.
He was inducted into the
Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame
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in 1996.
Other Motorsports Involvement
As advertising and promotions manager of
Castrol
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Canada, he was involved in that company's investment in Canadian motorsport.
See also
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Formula Atlantic
Formula Atlantic is a specification of open-wheel racing car developed in the 1970s. It was used in professional racing through the IMSA Atlantic Championship until 2009 and is currently primarily used in amateur racing through Sports Car Club o ...
References
*http://www.oldracingcars.com/canada/1969/
*https://web.archive.org/web/20120730044206/http://www.canammidgets.com/history.htm
*http://www.motorsportscentral.com/formula-a.asp
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External links
Memorandum
1934 births
2012 deaths
Canadian racing drivers
Racing drivers from Ontario
Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario
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