Gastón Carlos Perkins (April 15, 1928– April 19, 2006) was an

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racing driver. He won the

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championship in 1969.

Racing career

Perkins started his racing career in 1952. He was one of the Argentine drivers who participated in the ''Marathon de la Route'' (

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) in 1969 with Eduardo Rodríguez Canedo and Jorge Cupeiro. He won three titles in

Turismo Nacional Turismo Nacional (National tourism, lit., national touring) popularly known by its acronym TN, is a touring car racing series based in Argentina that has been active since 1961. It is organized by the Asociación de Pilotos de Automóviles de Tur ...

(Class B) in 1963, 1964 and 1965, with

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. In 1969 he was

champion with a

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. He died in his hometown, Juan Bautista Alberdi,

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, in 2006 at the age of 78.

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* 1928 births 2006 deaths Racing drivers from Buenos Aires Argentine racing drivers Turismo Carretera drivers Argentine people of English descent {{Argentina-autoracing-bio-stub