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Chris Cord

Chris Cord, American racing driver (died 2022)

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Born
July 15, 1940
Died
July 28, 2022
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1940

About Chris Cord

Chris Cord was an American racing driver and investment banker. He won the Group 5 SP class at the 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1987 IMSA GT Championship in the GTO class. At the 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans, Cord won the Group 5 SP class and finished sixth overall for Porsche Kremer Racing. Cord won the 1987 IMSA GT Championship in the GTO class, winning four races. In 1988, Cord won two more races in the GTO class, including a comeback win at Mid-Ohio.

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Chris Cord timeline

  1. At the 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans, Cord won the Group 5 SP class and finished sixth overall for Porsche Kremer Racing.
  2. He won the Group 5 SP class at the 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1987 IMSA GT Championship in the GTO class.
  3. Cord won the 1987 IMSA GT Championship in the GTO class, winning four races.
  4. In 1988, Cord won two more races in the GTO class, including a comeback win at Mid-Ohio.

The world when Chris Cord was born

Chris Cord was born in 1940. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1940

  • #1 song"In the Mood" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieRebecca
  • Best-selling bookFor Whom the Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst televised college basketball game
  • Top headlineWinston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
  • Technology milestoneFirst McDonald's restaurant opens
  • Defining fadSwing music hits its peak
  • Notable inventionJeep (military vehicle)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • U.S. population132.2M

1940 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Chris Cord's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19402026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,300$435,000
Average income$3,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population132.2M341 million

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