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Ron Fellows

Ron Fellows, Canadian race car driver

Born
September 28, 1959
Age in 2026
67
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1959

About Ron Fellows

Ronald Charles Fellows CM (born September 28, 1959) is a Canadian former auto racing driver. A long-term Corvette factory driver, Fellows won the 24 Hours of Daytona overall in 2001, the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice in class and the 12 Hours of Sebring four times in class. He is a three-time American Le Mans Series champion, winning the GTS title back-to-back in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Adjacently, Fellows won races in two of NASCAR's top three divisions as a road course ringer. After two straight 3rd place finishes at Road Atlanta and Road America, Fellows became victorious for the first time in the Grand-Am Series at Mosport. For the 2003 season, Corvette Racing won the American Le Mans Series GTS title with a very close win over the Prodrive Ferrari 550 team. Corvette Racing also won their fourth 24 Hours of Le Mans in six years.

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The world when Ron Fellows was born

Ron Fellows was born in 1959. 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 1959

  • #1 song"Mack the Knife" – Bobby Darin
  • Top movieBen-Hur
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookGoldfinger – Ian Fleming

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentIngemar Johansson knocks out Floyd Patterson for heavyweight title
  • Top headlineAlaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th US states
  • Technology milestoneMicrochip (integrated circuit) invented
  • Defining fadBarbie dolls
  • Notable inventionBarbie doll
  • World population2.98 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population177.1M

1959 versus 2026

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

Measure19592026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,400$435,000
Average income$7,000$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population177.1M341 million

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