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David Hobbs (racing driver)

David Hobbs, English race car driver and sportscaster

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Born
June 9, 1939
Age in 2026
87
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1939

About David Hobbs (racing driver)

David Wishart Hobbs is a British former racing driver. He worked as a commentator from the mid 1970s for CBS until 1996, Speed from 1996 to 2012 and NBC from 2013 to 2017. In 1969 Hobbs was included in the FIA list of graded drivers, a group of 27 drivers who by their achievements were rated the best in the world. Hobbs was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2009. In 1971, Hobbs won the L&M 5000 Continental Championship driving for Carl Hogan out of St. He won five of the eight rounds that year at Laguna Seca, Seattle, Road America, Edmonton and Lime Rock.

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David Hobbs (racing driver) timeline

  1. In 1969 Hobbs was included in the FIA list of graded drivers, a group of 27 drivers who by their achievements were rated the best in the world.
  2. In 1971, Hobbs won the L&M 5000 Continental Championship driving for Carl Hogan out of St.
  3. Hobbs was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2009.

The world when David Hobbs (racing driver) was born

David Hobbs (racing driver) was born in 1939. 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 1939

  • #1 song"Over the Rainbow" – Judy Garland
  • Top movieGone with the Wind
  • Best-selling bookThe Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentLou Gehrig delivers his "Luckiest Man" farewell speech
  • Top headlineGermany invades Poland — World War II begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular television broadcasts in the US (NBC)
  • Defining fadThe Wizard of Oz mania
  • Notable inventionNylon stockings
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population130.9M

1939 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in David Hobbs (racing driver)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19392026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,200$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population130.9M341 million

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