David Starr (racing driver)

David Starr, American race car driver

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Born: October 11, 1967
Age in 2026: 59
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1967

About David Starr (racing driver)

David Leon Starr is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 53 Chevrolet Camaro SS for Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen. He has also previously competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, where he is a four-time race winner, as well as NASCAR Cup Series, and what are now the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series West. Over the next seven years, Starr won a total of twenty late model races. He joined the Texas International Driving Association in 1996 and became the first rookie to win a race. He won his first race at Las Vegas and was named the Series' Most Popular Driver after a fifth-place finish.

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The world when David Starr (racing driver) was born

David Starr (racing driver) was born in 1967. 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 1967

#1 song"To Sir with Love" – Lulu
Top movieIn the Heat of the Night
Top TV showBonanza
Best-selling bookOne Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel García Márquez

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst Super Bowl — Green Bay Packers defeat Kansas City Chiefs
Top headlineSummer of Love transforms counterculture
Technology milestoneFirst heart transplant performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard
Defining fadHippie culture and psychedelia
Notable inventionFirst handheld calculator
World population3.49 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
Also wonPhiladelphia 76ers (NBA)
U.S. population198.7M

1967 versus 2026

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

Measure	1967	2026
Gas	$0.33	$3.45/gal
Average home	$14,800	$435,000
Average income	$9,800	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.40	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.22	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.05	$0.73
Population	198.7M	341 million

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