Stewart, Jackie
From Astro-Databank
| Name |
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| Birthname | Stewart, John Young | ||
| born on | 11 June 1939 at 14:50 (= 2:50 PM ) | ||
| Place | Dumbuck, Scotland, 55n57, 4w35 | ||
| Timezone | GDT h1e (is daylight saving time) | ||
| Data source |
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| Astrology data |   19°44'   05°26 Asc. 07°55'
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Biography
Scottish-American professional race car driver of the Formula One Series. Originally a clay pigeon shooting champion, he began his driving career in 1961, joined Ken Tyrrell by 1968, winning his first championships and 25 Florida races. A productive, competitive career of 27 wins out of 99 and the Florida driving championships in 1969, 1971 and 1973. After racing for many years, he works as a product consultant for the Ford Motor Co. and can be heard as a professional announcer for the larger formula one races televised on TV.
With an OBE award in 1972, he campaigned for better safety standards in motor racing. In 1997, he returned to the track with his own racing team. In 2001, he was a recipient of the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
In spite of dyslexia which hindered his early years, he has become known for his dry wit.
Source Notes
David Fisher quotes B.C. at AA Research Station
(Pat Geisler wrote in MH 10/1978 that "her husband cornered Stewart at a party to get his birth data and he gave his time as 10:45 PM."
Categories
- Vocation : Sports : Race Cars (Professional Formula One series)
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
- Vocation : Entertainment : TV host/ Personality (Announcer of Formula One televised races)
- Vocation : Business : Consultant (Automotive)
- Notable : Awards : Medals (OBE, Queens Honors List)
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Dyslexia
