John de Vries (racing driver)
John de Vries is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and Australian Formula Holden. He raced in the 2002 IRL season, where he began the season with Brayton Racing. De Vries competed in the first three races, and arrived but withdrew from the Nazareth Speedway race. He attempted to qualify for the 2002 Indianapolis 500, but was not among the 33 drivers who made the field. He returned after the Indianapolis 500 to compete in the Chevy 500 at Texas Motor Speedway and logged his best career IRL finish, an 11th place, in what would be his final IRL race. Previously, de Vries had spent four years in Formula Holden and the Australian Formula Ford Championship. John de Vries, Australian race car driver
3 April 1966
Born on the same birth day (3 April): Claire Perry O'Neill • DeShawn Stevenson • Edward Everett Hale • Hanna Suchocka • Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck • Indrajit Coomaraswamy • Jay Bruce • John III of Egmont • John Smit • Julie Sokolow • Kodi Nikorima • Louiguy • Marsha Mason • Miguel Bosé • Pierre Bretonneau • Ulric Dahlgren • Yoshibayama Junnosuke • Yoshinobu Takahashi
Born in the same month (April 1966): André Boisclair • Charlotte Dawson • Cynthia Nixon • David Chalmers • Gary Wilkinson (snooker player) • Iveta Bartošová • Mike Starr (musician) • Mott Green • Steve Scarsone • Véronique Gens • Yoon Hyun