Thursday 25th January 1883

Born on this day, David Abbott “Ab” Jenkins, the mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah from 1940 to 1944. He was a professional race car driver, who drove the Duesenberg “Mormon Meteor” to a 24 hour average land speed record of 135 miles per hour in 1935. In 1940 Jenkins set the 24-hour record of a 161.180 mph average that lasted for 50 years (until 1990).