1955 Syracuse Grand Prix – Sensation at Syracuse By Peter Lewis In October 1955, with nearly ten years of motor...
Notable American Grand Prix Drivers Michael Andretti The son of a racing legend, Michael Andretti was the Indy Car Champion...
Richie Ginther Biography Those readers familiar with the Grand Prix History website know that central to this site is the Hall of Fame. Illustrating that section is a famous photograph by Gary Bramstedt entitled Heroes. Amongst such giants of the sport as Clark, Brabham and Hill is a small freckle-faced driver...
Whitney Straight Biography Because of modern commercial, testing and fitness demands placed on current drivers many have decried the current...
United States Grand Prix – The History, The Circuits, The Drivers & the Cars Road racing in America has taken...
Ralph DePalma Biography Before the world knew of the Andretti brothers there was another American of Italian immigrant parents by the name of Ralph DePalma who would create a legend racing cars. Born in 1883 the DePalma family left Italy for America nine years later. Like his modern-day compatriot he...
Peter Revson Biography He was born IN 1939, a heir to the Revlon cosmetics fortune but died a respected professional...
Dan Gurney Biography He drove in the last great era of Grand Prix racing before the advent of tobacco advertising...
Jim Hall Biography Jim Hall was born on the 23rd of July, 1935 in Abilene, Texas, the 2nd of three sons. Hall spent his early years growing up in New Mexico where he first caught the four-wheel bug. While still only fourteen he acquired a 1929 Model A Ford which...
William K. Vanderbilt Biography He was born in 1878, the great grandson of multimillionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt. Known by his friends...
Mark Donohue Jr. Biography Mark Donohue Jr. trademark was his versatility. He raced and won in sports cars, Indy Cars,...
George Follmer Biography Follmer was born in Phoenix on January 27, 1934, but it was not long before his father, an engineer for a company that made flour mills, moved the family to suburban Los Angeles. “I did okay in high school, when I focused on books instead of girls,”...
