Gaston Chevrolet Peter Revson 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese GP and his first Formula One World Title at Suzuka...
Gaston Chevrolet Ricardo Rodriguez 1 Ricardo Rodriguez dies on the way to the hospital after crashing his Lotus during practice...
Masten Gregory Bob WollekPhoto: Porsche 2 Jackie Ickx and David Hobbs drive a Gulf Ford GT40 to victory in the Rand 9 Hour Race at Kyalami, South Africa (1968). 4 Sportscar racer Bob Wollek is born (1943). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Hermann Lang Bernd Rosemeyer 2 Louis de Palma drives a Benz to victory in the Vanderbilt Cup race in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
Jack Brabham Francois Cevert 2 Frank Griswold drives an Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 to victory in the Junior Prix, the...
Jo Siffert Peter Revson 1 Pedro and Ricardo Rodriguez drive a NART Ferrari 250 GTO to victory in the 1000K sports car race at Montlhéry, France (1962). 2 The first SCCA road race, a four-lap qualifier through the streets of Watkins Glen, New York, is won by Frank Griswold in...
Antonio Brivio Mario Andretti 1 A.J. Foyt wins the USAC Championship race on the dirt track at Sacramento, California (1967)....
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America has announced its Class of 2011, which will be enshrined during ceremonies in...
December 2017 • Bill Puterbaugh, who finished 7th in the 1975 Indianapolis 500 and was named Rookie of the Year, passed away October 9, at the age of 81. Puterbaugh made three consecutive Indy 500 starts from 1975-77, placing 7th in the rain-shortened 1975 race, flagged off 22nd in another...
• The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation has selected motorcycle champion Paul Goldsmith, and veteran car owner Pat Patrick as this...
Parnelli JonesPhoto: John Zimmermann This year marks the 50th anniversary of Parnelli Jones’ 1963 Indianapolis 500 victory. That win, from...
Parnelli is not his real name. Rufus Jones’ middle name is Parnell. His mother named him after a Judge Parnell whom she admired. Jones’ friend, Billy Calder, added the “i” to his middle name to make a name change when Parnelli wanted to race while underage. I remember drivers in...
The Riverside International Automotive Museum has announced that Parnelli Jones will be the Honored Guest at the third annual Legends...
Roger Penske was honored with induction into the Legends of Laguna Seca during ceremonies preceding this year’s mid-October American Le...
December 2009 Ferrari 312P & 312PB By Ed McDonough and Peter Collins Billed as “the story of a great car and a great time in motorsport history,” this is the first book devoted solely to Ferrari’s 312P and 312PB models, and it features many rare and previously unpublished photos. The...
Formula One at Watkins Glen By Michael Argetsinger From its dustcover image of the opening lap of the 1967 United...
During the early fifties, one of the biggest sports stars in the United States was Sam Hanks. Notice I said...
With the recent passings of Carroll Shelby, Roy Salvadori and Ted Cutting, all key players for Aston Martin’s World Sportscar Championship-winning team of 1959, it seemed reasonable to speak with another racer who worked in that fabled John Wyer-run team, Rex Woodgate. Woodgate is a notoriously detail-oriented mechanic who became...
Like any good race-nut, over the years I’ve tried to chip away at my list of the “great automotive wonders...
Jules Goux John FitchPhoto: Mercedes 4 Jules Goux, driving a Ballot, wins the first Italian Grand Prix at Montichiari, near...
Bobby Allison Bill Kraus 1 Stefan Bellof dies from injuries sustained in the crash of his Porsche 956 during the World Endurance Championship race at Spa, Belgium. The Martini LC2 of Bob Wolleck, Mauro Baldi, and Ricardo Patrese is awarded the win after the race is stopped (1985). 2 Bill...
Al Holbert Clay Regazzoni 3 Brian Redman wins the F5000 race at Pocono, Pennsylvania, in a Lola T330. Jody Scheckter...
During the sixties, Carroll Shelby tried almost anything having to do with cars and racing. A little-known episode was his...
Motor racing has recently been rocked by espionage scandals, but it was ever thus. In 1929, “Leon Dury” swapped two Millers for three Bugattis, and Ettore suddenly had fresh inspiration. When engineers change teams, they take information with them. That is true of any job; it is called “experience.” As...
It is well known that some great stock car road racing took place at the Riverside International Raceway. Dan Gurney...
Many were the similarities shared by young American racer Bobby Marshman and the Scottish Legend Bobby Marshman Photo: IMS Colin Chapman...
1966 Eagle-Weslake It is a privilege to update and run my test of the Eagle-Weslake. At Vintage Racecar we were very lucky to be close to Dan and his family. Casey Annis and I sat in his office and he told revealing stories, and occasionally from the other room Evi...
On June 7–8, 1958, the Texas Region of the SCCA hosted a weekend of sports car racing 10 miles north...
When Tom Sneva took the checkered flag on a sun-drenched May afternoon, in 1983, to win the 67th Indianapolis 500...
The title of my column reads: “The Fabulous Fifties.” The era is one I know something about. During that time, I raced, rallied, officiated, and was an SCCA Regional Board member. In addition, I shot photos, wrote articles, and had a wide friendship that included some of you. Also, I...
