Indianapolis, Indiana May 26, 2007 A. J. Foyt tribute includng several of his winning cars.Photo: Jim Hatfield Become a Member...
Like Mario Andretti and Nigel Mansell, Emerson Fittipaldi is one of the elite. A driver who has won the Formula...
For many years now, I have been synonymous with sports cars and sports car racing. Of course, when I started my career, I was like any other driver. I started in single-seater racing cars and wanted to become a Formula One racer, not only that but World Champion! My ladder...
Art Evans Fifty years ago, the world-famous Laguna Seca race course was created by a tree. It’s interesting as well...
Rick Mears Alain Prost 1 John Surtees drives a Ferrari 312 to victory in the nonchampionship Syracuse Grand Prix in...
Richard Attwood started his racing career in 1960 driving a Triumph TR3, but by 1963 had won the Monaco Formula Junior race and was a fast rising star. Success in Formula Two saw Attwood quickly move up to Formula One, with BRM in 1964, but the following years in F1...
This month’s featured Web site showcases the race photography of Larry Neuzel. Organized by race series and year, this site...
Indianapolis, IN May 27, 2006 Jess Kinder driving the 1935 Evans Miller-Ford.Photo: Jim Hatfield Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Bob Veith, a veteran of 11 Indianapolis 500-mile races and the 1956 Rookie of the Year, died March 29 in a Santa Rosa, Calif., hospital. He was 81. Veith, who drove in 54 National Championship races between 1955 and 1968, was a steady campaigner who gained quite a reputation for...
Eldon Rasmussen Eldon Rasmussen was the second Canadian (after Billy Foster) to race in the Indianapolis 500 in the modern...
Pete Lyons 2006 already! Those mileposts are just whizzing by, aren’t they? I feel like I’m riding up Pikes Peak...
While many racecar drivers have earned the title of “living legend,” there are very, very few that can also lay claim to the title of “pioneer.” Janet Guthrie is one such driver. From a decade of building and racing sports cars in the SCCA, Guthrie catapulted onto the sports sections...
November 2005 Vukovich By Bob Gates With wins at Indianapolis in 1953 and 1954, it looked as if Bill Vukovich...
I think you have to base your answer to the question, “What is the greatest racing car?” on your own...
Homebuilt or custom-made racecars were not new to America’s racetracks as they had been appearing for decades on dirt ovals, at the Bonneville Salt Flats and at the Indianapolis 500. In the years prior to WWII, drag racing’s predecessor—speed runs on the dry lakes of the Mojave Desert in California—had...
While I wasn’t sure if I’d ever be able to say this again—I really enjoyed watching this year’s running of...
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana May 30, 2005 Dave Thomas at the wheel of the 1948 Clancy 6-Wheeler. Photo: Jim Hatfield...
There’s no middle ground with A.J. Foyt, no compromising your feelings. You either love him or hate him. You either think he’s the greatest racecar driver who ever lived, or the most over-rated, or, perhaps like Chris Economaki, the luckiest guy who ever put on a racing helmet. Whatever your...
November 2004 Indy Cars of the 1940s Introduction by Karl Ludvigsen The 1940s are the under-reported years of motor racing,...
Indianapolis, IA Sept. 27-29 The Shadow of Tom Claridge leads the Ferrari 312T5 of Bud Moeller through the infield.Photo: Dick...
The whoosh of a turbine became a familiar sound at the Brickyard during the 1960s, and albeit briefly, in Formula One in the early 1970s. In this, the final installment, Michael Oliver recounts the story of their silent, but significant impact on open-wheel racing. The positive reasons for using a...
Jackie Stewart Mario Andretti 1 Gates at Indianapolis Motor Speedway open for practice for the first Indy 500 (1911). 2...
Sam Posey Alberto Ascari 1 The gates at Indianapolis Motor Speedway open for practice for the first Indy 500 (1911)....
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