I’ve been associated with many great racecars over the years, and for the most part Indycars. I’m particularly proud of...
The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance has announced that motorsports icon Parnelli Jones will be the honoree for the 13th Annual...
Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr. is one of racing’s all-time great all-rounders. During a career as a driver that spanned five decades, and one as a car owner that continues to this day, Super Tex has been victorious in everything he’s tried. Before becoming the first driver to win the Indianapolis...
The 14th annual Concours d’Elegance at Amelia Island drew an estimated 20,000 onlookers to the fairways of the Ritz Carlton...
John Cannon Jean Pierre Jabouille 2 Jochen Rindt, at the wheel of a Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT23, wins the...
Jerry Titus Frank Biela Photo: Stefan Warter 1 George Follmer drives a Ford-powered Lotus 70 to victory in the L&M Continental Formula A race at St. Jovite, Quebec, Canada (1970). 2 Multiple Le Mans 24-Hour-race winner Frank Biela is born in Neuss, Germany (1964). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Bob Bondurant, who led the Shelby American Cobra team’s successful 1965 World Manufacturers Championship effort, and later established one of...
Last year the SCCA marked the 50th anniversary of its inaugural Trans-American Sedan Championship event at Sebring, Florida, on March...
Pete Lyons Occasionally here you may notice me express disdain for the twisted state modern Formula One has gotten itself into, but I have to confess that as I watched its self-immolation at Indy, I was surprised to feel sadness. Apparently, I still care. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
My brother, Jim Hurtubise, started out racing on dirt tracks in California against seasoned drivers like Parnelli Jones and Allen...
Two of the most competitive drivers during the formative years of the Trans-Am series, Follmer and Jones will be reunited...
Pete Lyons Partway through an evening of kind words, warm recollections and congratulations, the moderator came on the mic and said: “George, we’ve had several speakers here; I’m surprised the term ‘anger management’ hasn’t been used yet!” Poor George Follmer could only join the laughter filling the Petersen Museum’s banquet...
The centenary of the first running of the Indianapolis 500 was celebrated at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (July 1-3)...
The revered roadsters that wrote Indianapolis 500 history during the 1950s and ’60s will be featured on Legends Day with...
Joe Leonard who, like John Surtees, won major championships on two and four wheels, passed away last Thursday at the age of 84 following an extended illness. Leonard, a San Diego native who moved to San Jose, California, as a 16-year-old to chase his racing dream, established himself as one...
When we presented the first part of our continuing interview with F1 design legend John Barnard last March, VR Contributing Editor...
October 2007 F1: Soon to Be Formula Teenager? Photo: ISPFD Dear Editor, Lewis Hamilton’s astounding success in his debut season is a sure sign of an incredible talent, a future multiple world champion if he plays the team card properly. At the same time, this is a stunning reminder of the...
The NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, California will be keeping up with the Joneses this Spring… a very special one:...
When the sports car scene started to heat up again in ’65-’66, I went to work for Motorsport Design in Connecticut, and we built a McLaren M6A for John Cannon. After that I was hooked on the Can-Am so I moved back to California, when I became Peter Revson’s mechanic...
You’ll probably get stopped at some point and have to pay off the cops. You will almost certainly have to...
Gaston Chevrolet Alan JonesPhoto: Pete Austin 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese GP to clinch his first Formula One World...
Lyn St. James Alex Zanardi 3 F1 and sports car racer Andrea de Adamich is born (1941). 3 Two-time CART Champ Car champion Allesandro “Alex” Zanardi is born (1969). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited...
• The Fabulous Fifties held its annual Lindley Bothwell Award dinner in early December at the Proud Bird restaurant near...
• The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation has selected motorcycle champion Paul Goldsmith, and veteran car owner Pat Patrick as this...
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...
Parnelli Jones By 1973, we had a great Indy car team and had won 53 Indy car races. As a...
The 28th running of the Baxter Auto Parts Portland Historic Races, to be held July 9–11, will feature racing legend...
A documentary film that offers an inside look at the Indianapolis 500 through the eyes of the race’s 1963 winner, Parnelli Jones, will premiere at next month’s Sun Valley Film Festival in Idaho. The film was written, produced and directed by the Car Barn Productions team of Annie Walker, Michael...