Franco Cortese John Fitch Photo: Mercedes 1 Guy Frequelin becomes competition chief of Citroën (1989). 2 Seven drivers (Rob Dyson,...
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A.J. Foyt Pedro Rodriguez 2 Walter Sobraske, machinist for Miller, Schofield, Offenhauser and Meyer & Drake (later shop forman), born in West Virginia (1901). 3 Dave MacDonald wins the USRRC race at Augusta, Georgia, driving a King Cobra (1964). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
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One of the most successful relationships in motor sports during the sixties was between Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles. It...
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Rodger Ward Vincenzo Florio 1 Colin Chapman and Michael Allen form the Lotus Engineering Company (1952). 2 The First South...
Richard Petty Antonio Ascari 3 Mark Donohue wins the USAC Champ Car race at Pocono, Pennsylvania, for Team Penske’s first...
All right, I suppose I should start off with a confession. I am a mad, keen Austin-Healey enthusiast, and have had one example or another locked away in the garage for over 40 years. In fact, I have been quite taken by anything that was done by the Donald Healey...
Vincenzo Florio David DonohuePhoto: Chuck Andersen 1 F1 racer and six-time Le Mans winner Jackie Ickx born in Brussels, Belgium...
Nearly 50 years ago I stood on the bank at Mulsanne Corner and watched the bright French sun flash on...
Peter Brock Alan Jones 1 Brian Redman finishes 1st and 2nd in the 24 Hours of Daytona when the Gulf Porsche 917K he shared with Jo Siffert finishes behind the Pedro Rodriguez/Leo Kinnunen team car which he also co-drove late in the race (1970). 2 Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons...
The BRM Years Tony Southgate Photo: Pete Austin Last November we began an ongoing series of interviews with Tony Southgate, the...
2 Swede Savage dies from injuries suffered in a wreck 33 days earlier during the Indianapolis 500 (1973). Pedro Rodriguez...
Mario Andretti at speed in his Ferrari 312B with flat-12 engine. Andretti was the race favorite having won the opening round of the Formula One season in South Africa just three weeks prior to the Questor GP.Photo: American Racing Museum For decades, racing fans around the world have continually debated...
I was involved in racing in a very interesting time, when a lot of good things happened and a lot...
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Pete Lyons How do you stop a racing runaway? Well, you might try throwing more races in its way. Ending McLaren Can-Am domination—that may have been one goal of series officials when they scheduled their fourth season, 1969, with nearly twice as many rounds as before. Become a Member &...
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