Jack Brabham Richard Petty 1 Dereck Bell, Hans Stuck, and Al Holbert drive a Rothmans Porsche 962 to victory in...
Goodwood Festival of Speed debutant, Richard Petty, proved that there is much more to being a star than merely winning...
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 Petersen Automotive Museum will honor “The King,” Richard Petty (above, left, Hal Crocker photo), with the museum’s Robert E....
Niki Lauda M. von Brauchitsch 1 Richard Petty drives a Ford Torino to victory in the NASCAR Grand National race...
Niki Lauda Richard Petty 1 Willy Grover, better known as “W. Williams,” wins the ACF Grand Prix for sports cars driving a Bugatti (1928). 3 Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Jean-Pierre Jarier drive a Matra M670 to victory in the 6-hour endurance race at Watkins Glen, New York (1974). Become a Member &...
Mecum Auctions shocked the auction world with the late May announcement that they would be offering two icons from racing...
Despite the weather, the IROC Camaro proved capable on both the oval track at Rockingham and Silverstone’s club circuit. Photo: Pete Austin...
My father ran in the first NASCAR Cup race in 1949, when I was 11 years old, but I went along to spectate. When I was old enough, I became a racer too. Let me say though I was nearly 21 years old before I sat behind a wheel to...
John Greenwood Rick Mears 1 John Greenwood drives a Greenwood Corvette to victory in the IMSA sports car race at...
When a racing season is over, the thrill of victory may have faded a bit and the money has likely...
Richard Petty Antonio Ascari 3 Mark Donohue wins the USAC Champ Car race at Pocono, Pennsylvania, for Team Penske’s first Champ Car victory (1971). 4 Frank Verbeck wins $50,000 when he drives a Fiat to victory in the 444-mile Pan-Pacific Road Race from Los Angeles to Sacramento. Longest race on...
Franco Cortese John Fitch Photo: Mercedes 1 Guy Frequelin becomes competition chief of Citroën (1989). 2 Seven drivers (Rob Dyson,...
Bobby Unser François Cevert 1 Al Holbert, Chip Robinson, Derek Bell, and Al Unser Jr. drive the Löwenbrau Porsche 962...
Foyt, Andretti, Petty: America’s Racing Trinity By Bones Bourcier As we know, racing is a sport that has a way of destroying its heroes, building them up in our eyes before snatching them away with some inexplicable accident. How fortunate we are then, that these three kings of that sport—A.J....
The 15th Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance selected Best of Show winners in its two primary categories of Elegance and Sport...
Richard Petty will serve as the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Honorary Chairman for 2010. The seven-time NASCAR champion, winner of...
Richard Petty Carl Haas 1 Chuck Daigh, driving a Lotus 19-Climax, wins the USAC-sanctioned sports car race at Mosport, Ontario, Canada (1963). 2 Henry Seagrave drives a Sunbeam to victory in the French Grand Prix at Tours (1923). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
The 2015 International Motor Racing Research Center Award Dinner will honor Richard Petty with the Cameron R. Argetsinger Award for...
Bruce McLaren John Fitch Photo: Mercedes 1 Richard Petty wins the NASCAR Winston Cup Talledega 500 in a Dodge Charger...
