When Tom Sneva took the checkered flag on a sun-drenched May afternoon, in 1983, to win the 67th Indianapolis 500...
Jack Brabham Francois Cevert 2 Frank Griswold drives an Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 to victory in the Junior Prix, the...
Jochen Rindt Henri Pescarolo 2 Guy Moll wins the Monaco Grand Prix in an Alfa Romeo (1934). 3 Ronnie Peterson drives a March 722 to victory in the European F2 Championship race at Thruxton, England (1972). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
John Surtees Photo: Mike Jiggle I first drove what was to become Graham Hill’s 1966 American Red Ball Special Indy...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
When I first talked with Vintage Racecar editor Casey Annis in 2005, the conversation revolved around the subject of me writing about the fifties, the fabulous fifties as it were. After all, this was what I was known for. I had written seven books about the decade. One of my...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
During the years following WWII, road racing in the U.S. initially developed as an amateur sport, mostly run by the...
I’ll confess, upfront, that I’m really not a NASCAR fan. But that fact didn’t deaden the shock, when I learned that veteran NASCAR driver Richard “Dick” Trickle died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound the other day. Other than being familiar with his name, I didn’t really know much about him...
Al Holbert Clay Regazzoni 3 Brian Redman wins the F5000 race at Pocono, Pennsylvania, in a Lola T330. Jody Scheckter...
Lorenzo Bandini Adrian NeweyPhoto: Pete Austin 3 Stanley Dickens and Kunimitsu Takahashi win the 1000-kilometer All Japan Sportscar Championship race at...
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...
Andre Ribeiro Len Sutton 1 Glenn Seton drives a Nissan Skyline to victory in the Australian Touring Car race at...
Lloyd Ruby was best known as an excellent Indy car driver who nearly won two Indianapolis 500s, but in truth,...
News emerged last week that former Super Vee champion and Indycar racer Bill Alsup (above, David Hutson photo) had died in a crane accident in the mountains near his home in Colorado. The crane tipped over as he was negotiating a steep hill and pinned Alsup underneath, killing him instantly....
Hermann Lang Bernd Rosemeyer 2 Louis de Palma drives a Benz to victory in the Vanderbilt Cup race in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seat racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
Richard Petty Emilio Villoresi 1 Richard Petty wins the NASCAR Winston Cup Talladega 500 in a Dodge Charger (1976). 2 Karl Kling leads a Mercedes-Benz 1-2-3-4 finish in the Rhineland Cup sports car race on the Nürburgring in West Germany (1952). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This...
One of the men who figured prominently in our tribute to Dan Gurney in last month’s issue, veteran Indycar mechanic...
Paddy Hopkirk Helio Castroneves Photo: Jim Hatfield 1 David Pearson wins the NASCAR Winston Cup race at Atlanta International Raceway...
Luigi Fagioli Dan GurneyPhoto: Roger Dixon 1 Mario Andretti and Bruce McLaren drive a Ford GT40 MkIV to victory in the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race (1967). 2 Hermann Lang drives a Mercedes W154 to victory in the Grand Prix in Pau, France (1939). Become a Member & Get...
How amusing, I often smile, that a breed of racer I associate with conservatism generally speeds around to the left....
Frank Matich Dear Editor, Thanks for another great magazine, in particular the acknowledgement of the death of Frank Matich. Frank...
Indy Dear Editor, Just read this months Vintage Racecar while lying in my bed (NASCAR on in the background) at a rainy Speedway [Indy]. This issue’s even better than normal, well done to everybody involved, please pass on my thanks to the team there. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Nanni Galli Jo BonnierPhoto: Porsche 1 Jean-Pierre Wimille drives a Simca-Gordini to victory in the Coupe Robert Benoist on a...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seater racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
As you’ll read in this month’s Racecar Profile, I had the good fortune to be given the opportunity to drive the 1979 March 79V Super Vee that Dennis Firestone drove to that year’s USAC “Mini-Indy” championship. I have a certain affinity for Super Vees, both in having raced a Ralt...
1972 Lola T290-Tecno Here is your first question for 10 points: How many racing car manufacturers have been going nonstop...
In this guide we are going to cover the popular single-seater series of Formula B, Formula Atlantic and Formula Two....
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...