Colin Chapman Michele Alboreto 2 As a publicity stunt, Ford has professional racers drive Cortinas down the Cresta bobsled run...
Jurgen Barth Hellé Nice Alfonso de Portago Jochen Mass 1 Jackie Ickx and Jochen Mass win the 800Km of Selangor...
Rick Mears Howden Ganley 2 As a publicity stunt, Ford has professional racers drive Cortinas down the Cresta bobsled run in Cortina d’Amprezzo, Italy. Best time is turned in by Jim Clark, with Colin Chapman as codriver (1964). 3 Indy 500 winner Rick Mears is born in Wichita, Kansas (1951)....
Trevor Taylor Colin Chapman 1 Ernesto Maserati dies of natural causes (1975). 3 Indy car racer Rick Mears is born...
Bob Tullius Aldo Andretti Romolo Tavoni Oscar Koveleski 1 Scuderia Ferrari is formed (1929). 2 British sports car racer and...
1 Dan Gurney drives an AAR Eagle to victory in the USAC Rex Mays 300 at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California. Bobby Unser clinches the USAC championship (1968). 3 NASCAR great Robert Arthur “Bobby” Allison is born in Miami, Florida (1937). 4 The 1:1 foam model, from which the...
Dale Earnhardt Mario AndrettiPhoto: Pete Austin 1 Bobby Rahal, Bob Garretson and Brian Redman drive a Porsche 935 K3 to...
Jo Siffert Andy Granatelli 1 Al Holbert, Chip Robinson, Derek Bell and Al Unser Jr. drive the Löwenbrau Porsche 962...
Nino Farina Jim HallPhoto: Keith Booker 1 Sports car racer Jim Pace born (1961). 2 Al Holbert, Derek Bell and Al Unser Jr. drive a Löwenbrau-sponsored Porsche 962 to victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona (1986). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Niki Lauda M. von Brauchitsch 1 Richard Petty drives a Ford Torino to victory in the NASCAR Grand National race...
Ralph DePalma John Surtees 1 Sportscar racer Jim Pace born (1961). 2 Al Holbert, Derek Bell and Al Unser Jr....
Roger Penske Fred Offenhauser 3 Paul Goldsmith drives Smokey Yunick’s Pontiac to victory in the last stock car race on the beach at Daytona, Florida (1958). 4 Porsche 907s sweep the top three finishing positions in the 24 Hours of Daytona with the Elford/Neerspatch/Siffert/Stommelen/Herrmann car winning (1968). Become a Member...
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...
Dale Earnhardt Nino Farina 1 Bobby Rahal, Bob Garretson, and Brian Redman drive a Porsche 935 K3 to victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona. First IMSA GTP race (1981). 3 Paul Goldsmith drives Smokey Yunick’s Pontiac to victory in the last stock car race on the beach at Daytona,...
Warwick Brown drives a Lola T430 to victory in the Australian GP at Oran Park in Sydney (1977). 1 •...
Peter Brock Alan Jones 1 Brian Redman finishes 1st and 2nd in the 24 Hours of Daytona when the Gulf...
Peter Gethin Nino Farina 1 Al Holbert, Chip Robinson, Derek Bell, and Al Unser Jr. drive their Porsche 962 to victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona (1987). 2 The first Cobra prototype arrives at Carroll Shelby’s shop in Southern California (1962). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To...
February 2019 Ralph de Palma Enzo Ferrari Alan Jones Jim Crawford 1 Al Holbert, Chip Robinson, Derek Bell, and...
Graham Hill Frank Costin 1 Guy Frequelin becomes competition chief of Citroen (1989). 2 Al Holbert, Derek Bell, and Al...
Graham Hill Ronnie Peterson 1 Bobby Rahal, Bob Garretson and Brian Redman drive a Porsche 935 K3 to victory in the 24-Hours of Daytona. First IMSA GTP race (1981). 1 Mike Lawrence buys his first copy of “Motorsport” magazine. Twenty-seven years later, he becomes its editor (1957). Become a Member...
Peter Revson Alexander Wurz Niki Lauda Richard Seaman 1 Bobby Rahal, Bob Garretson, and Brian Redman, drive a Porsche 935...
Lance Reventlow Enzo Ferrari 1 Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons drive their Penske-prepared Lola T70 coupe to victory in the...
Jim Hall Enzo Ferrari 1 Daytona International Speedway opens for practice (1959). 3 Jim Hall wins the first United States Road Racing Championship race at Daytona, Florida, USA (1963). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited...
Don Panoz Aldo Andretti Mario Andretti Franco Cortese 1 Karl Mauer replaces Tony Fall as head of European Motorsports at...
Alain Prost John Surtees 5 Sir Malcolm Campbell drives his Napier-Campbell to a World Land Speed Record of 256.086 mph...
John Surtees Niki Lauda 5 NASCAR driver Darrell Waltrip is born (1947). 6 Porsche 906 wins its class in its first race at the 24-Hours of Daytona (1966). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to...
1 Randy Bernard is introduced as the Indy Racing League’s new CEO (2010). 2 Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons drive...
1 Bob Garretson, Brian Redman, and Bobby Rahal drive a Porsche 935 K3 to victory in the 24 Hours of...
National Motor Museum mechanics have discovered time capsule finds during the start of the restoration of Land Speed Record breaker Sunbeam 1000hp. The historic finds were made while the workshop team removed its two colossal V12 aero engines, workings and body panels for the Sunbeam 1000hp Restoration Campaign. The campaign...