I’ll confess, upfront, that I’m really not a NASCAR fan. But that fact didn’t deaden the shock, when I learned...
Nanni Galli Jo BonnierPhoto: Porsche 1 Jean-Pierre Wimille drives a Simca-Gordini to victory in the Coupe Robert Benoist on a...
Legendary chief mechanic and engineer Louis “Sonny” Meyer Jr. and 1968 Indianapolis 500 pole winner Joe Leonard are the latest inductees to the Auto Racing Hall of Fame at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, celebrated during race week ceremonies for the 2013 500-mile race. Meyer, son of Louis Meyer, Indy’s first...
Parnelli JonesPhoto: John Zimmermann This year marks the 50th anniversary of Parnelli Jones’ 1963 Indianapolis 500 victory. That win, from...
Luigi Fagioli Dan GurneyPhoto: Roger Dixon 1 Mario Andretti and Bruce McLaren drive a Ford GT40 MkIV to victory in...
Michael Andretti Al UnserPhoto: Jim Hatfield 1 Jody Scheckter drives a Ford-powered Tyrrell 007 to victory in the South African Grand Prix (1975). 2 Michael Andretti drives a Swift-Ford to victory in the CART Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead, Florida. First CART win for Swift in their first...
Away from the start of Race 3 at Eagle Mountain in April of 1957, Dave Tallaksen’s 3.4-liter XK-SS (#147) shares...
Carlo Chiti Emerson Fittipaldi 1 Scuderia Ferrari is formed as the Alfa Romeo factory racing team (1929). 2 Peter Gethin drives a Chevron B26 to victory in the sports car race at Welkom, South Africa (1972). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
George Follmer Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Jacques Laffite Photo: Mike Jiggle 1 Ricardo Rodriguez dies on the way to the hospital...
Pete Lyons Got paper and pen at hand? Or simple fingers will do: Try coming up with a list of...
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...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seat racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
Carroll ShelbyPhoto: Jim Williams In observance of Carroll Shelby’s recent passing, VR is presenting an edited combination of the interviews...
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 &...
David Scotney was, for many years, the face of Lola Cars at motor racing events around the world. Born and...
Bruce BurnessPhoto: John Zimmermann When last we left Bruce Burness (April VR) he had just initiated his lasting association with...
John Cannon Jean Pierre Jabouille 2 Jochen Rindt, at the wheel of a Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT23, wins the Pau Grand Prix Formula 2 race in Pau, France (1967). 3 Leo Kinnunen drives a Porsche 917/10 to victory in the 300-kilometer Interserie race on the Nürburgring in West Germany...
Sam Hanks may have been a quiet man who preferred to keep to himself, but at the wheel of a...
Jim Rathmann, winner of the 1960 Indianapolis 500, passed away just before Thanksgiving in Palm Bay, Florida, a week after...
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 (&...
As you’ll read in this month’s Racecar Profile, I had the good fortune to be given the opportunity to drive...
Lorenzo Bandini Adrian NeweyPhoto: Pete Austin 3 Stanley Dickens and Kunimitsu Takahashi win the 1000-kilometer All Japan Sportscar Championship race at...
Formula One at Watkins Glen By Michael Argetsinger From its dustcover image of the opening lap of the 1967 United States Grand Prix to the closing photo of a leaping Tex Hopkins waving the checkered flag, this book takes you inside Watkins Glen during the circuit’s years as host of...
Gaston Chevrolet Peter Revson 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese GP and his first Formula One World Title at Suzuka...
Jack Brabham Francois Cevert 2 Frank Griswold drives an Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 to victory in the Junior Prix, the...
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...
Parnelli is not his real name. Rufus Jones’ middle name is Parnell. His mother named him after a Judge Parnell...
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America has announced its Class of 2011, which will be enshrined during ceremonies in...
A couple of years and a bit ago I suggested in this spot that, during these times of economic stress, Indycar racing might be rejuvenated by reviving the old stock-block engine idea of Formula 5000. A variety of production-based engines work well in Grand-Am, giving the technical diversity that genuine...
