The American Le Mans Series has announced that it will create a series of races for historic IMSA GTP cars to...
The American Le Mans Series has announced that HSR will organize three Historic IMSA GTP races to be held in...
Well-known American historic racer Duncan Dayton has announced that he and his team, Highcroft Racing, have purchased an ex-Dyson Racing Lola EX257 LMP1 prototype and will compete it for all of this year’s ALMS season. “Purchasing the Dyson car was an opportunity to jump-start the team with a proven package,...
This month’s featured Web site showcases the race photography of Larry Neuzel. Organized by race series and year, this site...
Like any good race-nut, over the years I’ve tried to chip away at my list of the “great automotive wonders...
The late news—very late—that U.S. open-wheel racing’s long uncivil war has finally staggered to its hemorrhagic conclusion, fell with less than seismic impact in the motor sports world at large. As someone emailed in to SpeedTV’s “Wind Tunnel,” the only reason for many fans to bother talking about IRL’s muffled...
From May 27 to July 3, Lime Rock Park underwent a major transformation. Not only was the original 7-turn configuration...
When his team’s pair of Porsche RS Spyders took the green flag for July’s American Le Mans Series round at...
Roger Penske was honored with induction into the Legends of Laguna Seca during ceremonies preceding this year’s mid-October American Le Mans Series finale at the track. He joins Pete Lovely, Wayne Rainey, Bobby Rahal, Dan Gurney, Eddie Lawson, and Kenny Roberts Sr. on the expanding honor roll at the Monterey...
Pete Lyons You know how someone’s opposing opinion, one that seems inconsequential enough to let slide at the time, can...
Le Mans champion Roy Salvadori once wrote in a UK magazine, decades ago, about driving his winning Aston Martin DBR1...
December 2009 Ferrari 312P & 312PB By Ed McDonough and Peter Collins Billed as “the story of a great car and a great time in motorsport history,” this is the first book devoted solely to Ferrari’s 312P and 312PB models, and it features many rare and previously unpublished photos. The...
Jim Hall, creator of the legendary Chaparrals and the man who gave Gil de Ferran his first Indycar drive, was...
You’ve certainly heard many of us here at Vintage Racecar lament the fact that today’s racecar drivers seem to be...
Pete Lyons Got paper and pen at hand? Or simple fingers will do: Try coming up with a list of...
Carlo Chiti Emerson Fittipaldi 1 Scuderia Ferrari is formed as the Alfa Romeo factory racing team (1929). 2 Peter Gethin...
Michael Andretti Al UnserPhoto: Jim Hatfield 1 Jody Scheckter drives a Ford-powered Tyrrell 007 to victory in the South African...
Brian RedmanPhoto: Mike Jiggle Jacques Villeneuve.Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco 2 Gilles Villeneuve wins the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami in...
During the first 60 years of the Corvette’s existence, each of its six model designations raced at Le Mans. To celebrate this milestone, Corvette Racing entered two works Corvette C6Rs for the 2013 24 Hours, both carrying a special livery to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Corvette. Although the C6R...
Vaso Bill Vukovich Sr. John Cobb 1 John Greenwood drives a Greenwood Corvette to victory in the IMSA sports car...
There is a warehouse in Houston, Texas, that is the automotive equivalent of Willie Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. There are no...
One of the Petersen Automotive Museum’s latest exhibits, “Corvettes in Competition: Racing America’s Sports Car,” continues to create quite a buzz. The collection revisits the history of the most iconic Corvette race cars to celebrate Corvette’s 70th anniversary. The display showcases the evolution of Chevrolet’s legendary sports car, from its...
