USAC Road Racing Fades as the SCCA Overcomes Its Aversion to Racing for Money When we left the USAC road...
A couple of years and a bit ago I suggested in this spot that, during these times of economic stress,...
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America has announced its Class of 2011, which will be enshrined during ceremonies in Detroit this August. Alphabetically, this latest class includes: Donnie Allison, winner of 10 NASCAR Cup races and Indy’s 1970 Rookie of the Year; Sid Collins, the original “Voice of the...
Parnelli is not his real name. Rufus Jones’ middle name is Parnell. His mother named him after a Judge Parnell...
Indy Dear Editor, Just read this months Vintage Racecar while lying in my bed (NASCAR on in the background) at...
Jack Brabham Francois Cevert 2 Frank Griswold drives an Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 to victory in the Junior Prix, the first road race through the streets of Watkins Glen, New York (1948). 3 Brian Redman drives a BRM-Chevrolet to victory in the Interserie race at Hockenheim, West Germany (1971). Become...
Gaston Chevrolet Peter Revson 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese GP and his first Formula One World Title at Suzuka...
Formula One at Watkins Glen By Michael Argetsinger From its dustcover image of the opening lap of the 1967 United...
Lorenzo Bandini Adrian NeweyPhoto: Pete Austin 3 Stanley Dickens and Kunimitsu Takahashi win the 1000-kilometer All Japan Sportscar Championship race at Suzuka in a Porsche 962. It is the 31st (of 35 races) and final win for the 956/962 in Japanese competition (1989). 4 Stirling Moss, driving an Aston Martin DBR2,...
As you’ll read in this month’s Racecar Profile, I had the good fortune to be given the opportunity to drive...
A.J. Foyt Pedro Rodriguez 2 Walter Sobraske, machinist for Miller, Schofield, Offenhauser and Meyer & Drake (later shop forman), born...
Jim Rathmann, winner of the 1960 Indianapolis 500, passed away just before Thanksgiving in Palm Bay, Florida, a week after suffering a stroke. He was 83. Rathmann was one of racing’s true Speed Demons. The faster the competition the better he seemed to like it. At Indianapolis, where he won...
Sam Hanks may have been a quiet man who preferred to keep to himself, but at the wheel of a...
John Cannon Jean Pierre Jabouille 2 Jochen Rindt, at the wheel of a Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT23, wins the...
Bruce BurnessPhoto: John Zimmermann When last we left Bruce Burness (April VR) he had just initiated his lasting association with Trevor Harris where they performed what he called “the ultimate male-bonding experience.” In this second part of VR Associate Editor John Zimmermann’s interview, Burness discusses the achievement he considers the...
David Scotney was, for many years, the face of Lola Cars at motor racing events around the world. Born and...
Niki Lauda Richard Petty 1 Willy Grover, better known as “W. Williams,” wins the ACF Grand Prix for sports cars...
Carroll ShelbyPhoto: Jim Williams In observance of Carroll Shelby’s recent passing, VR is presenting an edited combination of the interviews he granted the magazine—one conducted by Editor/Publisher Casey Annis, the other by Associate Editor John Zimmermann—during which he discussed various aspects of his life in the sport. Behind the wheel...
Formula 5000 was a racing series for open-wheel, single-seat racing cars built to a specific set of rules. The engine...
With the recent passings of Carroll Shelby, Roy Salvadori and Ted Cutting, all key players for Aston Martin’s World Sportscar...
George Follmer Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Jacques Laffite Photo: Mike Jiggle 1 Ricardo Rodriguez dies on the way to the hospital after crashing his Lotus during practice for the non-championship Mexican Grand Prix (1962). 2 Bobby Rahal drives a March 75B to victory in the Formula B race during the SCCA...
Away from the start of Race 3 at Eagle Mountain in April of 1957, Dave Tallaksen’s 3.4-liter XK-SS (#147) shares...
Michael Andretti Al UnserPhoto: Jim Hatfield 1 Jody Scheckter drives a Ford-powered Tyrrell 007 to victory in the South African...
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...
Parnelli JonesPhoto: John Zimmermann This year marks the 50th anniversary of Parnelli Jones’ 1963 Indianapolis 500 victory. That win, from...
Legendary chief mechanic and engineer Louis “Sonny” Meyer Jr. and 1968 Indianapolis 500 pole winner Joe Leonard are the latest...
Nanni Galli Jo BonnierPhoto: Porsche 1 Jean-Pierre Wimille drives a Simca-Gordini to victory in the Coupe Robert Benoist on a road circuit near Nimes, France (1947). 3 Jody Scheckter drives a Trojan T101 to victory in the L&M Continental F5000 race at Mid-Ohio in Lexington, Ohio (1973). Become a Member...
I’ll confess, upfront, that I’m really not a NASCAR fan. But that fact didn’t deaden the shock, when I learned...
Richard Petty Emilio Villoresi 1 Richard Petty wins the NASCAR Winston Cup Talladega 500 in a Dodge Charger (1976). 2 ...
Jules Goux John FitchPhoto: Mercedes 4 Jules Goux, driving a Ballot, wins the first Italian Grand Prix at Montichiari, near Brescia (1921). 5 Gilles Villeneuve wins the non-championship Formula Atlantic race through the streets of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, driving a March 76B (1976). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
