There’s no middle ground with A.J. Foyt, no compromising your feelings. You either love him or hate him. You either...
November 2004 Indy Cars of the 1940s Introduction by Karl Ludvigsen The 1940s are the under-reported years of motor racing, and additions to the existing dearth of material is always welcome. This 128-page soft-cover from the Iconografix series is no exception. It is, as the title suggests, a photographic record...
Five legendary names from the Indianapolis 500 will assume their place among racing legends May 21 at the 2004 Auto...
The resume is impressive—college graduate in physics, aeronautical research engineer, licensed pilot and instructor, NASA Astronaut candidate, but there is...
To have a successful career as a racer and then parlay that into a successful career as a team owner is admirable. To have won several championships, qualified for the Indy 500 and the inaugural Long Beach Grand Prix, while giving numerous up and coming drivers their start, is impressive....
The whoosh of a turbine became a familiar sound at the Brickyard during the 1960s, and albeit briefly, in Formula...
One would expect that winning the Indy 500 and the USAC driving Championship two times, as well as notching up...
Jackie Stewart Mario Andretti 1 Gates at Indianapolis Motor Speedway open for practice for the first Indy 500 (1911). 2 Jerry Unser Jr. suffers serious injuries in a crash during practice session for the Indianapolis 500. He died from his injuries 15 days later (1959). Become a Member & Get...
If you dig through the internet long enough, occasionally you will discover an unexpected surprise. Such is the case with...
This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, to be held July 6-8 in Chichester, England, will feature over 90 years of...
Ricardo Rodriguez Giancarlo Baghetti 2 Ricardo Rodriguez dies in a crash during practice for the nonchampionship Mexican GP (1962). 3 FIA declares that, beginning in 1983, all F1 cars must have flat bottoms. Ground effects chassis are outlawed (1982). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Sam Posey Alberto Ascari 1 The gates at Indianapolis Motor Speedway open for practice for the first Indy 500 (1911)....
Gilles Villeneuve Jean-Pierre Wimille 1 Sports car racer James “Hap” Sharp is born (1928). 11 American John Walter Christie, free-lance...
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