Bruce McLaren John Fitch Photo: Mercedes 1 Richard Petty wins the NASCAR Winston Cup Talledega 500 in a Dodge Charger...
Richard Petty Carl Haas 1 Chuck Daigh, driving a Lotus 19-Climax, wins the USAC-sanctioned sports car race at Mosport, Ontario,...
The Petersen Automotive Museum will honor “The King,” Richard Petty (above, left, Hal Crocker photo), with the museum’s Robert E. Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award at a March 23 gala birthday celebration. The event will feature an all-star panel including son Kyle Petty, former NASCAR champions Jeff Gordon and Rusty Wallace,...
Franco Cortese John Fitch Photo: Mercedes 1 Guy Frequelin becomes competition chief of Citroën (1989). 2 Seven drivers (Rob Dyson,...
Despite the weather, the IROC Camaro proved capable on both the oval track at Rockingham and Silverstone’s club circuit. Photo: Pete Austin...
Foyt, Andretti, Petty: America’s Racing Trinity By Bones Bourcier As we know, racing is a sport that has a way of destroying its heroes, building them up in our eyes before snatching them away with some inexplicable accident. How fortunate we are then, that these three kings of that sport—A.J....
Niki Lauda M. von Brauchitsch 1 Richard Petty drives a Ford Torino to victory in the NASCAR Grand National race...
When a racing season is over, the thrill of victory may have faded a bit and the money has likely...
John Greenwood Rick Mears 1 John Greenwood drives a Greenwood Corvette to victory in the IMSA sports car race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida (1974). 2 Alpine Renault A110s finish 1-2-3 in the Tour de Course rally in France, with Jean-Pierre Nicolas and Michel Vial on board...
The 2015 International Motor Racing Research Center Award Dinner will honor Richard Petty with the Cameron R. Argetsinger Award for...
Niki Lauda Richard Petty 1 Willy Grover, better known as “W. Williams,” wins the ACF Grand Prix for sports cars...
Mecum Auctions shocked the auction world with the late May announcement that they would be offering two icons from racing history at their August sale in Monterey. The first announcement was the sale of the STP-sponsored Lotus Type 56/3 Turbine Indy racecar, driven by Graham Hill at the 1968 Indianapolis...
The 15th Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance selected Best of Show winners in its two primary categories of Elegance and Sport...
Bobby Unser François Cevert 1 Al Holbert, Chip Robinson, Derek Bell, and Al Unser Jr. drive the Löwenbrau Porsche 962...
Richard Petty will serve as the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Honorary Chairman for 2010. The seven-time NASCAR champion, winner of 200 races, including a record 7 Daytona 500s, will be helping “The Amelia” celebrate its 15th anniversary. In a world of standout competitors, Petty is widely considered the greatest NASCAR...
Peter Brock Alan Jones 1 Brian Redman finishes 1st and 2nd in the 24 Hours of Daytona when the Gulf...
My father ran in the first NASCAR Cup race in 1949, when I was 11 years old, but I went...
Jack Brabham Richard Petty 1 Dereck Bell, Hans Stuck, and Al Holbert drive a Rothmans Porsche 962 to victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Jo Gartner dies in an accident during the early morning hours (1986). 4 Rick Mears drives a Penske PC-18 to victory in the CART...
Goodwood Festival of Speed debutant, Richard Petty, proved that there is much more to being a star than merely winning...
Richard Petty Antonio Ascari 3 Mark Donohue wins the USAC Champ Car race at Pocono, Pennsylvania, for Team Penske’s first...
