A six-person list of racing pioneers, legends and modern-day champions joined “The First Lady of Motorsports” in a colorful and...
The newest inductees into the Auto Racing Hall of Fame at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum are legendary driver and constructor Bruce McLaren and three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti. New Zealander McLaren was a highly successful driver, designer, constructor and engineer, whose name lives on in the eponymous Formula...
1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, and his first Formula One World Championship, in a McLaren-Mercedes...
That’s some ride from West Lothian, Scotland to winning the great Indianapolis 500 three times, not to mention four IndyCar...
We all know their names, and they all would tell you that we do because they won this one race. Who are we to argue? Sixty-seven different drivers have won the 99 Indianapolis 500s run to date, but just 10 have won it three times or more to demonstrate their...
One of the highlights of this year’s Arizona Concours d’Elegance, set for January 23 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort in...
The Vintage Racecar/Vintage Roadcar stand at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show was buzzing all weekend. With three iconic cars,...
The Vintage Racecar/Vintage Roadcar stand at the NEC Classic Motor Show was buzzing all weekend. With three iconic cars, Porsche 917, BMW GTP and the Eagle HF89-Toyota, together with three legends of the track, Le Mans winner Richard Attwood (Friday), five-time Grand Prix winner John Watson (Saturday) and World Championship-winning...
1 Belgian F1 and sports car racer Willy Mairesse is born (1928). 2 Ted Horn, driving a Horn-Offenhauser, wins the...
Safe Is Fast is a site presented by the Road Racing Drivers Club and supported by the FIA Institute for...
This site bills itself as “a celebration of motorsport,” and that just about says it all. Now in its fifth year, motorsportretro.com features articles about, interviews with and profiles of major competitors in both cars and bikes through both videos and the written word. Also featured prominently are extensive photo...
1 Dick Johnson and John Bowe drive a Ford Sierra to victory in the Toohey’s 1000 at Mount Panorama in...
You’ve certainly heard many of us here at Vintage Racecar lament the fact that today’s racecar drivers seem to be...
1 Sarah Fisher, the first woman to compete in the Indy Racing League, is born (1980). 2 The first road races are held through the streets of Watkins Glen, New York. They are also the first post-WWII races held in the United States and the first SCCA-sanctioned road races. Frank...
2 Belgian Formula One and sports car racer Willy Mairesse commits suicide (1969). 4 Arturo Merzario drives an Alfa Romeo...
1 George Follmer drives a Ford-powered Lotus 70 to victory in the L&M Continental Formula A race at St. Jovite,...
