Rick Mears, four-time Indy 500 winner, delves into a long look back at his career, tenure as a driver for Roger Penske, and a wide variety of other topics with the oval master ahead of the 100th running of the…
Editorâs Pick, Photos, Sports Cars
GALLERY: Ford’s Sports Car Return In 2016
May 8, 2016, 1:55 PM 0
Enjoy a deep gallery of images from Ford’s return to international sports car racing in 2016 with its twin-turbo V6-powered GT. The selection covers the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team’s unveiling at Le Mans in June 2015, its public…
The site of IMSA’s first street race took place at Miami in 1983. Enjoy the black & white gallery below (which, like the race, encountered some foul weather), and the story about the event that was published on RACER.com…
A look at the public unveiling of Champ Car’s new savior, the spec Panoz DP07,  during the series’ San Jose street race in 2006.
Photos, Retro MP, Sports Cars
GALLERY: 2008 American Le Mans Series Retrospective
May 8, 2016, 11:03 AM 0
Look back through the 2008 American Le Mans Series season with 50 shots from the championship’s peak in popularity and general awesomeness.
This photo makes me happy. Team Penske Porsche driver Patrick Long chases Highcroft Racing Acura driver David Brabham at the Mid-Ohio American Le Mans Series round in 2008. Porsche’s RS Spyder and Acura’s ARX-01b became the definitive LMP2 cars during…
In 2011, The Indianapolis Motor Speedway celebrated the 20th anniversary of Willy T. Ribbsâ breakthrough performance to become the first African-American to race at the Indy 500. I wrote a five-part feature to honor the historic event for the…
Originally posted in May, 2011. We left you after Part 1 of Willy T. Ribbs: One Of A Kind with Ribbs at an all-time low after failing to get through the Rookie Orientation Program for the 1985 Indy 500….
Originally posted in May, 2011. We left you after Part 2 of Willy T. Ribbs: One Of A Kind with Ribbs having taken his first laps in the new Lola-Buick just two days ahead of the first of two weekends of…
Originally posted in May, 2011. We left you after Part 3 of Willy T. Ribbs: One Of A Kind with Ribbs ready to qualify for the Indy 500. With a new set of tires bolted onto the Walker Motorsport/Bill Cosby Lola-Buick,…