We’re celebrating Willy T. Ribbs on the 30th anniversary of his historic performance at the Indianapolis 500 where he became the first African American driver to qualify for ‘The Greatest Spectacle In Racing.’ The large and durable 4-inch sticker,…
A number of Rolex 24 At Daytona entrants are using retro IMSA liveries for the event, and in some cases, for the year as the series celebrates its 50th anniversary. Taking a page from the past, here’s a gallery…
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Marshall Pruett Podcast Reaches 2 Million Downloads
San Francisco, Calif. (16Ā November 2018)Ā Someone who normally talks about acceleration is also experiencing a little bit of it himself. NotedĀ motorsportsĀ journalistĀ Marshall Pruett launched his podcastĀ in May, 2016, and reached 1 million downloads after 17 months. Fueled by an expanded range…
Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area and being part of the West Coast racing community meant trips to Portland International Raceway took place on a regular basis. I’m guessing I’ve been to PIR at least 30 times,…
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GALLERY: Nissan at Laguna Seca
Nissan is the featured marque for the 2018 edition of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. Take a look back at a selection of photos I shot at the 1987, 1991, and 1994 IMSA GTP/GTO/GTU weekends, with…
Bidding has concluded with the second annual charity print fundraising efforts for the Wilson Childrenās Fund, and through the auctions of autographed IndyCar and IMSA memorabilia, $42,975 was raised to benefit the daughters of the late race car driver…
Podcasts
Catch Everything That Went Live This Week On The Marshall Pruett Podcast, 2/26-3/3
Three new episodes were posted this week on the Marshall Pruett Podcast, starting with: MP 267: A Conversation with Hurley Haywood With the publication of his autobiography, American racing legend Hurley Haywood has opened chapters of his life that…
With 2017 behind us, here’s a look at the 10 most popular episodes of the Marshall Pruett Podcast in descending order. My podcast, which got its start in May of 2016, broke 1,000,000 downloads in December–it was an amazing…
Thanks to an invitation from IndyCar and Team Penske, and with the help of my co-director Travis Long, we turned after hours interviews filmed in August and September into the 26-minute SENNA: The Test documentary over four days in…
If I had to guess, Iāve watched the 1986 Charlotte IMSA GTP race at least 20 times. The sight of the worldās most diverse and cutting-edge prototypes, deep in NASCAR country, navigating Charlotteās awkward layout still holds its fascination…