Four days after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, American open-wheel racing series CART held its first race in Europe, hastily renamed from the German 500 to the 2001 American Memorial. With ...
Image courtesy Google Maps. It predates the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway and has seen nearly as many famed drivers kick dirt from under their tires. It has hosted both championship and exhibitio...
To support women in automotive fields, McPherson College senior Abigayle Morgan has started a scholarship named in honor of Denise McCluggage. I have proposed to create and grow a scholarship campaig...
Parnelli Jones at Indy in 2015. Photo by Sarah Stierch. He was successful as a driver, on pavement and off, and later enjoyed wins and championships as a team owner. Mario Andretti called him “the gr...
Bill Puterbaugh, after qualifying for the 1975 Indianapolis 500. Photos courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 was a childhood dream of racer Bill Puterbaugh, whose...
Bill Puterbaugh, after qualifying for the 1975 Indianapolis 500. Photos courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 was a childhood dream of racer Bill Puterbaugh, whose...
1964 Lotus 34, chassis 2. Photos courtesy Bonhams, unless otherwise noted. It was driven in period by A.J. Foyt, Dan Gurney, Parnelli Jones and Jim Clark. With Jones driving, Lotus 34, chassis 2, ear...
Don White (L) with USAC’s Dick Jordan. Photo courtesy USAC. Beginning in the 1950s, the Mississippi River city of Keokuk, Iowa, arguably produced more top-level dirt-track racers than another town in...