A.J. Foyt (R) and Hulman and Company CEO Mark Miles unveiling the commemorative bricks. Photos by Joe Skibinski, courtesy IMS. In 1977, A.J. Foyt became the first driver to win the Indianapolis 500 f...
Dan Wheldon in 2011. Photo courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Each year, a panel of more than 140 journalists, racing historians, and participants in the sport vote to induct two new members into ...
Shelby Cobras from the Steven Juliano Estate Collection. Photos by David Newhardt, courtesy Mecum Auctions. Muscle car collector Steven Juliano, who died of cancer in September 2018, earned a reputat...
1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88, raced at Le Mans, Sebring, and Daytona. Photo by Mike McNessor. Built for three years, from 1967-’69, Chevy’s L-88 Corvette was a race car that, coincidentally, could als...
1952 Kurtis Kraft 4000 Indy Car, chassis 345. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. In five starts at the Indianapolis 500, racer Ed Elisian never finished higher than 18th. It was his second Indy 500, in ...
A track-driven 2004 Chevrolet Corvette Indy Pace Car, one of three 2004 models in the collection. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. The Chevrolet Corvette has paced the Indianapolis 500 a total of 14 t...
Indy Roadsters on display at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 2013. Photos by author, unless otherwise noted. There’s no precise definition of an “Indy Roadster,” and there are differing opini...
1971 Buick GS 455 Stage 1 convertible, the only drop-top in the Matt Wagoner Collection. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Introduced in 1965 as a high-performance option package for Skylarks and Rivie...
1971 Buick GS 455 Stage 1 convertible, the only drop-top in the Matt Wagoner Collection. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Introduced in 1965 as a high-performance option package for Skylarks and Rivie...
Date: October 1956 Location: Weir Cook Municipal Airport, Indianapolis, Indiana Source: Indiana Historical Society, via The Old Motor What do you see here?
Sportsman racers James and Louis Goode cross the finish line in Ypsilanti, Michigan, in their 1965 Chevrolet Corvette. Photo by author. Day five of the Great Race on Wednesday took teams from the hos...
Photos courtesy Motostalgia Auctions. Marty Robbins may be best known as the country singer who amassed 43 top-10 records over a career that spanned three decades, but in his heart, he was a race car...
One of the NASCAR Herbies from the 2005 film Herbie: Fully Loaded. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. Even those with little interest in racing can recognize the white Volkswagen Beetle with red and blu...