How exactly did Watkins Glen make its way from the tiny upstate village to the massive racing complex outside of town? The International Motor Racing Research Center provided the whole story this wee...
Jim France. Photo courtesy International Motor Racing Research Center. In 1948, William H.G. “Big Bill” France founded the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), both to grow the sp...
Joan Newton Cuneo, circa 1911 behind the wheel of a Knox Giantess. Image courtesy of Wilmington Historical Society. Since 2015, the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) in Watkins Glen,...
John Cooper Fitch racing a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR at Dundrod in Northern Ireland, 1955; teamed with Stirling Moss, the pair would deliver a win for Mercedes. Photos courtesy Daimler Media Archives, un...
Ford GT40s finish 1-2-3 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967. Photo courtesy Ford Motorsports History. A half-century after the Ford Motor Company shocked the world by sweeping the podium at the 24 Hou...
1963 Darlington 500. Joe Weatherly (#8) in his Mercury leads Darel Dierenger (#26) in his Mercury. Photo courtesy Ford Motorsports History. A livestreamed talk on NASCAR history at Watkins Glen will ...
John Fitch racing an MG-TD at Linden, New Jersey, in 1950. Photo courtesy IMRRC. Folks in the world of cars knew, admired and respected the late John Fitch. He was a racer, a patriot, a fighter pilot...
Date: Summer 1970 Location: Watkins Glen State Park, Watkins Glen, New York Source: John Blackwell, courtesy reader David Blackwell What do you see here?