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A real testament to the safety of the Gen 6 car. Watching this unfold I was convinced we had just witnessed a fatality.
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Kelly Petillo's win in the 1935 Indy 500 was the 1st time an Offenhauser engine captured the 500. There would be many more...
Rodger Ward won the Indy 500 in 1959 and 1962 driving for Bob Wilke's Leader Card team, sort of like the Team Penske of that era. Chassis by the legendary A.J. Watson, who also was Ward's chief mechanic (crew chief). Offenhauser engine. Ward's 1959 car was entered as number 5...
Arie Luyendyk 1997 (his 2nd win in the 500).
Frenchman Johann Zarco and Honda win the 2025 French GP.
Ricky Rudd in the Tide Ride...
Terry Labonte wins Bristol, despite the best efforts of Dale Earnhardt.
Rodger Ward won the Indy 500 in 1959 and 1962 driving for Bob Wilke's Leader Card team, sort of like the Team Penske of that era. Chassis by the legendary A.J. Watson, who also was Ward's chief mechanic (crew chief). Offenhauser engine. Ward's 1959 car was entered as number 5...
Arie Luyendyk 1997 (his 2nd win in the 500).
Frenchman Johann Zarco and Honda win the 2025 French GP.
Ricky Rudd in the Tide Ride...
Terry Labonte wins Bristol, despite the best efforts of Dale Earnhardt.
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Mario Andretti 1978 F1 champion...
Mario introduced the concept of tire stagger to Colin Chapman.
On my short list of motor racing GOAT's. And a Hollywood casting department could not possibly come up with a better look for a GOAT.
Rick Mears and his 1988 Indy 500 winner. He also won the 500 in 1979, '84, and '91.
Kyle Larson... 2 time Cup champion and counting...
Mario introduced the concept of tire stagger to Colin Chapman.
On my short list of motor racing GOAT's. And a Hollywood casting department could not possibly come up with a better look for a GOAT.
Rick Mears and his 1988 Indy 500 winner. He also won the 500 in 1979, '84, and '91.
Kyle Larson... 2 time Cup champion and counting...
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Nigel Mansell
Fernando
Pato
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Kris Meeke
Terry Labonte
Kyke Larson
Kasey K. Kahne
Johann Zarco during his premier-class début in Qatar where he crashed from the lead
Fernando
Pato
Bortoleto
Kris Meeke
Terry Labonte
Kyke Larson
Kasey K. Kahne
Johann Zarco during his premier-class début in Qatar where he crashed from the lead
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When this guy showed up at the dirt track you knew who would be racing for the lead. Another one of those guys who got his feet a bit wet in NASCAR.
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Holy crap, kinda can't forget this one. Mitch Smith.
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Dick Mann was a flat tracker at heart, but also highly capable as a road racer. He won the Daytona 200 back-to-back in 1970 and 1971, both years on bikes that were not supposed to have a prayer of a chance in that grueling race. His 1970 mount, a Honda CB750 four cylinder, carried number 2 so it's for another day. His 1971 steed, a BSA 750 Rocket 3, carried number 4...
A photo that summarizes the career of Kevin Harvick with Rodney Childers at SHR... freaky fast and cheated up. Notice how the roof and rear windshield have deflected due to the aerodynamic load at high speed, thus reducing greenhouse drag and increasing rear downforce. NASCAR inspectors never found out about this until various internet sleuths posted photos such as this...
Giacomo Agostini won 15 FIM grand prix championships, including 8 in the premier class (500 cc) plus 7 in the 350 cc class. Most of those were won while riding for the dominant MV Agusta team, but late in his career, Ago shocked the racing world by signing with Yamaha...
Ricky Carmichael won 12 premier class championships in AMA Supercross (5) and motocross (7).
Chase Sexton has number 4 now. Very fast. Too many mistakes.
A photo that summarizes the career of Kevin Harvick with Rodney Childers at SHR... freaky fast and cheated up. Notice how the roof and rear windshield have deflected due to the aerodynamic load at high speed, thus reducing greenhouse drag and increasing rear downforce. NASCAR inspectors never found out about this until various internet sleuths posted photos such as this...
Giacomo Agostini won 15 FIM grand prix championships, including 8 in the premier class (500 cc) plus 7 in the 350 cc class. Most of those were won while riding for the dominant MV Agusta team, but late in his career, Ago shocked the racing world by signing with Yamaha...
Ricky Carmichael won 12 premier class championships in AMA Supercross (5) and motocross (7).
Chase Sexton has number 4 now. Very fast. Too many mistakes.
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Perhaps the best driver of the Win-and-you're-in era, he just won the wrong races
Andrea Dovizioso
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Bobby Hamilton
Ross
Andrea Dovizioso
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Bobby Hamilton
Ross
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At Road America. That's either "ain't got no gas in it" or "it done blowed up".
Darlington, back in the day when they had enough sense to have covered bleachers at tracks.
Really appreciate the commentary accompanying each photo. It all has special meaning and is found to be extremely interesting. Thank you for posting your photos with a background story.
They had covered seating but it was noisy!! Those ribbed metal roofs bounced the noise back twice as loud. Imagine sitting on a porch with a tin roof in a rain storm than add exhaust sounds reverberating from the roof.
I wouldn't have a problem with it on a 100 degree day.
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How could I forget the Herminator. This is perhaps the most famous picture in the history of the Winter Olympics. The guy in the picture, Hermann Maier went on to win Gold three days later and again six days later.
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Gaston Chevrolet won the 1920 Indy 500 in a Frontenac. Gaston died in November 1920 in a racing accident at the Beverly Hills (CA) Speedway board track.
Billy Arnold won the 1930 Indy 500 with front wheel drive Miller power. Miller dominated Indy in the 1920's and early 1930's, but went bankrupt in 1933. Fred Offenhauser, Miller's longstanding shop foreman, purchased Miller's assets... and the Offenhauser motor was born. It was strictly a continuation and later an evolution of what Harry Miller had been building. Miller engines won 12 Indy 500's in the 1920's to mid-'30's. Offenhauser motors won an incredible 27 Indy 500's from the mid-30's to the mid-70's.
Jim Rathman was a three-time runner up in the Indy 500 when he finally captured a win in 1960. Smokey Yunick prepared the car, a Watson roadster with Offy power.
Rathman dueled for over 100 laps with Rodger Ward (the 1959 and '62 winner) but Ward slowed dramatically on lap 197 when he corded his right front Firestone. Ward was a Firestone test driver. I suppose he knew better than anyone if he could get three fast laps out of that tire!
"Lone Star JR" won three Indy 500's. His third Borg-Warner was from 1980, driving a Chaparral 2K owned by legendary racing innovator Jim Hall. The Chaparral 2K was a ground breaking design featuring high downforce from ground effect tunnels. Cosworth power.
Emerson Fittipaldi won the Indy 500 in 1989 and 1993, after capturing two F1 championships driving for Lotus (1972) and McLaren (1974). Both Indy wins were in Penske chassis and running Chevrolet engines. The 1993 winner carried number 4...
WTF, Emo?
After his 1993 Indy 500 victory, Fittipaldi refused the traditional chug of milk in favor of orange juice, a tone deaf move that earned him lasting scorn from many racing fans. It remains unknown whether karma for this bonehead stunt led directly to the collapse of Fittipaldi's business empire in Brazil (including citrus groves).
Billy Arnold won the 1930 Indy 500 with front wheel drive Miller power. Miller dominated Indy in the 1920's and early 1930's, but went bankrupt in 1933. Fred Offenhauser, Miller's longstanding shop foreman, purchased Miller's assets... and the Offenhauser motor was born. It was strictly a continuation and later an evolution of what Harry Miller had been building. Miller engines won 12 Indy 500's in the 1920's to mid-'30's. Offenhauser motors won an incredible 27 Indy 500's from the mid-30's to the mid-70's.
Jim Rathman was a three-time runner up in the Indy 500 when he finally captured a win in 1960. Smokey Yunick prepared the car, a Watson roadster with Offy power.
Rathman dueled for over 100 laps with Rodger Ward (the 1959 and '62 winner) but Ward slowed dramatically on lap 197 when he corded his right front Firestone. Ward was a Firestone test driver. I suppose he knew better than anyone if he could get three fast laps out of that tire!
"Lone Star JR" won three Indy 500's. His third Borg-Warner was from 1980, driving a Chaparral 2K owned by legendary racing innovator Jim Hall. The Chaparral 2K was a ground breaking design featuring high downforce from ground effect tunnels. Cosworth power.
Emerson Fittipaldi won the Indy 500 in 1989 and 1993, after capturing two F1 championships driving for Lotus (1972) and McLaren (1974). Both Indy wins were in Penske chassis and running Chevrolet engines. The 1993 winner carried number 4...
WTF, Emo?
After his 1993 Indy 500 victory, Fittipaldi refused the traditional chug of milk in favor of orange juice, a tone deaf move that earned him lasting scorn from many racing fans. It remains unknown whether karma for this bonehead stunt led directly to the collapse of Fittipaldi's business empire in Brazil (including citrus groves).
