Above: Joe Leonard at Indianapolis in the City of Daytona Beach Eagle-Ford, 1969He was a champion on two and four wheels who drove for Dan Gurney, A.J. Foyt and Parnelli Jones and earned the respect of anyone who raced against him or watched him race.Joe Leonard, who died Thursday at...

From sports cars to Formula 1 in 23 races, building and driving his own F1 car to victory and a versatile star who won in Indy cars, Can-Am, NASCAR, F1 and sports cars, Dan Gurney's legacy extends way beyond his accomplishments behind the wheel.His All-American Racers helped changed the face...

Dario Franchitti flew all day and night from Scotland to be there. Danny Sullivan got up early and drove in from Pebble Beach. George Follmer represented the old guard and Bobby Rahal represented the Baby Boomers. Toddy Ruttman cried, legendary journos Pete Lyons and Pete Biro took photos and Bobby...

It’s one of those ultimate records that will almost certainly never be broken – at least not in our lifetimes. It’s the lap record at Lime Rock Park, set 22 years ago during an IMSA race weekend. It was astounding at the time, yet even more so now, when you...

When Edsel Ford II phoned Dan Gurney to tell him he was going to receive an award named for his grandfather and Thomas Edison, the all-American racing hero responded like you might imagine.“I told him I was flattered but I don’t think you should have picked me,” relates Gurney (BELOW...