Salem, OR -- A new book out May 5, The Brown Bullet: Rajo Jack’s Drive to Intergrate Auto Racing (Chicago Review Press), tells the life story of an overlooked figure in auto racing history.Award-winning journalist Bill Poehler shares details of Rajo Jack’s route to become a race car driver after...

Over 99 runnings, the Indianapolis 500 has become the most famous event in motorsport. That iconic status is built on a bedrock of hundreds of small stories, and to celebrate the centennial race, RACER.com has asked some of the people who are part of Indy's fabric to share a few...

Sebring’s fourth annual 12-hour classic in 1955 turned out to be thrilling but controversial.The race featured a massive 80-car field, but chaos ensued at the start when six reserve entries – upset they were not selected to race – snuck on to the track and began racing. After a couple...