Jim Farley, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Company and a member of Ford's board of directors, was named the 2025 recipient of the RRDC Bob Akin Award. He was honored at the annual Road Racing Drivers Club members' dinner on January 21, prior to the running of...

In the slew of championships earned Saturday at Motul Petit Le Mans, the season finale for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, were two particularly coveted awards among the gentlemen drivers: The Jim Trueman and Bob Akin Awards. Given to the highest placing Bronze driver in the LMP2 (Trueman) and GTD...

Daytona Beach, FL -- Finalists who will make up the Class of 2020 Induction Class for the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) will be announced Friday (July 5) at Daytona International Speedway, and among them is nominee Judy Stropus in the Sports Car category. After nearly four years...

Archie Urciuoli, an SCCA racer in the 1950s and '60s, a former marine, and head of a private investment and consulting firm, was named the 2017 recipient of the RRDC Bob Akin Award. He was presented the award at the annual Road Racing Drivers Club members' dinner on Jan. 24,...

Longtime racer finds success in Touring 4 in a 12-year-old RX-8 Don Knowles has a long and storied history in production-based sports car racing. A six-time SCCA national champion, he also has a number of wins in professional racing, mostly in the Escort Endurance Series. Knowles holds the world record...

ABOVE: Bobby Akin, Judy Stropus, Archie Urciuoli. Brian Cleary photo. Judy Stropus, former professional timer/scorer, race-car driver, and award-winning publicist, received the 2015 Bob Akin Award from the Road Racing Drivers Club at a dinner on Jan. 27 prior to the running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the season...