Resurrecting Al Unser’s very first asphalt Indy car and the first car he drove at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The great IndyCar driver and race steward Wallace “Wally” Dallenbach Sr. died on Monday at the age of 87. His friends and family say he was able to watch Sunday’s IndyCar race at Barber Motorsports Park and passed the next morning in his sleep. Dallenbach was preceded in death by...

Daytona Beach, FL – The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America announced Thursday (Feb. 27) that it will induct Wally Dallenbach Sr. -- considered the best chief steward in the history of American racing -- to its ranks.Photo: IMS“Wally Dallenbach was an outstanding driver,” said MSHFA President George Levy. “But...

Above: Jim McElreath, 1980. McElreath made 15 Indy 500 starts.Jim McElreath, who started his Indianapolis 500 career as rookie of the year in a roadster back in 1962 and finished it 20 years later in the ground-effects era as his own chief mechanic, passed away Thursday at the age of...

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...

It should surprise no one who reads RACER or RACER.com that some of the most meaningful moments of my life have come at racetracks. For me, some racetracks hold the memories of who I am, where I started and what I dreamed of. They also hold memories of race days...

Rick Mears, the third and (so far) final member of the Indy 500’s four-time winners’ club, used meticulous preparation, an easy affinity for 200mph, and a gunslinger’s eye for a shootout to become the man to beat at The Brickyard.He wasn’t intimidating like A.J. Foyt, but he ran you just...