Built by Porsche, but tamed by Mark Donohue, the shockingly powerful 917/30 dominated the 1973 Can-Am season.

The inaugural class of the Trans Am Hall of Fame will be inducted Feb. 21 during a celebratory dinner at Sebring International Raceway, where the series made its debut in 1966. 18 legendary drivers and team owners will be among the first inductees into the Trans Am Hall of Fame,...

BorgWarner has presented Roger Penske with his 20th Championship Team Owner’s Trophy and Josef Newgarden with his second “Baby Borg” in honor of their triumph in last year’s 108th running of the Indianapolis 500.The ceremony, held at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, saw Newgarden receive the 20-inch miniature...

The lack of competition in the 1973 SCCA Can-Am series clearly heralded its imminent demise. “All Porsche, all the time. And most of the time, just one Porsche … Not a compelling story,” penned “Fast Lines” columnist Pete Lyons in the latest issue of Vintage Motorsport magazine. (Be sure to...

The latest issue of Vintage Motorsport, Jan/Feb 2022, features a rear three-quarter-view photo of one of the most potent and attractive Grand Prix cars of the 1950s, Juan-Manuel Fangio’s Lancia D50. And that image tripped my memory circuit, reminding me of another bright red Italian race car on the cover...

A favorite topic of Dale Earnhardt Jr. on his popular podcast, The Dale Jr. Download, is what he refers to as "innovations" or "creativity." Modifications done to a race car to make it more competitive (read... fast) and often questionable in the eyes of rule makers. A few of my...

The Nov/Dec 2021 Vintage Motorsport issue is in the mail to subscribers and if you are a subscriber, thank you! It’s also headed to newsstands at Barnes & Noble bookstores nationwide. If you’re not a subscriber, you can go to Subscribe or call 877-425-4103. Single copies can be purchased at...

Back in 1972, Mark Donohue delivered Roger Penske the first of his 18 (and counting) Indianapolis 500 wins. Yet the New Jersey-born, Brown University engineering grad couldn’t have been more different in his background and approach from most of the guys he headed home at the Brickyard that day.An outstanding...

Photo: Gooding & CompanySanta Monica, CA -- Seven historic motorsports competition cars -- representing the best of the best from Indy, Trans Am and endurance racing -- are among the early highlights for Gooding & Company’s Aug. 13-14 Pebble Beach auction.Since the cars feature some of the most famous liveries...

Following the completion of a successful three-year agreement, the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli and Sunoco Race Fuels have grown the partnership into a new multi-year commitment, making Sunoco the “Official Race Fuel of Trans Am” for at least five years.“We are excited to continue our relationship with Sunoco,”...