Four-time Indianapolis 500 starter Lee Kunzman, a model of perseverance in motorsports, died Feb. 27. He was 80.Kunzman overcame serious injuries during his career to start in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” in 1972, 1973, 1977 and 1979. His best finish was seventh, in 1973 and 1977. His best qualifying...

Among the eight inductees for the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Class of 2020 is L. Spencer Riggs, a longtime and award-winning contributor to RACER Magazine's sister publication, Vintage Motorsport.Growing up in Indianapolis, Riggs was influenced at a young age by the greats of the sport. In addition to...

Bryan Clauson is among eight men who will be inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame on June 2 in Knoxville, Iowa.Clauson, who was 27 when he died from injuries suffered at the Belleville Nationals in Aug. 2016, was one of the sport's most popular drivers. He won...

He was a mountain of a man, a barrel-chested brick layer from southern Indiana's stone quarry country who developed a talent, a temper and a following for sprint car racing that set the pilot light for his son's meteoric rise.But Bob Kinser was hell on wheels long before Steve Kinser...

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...

Jack Dan "JD" Housby was born in Des Moines, Iowa on January 10, 1935 and he passed away on September 10, 2015 at 80. - See more at: http://www.ilesfuneralhomes.com/obituary/Jack-Housby/Des-Moines-IA/1543003#sthash.htJ4ubX2.dpufABOVE: Housby with A.J. FoytJack Dan "JD" Housby, a longtime racing supporter who fielded teams in Indy cars, NASCAR and sprint cars,...

World of Outlaws sprint car star Sammy Swindell has announced his retirement from professional racing, effective immediately.Swindell, 58, who has driven for Big Game Motorsports (ABOVE) the past four years of his 40-plus year career, says he isn't planning to race again outside of the Chili Bowl Nationals."After the last...

IndyCar Series team owner/driver Ed Carpenter received the Pat O'Connor Award from the Hoosier Auto Racing Fans during its annual banquet Jan. 26.Presented for the first time in 1968, the Pat O'Connor Award is voted on by the executive board of HARF and presented to a Midwest driver who "lives...