The new issue of RACER magazine is our annual Speed Issue and that provided us with an excuse to speak with Rick Mears about how a driver analyzes their own performance. How do they know when they're at their absolute best?

Will Power claimed Roger Penske’s 200th IndyCar win at the 2018 edition of the Indianapolis Grand Prix, which is being celebrated during this weekend’s running of the event when David Malukas drives the No. 12 Verizon Chevy in a throwback silver livery from Power’s achievement in the same car eight...

Mick Schumacher’s first oval test will take place during a busy month of February. The new Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing IndyCar Series driver is set to explore the 1.5-mile Miami-Homestead Speedway facility in Florida with the No. 75 RLL Honda on Feb. 4, days prior to a mass gathering of...

Team Penske-Chevrolet’s Josef Newgarden insists he’s not considering his chance to make Indianapolis 500 history, but is simply focused on winning the 109th edition.On Sunday, May 25, the 34-year-old Tennessean could land the three-peat that has eluded some of the greatest drivers ever to turn a wheel at Indianapolis Motor...

Time it was, and what a time it was,It was a time of innocence, a time of confidences.Long ago, it must be… I have a photograph.Preserve your memories; they’re all that’s left you.The words are Paul Simon’s and sung by he and Art Garfunkel in 'Bookends'. I find myself humming...

To be honest, the theme of this issue made itself. Our love for classic race cars was sated this past couple of months by the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix and the Goodwood Festival of Speed over in the U.K. Then...

Nine days of auction action ended May 18, with a total of 2,877 lots selling throughout the duration of the Indianapolis-based event. This year’s event marked the fourth consecutive year that overall sales exceeded $100 million.The Indy auction lineup featured a wealth of bread-and-butter muscle cars, ‘50s classics, high-end Ferraris...

By John Oreovicz for the Feb/Mar 2024 issue of Vintage Motorsport The NTT IndyCar Series’ creation of the $1 Million Challenge – a made-for-television, in-season, non-points exhibition race set for March 22-24 at The Thermal Club near Palm Springs, Calif. – certainly created a talking point for the sport’s fanbase....

Rick Mears and Jimmie Johnson sit down for their first long interview together as the four-time Indy 500 winner and seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion discuss their shared story and improbable roots of coming out the Southern California off-road racing scene to make it to motor racing's greatest stage, the...

Pictured above: Rick Mears (left) is interviewed by RRDC President Bobby Rahal at the gala.Four-time Indy 500 winner Rick Mears was honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club in front of a capacity crowd at the April 7 RRDC Evening with Rick Mears Presented by Firestone. The audience included auto...