Allan Pagan, one of the original Indy Racing League entrants whose Pagan Racing team finished second at the Indianapolis 500, died last week at the age of 70.The Texan (far left, main image), who formed the racing team with his father Jack, got his start in the CART IndyCar Series...

He was part of Indianapolis 500 royalty, carried on the traditions of his father, and made waves with flashy cars and sponsors in one of the CART IndyCar Series toughest eras.Vince Granatelli, who came into the sport in the early 1960s as a mechanic working on the Novi roadsters and...

Romain Grosjean has been in the news a lot lately because he’s left F1 for IndyCar in 2021 after surviving a fiery accident in Bahrain last November. The most often-used phrase to describe his accident is that the French driver escaped a “near fatal” crash on the opening lap when...

The Vegas odds of Al Unser winning the 1987 Indianapolis 500 were off the charts, literally and figuratively, because the three-time winner had no ride during the first week of practice."It was the first time I'd ever come to Indy without a ride and I was just hanging around but...

In its previous 100 incarnations the Indianapolis 500 has created heroes, hard-luck Harrys and row after row of drivers that tried hard but blended in with the scenery.We know that Vuky, A.J., Big Al, Rocket Rick, Parnelli, J.R., Uncle Bobby, Gordy and Mario became legends because of their prowess at...

Take nothing away from Al Unser Sr. for leading the final 18 laps to win the 1987 Indy 500. The popular victory, captured in a year-old chassis that was converted from a show car to compete at Indy, gave Unser (pictured below) admission to the Speedway's most exclusive club.Joining A.J....

Jovy Marcelo's soft features and permanent smile belied the fact that he was a championship-winning racecar driver on the rise in open-wheel racing. The Filipino driver, killed 25 years ago today in a crash during practice for the 1992 Indy 500, was largely anonymous – a new face in the...

The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced the return of drivers Roberto Guerrero, John Martin and Dennis Firestone to the Fathers' Day Weekend Indy Legends Pro-Am at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The three drivers bring the list of entries to 28."Roberto is no stranger to our events as he...

The U.S. Vintage Grand Prix weekend launched in full earnest Friday with the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival. The festival is an annual event celebrating the advent of America's first major post-World War II road race beginning Oct. 2, 1948. Founded by the late Cameron Argetsinger, the event was originally...

The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association today announced a new twist for the "Indy Legends" Charity Pro Am feature of its Father's Day weekend Brickyard Invitational at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. New for the third running of the contest will be the decision to organize the race's entries into two classes,...