Joe Silnes Was One True Race Car Artisan
FAMOUS CAR: Basement Bessie was one of Joe Silne’s most popular creations. (Bob Gates Collection Photo) At a time when hand forming metal was…
FAMOUS CAR: Basement Bessie was one of Joe Silne’s most popular creations. (Bob Gates Collection Photo) At a time when hand forming metal was…
Bobby Brown’s racing career has spanned the half century from 1960 to 2010. He has raced Corvettes and Cobras in the heyday of SCCA…
FENDERS: Roger McCluskey (1) and Don White (3) battle during 1970 USAC stock-car action at The Milwaukee Mile. (Russ Lake Photo)With Indianapolis 500 drivers…
AT THE GATE: Bayliss Levrett battles Howdy Cox at California’s Silvergate Speedway in 1935. (Radbruch Collection Courtesy Bob Lawrence Photo) In 1933, a group…
500 CAR: Dennis Firestone drove the BCV Racing entry in the 1982 Indianapolis 500. (Gene Ingram Photo)The history of the Indianapolis 500 is filled…
HITTING THE DIRT: Versatile Parnelli Jones attacks a dirt track in October 1961. (Walter Imlay Photo)Parnelli Jones has done a lot in his…
INDY TIME: Mike Magill at the 1959 Indianapolis 500, one of his three starts in the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. (Indianapolis Motor Speedway Photo)Mike…
Indianapolis Motor Speedway sat idle following the 1941 race through the conclusion of World War II. Former owner Eddie Rickenbacker sold the track to…
OPEN-WHEELER: Jack Hewitt, shown here in the early 1990s, was one of several who raced dirt cars at Pocono in 1981. (Corinne Economaki Photo)…
KICKING UP DIRT: Midgets round the north turn at San Diego’s Balboa Stadium. (Radbruch Collection Courtesy Bob Lawrence Photo) Located barely a mile from…