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As a young boy growing up during a Western New York summertime I can recall hearing those iconic “Sunday, Sunday Niagara” radio advertisements promoting the upcoming drag racing events at the legendary and now defunct Niagara (NY) Drag Strip.

We hope that Corvette Z06 sweepstakes winner Bill Parker is enjoying the car now that the weather has improved for those of us in the northeast!

The IMRRC, in conjunction with the Society of Automotive Historians, will soon be launching a Virtual Symposium on International Motor Racing History that will provide an on-line platform for presentations on aspects of motor racing history by authors, academic motorsport scholars, enthusiast historians, and students who wish to present their research and findings to the motorsport community. 

Niagara Dragway was one of the most popular and iconic drag strips in New York State from the early 1960’s to 1974. “SUNDAY…NIAGARA” commercials boomed from superstation WKBW during that period making Niagara THE PLACE TO BE for maximum automotive excitement! “Straight Line Speed – the History of Niagara Dragway” will be the topic of the IMRRC’s first Center Conversation series of the season, on Saturday. May 10 from 1-3PM.

The new issue of the SAH Journal has five issues in one #328 through #332, 80 pages vs. the usual 16 pages.

The deadline for Cugnot-English, Benz, Friend of Automotive History, Brigham, Bradley, and Ingersoll award nominations is upon us. SAH 2025 Award Nominations Deadline is April 15th

From Brittany Force to Hailie Deegan, women in motorsport have hit sport headlines on various networks and modalities. While coverage of women in motorsport may be more positive, in terms of quantity and perception has academia had any sort of focus on women in motorsport?

The presentation to the recipient of the inaugural SAH/Kettering Travel-to-Collections Grant will be held June 5, 2025 on the Kettering University Campus.

The 1963 AA/Fuel Dragster "Dead End Kids" was a legendary front-engine dragster that left a lasting mark on the early days of Top Fuel racing.

America's Packard Museum invites US-based SAH members to register to borrow books from their Turnquist Library