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As Sir Jackie Stewart states in the book's Foreword, “Pete Lyons was one of the best journalists in Formula 1 at the time I was racing.” Lyons himself writes that when he became obsessed with motor racing, “It felt like my true road.” He witnessed Chaparral, Lola, McLaren and Porsche create ever-more-monstrous Can-Am beasts to be tamed by the likes of Jim Hall, John Surtees, Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme, Mario Andretti and Mark Donohue.

Jordan Taylor, driver for the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R GTP Team in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, has been named the 2025 Annual Membership Chairperson for the International Motor Racing Research Center, located in Watkins Glen, New York.

In celebration of 60 years of TransAM racing, and the inaugural class of Hall of Famers at Sebring in 2025; we wanted to take you back to 2015 when the IMRRC hosted a panel of notable figures in TransAm’s history. 

This International Women’s Month, we’ve been celebrating the fearless, trailblazing women making waves in motorsports—on real-world tracks *and* in the fast-growing world of sim racing.

Firestone returns as presenting sponsor of the expanded Road Racing Drivers Club annual legends dinner in Long Beach, California, on Thursday, April 10.

Where horsepower meets heart, and speed knows no limits! We’re shifting into high gear for a special panel episode in honor of International Women’s Month! 

Steve Zautke bridges both the oval world and the road world, which are coming closer and closer together. He is a native of Milwaukee, got involved with the Milwaukee Mile at a very young age. He is an author and published a book on Road America.

This presentation examines the unanticipated outcomes of government regulations, mainly focusing on tobacco and alcohol regulations and their profound impact on the motorsports industry.

We’ll talk with Erin (Crocker) Evernham, Alison Sload, Kaylee Bryson and Taylor Ferns about their journeys, the challenges they’ve faced, and how the sport is evolving for the next generation of female racers. So buckle up, because this conversation is going to be fast, fierce, and full of insight from the best in the business!

Shortly after the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2025 nominees were announced, two-time Daytona 500 winner and NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. posted, “Ray Elder won six NASCAR Western series championships: 1969, 70, 71, 72, 74, and 75. Elder would compete with the NASCAR Cup regulars when they ran at Riverside and beat them in 1971 and again in 1972.” Yet Ray Elder was not one of the nominees.