Cameron R. Argetsinger Award

Brian Redman to Receive IMRRC’s 11th Annual Cameron R. Argetsinger Award (September 2025) in Corning, New York

Dr. Jerry Punch to M.C.; David Hobbs and Bob Varsha to conduct Q&A. Presenting Sponsors: Sahlen’s.

Englishman Brian Redman, who has claimed nine road-racing championships in his 60 years of competition, will receive the 11th annual Cameron R. Argetsinger Award from the International Motor Racing Research Center at a gala presented by Sahlen’s at the Corning (N.Y.) Museum of Glass on September 4, 2025.

Redman will be honored for his universal contributions to help advance and improve the sport of motor racing.

• He will also act as Grand Marshal at Watkins Glen International for the SVRA Mission Foods Watkins Glen Speed Tour on the weekend.
• Friday, September 5, will also feature the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival, celebrating the town’s rich racing history

Established in 2014, the CRA Award has been presented to such legends of the sport as Chip Ganassi, Roger Penske, Mario Andretti, Richard Petty, the France Family, Bobby Rahal, Lyn St. James, Mike Helton, Richard Childress and Zak Brown.

Famed racing TV commentator Dr. Jerry Punch will be the evening’s M.C., and will be joined by racing legend David Hobbs and noted motorsports TV broadcaster Bob Varsha, who will interview the honoree on stage.

Originally from Burnley, Lancashire, Great Britain, Redman now resides in the U.S. He’s collected five professional championships since his racing career began in 1959: the 1970 South Africa Springbok Series title, three straight SCCA Formula 5000 Series titles (1974-1976), and the 1981 IMSA Camel GTP crown. He was also a driver on the teams that won four Championship of Makes titles from 1968-72.

The affable author of “Brian Redman: Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks,” raced in nearly every category of sports-car racing, including Formula 1, and is the winner of the 1970 Targa Florio; the 12 Hours of Sebring twice, in 1975 and 1978; the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1970, 1976 and 1981; and the Spa-Francorchamps 1000km race four times (1968-1970 and 1971). Cars he’s wheeled include Chevron B16 Spyder, Lola Chaparral T330/T332C, Wyer Gulf Ford, Wyer Gulf Porsche 917, Cooper-BRM, Porsche 908, Aston-Martin AMR1, Ferrari 312 PB, BMW 3.5 liter CSL, Lola T600 GTP, among many others.

Although he retired as a pro driver following the 1989 season, he continues to race in vintage/historic events with a variety of historic race cars. He’s the owner of Targa 66, a club for owners of high-performance road and race cars, organizing competitive events around the country.

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Brian Redman with the Lola T600 he drove in the IMSA GTP class in the 1980s for Cooke-Woods Racing. (Image courtesy of IMRRC Archives)

In 2002, Redman was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, and, in 2011, the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. He’s a past president of the Road Racing Drivers Club and a life member of the British Racing Drivers Club.

His racing history at Watkins Glen International includes placing second in the 1969 Watkins Glen 6 Hours driving with Jo Siffert in a Porsche 908. He won in 1970 with Siffert for JWE Gulf Porsche in a Porsche 917K. Redman also competed in two U.S. Grand Prix races at WGI (1972 and 1973). In addition, he won the Formula 5000 race there in 1975.

“Brian Redman is one of the true legends of motorsports who has worked tirelessly since his retirement from racing to advance the sport in a number of ways,” said Mark Steigerwald, Executive Director of the IMRRC. “We are privileged to be able to recognize his accomplishments by presenting him the Cameron R. Argetsinger Award.”

The award memorializes Cameron R. Argetsinger, often referred to as the father of American road racing. He was a visionary who, in 1948, conceived, organized, and drove in the first post-war road race in America through the roads of Watkins Glen. He brought Formula 1 to WGI in 1961 and the circuit hosted the United States Grand Prix for 20 years. He was president of the IMRRC for five years, until his death in 2008.

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Register for the 2025 Awards Dinner.

The gala is open to the public. Tickets may be purchased at the IMRRC Store. All proceeds benefit the IMRRC, a 501(c)(3 organization. It is recommended to register early, as the event is expected to sell out quickly.

Previous Award Recipients

The Cameron R. Argetsinger Award for Outstanding Contributions to Motorsports honors a person in the motorsports industry who is recognized universally for having advanced and improved the sport, in roles that may include, but are not limited to, driver, team owner, sponsor, race promoter, journalist or official of a sponsoring or sanctioning organization. The honoree brings prestige to motorsports and demonstrates commitment to the future of racing.

About the Cameron R. Argetsinger Award for Outstanding Contributions to Motorsports

Established in 2014, the inaugural award recipient was Chip Ganassi, who at the time fielded teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Verizon INDYCAR and TUDOR United SportsCar Championship series. Other Award recipients include:

• Richard Petty, the winningest driver in NASCAR history, was the 2015 honoree.
• The 2016 recipient was Roger Penske, who was celebrating more than 50 years involved in motorsports as a driver and team owner.
• Mario Andretti, considered by many to be the greatest race car driver in the history of the sport, was the 2017 recipient.
• Jim France, Chairman of ISC and IMSA and NASCAR Vice Chairman/Executive Vice President; Lesa France Kennedy, ISC CEO/Vice Chairperson and NASCAR Vice Chairperson; and Ben Kennedy, General Manager of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, were honored on June 28th of 2018.
• Team owner and famed driver Bobby Rahal was honored in 2019.
• In 2021, a pioneer for women in motor racing, Lyn St. James, received the award.

• We honored Mike Helton in 2022, Richard Childress in 2023 and Zak Brown in 2024..

The award memorializes Cameron R. Argetsinger, often referred to as the father of American road racing. Argetsinger was a visionary who, in 1948, conceived, organized, and drove in the first post-war road race in America through the roads of Watkins Glen. He brought Formula One to Watkins Glen International in 1961 and the circuit hosted the United States Grand Prix for 20 years. He was president of the IMRRC for five years, until his death in 2008.