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PRI 2017 Foyt Exhibit Details Released By Dan Schechner on August 16, 2017 It’s been 40 years since AJ Foyt recorded his record-setting fourth Indianapolis 500 win, and Performance Racing Industry is honoring the occasion with a special display at the 2017 PRI Trade Show. AJ Foyt: A Legendary Exhibition traces the icon’s rise from the dirt tracks of Texas to the apex of auto racing, and pays tribute to one of the most diverse and successful careers in motorsports history. Lest we forget, Foyt is still IndyCar’s most prolific driver, with 65 career victories, and he remains the only competitor ever to take top honors at the Indy 500, the Daytona 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In addition to rare... Continue reading PRI 2017 Foyt Exhibit Details Released » The Other 99 Percent By Dan Schechner on August 3, 2017 A short time ago a column appeared in the “Gear & Gadgets” section of The Wall Street Journal that raised some eyebrows here at PRI. The piece, written by Dan Neil and titled “Le Mans: A Race for the Future of the Automobile,” paid homage to the famed endurance road race as a testbed of advanced technology and a wellspring of competitive drama. Unfortunately, however, Mr. Neil chose to set the tone for his article by opening with the following: “In my opinion, 99% of motorsports competition is a pointless, brainless waste of time and gasoline.” Peppered amongst his praise for Le Mans were unflattering characterizations of nearly... Continue reading The Other 99 Percent » A Class Act By Dan Schechner on July 24, 2017 Late last week—July 20, to be precise—PRI founder Steve Lewis was inducted into the United States Auto Club (USAC) Hall of Fame alongside fellow 2017 honorees Donald Davidson, Frankie DelRoy, Gene Hartley, Howard Linne, Robbie Stanley, Steve Stapp, Johnny Thomson, Chuck Gurney, Lloyd Ruby, Ken Schrader and Bob East. Lewis, who established the venerable Nine Racing team in the late 1970s, would go on to record 133 national wins and 10 USAC National Midget Series championships over a dominant 25-year span that brought top drivers like Mike Bliss, Dave Darland, Bobby East, Joe Gaerte, Tracy Hines, Kenny Irwin Jr., Kasey Kahne, Jason Leffler, Stevie Reeves, Dave Steele, Tony Stewart, J.J. Yeley and others into victory lane time and... Continue reading A Class Act » Back On Track By Laura Pitts on July 18, 2017 After an early-season shakeup, Tennessee National Raceway appears to be back on track. Officials at the dirt oval in Hohenwald, Tennessee, had announced earlier this year that the remainder of its 2017 racing season would be canceled on account of management troubles. Upon hearing the news, however, local stock car drivers Wayne Smith and Leroy Holloway quickly rose to the occasion and threw their hats into the 3/8-mile ring, ultimately agreeing to manage the track for the remainder of the season; they have since enlisted the help of new officials, including a flag waver and tech. When we contacted her late last month, scorekeeper Sarah Dubraba, who is also track owner William Hibbits... Continue reading Back On Track » « first ‹ previous … 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 … next › last »
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