Doug Fehan surprised GM executives when he presented his vision for Corvette's racing future – but his leadership took the brand to unprecedented sports car glory

Bobby Unser was a legend on the track – but it was his conviction off it which made him equally as popular, writes Preston Lerner

Justin Moore's statistical model to find the best F1 driver ever caused outrage – now its new iteration might raise a few eyebrows too, writes Preston Lerner

NASCAR has been going round in circles (figuratively speaking) for far too long, writes Preston Lerner – racing on circuits like COTA could be just the shot in the arm it needs

Like a lot of people, I missed the news that Faye Pierson died last month in the Los Angeles suburb where she’d live most of her life. At the time…

The Parnelli VPJ-4 is one of F1's great coulda-woulda-shoulda stories, writes Preston Lerner. Without it, Mario Andretti would not have won the title with Lotus in 1978

During an otherwise forgettable dinner 25 years ago, I listened with stunned disbelief while 37-year-old Tony George, whose family owned the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, explained how and why he was going to blow…

Boy, howdy! That was entertaining. Fifty-one years after Richard Petty won the last top-tier stock car race contested on an unpaved surface, NASCAR’s big-dog Cup series returned to its roots…

Some of the best racing on the planet in a series that most don't realise still exists: Trans Am's old-school entertainment is begging for a crowd, says Preston Lerner

Simona de Silvestro is a factory Porsche driver with a full slate of GT races on her dance card. But she’s got unfinished business at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In 2010,…