History Articles

SoCal's first speed shop, Bell Auto Parts, pioneered the aftermarket with OHV Ford Flatheads, Cragar Mags, and racing helmets in the 1920s racing scene

Few drivers in any form of racing have had careers as long and successful as Sammy Swindell. In his new book, Sammy talks about his amazing life in racing!

How do we love old cars? Let us count the ways. Actually, that's what we're going to do here. Check out our decade by decade guide to some cars and details that we're head over heels for.

The 100th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb takes place this year. Speedway Motors has been there and done that a few times...here's what happened.

To celebrate the upcoming 106th running of the Indianaplis 500, here's a look back at a few of the engines that have competed at the Brickyard over the years.

This is the amazing story of a 1957 Corvette that was built by GM as a factory-backed race car and test mule for the experimental Rochester Ramjet fuel injection. It won its class at Nassau and Daytona, then disappeared into a Chicago garage for 47 years.

Here's another installment in our 70th anniversary series highlighting some of the great stories and cars from Speedway Motors history. Meet the Mechanical Rabbit...

After years of dominance with the legendary 4x sedan, "Speedy" Bill Smith and his hotshot driver Lloyd Beckman upgraded to this sleek new offset roadster for the '64 season.

This old sedan was untouchable in the early 60's.

Check out a few of our favorite oddballs and amazing survivors from the Museum of American Speed!