History Articles
The Burke-Francisco "Sweet 16" Belly Tank
1/3/2023
This is what post-war hot rodding was all about. Unbridled creativity and courage to go just as fast as possible. Bill Burke invented the belly tank and perfected it on his third try. Meet "Sweet 16," currently on display at the Museum of American Speed.
Car Show Legend: Bob Larivee Sr. | Episode 31
10/18/2022
Bob Larivee Sr. has accumulated some amazing stories over the course of his very long career. We sit down with him to talk about building a car show empire, going to Disneyland with Ed Roth, and meeting John and Yoko while hanging out with George Barris.
The Boothill Express
10/12/2022
Ray Fahrner's Boothill Express was among the most famous and best from the wild era of the show rod.
Autocross History | SCCA Solo
8/22/2022
Each year over a thousand race cars of all shapes and sizes run head to head on a massive concrete slab that was once a WWII airbase, and it all happens right here in our hometown. Here's the story of how the SCCA Solo Nationals landed in Lincoln, NE.
Darryl Starbird's Predicta
8/12/2022
Darryl Starbird gave us a look at how the future might be with his wild custom Predicta.
Seven Decades of Speedway Motors: Carson, Craig & Clay Smith | Episode 25
7/25/2022
For this special anniversary episode we celebrate 70 years of Speedway Motors with Carson, Craig, and Clay Smith. As the sons of "Speedy" Bill and Joyce Smith, they were there for it all as the business and the family grew up together.
Speedway Motors History at Pikes Peak
6/13/2022
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.
Historic Indy Engines
5/12/2022
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.
1957 Corvette Factory Race Car Survivor
5/9/2022
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.
The Ditmars Brothers Dragster
4/8/2022
This beautiful veteran of the early 70's dragster wars was built by three brothers in a one-car garage in small town Iowa.