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Indianapolis 500Cars approach the finishing line of the 500 mile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, which opened in 1909. (Photo by Nathan Lazarnick/Getty Images)
Rolls-Royce9th October 1929: A Rolls-Royce on the race track at Brooklands. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Blue formula 1 racing car with driver in seat
BluebirdJanuary 1929: The Napier Arrol Aster Car Bluebird used to break the land-speed record by Sir Malcolm Campbell. (Photo by Edward G. Malindine/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Yellow formula 1 racing car, front view
Bluebird16th May 1963: Donald Campbells racing car Bluebird in which he eventually won the land speed record. The car is silhouetted against the sun on the salt flats of Lake Eyre in Australia
Green Shelby Cobra RoadsterA vector illustration of a classic Shelby Cobra Roadster. Saved in layers for easy editing
Racing Start20th September 1924: Start of the Junior Car Clubs International 200 miles race at Brooklands. Nos 2 and 3 are Alvis cars and nos 4 & 6 Horstmann. (Photo by Osbourne/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Driver Jenatzy Posing in His Electric Racing Car(Original Caption) Racing driver reaches a speed of over 100 k.p.h. Final victor in competition between Jenatzy and le Comte de Chasseloup Laubat
Fashion Designer John Weitz Driving Racecar(Original Caption) John Weitz, noted both as a sportscar racer and fashion designer
Henry Ford and His 999 Racer(Original Caption) Henry Ford standing beside his famous racer 999 with Barney Oldfield at the tiller. Both Ford and Oldfield drove this four-cylinder, 80 horsepower racer to world speed records
Inventor Henry Ford and Colleagues with Race Car(Original Caption) 1905- Daytona Beach, FL: Henry Ford and August Degener, an early colleague, with a special six-cylinder Ford racer at Daytona Beach, FL, in 1905
Harry Grant wins the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup RaceHarry Grant and mechanic Frank Lee driving the #18 Alco-6 Machine, winning the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race on 1st October 1910 at Nassau County, Long Island, New York, United States
Ray Harroun Winning Indy 500Ray Harroun driving his Marmon Wasp, was the first winner of the Indy Race. His average speed was 74.59 miles per hour
Racer Winning First Indy Speedway RaceRay Harroun driving his Marmon Wasp, was the first winner of the Indy Race. His average speed was 74.59 miles per hour
Mason Racecar in the Elgin Road RaceRacecar drivers Eddie Rickenbacker and Pete Henderson drive their Mason racecar along a rural road during the 1914 Elgin Road Race in Elgin, Scotland
Auto Racer Barnby Oldfield and Race Car(Original Caption) 8/22/1917-Sheepshead Bay, NY: Barnby Oldfield and his Golden Sunbeam. Auto Races, Sheepshead Bay
Racecar at Sheepshead Bay Track(Original Caption) Motor Kings in Trial Spins at Sheepshead Bay Track. Brooklyn, New York: Dan Hickey and his mechanic Earl Case
Erwin Baker Waiting to Start Auto RaceProminent motorcycle and racecar driver Erwin "Cannonball" Baker waits for the nod of race starter Fred Wagner to begin the auto race, which begins in San Francisco and ends in Chicago
Jack Dempsey In Duesenberg Racing Car1921: Jack Dempsey in DuesenBerg Racing Car. Car is stopped and Dempsey and the passenger are looking at the camera
Christian Lautenschlager of the German Mercedes Racing TeamRacecar driver Christian Lautenschlager, veteran star of the German Mercedes racing team
Major Segrave in Record-Breaking Car(Original Caption) The "Mystery S" Sunbeam car, with Major Segrave at the wheel after finishing his record breaking test here
American Speed King J.W. White(Original Caption) J.W. White, famous American speed king, standing beside his Triplex machine which he will drive in an attempt to break the world's automobile speed record
Rocket-Powered Car On Test Run(Original Caption) 9/3/1929-Berlin, Germany: The new Volkart rocket car during a test spin in which it made 97 miles per hour. The exploding rockets in rear throw up a great cloud of smoke
Mechanics Work on Racecar for Auto Race12/2/1949-New York, New York-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Argentine Heavyweight, Cesae Brion(right), rocks, Roland LaStarza, with a hard right during their ten-round bout at Madison Square Gardren
Malcolm Campbell Waves In Car Cockpit(Original Caption) Daytona Beach, FL: Capt
Racing Car of 1932Ready for the famous Indianapolis automobile race is Harry A. Miller, seated in a four-wheel drive racing car, which he and a staff of ten built at a cost of $15, 000
Sir Malcolm Campbell After Breaking Record(Original Caption) Speeding almost five miles a minute, Sir Malcolm Campbell of England, shattered his own automobile speed record by whizzing over the Daytona Beach, Florida
Racecar Driver Malcolm Fox at Indianapolis SpeedwayRacecar driver Malcolm Fox watches as his racecar is towed at the Indianapolis Speedway
Race Cars and Drivers(Original Caption) 5/30/1933-Indianapolis, IN: Photo shows race cars, drivers and mechanics on the track atteh start of the Indianapolis 500 auto race on May 30
Cars and Mechanics on Track(Original Caption) 5/30/1933-Indianapolis, IN: Photo shows cars and mechanics on the track at the start of the Indianapolis 500 auto race
Race Track & Stands At Indy 500(Original Caption) 5/30/1933-Indianapolis, IN- A view of the stands and track as the nation's best drivers rode in the 500-mile race at the Indianapolis Speedway on Memorial Day
Crowd Surrounding Sleek Racecar(Original Caption) Malcolm Campbell's rebuilt car makes first appearance here
Sir Malcolm Campbell's Car Breaking Speed Record(Original Caption
G.E.T. Eyston Breaking Speed Record in Automobile(Original Caption) Capt. G.E.T
Pierce Bertrand Losing Control of His Race Car(Original Caption) Here's Pierce Bertrand's idea of how not to spend a pleasant Sunday afternoon
Racecar Driver Joie ChitwoodRacecar driver Joie Chitwood at the Indianapolis Speedway. Chitwood was the first driver to wear a safety belt at the Indy 500
Paul Newman at Race Track Pits(Original Caption) 6/22/1984-Detroit, Michigan- Actor/race car driver Paul Newman pushes his car into the pits as he prepares to practice for the Trans-Am 100 race 6/22
Tom Cruise in Racecar(Original Caption) 9/27/1989-Braselton, GA: Actor Tom Cruise waits to take his racecar out on the Atlanta road course
Cars at Finish of Daytona 500The race officials wave the checkered flag over Derrike Cope, in his red and white Car 10, as he wins the 1990 Daytona 500
Louis Chevrolet Behind the Wheel(Original Caption) Photo shows Louis Chevrolet, race car driver. Undated
Two Young Boys Playing Slot Car(Original Caption) Photo shows two young boys playing with a slot-car racing set. Undated, ca. 1930s-1940s
Margaret Bourke-White W/E. Rickenbacker(Original Caption) Indianapolis, IN- Margaret Bourke-Whitee (1906-1971) American photographer who was assisted by Eddie Rickenbacker
Display Of Automobiles And "Hot Rods"(Original Caption) Seven hundred members of the Southern California Timing Association pledged support of law enforcement agencies yesterday in Maywood
Rescuing Race Car DriverA fire fighter and other rescue workers help race car driver Ralph Ligouri after his car overturns at the Trenton Speedway. The driver only suffered a dislocated shoulder
Hans Herman and Jaroslav Juhan After Pan American Race(Original Caption) Hans Herman, of Germany, sits in his Porsche sports car (at left, No. 55) after winning in the small sports car class of the Pan American Race today
Friend Hitching a Ride from Boy with Toy Car(Original Caption) 5/8/1949-Cleveland, OH- Certainly a big man in the neighborhood is eight-year-old Joe Fisher of Cleveland
Rex Mays Fatal Racing AccidentRacecar driver Rex Mays is thrown onto the racetrack as his racecar crashes into a guard rail during a race in Del Mar, California. Mays died of his injuries
Juan Manuel Fangio Sitting in Race Car(Original Caption) Juan Manuel Fangio, who already held a world's championship racing title, added a victory in the Uruguayan Tourist Commission's International Grand Prize Race
Juan Manuel Fangio Warming Up Race Car(Original Caption) 6/1/1953-Albi, S. France: Juan Manuel Fangio warms up in his "BRM" before the Grand Prix D'Albi race being held May 31 in Albi, southern France
Jowett R-4 Sports Car(Original Caption) 10/11/1953-London, England- The Jowett Company is exhibiting this sleek bug-like sports car, the "R-4
New Mercedes-Benz Sportscar(Original Caption) 3/22/1954-Frankfurt, Germany- These two models of the new Mercedes were displayed in Frankfurt. At top the Mercedes Benz 190 SL, advertised as a sports car with 125 H.P
Healey Racing at Bonneville Salt Flats(Original Caption) This British Austin Healey racing down the track recently did a mile at 192.6 miles per hour, official time
Umberto Maglioli's Race Car Crossing the Finish LineItalian race car driver Umberto Maglioli, , zips into Durango, Mexico in first place in the Pan American road race
Racecar Drivers Running to Cars at Start of Race(Original Caption) Nassau In The Bahamas: Running Start. International competitors in the 30-lap, 105-mile road race, at Windsor Field Course run for their cars December 11th
Jackie Cooper Pointing Number 13 on Sports CarActor Jackie Cooper points cheerfully to his number 13 on the hood of his sports car, just before driving in the 40 lap, 104 miles Beverly Trophy Race at the Beverly Airport, Beverly Massachusetts
Don Bitner Crashes Stock CarSequence of photos shows crash of stock car driven by Don Bitner of Chicago in the 100-mile stock car race at Lakewood Park, March 27th
A.J. Foyt Racing in the Indianapolis 500(Original Caption) National racing champion A.J. Foyt speeds down the brickyard's stretch at better than 170 miles per hour en route to a hair-thin victory in the Indianapolis 500 mile race
Julia Chase finishes far behind the leaders, but not last, against a field of some 157 men in the Manchester, CT, Thanksgiving day five-mile road race. A.A.U
Racecar in Rex Mays ClassicA.J. Foyt speeds by the grandstand to win the 100-mile Rex Mays Classic at Milwaukee's State Fair Park
Craig Breedlove and Spirit of America(Original Caption) Craig Breedlove, 26, of Los Angeles, driver and owner of "The Spirit Of America" walks away from his racer 7/31, after a successful trial run of 349.5 mph
Craig Breedlove Displaying Model of Racing CarCraig Breedlove holds a model of Spirit of America at a press conference in Manhattan, two days after breaking the land speed record at over 407 miles an hour in Utah
Carroll Shelby's Driving SchoolA student streaks into a turn under the watchful eye of Carroll Shelby, former road racing champion and founder of the country's only school for race drivers
Mechanics Examining Race Car(Original Caption) Jim Clark, racing driver, in his 1964 Lotus Ford. Also Jim Clark with mechanics, examining the Ford Lotus
Jim Clark in His Ford Lotus
Craig Breedlove Watches Submerging Jet Racer(Original Caption) Craig Breedlove stands on a dike bank looking at his partially submerged jet racer after it spun out of control
Bobby Summers and Goldenrod(Original Caption) Young Bobby Summers of Ontario, Calif. stands near his car, Goldenrod, in which he set a world land speed record for piston-driven cars at the Bonneville salt flats
Racecar Breaks Ground Speed RecordSpirit of America is a specially designed racing car in which Craig Breedlove broke the world's ground speed record by reaching a speed of 600.601 miles per hour at the Bonneville Salt Flats
James Garner Slipping into a Race Car(Original Caption) Getting in Practice
Francoise Hardy at the wheel of a Formula I Ferrari in the film Grand Prix by John Frankenheimer. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
Daytona 24 Hour Endurance Auto Race(Original Caption) Leading the pack at the start of the 24-hour Continental race here February 4th are Phil Hill (left) in Chaparral and A.J. Foyt in a Ford Mark II
Ford Prototype Racecar on Track
Jack Brabham Driving Racecar in Practice Round(Original Caption) Watkins Glen, NY: Current world champion Jack Brabham breaks over the hill at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix race course during a practice round here
Dick Thompson Racing Turbine Powered Racecar(Original Caption) The first of its kind ever to enter international competition
Mercedes Experimental C-111 Automobiles(Original Caption) 9/3/1969-West Germany- Mercedes-Benz unveils three of its prototype C-111s here at the Hochenheim Race Course
Gary Gabelich Standing by CarThe 600 mile per hour world land speed record has a new challenger
The Blue Flame Rocket Powered Automobile on Salt FlatsThe rocket powered car The Blue Flame in which Gary Gabelich hopes to the beat the world land speed record of 600.000 MPH at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. | Location: Tooelle County, Utah, USA
The Blue Flame at Bonneville Salt Flats(Original Caption) The Blue Flame blasts away from the starting point here during practice run for an assault on the world land speed record
Roy Lichtenstein Painting Model Bmw(Original Caption) 6/1/1977-Southampton, NY- Artist Roy Lichtenstein paints a model of the racing version of BMW's street model 320i in his Southampton studio recently
Gilles Villeneuve Holds Trophy Aloft(Original Caption) 4/15/1979-Brands Hatch, England- Canadian Gilles Villeneuve holds the Challenge Trophy for the Formula 1 Race of Champions here 4/15
Race Car Driver Janet Guthrie(Original Caption) 5/11/1979-Indianapolis, IN- Janet Guthrie gives a smile to her pit crew after turning in a few practice laps at a speed of 180 MPH
Bobby Unser Driving A Cab(Original Caption) 8/17/1979-New York, NY Bobby Unser, 2-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, is behind the wheel of a cab in New York City on August 9, 1979
Mark Thatcher in a Proto-Type Racing Car(Original Caption) 11/1/1979-London, England- Mark Thatcher, 26, son of British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, is in the driver's seat as the prototype of a new, single-seat
J.W. Stockson In Napier Race Car(Original Caption) Mr. J.W. Stockson seated in his Napier Race Car. Undated photograph