Tag: Al Unser

• Parnelli Jones’s radical ideas

  May 2nd, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 6 Comments
  

  Parnelli Jones is one of the living legends of American racing, up there in the pantheon with Mario Andretti, AJ Foyt and Dan Gurney. Jones dominated three of the seven Indy 500s he started and won the race in 1963, beating Jim Clark. He looked to be a clear winner… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Historic Racing, IRL, NASCAR, Personalities, Sportscars

  Tags: AJ Foyt, Al Unser, Can-Am, Chevrolet, Cosworth, Dan Gurney, Ford, Honda, Indy 500, Jim Clark, Joe Leonard, John Barnard, Lotus, Mario Andretti, Mark Donohue, Parnelli Jones, Tony George, Toyota

• Derek Bell at Daytona

  February 19th, 2008 | Rob Widdows | 6 Comments
  

  It all began with a telephone call from his son.
  “Hey Dad, one of our drivers has pulled out, how about you come and drive with us? We’re testing next week, why don’t you come along?” said Justin Bell who was due to race a Riley-Pontiac for RVO Motorsports in… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Personalities, Sportscars

  Tags: AJ Foyt, Al Unser, Brian Redman, Derek Bell, Emerson Fittipaldi, Justin Bell, Le Mans, Paul Dallenbach, Riley-Pontiac, Tonis Kasemets, Toyota