If Kimi Antonelli does this, he'll be the first Italian driver to win the #ItalianGP in a German car since Tazio Nuvolari drove an Auto Union to victory in 1938 — the last Italian Grand Prix before WWII. #f1 #motorsporthistory
September 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
If Kimi Antonelli does this, he'll be the first Italian driver to win the #ItalianGP in a German car since Tazio Nuvolari drove an Auto Union to victory in 1938 — the last Italian Grand Prix before WWII. #f1 #motorsporthistory
#OnThisDay in 1940, a legend was born. Happy birthday, Mario Andretti!
#indycar #f1 #motorsporthistory #marioandretti
#indycar #f1 #motorsporthistory #marioandretti
February 28, 2026 at 2:28 PM
#OnThisDay in 1940, a legend was born. Happy birthday, Mario Andretti!
#indycar #f1 #motorsporthistory #marioandretti
#indycar #f1 #motorsporthistory #marioandretti
Before hardcards and plastic credentials, officials at the #Indy500 were pinpointed thanks to their armbands… and I got my hands on one from 1937.
#motorsporthistory #aaa #indianapolis500
#motorsporthistory #aaa #indianapolis500
June 23, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Before hardcards and plastic credentials, officials at the #Indy500 were pinpointed thanks to their armbands… and I got my hands on one from 1937.
#motorsporthistory #aaa #indianapolis500
#motorsporthistory #aaa #indianapolis500
Cheryl Glass is a name that every motorsport fan should have known.
#motorsport #racing #motorsporthistory #blackhistorymonth
#motorsport #racing #motorsporthistory #blackhistorymonth
February 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Cheryl Glass is a name that every motorsport fan should have known.
#motorsport #racing #motorsporthistory #blackhistorymonth
#motorsport #racing #motorsporthistory #blackhistorymonth
The Monza we know today is very different from what the circuit's founders originally imagined!
#ItalianGP #formula1 #f1 #motorsport #motorsporthistory
#ItalianGP #formula1 #f1 #motorsport #motorsporthistory
September 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The Monza we know today is very different from what the circuit's founders originally imagined!
#ItalianGP #formula1 #f1 #motorsport #motorsporthistory
#ItalianGP #formula1 #f1 #motorsport #motorsporthistory
Juan Manuel Fangio called the 1957 German Grand Prix the “drive of his life.” But what made this race so special?
#f1 #formula1 #motorsporthistory #fangio #germangp
#f1 #formula1 #motorsporthistory #fangio #germangp
August 4, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Juan Manuel Fangio called the 1957 German Grand Prix the “drive of his life.” But what made this race so special?
#f1 #formula1 #motorsporthistory #fangio #germangp
#f1 #formula1 #motorsporthistory #fangio #germangp
It's #Rolex24 week, and that means the racing season is BACK!
Ever wondered how Rolex first got its start in racing? It all comes down to one fella named Sir Malcolm Campbell.
#imsa #motorsport #motorsporthistory
Ever wondered how Rolex first got its start in racing? It all comes down to one fella named Sir Malcolm Campbell.
#imsa #motorsport #motorsporthistory
January 20, 2026 at 2:44 PM
It's #Rolex24 week, and that means the racing season is BACK!
Ever wondered how Rolex first got its start in racing? It all comes down to one fella named Sir Malcolm Campbell.
#imsa #motorsport #motorsporthistory
Ever wondered how Rolex first got its start in racing? It all comes down to one fella named Sir Malcolm Campbell.
#imsa #motorsport #motorsporthistory
Before Formula 1 discovered ground effect, carbon-fiber monocoques, and active aerodynamics, Jim Hall was already imagining the future of motorsport.
My latest for Esses:
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My latest for Esses:
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Before Formula 1 discovered ground effect, carbon-fiber monocoques, and active aerodynamics, Jim Hall was already imagining the future of motorsport.
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September 20, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Before Formula 1 discovered ground effect, carbon-fiber monocoques, and active aerodynamics, Jim Hall was already imagining the future of motorsport.
My latest for Esses:
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My latest for Esses:
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🏁 *On This Day:** Richard Petty won the Mason-Dixon 300, the inaugural NASCAR race at Dover International Speedway in Delaware, launching one of the sport's most iconic tracks. 🏆
#OnThisDay #RichardPetty #NASCAR #DoverMotorSpeedway #MotorsportHistory #TheKing #RacingHistory #CarCulture
#OnThisDay #RichardPetty #NASCAR #DoverMotorSpeedway #MotorsportHistory #TheKing #RacingHistory #CarCulture
July 6, 2026 at 1:06 PM
🏁 *On This Day:** Richard Petty won the Mason-Dixon 300, the inaugural NASCAR race at Dover International Speedway in Delaware, launching one of the sport's most iconic tracks. 🏆
#OnThisDay #RichardPetty #NASCAR #DoverMotorSpeedway #MotorsportHistory #TheKing #RacingHistory #CarCulture
#OnThisDay #RichardPetty #NASCAR #DoverMotorSpeedway #MotorsportHistory #TheKing #RacingHistory #CarCulture
Pedro Rodriguez made history #OnThisDay by becoming the first driver from Mexico to win a #Formula1 Grand Prix… but that victory also resulted in one of the most embarrassing #F1 moments of all time.
#motorsport #motorsporthistory
#motorsport #motorsporthistory
January 2, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Pedro Rodriguez made history #OnThisDay by becoming the first driver from Mexico to win a #Formula1 Grand Prix… but that victory also resulted in one of the most embarrassing #F1 moments of all time.
#motorsport #motorsporthistory
#motorsport #motorsporthistory
The 1939 Belgrade Grand Prix was the last major international race that took place before World War II.
#motorsport #motorsporthistory
#motorsport #motorsporthistory
September 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The 1939 Belgrade Grand Prix was the last major international race that took place before World War II.
#motorsport #motorsporthistory
#motorsport #motorsporthistory
One of the world's first motor races took place in 1895… and ever since, people have been trying to rewrite its history!
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #racing
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #racing
June 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
One of the world's first motor races took place in 1895… and ever since, people have been trying to rewrite its history!
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #racing
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #racing
Did you know that Sebring actually SAVED American road racing?
Back in the 1950s, racing on public roads was banned in the USA. Sebring was one of the few tracks built on private property!
#sebring #motorsport #motorsporthistory
Back in the 1950s, racing on public roads was banned in the USA. Sebring was one of the few tracks built on private property!
#sebring #motorsport #motorsporthistory
March 20, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Did you know that Sebring actually SAVED American road racing?
Back in the 1950s, racing on public roads was banned in the USA. Sebring was one of the few tracks built on private property!
#sebring #motorsport #motorsporthistory
Back in the 1950s, racing on public roads was banned in the USA. Sebring was one of the few tracks built on private property!
#sebring #motorsport #motorsporthistory
The first man to win the #MonacoGP was a British driver named William Grover-Williams… but that might actually be the least interesting part of his bio.
That's because Grover-Williams was a SPY fighting against Nazi Germany during WWII!
#motorsport #motorsporthistory
That's because Grover-Williams was a SPY fighting against Nazi Germany during WWII!
#motorsport #motorsporthistory
January 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The first man to win the #MonacoGP was a British driver named William Grover-Williams… but that might actually be the least interesting part of his bio.
That's because Grover-Williams was a SPY fighting against Nazi Germany during WWII!
#motorsport #motorsporthistory
That's because Grover-Williams was a SPY fighting against Nazi Germany during WWII!
#motorsport #motorsporthistory
If Charles Leclerc drops an album anything like Jacques Villeneuve's…
In 2007, #F1 champion Villeneuve released ‘Private Paradise,’ a bilingual acoustic rock album that instantly became one of motorsport's weirdest deep cuts.
#formula1 #jacquesvilleneuve #motorsporthistory #f1lore
In 2007, #F1 champion Villeneuve released ‘Private Paradise,’ a bilingual acoustic rock album that instantly became one of motorsport's weirdest deep cuts.
#formula1 #jacquesvilleneuve #motorsporthistory #f1lore
February 24, 2026 at 3:01 PM
If Charles Leclerc drops an album anything like Jacques Villeneuve's…
In 2007, #F1 champion Villeneuve released ‘Private Paradise,’ a bilingual acoustic rock album that instantly became one of motorsport's weirdest deep cuts.
#formula1 #jacquesvilleneuve #motorsporthistory #f1lore
In 2007, #F1 champion Villeneuve released ‘Private Paradise,’ a bilingual acoustic rock album that instantly became one of motorsport's weirdest deep cuts.
#formula1 #jacquesvilleneuve #motorsporthistory #f1lore
The driver has always been the key factor in the motorsport scene, but in the earliest days, every driver needed a passenger to serve as their riding mechanic — one of racing's most dangerous jobs.
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #indy500
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #indy500
January 17, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The driver has always been the key factor in the motorsport scene, but in the earliest days, every driver needed a passenger to serve as their riding mechanic — one of racing's most dangerous jobs.
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #indy500
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #indy500
Did you know… even Enzo Ferrari's birthday is up for debate?
Believe it or not, the founder of the iconic Scuderia has THREE different birthdates listed in the record books!
#ferrari #enzoferrari #scuderiaferrari #motorsporthistory
Believe it or not, the founder of the iconic Scuderia has THREE different birthdates listed in the record books!
#ferrari #enzoferrari #scuderiaferrari #motorsporthistory
February 20, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Did you know… even Enzo Ferrari's birthday is up for debate?
Believe it or not, the founder of the iconic Scuderia has THREE different birthdates listed in the record books!
#ferrari #enzoferrari #scuderiaferrari #motorsporthistory
Believe it or not, the founder of the iconic Scuderia has THREE different birthdates listed in the record books!
#ferrari #enzoferrari #scuderiaferrari #motorsporthistory
Are races that take place on a full moon ACTUALLY crazier than normal? 🌕 🤔
#f1 #formula1 #motorsporthistory #motorsport #indycar
#f1 #formula1 #motorsporthistory #motorsport #indycar
September 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Are races that take place on a full moon ACTUALLY crazier than normal? 🌕 🤔
#f1 #formula1 #motorsporthistory #motorsport #indycar
#f1 #formula1 #motorsporthistory #motorsport #indycar
Love her or not, Danica Patrick made history #OnThisDay in 2008 by becoming the only woman to win a major open-wheel racing event in an American series.
#danicapatrick #indycar #motorsporthistory #womeninmotorsport
#danicapatrick #indycar #motorsporthistory #womeninmotorsport
April 20, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Love her or not, Danica Patrick made history #OnThisDay in 2008 by becoming the only woman to win a major open-wheel racing event in an American series.
#danicapatrick #indycar #motorsporthistory #womeninmotorsport
#danicapatrick #indycar #motorsporthistory #womeninmotorsport
Bernd Rosemeyer was the darling of Nazi Germany's motorsport scene — a favorite of Adolf Hitler, and the propaganda-perfect face of an Aryan future.
His death in the midst of a land-speed record run changed everything.
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #autounion #berndrosemeyer
His death in the midst of a land-speed record run changed everything.
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #autounion #berndrosemeyer
January 26, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Bernd Rosemeyer was the darling of Nazi Germany's motorsport scene — a favorite of Adolf Hitler, and the propaganda-perfect face of an Aryan future.
His death in the midst of a land-speed record run changed everything.
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #autounion #berndrosemeyer
His death in the midst of a land-speed record run changed everything.
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #autounion #berndrosemeyer
The moment the con began…
In 1982, unknown driver L. W. Wright debuted on the #NASCAR scene and disappeared just as quickly, leaving a trail of unpaid bills and plenty of mystery behind him.
#nascarcupseries #motorsport #motorsporthistory #lwwright
In 1982, unknown driver L. W. Wright debuted on the #NASCAR scene and disappeared just as quickly, leaving a trail of unpaid bills and plenty of mystery behind him.
#nascarcupseries #motorsport #motorsporthistory #lwwright
January 27, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The moment the con began…
In 1982, unknown driver L. W. Wright debuted on the #NASCAR scene and disappeared just as quickly, leaving a trail of unpaid bills and plenty of mystery behind him.
#nascarcupseries #motorsport #motorsporthistory #lwwright
In 1982, unknown driver L. W. Wright debuted on the #NASCAR scene and disappeared just as quickly, leaving a trail of unpaid bills and plenty of mystery behind him.
#nascarcupseries #motorsport #motorsporthistory #lwwright
After surviving racing's most dangerous decade, Clay Regazzoni's #F1 career ended with a 150-mph brake failure at Long Beach that left him paralyzed.
But he didn't let that stop him.
#formula1 #clayregazzoni #motorsporthistory
But he didn't let that stop him.
#formula1 #clayregazzoni #motorsporthistory
March 30, 2026 at 2:28 PM
After surviving racing's most dangerous decade, Clay Regazzoni's #F1 career ended with a 150-mph brake failure at Long Beach that left him paralyzed.
But he didn't let that stop him.
#formula1 #clayregazzoni #motorsporthistory
But he didn't let that stop him.
#formula1 #clayregazzoni #motorsporthistory
Around this time in 1949, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing was founded.
#nascar #nascarhistory #motorsporthistory
#nascar #nascarhistory #motorsporthistory
February 22, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Around this time in 1949, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing was founded.
#nascar #nascarhistory #motorsporthistory
#nascar #nascarhistory #motorsporthistory
We may see a return of #F1 to Africa in the near future, so let's take a look back in time at the Tripoli circuit that hosted some of the continent's first Grand Prix racing!
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #formula1
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #formula1
September 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We may see a return of #F1 to Africa in the near future, so let's take a look back in time at the Tripoli circuit that hosted some of the continent's first Grand Prix racing!
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #formula1
#motorsport #motorsporthistory #formula1
Ever wondered what the press release for L.W. Wright's NASCAR con sounded like? "Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys" has the goods — AND the response.
Listen to the whole thing at the link in my bio, or wherever you get your podcasts!
#motorsporthistory #podcast #nascar
Listen to the whole thing at the link in my bio, or wherever you get your podcasts!
#motorsporthistory #podcast #nascar
February 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Ever wondered what the press release for L.W. Wright's NASCAR con sounded like? "Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys" has the goods — AND the response.
Listen to the whole thing at the link in my bio, or wherever you get your podcasts!
#motorsporthistory #podcast #nascar
Listen to the whole thing at the link in my bio, or wherever you get your podcasts!
#motorsporthistory #podcast #nascar