In May 1950, motorcyclists raced in the 10-Mile National Motorcycle Championship at the Atlantic Rural Exposition grounds in Henrico County. The winner was “Little Joe” Weatherly of Norfolk, Virginia.

It began sometime in the 1930s when local entrepreneur/farmer Harold Brasington attended an Indy 500. He marveled at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, its throng of spectators, the spectacle of the 500 ...

ELKHART LAKE - Sheboygan County might not have become the hotspot for road racing it is today had not a racing visionary selected the village for road races in 1950-1952. In 1950, the Chicago Region ...

Tony Brooks, the British 'racing dentist' who was Formula One's last surviving grand prix winner from the 1950s and finished second in the 1959 world championship, has died aged 90. LONDON, May 3 ...

Discover the DuCoil racing distributor from the 1950s and how this innovative ignition system helped shape early hot rod performance. #HotRod #VintageRacing ...

Jaguar's classics department will make eight more of the C-Type racing car that was originally produced from 1951 to 1953. The C-Type continuation cars will allow historic motor sports enthusiasts to ...

"Ferrari," which tells the story of Enzo Ferrari and the formative days of his eponymous car company, won't play down the carnage of racing at that time. The movie, which stars Adam Driver as Ferrari, ...

Kinney, Jeremy R. 2013. "Racing on Runways: The Strategic Air Command and Sports Car Racing in the 1950s." ICON: Journal of the International Committee for the History of Technology, 19 193–215.

Visit the movie page for 'The History of Motor Racing 1950s A Golden Decade' on Moviefone. Discover the movie's synopsis, cast details and release date. Watch trailers, exclusive interviews, and movie ...