Category Archives: Vintage Auto Racing

TJ’s Racing Bookshelf: October 2025

Posted on October 30, 2025 by terryjohnsen

Lost Road Courses By Martin Rudow, published by CarTech, Inc. (2016), 176 pages, softback Lost Drag Strips By Tommy Lee Byrd, published by CarTech, Inc. (2013), 176 pages, softback For the month of October, I’ve paired together books that share … Continue reading →

Posted in Auto Racing History, Book Review, Books, Vintage Auto Racing, Writing | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

SVRA SpeedTour at Summit Point

Posted on October 7, 2024 by terryjohnsen

Summit Point Motorsports Park, August 16-18, 2024 Victory Lane Magazine, October 2024: Volume 39, No. 10 Story by Terry Johnsen It’s the middle of August, summertime in the beautiful rolling hills of West Virginia, and for the second year in … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Summit Point Motorsports Park, Victory Lane Magazine, Vintage Auto Racing, Writing | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

‘Miscellaneous Ramblings’ for August

Posted on August 20, 2024 by terryjohnsen

The SVRA SpeedTour event at Summit Point this past weekend (August 16-18) was my first racing action of the year. It was so nice to be back at the track. I’ll be working on the race review article for Victory … Continue reading →

Posted in Auto Racing, Photography, Victory Lane Magazine, Vintage Auto Racing | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Archive Flashback – July 2013 ‘Paul Wilson and his 1965 Lola T70 Roadster’

Posted on July 11, 2024 by terryjohnsen

For this month let’s look back in the archive for a spotlight piece I wrote about Paul Wilson’s 1965 Lola T70, which appeared in the July 2013 edition of Victory Lane Magazine. I was very fortunate to get the chance to … Continue reading →

Posted in Auto Racing History, Photography, Victory Lane Magazine, Vintage Auto Racing, Writing | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Archive Flashback – April 2015 ‘The Power of Pink!

Posted on April 29, 2024 by terryjohnsen

Let’s look back in the archive for a spotlight piece I wrote about Jeff Wright’s 1978 Chevron B45, which appeared in the April 2015 edition of Victory Lane Magazine. It was a pleasure to speak with Jeff and his wife … Continue reading →

Posted in Auto Racing History, Photography, Victory Lane Magazine, Vintage Auto Racing, Writing | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

VRG Turkey Bowl @ Summit Point

Posted on January 3, 2024 by terryjohnsen

Victory Lane Magazine – January 2024: Volume 39, No.1 Summit Point Motorsports Park, Summit Point, WV, November 17-19, 2023 Story by Terry Johnsen Once again, the vintage racing season has drawn to a close. In general sports terms that conjures … Continue reading →

Posted in Victory Lane Magazine, Vintage Auto Racing, Writing | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

VRG Jefferson 500 @ Summit Point

Posted on July 5, 2023 by terryjohnsen

Victory Lane Magazine – July 2023: Volume 38, No.7 Summit Point Motorsports Park, Summit Point, WV – May 19-21, 2023 Story by Terry Johnsen Just a short trip from the nation’s capital, nestled in the rolling hills of West Virginia, … Continue reading →

Posted in Victory Lane Magazine, Vintage Auto Racing, Writing | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

VRG Jefferson 500 @ Summit Point (article)

Posted on June 9, 2022 by terryjohnsen

Victory Lane Magazine, June 2022: Volume 37, No.6 Summit Point Motorsports Park, Summit Point, WV – May 10 -15, 2022 Story by Terry Johnsen It’s the middle of spring and the destination this week is beautiful West Virginia. The sun … Continue reading →

Posted in Victory Lane Magazine, Vintage Auto Racing, Writing | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

It’s 2022…finally back with the vintage racers!

Posted on May 17, 2022 by terryjohnsen

It’s been too long since my last post. To be specific it was the US Vintage Grand Prix in September 2021. Time to get busy again! So, this past weekend I traveled to Summit Point (West Virginia) for Vintage Racer … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Vintage Auto Racing, Writing | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

2021 VRG Jefferson 500 @ Summit Point (revisited)

Posted on June 2, 2021 by terryjohnsen

It was so nice to be back at a racetrack after so many months away due to the pandemic. The sights, the sounds, and of course the people make the experience so fulfilling. I’m now looking forward to my next … Continue reading →

Posted in Auto Racing, Photography, Vintage Auto Racing, Vintage Racing | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment