Category Archives: Vintage Auto Racing

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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2021 VRG Jefferson 500 @ Summit Point (article)

Posted on May 26, 2021 by terryjohnsen

Summit Point Motorsports Park, Summit Point, WV – May 13 -16, 2021 Victory Lane Magazine, Story by Terry Johnsen The Jefferson 500 at Summit Point Motorsports Park is the marquee event for Vintage Racer Group (VRG). With 2020 firmly in … Continue reading →

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Vintage Racing Bookshelf: Review # 5

Posted on May 24, 2020 by terryjohnsen

A.J. – The Life of America’s Greatest Race Car Driver By A.J. Foyt with William Neely; Publish Date: 1983; Publisher: Times Books, Hardcover, 234 pages It’s Memorial Day Sunday 2020, and for as long as I can remember I’ve planned my weekend, … Continue reading →

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Vintage Racing Bookshelf: Review # 3

Posted on March 31, 2020 by terryjohnsen

12 Hours of Sebring – 1970 By: Harry Hurst (text and photographs); Publish Date: 2004; 12 Hours of Sebring 35th Anniversary Edition, 1970-2005; Publisher: Hurst Communications Inc., Hardcover, 127 pages This publication of photographs and recollections is one of the most prized in … Continue reading →

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Vintage Racing Bookshelf: Review # 1

Posted on January 30, 2020 by terryjohnsen

What’s It Like Out There? By: Mario Andretti with Bob Collins; Publish Date: 1970; Publisher: Henry Regnery Company (Chicago), Hardcover, 282 pages The first book in my review series is by the driver who I consider my “Number 1” sports hero, Mario … Continue reading →

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TJ’s (ever-expanding) Auto Racing Library

Posted on September 21, 2019 by terryjohnsen

Ever since my first visit to the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC, Watkins Glen, NY) in 2013, I have been inspired to expand and grow my own, personal library of auto racing literature (books/magazines/programs/etc.). At that point I already … Continue reading →

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2019 SVRA U.S. Vintage Grand Prix @ Watkins Glen International

Posted on September 15, 2019 by terryjohnsen

Switching gears from festival to feast. The 2019 SVRA U.S. Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International served up a wide variety of racing activities to satisfy any racing fan’s taste. For the first time in a few years I … Continue reading →

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2019 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival

Posted on September 14, 2019 by terryjohnsen

Over the past few years of covering the US Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International (WGI), I was always so focused on covering every aspect of the on-track activity that I didn’t dare sacrifice a whole day (Friday) to … Continue reading →

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