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Geoff Brabham Portland Vintage Racing Festival Grand Marshal

Legendary Driver Returns With SVRA To Scene Of IMSA Success The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced that legendary Le Mans 24 champion and IndyCar veteran Geoff Brabham will serve as grand marshal for their July 26-29 Vintage Racing Festival at Portland International Raceway (PIR). The 12-turn, 1.967-mile road course was the setting for Brabham’s 1988 IMSA race win, Continue Reading...
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SVRA Indy Legends Charity Pro-Am Field is Set

RACER Magazine Announces Event Sponsorship, Paul Tracy Pulls Double-Duty The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced that the field is set for the June 16 fifth annual Indy Legends Charity Pro-Am Presented by RACER Magazine at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This year’s June 14-17 Brickyard Invitational has attracted an elite gathering of top drivers, including champions of the Indianapolis Continue Reading...
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Matt Brabham Joins Father Geoff in Indy Legends Pro-Am Field

“Father’s Day Classic” Pro-Am Has Three Father-Son Combinations Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced that Matt Brabham will join his father Geoff in the June 16 Indy Legends Pro-Am at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The SVRA “Father’s Day Classic” has attracted two other father-son combinations to a stellar field of racers. Others include Bob and Jaques Lazier as well Continue Reading...
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Ron Fellows Joins Indy Legends Charity Pro-Am Field

Promoter’s Option Keeps Brickyard Invitational Event Fresh The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced that Canadian superstar driver Ron Fellows will join the field as a second promoter’s option for the June 16 fifth annual Indy Legends Pro-Am at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The other promoter’s option entry is NASCAR champion Bill Elliott, whose entry with legendary crew chief Continue Reading...
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Geoff Brabham Heads Three New Brickyard Invitational Entries

Tom Bagley And Scott Harrington Also Enter June 16 Indy Legends Charity Pro-Am At IMS The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced that Geoff Brabham, Scott Harrington, and Tom Bagley are returning to race in this year’s Fathers’ Day Weekend Indy Legends Charity Pro-Am at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The field of Indianapolis 500 veterans for the June 16 Continue Reading...
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Lyn St. James and Sarah Fisher Join Brickyard Invitational Field

Fisher Is Defending Champion, St. James Prepares For Fifth Indy Legends Pro-Am The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced that Lyn St. James and Sarah Fisher are returning to race in this year’s Fathers’ Day Weekend Indy Legends Charity Pro-Am at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Fisher won the A-Production class of the contest last year, and St. James prepares Continue Reading...
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Bobby Unser Named 2018 Brickyard Invitational Chief Steward

“Uncle” Bobby Unser Returns to IMS For SVRA’s June 14-17 Speed Festival Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced one of the greatest icons in the history of motor racing will serve as Honorary Chief Steward for its Father’s Day weekend (June 14-17) Brickyard Invitational at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). Three-time Indianapolis 500 champion Bobby Unser will return to Continue Reading...
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Johnny Rutherford Named Brickyard Invitational Grand Marshal

Three-Time Indy 500 Winner Returning To IMS For June 14-17 SVRA Event The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced that three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Johnny Rutherford has accepted the role of Grand Marshal for the June 14-17 Brickyard Invitational. Rutherford is the latest in a long list of Indianapolis 500 winners and Indy car champions to appear at the Continue Reading...
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Short Track Stars Join Brickyard Invitational at IMS

Hamilton, Parsons, Kite, Beechler Return to Indy Legends Charity Pro-Am The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced that four short track stars will again compete at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the Father’s Day weekend Brickyard Invitational, June 14-17. Davey Hamilton, Johnny Parsons Jr., Jimmy Kite, and Donnie Beechler – all veterans of the Indianapolis 500 – will be Continue Reading...
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Elliott, Evernham Set for Fifth Brickyard Invitational

NASCAR Champs Ready For Third Try For Victory In June 16 Indy Legends Pro-Am The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced that NASCAR champions Bill Elliott and Ray Evernham are once again entered as co-drivers of a special promoter’s option entry in the fifth annual Indy Legends Charity Pro-Am at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) on June 16. The Continue Reading...
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Dick Simon to Drive Final Race at Brickyard Invitational

Popular Driver Back For His Fifth And Final Indy Legends Charity Pro-Am At IMS On June 16 Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced that popular Indy 500 veteran Dick Simon has decided to make this year’s Indy Legends Charity Pro-Am at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) his final race as a driver. Simon, 84, has driven in every Brickyard Continue Reading...
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Ultimate Headers Joins Growing List Of SVRA Sponsors

Premium Headers Company Markets Patented Design, Performance, Visual Appeal The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) announced today that Ultimate Headers, a leading manufacturer of aircraft quality performance automobile headers, has joined the fold of sponsors lining up with America’s premier vintage racing organizations. “Now, this is a sponsor all racers and car people can relate to,” said Tony Parella, SVRA Continue Reading...
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Laziers Return to Father’s Day Weekend Brickyard Invitational

2015 “Indy Legends” Charity Pro-Am Champ Bob Lazier and Son Jaques Back At IMS The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced that Bob Lazier, the 2015 winner of the “Indy Legends” Charity Pro-Am, will return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the June 16 feature race of the Brickyard Invitational. Jaques Lazier has also entered the contest joining his Continue Reading...
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Hard Chargers Dismore, Papis Join Indy Legends Pro-Am Field

Daytona 24 Champs To Return To IMS For June 14-17 Brickyard Invitational The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced Mark Dismore and Max Papis, both former winners at the prestigious 24 Hours of Daytona, will again be among the field of Indy 500 veterans at the June 16 Indy Legends Charity Pro-Am. That race is the Saturday feature of Continue Reading...
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Darren Manning, John Martin Return to Brickyard Invitational

Duo Also Join Forces In Business Supporting Racer Skill Development The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced that Darren Manning and John Martin will once again line up at the famous yard of bricks for the June 16 Indy Legends Charity Pro-Am. That race is the Saturday feature of the Fathers’ Day Weekend Brickyard Invitational, June 14-17. The two Continue Reading...
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Al Unser Named SVRA Grand Marshal at Sonoma

Four-Time Indy 500 Champion At May 31-June 3 Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced that Al Unser will serve as grand marshal for the May 31 – June 3 Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival, one of their most important events of the season. The 12-turn, 2.52-mile Sonoma Raceway is an American epicenter of elite car collections Continue Reading...
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Jimmy Vasser, Paul Tracy Return to SVRA Brickyard Invitational

Indy Car Champions To Tackle June 16 Indy Legends Charity Pro-Am At IMS The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) today announced that 1996 Indy Car Champion Jimmy Vasser and 2003 Indy Car Champion Paul Tracy will once again compete in the “Indy Legends” Charity Pro-Am at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). Tracy, who won the event in 2016, is returning Continue Reading...
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Al Unser Jr, Willy T. Ribbs Form Vintage Racing Business

Duo Plan Return to SVRA’s Indy Legends Charity Pro-Am On June 16 Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser Jr. and Willy T. Ribbs, the first black driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, recently announced they are forming a business partnership, Unser-Ribbs Vintage Racing. The famous drivers have become increasingly involved with the sport since they both stood on the Continue Reading...
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Hoosier Trackside Tire Service – Circuit (“Road Course”) Racing

With Bob Woodman’s retirement, each respective geographic Hoosier Distributor will be facilitating trackside tire service in 2018 and beyond at races traditionally serviced by Bob Woodman Tire. This service will be provided by either the respective distributor listed below, or their authorized Hoosier dealer. With decades of experience in trackside tire service we are confident your Hoosier tire and trackside Continue Reading...
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