Driven to Win

We sit down with Vaughn Gittin, Jr.—racing drifter, custom Mustang creator, and star of viral videos, television, and video games—to ask him about his life, work, and philosophy.

David "Salt" Walther's 1973 crash is still considered one of the worst in Indy 500 history. See the remains of his McLaren M16A on exhibit in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, and learn more about the safety innovations sparked by the crash.

The Henry Ford lost a dear friend and a treasured colleague on August 13, 2021, with the passing of Mose Nowland. We recognize his incredible achievements with Ford’s racing program and his tireless efforts to care for The Henry Ford’s collections.

Explore the story of Barney Korn, the Leonardo da Vinci of the model cars known as tether cars or spindizzies, raced by adults in the 1930s and 1940s.

Learn how Leonard W. Miller, racing team owner and co-founder of the Black American Racers Association, strove to make auto racing a better and more inclusive sport.

Over his nearly 40-year racing career, Al Unser, Sr. earned 39 wins in national championship races and three national titles. We celebrate his life as part of the first family of American racing.

Hear from some of The Henry Ford's partners and advisers how our new exhibit, Driven to Win: Racing in America, brings the world of auto racing to life.

The Henry Ford celebrates race car driver Bobby Unser’s many achievements on and off the track, and we feel honored to have a role in preserving a significant part of his racing legacy.

Learn about Bobby Unser and the 1958 hill climb car he repeatedly drove to victory at Pikes Peak, as well as other artifacts and stories related to hill climb racing that you'll see in our new racing exhibit, Driven to Win.

Go behind the scenes with The Henry Ford's long-time partner, BRC Imagination Arts, to learn how "Fueled by Passion," the multisensory movie experience at the heart of our new exhibition Driven to Win, was created.