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- Bill Cheesbourg in "Mickey Thompson Harcraft Special" Race Car at Indianapolis 500, May 1963 - Bill Cheesbourg honed his driving skills on the dirt tracks near his hometown of Tucson, Arizona. His talents ultimately took him all the way to Indianapolis. He's seen here attempting to qualify for the 1963 Indy 500. While he didn't make the cut that year, Cheesbourg did compete in the race six times between 1957 and 1965.
- May 01, 1963
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Bill Cheesbourg in "Mickey Thompson Harcraft Special" Race Car at Indianapolis 500, May 1963
Bill Cheesbourg honed his driving skills on the dirt tracks near his hometown of Tucson, Arizona. His talents ultimately took him all the way to Indianapolis. He's seen here attempting to qualify for the 1963 Indy 500. While he didn't make the cut that year, Cheesbourg did compete in the race six times between 1957 and 1965.
- Bill Cheesbourg in "Mickey Thompson Harcraft Special" Race Car at Indianapolis 500, May 1963 - Bill Cheesbourg honed his driving skills on the dirt tracks near his hometown of Tucson, Arizona. His talents ultimately took him all the way to Indianapolis. He's seen here attempting to qualify for the 1963 Indy 500. While he didn't make the cut that year, Cheesbourg did compete in the race six times between 1957 and 1965.
- May 01, 1963
- Collections - Artifact
Bill Cheesbourg in "Mickey Thompson Harcraft Special" Race Car at Indianapolis 500, May 1963
Bill Cheesbourg honed his driving skills on the dirt tracks near his hometown of Tucson, Arizona. His talents ultimately took him all the way to Indianapolis. He's seen here attempting to qualify for the 1963 Indy 500. While he didn't make the cut that year, Cheesbourg did compete in the race six times between 1957 and 1965.
- 5th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix, Riverside, California, October 1962 - Photographer Dave Friedman captured and preserved auto racing history. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, cars, drivers, and teams. Race weekend at the 1962 <em>Los Angeles Times</em> Grand Prix included victories for drivers Doug Hooper in the 3-hour Enduro and Ed Leslie in the Formula Junior class. Roger Penske captured Sunday's premier 200-mile Grand Prix.
- 12 October 1962 - 14 October 1962
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5th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix, Riverside, California, October 1962
Photographer Dave Friedman captured and preserved auto racing history. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, cars, drivers, and teams. Race weekend at the 1962 Los Angeles Times Grand Prix included victories for drivers Doug Hooper in the 3-hour Enduro and Ed Leslie in the Formula Junior class. Roger Penske captured Sunday's premier 200-mile Grand Prix.
- 5th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix, Riverside, California, October 1962 - Photographer Dave Friedman captured and preserved auto racing history. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, cars, drivers, and teams. Race weekend at the 1962 <em>Los Angeles Times</em> Grand Prix included victories for drivers Doug Hooper in the 3-hour Enduro and Ed Leslie in the Formula Junior class. Roger Penske captured Sunday's premier 200-mile Grand Prix.
- 12 October 1962 - 14 October 1962
- Collections - Artifact
5th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix, Riverside, California, October 1962
Photographer Dave Friedman captured and preserved auto racing history. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, cars, drivers, and teams. Race weekend at the 1962 Los Angeles Times Grand Prix included victories for drivers Doug Hooper in the 3-hour Enduro and Ed Leslie in the Formula Junior class. Roger Penske captured Sunday's premier 200-mile Grand Prix.
- Sammy Sessions Driving "Spit Fire Special" Race Car at Indianapolis 500, May 1967 - Sammy Sessions competed in the USAC Championship Car series from 1965-1975. He started in 62 races, including seven appearances in the Indianapolis 500, and earned 21 top-ten finishes. Sessions made his personal-best fourth-place Indy 500 finish in 1972, and he earned a USAC Sprint Car Series championship that same year. Sessions was killed in a snowmobile racing accident in 1977.
- May 01, 1967
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Sammy Sessions Driving "Spit Fire Special" Race Car at Indianapolis 500, May 1967
Sammy Sessions competed in the USAC Championship Car series from 1965-1975. He started in 62 races, including seven appearances in the Indianapolis 500, and earned 21 top-ten finishes. Sessions made his personal-best fourth-place Indy 500 finish in 1972, and he earned a USAC Sprint Car Series championship that same year. Sessions was killed in a snowmobile racing accident in 1977.
- Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Driven by Rex White at American Challenge Cup Qualifying Race, Daytona, February 1963 - Rex White finished second in the 1963 American Challenge Cup qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway. He drove a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray entered by Mickey Thompson's racing team. The 1963 Corvette -- with its sleek body, hidden headlights and split rear window -- remains a favorite among automotive enthusiasts.
- February 10, 1963
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Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Driven by Rex White at American Challenge Cup Qualifying Race, Daytona, February 1963
Rex White finished second in the 1963 American Challenge Cup qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway. He drove a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray entered by Mickey Thompson's racing team. The 1963 Corvette -- with its sleek body, hidden headlights and split rear window -- remains a favorite among automotive enthusiasts.
- "Mickey Thompson Harcraft Special" Race Car Driven by Bill Cheesbourg at Indianapolis 500, May 1963 - Bill Cheesbourg honed his driving skills on the dirt tracks near his hometown of Tucson, Arizona. His talents ultimately took him all the way to Indianapolis. He's seen here attempting to qualify for the 1963 Indy 500. While he didn't make the cut that year, Cheesbourg did compete in the race six times between 1957 and 1965.
- May 01, 1963
- Collections - Artifact
"Mickey Thompson Harcraft Special" Race Car Driven by Bill Cheesbourg at Indianapolis 500, May 1963
Bill Cheesbourg honed his driving skills on the dirt tracks near his hometown of Tucson, Arizona. His talents ultimately took him all the way to Indianapolis. He's seen here attempting to qualify for the 1963 Indy 500. While he didn't make the cut that year, Cheesbourg did compete in the race six times between 1957 and 1965.
- Bill Cheesbourg in "Mickey Thompson Harcraft Special" Race Car at Indianapolis 500, May 1963 - Bill Cheesbourg honed his driving skills on the dirt tracks near his hometown of Tucson, Arizona. His talents ultimately took him all the way to Indianapolis. He's seen here attempting to qualify for the 1963 Indy 500. While he didn't make the cut that year, Cheesbourg did compete in the race six times between 1957 and 1965.
- May 01, 1963
- Collections - Artifact
Bill Cheesbourg in "Mickey Thompson Harcraft Special" Race Car at Indianapolis 500, May 1963
Bill Cheesbourg honed his driving skills on the dirt tracks near his hometown of Tucson, Arizona. His talents ultimately took him all the way to Indianapolis. He's seen here attempting to qualify for the 1963 Indy 500. While he didn't make the cut that year, Cheesbourg did compete in the race six times between 1957 and 1965.
- Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Driven by Junior Johnson at American Challenge Cup Qualifying Race, Daytona, February 1963 - Junior Johnson won the 1963 American Challenge Cup qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway. He drove a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray entered by Mickey Thompson's racing team. The 1963 Corvette -- with its sleek body, hidden headlights and split rear window -- remains a favorite among automotive enthusiasts.
- February 10, 1963
- Collections - Artifact
Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Driven by Junior Johnson at American Challenge Cup Qualifying Race, Daytona, February 1963
Junior Johnson won the 1963 American Challenge Cup qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway. He drove a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray entered by Mickey Thompson's racing team. The 1963 Corvette -- with its sleek body, hidden headlights and split rear window -- remains a favorite among automotive enthusiasts.
- 1965 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 1293 - Dave Friedman captured auto racing history through his own photography and his collection of works by other photographers. At the Indianapolis 500 in May 1965, Scotsman Jim Clark became the first driver to win Indianapolis in a rear-engine car -- the days of front-engine-car victories at the Indy 500 were over. Clark was also the first foreign driver to win since 1916.
- May 01, 1965
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1965 Indianapolis 500 -- Item 1293
Dave Friedman captured auto racing history through his own photography and his collection of works by other photographers. At the Indianapolis 500 in May 1965, Scotsman Jim Clark became the first driver to win Indianapolis in a rear-engine car -- the days of front-engine-car victories at the Indy 500 were over. Clark was also the first foreign driver to win since 1916.