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A car flips and crashes at the 1950 Indy 500.
A car flips and crashes at the 1950 Indy 500.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Race car driver Ray Keech dies in crash during race in Altoona, PA
Title card: 'Extra - Death Ends Motor Race, Altoona, PA - America's speed king, Ray Keech, crashes' / four shots of race cars driving around track / title card: 'On famous board track driver Woodbury loses control and four cars pile up...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
1935: Sir Malcolm Campbell and 'Bluebird' attempt land speed record; Amelia Earhart arrives in Oakland
[9/1/35, exact date not known, Utah] Tracking shot car 'Bluebird' streaks along the Bonneville Salt Flats in driver Sir Malcolm Campbell's attempt to set a world speed record / CU Campbell speaks, wearing goggles and racing helmet //...
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A race official waves the checkered flag to begin the 1950 Indy 500.
A race official waves the checkered flag to begin the 1950 Indy 500.
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Race car driver Roger Ward wins the 1959 Indy 500.
Race car driver Roger Ward wins the 1959 Indy 500.
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CLEAN : Glitzy Baku turns race track for turbo-cha
CLEAN : Glitzy Baku turns race track for turbo-cha
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Fred Frame wins automobile race on dirt track in Reading, PA, 1932
Title card: "Auto speed kings skid for laurels on fast dirt track - Fred Frame of Los Angeles leads field around Reading, Pa. course for record" / overhead shot of cars starting race at Reading Fairgrounds Speedway / cars racing around...
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Johnny Hannon wins car race on dirt track
Title card: "Empire State Sweepstakes - Johnny Hannon, No. 24, speeds to victory in clouds of dust" / cars racing on dirt track passing spectators and crowd in covered stands / cars racing around track, spectators by parked cars in...
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1934 Indianapolis 500 automobile race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Two shots of band marching along race track / VS cars racing / two shots of crowd on infield watching finish of race, crowd in stands in background
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Cars crash, speed, compete at the 100-Mile National Sportsman Stock Car Championship at Langhorne Speedway, 1951
Countdown / Sportfolio intro sequence / card: "Insert card here"/ two shots of cars racing at the 100-Mile National Sportsman Stock Car Championship / two shots of car crashing into wall / other car crashes into car that crashed / cars...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
1951 Motor City 250 race
Countdown / Sportfolio intro sequence / card: "place commercial here" / Motor City 250 stock car race at the Michigan State Fairgrounds / several crashes / Tommy Thompson wins / Sportfolio end sequence
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Racecar driver Bill Holland wins Indianapolis 500 automobile race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Countdown / Sportfolio intro sequence / card: "Insert commercial here" / VS cars racing along track / car driven by Duke Nalon crashes into wall and catches fire / fire spreads across track / car driven by Bill Holland crosses finish...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Florida International Sports Car Grand Prix of Endurance, 1953
Title: "12-Hour Auto Race -- Two Cars Claim Victory" superimposed over cars racing around curve / cars lined up at stations, mechanics and men walking past / VS Mercedes Benz 300 SL with Venezuela tag ono the front being worked on /...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Jose Gonzalez of Argentina and Maurice Trintignant of France win the 24 Hours of Le Mans
Title: "24 Hours, 2523 Miles! Endurance Test For Sports Cars" superimposed over car race / WS crowd at track / WS drivers running to cars / MS people looking on / LS start of race / WS cars past camera / MS and Follow cars going by /...
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Low angle close up driver of Formula One race car steering around S curve
Low angle close up driver of Formula One race car steering around S curve
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1965 LA Times Grand Prix
People walking through dusty, sandy parking lot at Riverside International Raceway / young man and woman both wearing straw hats and sunglasses lighting smoking pipe in parking lot / two young white men one shirtless, the other with...
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1965 LA Times Grand Prix
Can-Am race car #67 driving along pit alley, passing camera at Riverside International Raceway / billboard of cartoon tiger winking / Team Lotus cartoon tiger, Lotus 40 Ford Can-Am car #1 / judges in observation tower, spectators in...
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1970 Indianapolis 500
pit crew working on Scorpion Ford #11 in pit alley at Indianapolis Motor Speedway / Dan Gurney racing Eagle Ford #48, Mike Mosley racing Watson Offenhauser #9 past grandstand, spectator stands / pit crew working on Coyote Ford #14,...
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1970 Indianapolis 500
packed spectator stands at Indianapolis Motor Speedway / Dick Simon driving Voltedt Ford #44 into pits on pit stop, crew hopping to work / pit crew working Watson Offenhauser #9 / Indy race cars passing spectator stands / stands near...
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1973 F-5000 Championship Race
Carling Racing Team crew pushing Black Label sponsored Lola T330 Chevrolet V8 #73 along pits at Riverside International Raceway, race car driver TONY ADAMOWICZ squeezing behind wheel of F5000 race car, donning racing helmet / Tony...
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Daytona 500
Richard Petty racing 1966 Plymouth Belvedere stock car #43 at Daytona International Speedway / Richard Petty's hand on stick shift, shifting gears / RICHARD PETTY (Richard The King Petty, King Richard) seated behind wheel of stock car,...
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Daytona 500
Petty Enterprises 1966 Plymouth Belvedere stock car # 43 (Richard Petty, driver) parked in column, pre-race Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway / 1966 Plymouth Belvedere stock car #99 (Paul Goldsmith, driver) / 1965 Dodge stock...
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Riverside 400 Crowd Shots
Sign outside Riverside International Raceway: Petty, Pearson, and the Good Old Boys, Riverside 400 / crowd standing and cheering and applauding in spectator stands / several young African American men and women present, huge afro...