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Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Donates $275,000 to Charity and Takes a Victory Lap

PITTSBURGH, PA (December 5, 2023) The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix dropped the checkered flag on its 2023 event by presenting a $275,000 donation check to their charity partners. The Victory Lap event was held at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Cranberry on November 29. Sponsors and Car Club Partners were acknowledged, and volunteers were honored with checkered flags. “At the Victory Lap, Ted Sohier told the volunteers and sponsors stories from our first ten years. Famous drivers like Sam Posey, Renee Dreyfus, Chip Robinson, and the historic cars that raced in Schenley Park in the early years. The PVGP is an important part of the history of vintage racing in America. As we look ahead to the future, the PVGP created a strategic plan to elevate this Motorsports festival to an international event, showcasing our long history, its unique setting in Schenley Park, and the community-wide involvement of our events and volunteers. The strategy is to increase our charitable missi...

Concours d'LeMons to make appearance at the 2024 PVGP Historics @ PittRace

When PennDot gives you salty roads, make rusty cars. It's an age old provervb, but it's the truth. In a twist of fate, car fans with the rusty, funky, and flat out weird cars will be able to showcase them at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix in 2024 with the inaugural Concors d'Lemons at the PVGP Historics @ PittRace on July 27th. We've already started plans to have a contender for Worst in Show prepared for the event. Stayed tuned for this event, it's going to be a great one. Full Release: The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix (PVGP) is thrilled to announce the inaugural appearance of the whimsical and irreverent Concours d’ Lemons at its “Historics at Pitt Race” event, taking place from July 25-28, 2024, at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex. Known for celebrating the odd, unique, and downright peculiar in the automotive world, Concours d’ Lemons brings its one-of-a-kind showcase to the prestigious PVGP Historics at Pitt Race. Participants and spectat...

The Amelia announces Rick Hendrick as their 2024 Honoree

Get ready race fans! The Amelia Island Concours has selected Rick Hendrick as their 2024 honoree. Mr. Hendrick is no stranger to honors in the automotive community. He is the founder and owner of Hendrick Automotive Group and Hendrick Motorsports. This earns him two distinct titles. The most successful car dealer in America and the winningest owner in NASCAR history. In 1976, Hendrick became the youngest dealer principle in GM history by taking the reins at a Chevrolet dealership in Bennettsville, SC. From that humble beginning, Mr. Hendrick grew his dealership empire to 131 dealerships in 13 states. 1984 saw the creation of Hendrick Motorsports. Starting with one NASCAR team, Mr. Hendrick again turned into the gold standard. In 2021, Hendrick Motorsports became the winningest team in NASCAR history. Surpassing the the Royal Family of NASCAR, Petty Enterprises. Hendrick Motorsports also holds the record for NASCAR championship titles. Holding an impressive 18 overall titles....

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