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| International Motor Racing Research Center, Watkins Glen; Events |
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| International Motor Racing Research Center, Watkins Glen; Events |
| DATE | EVENT | FEATURED | DESCRIPTION |
| 11/21/2025 | 2025 Jean S Argetsinger Symposium of Auto Racing |
James Miller Alison Kreitzer Daniel Simone Paul Baxa Skip McGoun Arthur Carlson Andrew Beckman Quinn Beekwilder Lucas Laager J.J. O’Malley Joe Schill |
International Motor Racing Research Center in Watkins Glen partnering with the Society of Automotive Historians for an academic symposium on auto racing |
| 05/10/2025 | Straight Line Speed The History of Niagara Dragway |
Dean Johnson Jim Oddy |
Dean Johnson, track owner Jim Oddy, Drag Racing Legend & Member of the NHRA and International Drag Racing Hall of Fame |
| 11/3/2023 | 2023 Jean S Argetsinger Symposium of Auto Racing |
Tom Adamich Mark D. Howell James Miller Mike Stocz Paul Baxa Ken Yohn Kristie Sojka Jeremy Porter Jonathan Summers Preston Lerner Vicente Sevillano Al Isselhard Daniel J. Simone Buz McKim William Walker Richard Haynes Rob Dyson H. Donald Capps Karl-Heinz Mertins Mackenzie Kirkey Elton G. McGoun |
International Motor Racing Research Center in Watkins Glen partnering with the Society of Automotive Historians for an academic symposium on auto racing |
| 06/24/2023 | Corvette Racing Team, Behind the Lens |
Richard Prince Laura Klauser |
Richard Prince photographer with the Corvette Racing Team Laura Klauser GM’s Sports Car Racing Program Manager |
| 04/09/2023 | Model Show Including Legos |
Model Builders | 7th Annual Model Car Show Thousands or model and slot cars on display along with the Rochester Lego Club |
| 03/18/2023 | NASCAR and WGI History | JC Argetsinger Ken Parrotte Bill Green Rob Roessel |
Speakers talked about the 75th Year history of NASCAR and Watkins Glen |
| 04/06/2019 | Model Show Including Legos |
Model Builders | 6th Annual Model Car Show Thousands or model and slot cars on display along with the Rochester Lego Club |
| 03/23/2019 | Open Wheel Madness |
Herb Anastor and Stephen Bubb |
The dusty ovals and the wickedly fast board tracks |
| 04/14/2018 | Model Car Show |
Models and Slot Cars |
5th Annual Model Car Show Thousands or model and slot cars on display along with the Slot Car Club of the Twin Tiers (SCCOTTT) |
| 02/24/2018 | Brock Yates | Pamela Yates Stacy Bradley Joe Cali |
Driver, Author of many books, motorsports broadcast commentator Created the Cannonball Baker, and the Cannonball Run, wrote the screenplays for the successful films |
| 01/20/2018 | Watkins Glen Drivers Walk of Fame |
Bill Green Jim Scaptura Rick Hughey |
Honor to those who raced in Watkins Glen with markers on Franklin Street |
| 12/16/2017 | Steve Post Racing Journalist |
Steve Post | From the pits to the towers, TV and radio with a great racing personality he has experienced a lot in a more than 30-year career |
| 08/31/2017 | IMRRC Argetsinger Award |
Mario Andretti | Given to him for his contributions to auto racing Presented at the Corning Museum of Glass |
| 06/24/2017 | Honoring 50th Canadian Grand Prix |
George Webster Lionel Birnbom Timothy Meddaugh |
George Webster chief steward Formula 1 at Montreal 3 years; Lionel Birnbom motorsports famous photographer; Timothy Meddaugh flagged 65 Formula One races in Canada and USA |
| 05/06/2017 | John Fitch | Lawrence W Berman Bob Sirna Carl Goodwin |
He was a blue-water sailor, WWII P-51 fighter pilot, POW, professional racing driver, team manager, Lime Rock Park director, inventor, highway safety expert, automaker, entrepreneur and dreamer |
| 03/18/2017 | Model Car Show |
Frank Spena Jr Dave Van Duzer |
4th Annual Model Car Show Thousands or model and slot cars on display along with info about slot cars and the Slot Car Club of the Twin Tiers (SCCOTTT) |
| 02/18/2017 | Watkins Glen Drivers Walk of Fame |
Bill Green Jim Scaptura Rick Hughey |
Honor to those who raced in Watkins Glen with markers on Franklin Street |
| 12/10/2016 | Ford GT40 | Preston Lerner | Award-winning journalist and author Preston Lerner told the intriguing story of the Ford GT40 |
| 11/12/2016 | 2016 Jean S Argetsinger Symposium of Auto Racing |
Kristen Hall-Geisler Tom Adamich Dan Simone Giuseppe Valenza Aldo Zana Paul Baxa Peter Westin Mark Howell Jonathan Summers |
International Motor Racing Research Center in Watkins Glen partnering with the Society of Automotive Historians for an academic symposium on auto racing |
| 10/22/2016 | 50 Years of Trans-Am Racing |
Judy Stropus Chuck Cantwell John Woodard Lee Dykstra Don Cox Tommy Kendall Butch Leitzinger |
A panel of Trans-Am racing experts spoke about the 50-year history of the series |
| 08/13/2016 | Team Lotus | Lotus Racing | Bob Dance and Richard Parramint with combined 50-plus years renowned experts on Lotus |
| 06/30/2016 | IMRRC Argetsinger Award |
Roger Penske | Given to him for his contributions to auto racing Presented at the Corning Museum of Glass |
| 01/23/2016 | Watkins Glen Drivers Walk of Fame |
Bill Green Jim Scaptura Rick Hughey |
Honor to those who raced in Watkins Glen with markers on Franklin Street |
| 11/14/2015 | The Syracuse Mile | Many Drivers and Announcers |
The History of the famous Syracuse Mile, and the 1980 Gary Balough Batmobile |
| 08/06/2015 | IMRRC Argetsinger Award |
Richard Petty | Given to him for his contributions to auto racing Presented at the Corning Museum of Glass |
| 04/18/2015 | Pacific Northwest Racing History |
Martin Rudow | Author and publisher of: Long Straights and Hairpin Turns; 1950-1961 Weekends of Glory; 1962-1970 |
| 03/28/2015 | Model Car Show |
Oscar Koveleski | 2nd Annual Model Car Show and Oscar, co-creator of Auto World, the beacon for model car hobbyists in the 1960, 1970, 1980 |
| 02/21/2015 | Shifting Gears | Tony Vickio | His Book; Shifting Gears, Tales of pistons, paint cans & personalities about his painting many race track logos |
| 01/24/2015 | Historic Race Items | Bill Green | He has more than 3,000 hard and soft cover books, racing posters, photographs, motorsports magazines collected since 1948 at Watkins Glen |
| 12/13/2014 | Panamericana Rally Mexico |
Tom Overbaugh Paul Wendt |
History and Competing in the Panamericana Rally Mexico challenge of 2,000 miles in seven days, across mountain ranges and along serpentine Mexican roads |
| 11/08/2014 | USRRC | Mike Martin | A Record of the United States Road Racing Championship - 1963-1968 |
| 10/18/2014 | Milwaukee Mile | Steve Zautke | Starting in 1903, the track has hosted at least one auto race every year, with the exception of the World War I and II years |
| 08/07/2014 | IMRRC Argetsinger Award |
Chip Ganassi | Given to him for his contributions to auto racing Presented at the Corning Museum of Glass |
| 05/10/2014 | F5000 | Sam Posey Jacques Dresang Bob Mayer |
History of the F5000 Series The 1968 LeGrand Mk7 #001 Formula 5000 race car on display, driven by Sam Posey and Peter Revson |
| 02/08/2014 | Holland Speedway | Geaorge Ott George Skora |
Constructed in 1960-1/3 mile dirt oval, 1964-3/8 mile,1968-3/8 located in Western NY |
| 12/07/2013 | Burt "BS" Levy | Burt Levy | Author of The Last Open Road talked about his racing and more books |
| 11/02/2013 | Tazio Nuvolari | Joe Tierno | Photographs and film to illustrate Nuvolari’s career and the world in which he became a champion |
| 05/18/2013 | Book Authors | Famous Authors | Michael Argetsinger, Bill Green, Philippe Defechereux and Clark Lance talks about their auto racing books |
| 03/13/2013 | Porsche 917 | On Display at the IMRRC |
Porsche 917 presented in Martini & Rossi colors |
| 03/13/2013 | Karl Ludvigsen | Karl Ludvigsen | Prolific author and auto industry insider, talks about he called My Motoring Lifetime |
| 03/02/2013 | Supermodified at Oswego Speedway |
Dick Berggren Steve Miller Jamie Moore Dan Kapuscinski Perry Adams |
Continuously run weekly since August of 1951 dozens past and present competitors have competed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway including Gordon Johncock and Mario Andretti |
| 08/25/2012 | Joe Freeman | Joseph Freeman | Joe Freeman, Car collector and owner of Racemaker Press book: Road Racing in America: 1904-1940 Was the past president of the Society of Automotive Historians |
| 08/25/2012 | Donald Davidson | Donald Davidson | Longtime historian at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway attended his first Indianapolis 500 in 1964 |
| 03/21/2012 | Winning 1975 McLaren M23/09 |
On Display at the IMRRC |
Took the checkered flag as winner in its very first outing at Argentinian Grand Prix January 1975 with Emerson Fittipaldi and the July British Grand Prix Silverstone |
