2 days till tickets drop. Go for a drive this weekend. We’re almost there.Speaking of driving, the stories of race teams supported by tobacco brands stretch well beyond the space we have to share.
Liggett & Meyers was founded in 1873. Their first product was plug chewing tobacco. (Cancer, you say? I’m a Sagittarious.) Race fans may remember the Penske-sponsored 1000hp track monster piloted by George Follmer known as the L&M Porsche+Audi 917/10.
A name that needs no introduction, Rothmans has been supporting factory Porsche teams since Reagan was on the campaign trail. Accolades were in order after the team claimed every podium spot at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1982. Remarkably, all eleven 956s were still running at dawn.
And the IMSA Camel GT Championship? Raw power. The original GTP era provided a happy hunting ground for the Porsche 962. This icon boasted a .330 batting average—with A.J. Foyt, Al Unser Jr., Bob Wollek, Henri Pescarolo, Derek Bell, John Morton, Hans Stuck, Jochen...
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