Automobile Racing Club of Florida

Automobile Racing Club of Florida The ARCF has been revived to help preserve Sebring race history and to establish a permanent Sebring race history museum.

ARCF is a division of the Sebring Hall of Fame, a 501(c)3 organization. Your membership pledges and donations are tax deductible. Inductees include such greats as Alec and Mary Ulmann, Juan Manuel Fangio, Carroll Shelby, Porsche, Dan Gurney, Sir Stirling Moss, Mario Andretti, Bobby Rahal, Ferrari, Phil Hill, Briggs Cunningham and Brian Redman. The 2008 honorees were Roger Penske, Hans Stuck, Derek Bell, David Cowart and Audi.

Sebring 1971: As a historian of all things associated with the 12 Hours of Sebring, we try to document as many entries a...
05/31/2026

Sebring 1971: As a historian of all things associated with the 12 Hours of Sebring, we try to document as many entries as we can, including the ones that didn't actually start! These entries are usually tough to find pictures of, so I get excited when I do find them. Below are many of the cars that didn't qualify or withdrew before the race in 1971. The #53 Ford Lotus-Cortina was entered by Marion Dickson and had Warren Drescher and Robert Luchette as drivers. The #78 Volvo 122S George Sanderson and had Ron Polimeni and Robert Theall as drivers. The #55 Datsun 510 was entered by Clearwater Datsun and had Bobby Clark and Ray Kessler as drivers. The #10 Corvette was entered by Iroquois Racing Association and had William Schumacher and Robert Kiefer as drivers. The #9 Corvette was entered by Simone Fleming and had Paul Fleming, Amos Johnson, and Bill Barnes as drivers. The #80 Datsun 510 was entered by Jack Baldwin and he and Jerry Jacob were the drivers.
To learn more about the Automobile Racing Club of Florida and our mission to preserve the history of the 12 Hours of Sebring, please visit ARCF.net.

Sebring 1956 is often remembered for the dominant victory of the factory Ferrari 860 Monza, driven by Juan Manuel Fangio...
04/15/2026

Sebring 1956 is often remembered for the dominant victory of the factory Ferrari 860 Monza, driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Eugenio Castellotti. However, the story of that race extends well beyond the winning car.

Ferrari fielded two additional factory entries, joined by at least five privateer cars—including this #32 Ferrari 250 MM Vignale Spyder. Originally purchased in 1955 by Alfred Momo, the car changed hands just months later to Gene Greenspun. Greenspun shared driving duties at Sebring with Bruce Kessler in the #32, which in Ferrari world is known as chassis . They did their best to hold their own in the race but after 82 laps, they had to pit with engine issues, ultimately resulting in the retirement of the car.

To learn more about the Automobile Racing Club of Florida (ARCF) and our mission to preserve the rich history of the 12 Hours of Sebring, please visit us at ARCF.net. If you feel the same passion as we do, we invite you to become a member and join our journey!

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