WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 6, 2025) – Englishman Brian Redman, who has claimed nine road-racing championships in his 60 years of competition, will receive the 11th annual Cameron R. Argetsinger Award from the International Motor Racing Research Center at a gala presented by Sahlen’s at the Corning (N.Y.) Museum of Glass on September 4, 2025.
Redman will be honored for his universal contributions to help advance and improve the sport of motor racing.
He will also act as Grand Marshal at Watkins Glen International for the SVRA Mission Foods Watkins Glen Speed Tour on the weekend (https://svra.com/events/2025-watkins-glen-speedtour/).
Friday, September 5, will also feature the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Festival, celebrating the town’s rich racing history (https://watkinsglen.com/grandprix-festival/).
Established in 2014, the CRA Award has been presented to such legends of the sport as Chip Ganassi, Roger Penske, Mario Andretti, Richard Petty, the France Family, Bobby Rahal, Lyn St. James, Mike Helton, Richard Childress and Zak Brown.
The gala is open to the public. Tickets may be purchased at https://www.racingarchives.org/support-the-imrrc/cameron-r-argetsinger-award/. All proceeds benefit the IMRRC, a 501(c)(3) organization. It is recommended to register early, as the event is expected to sell out quickly.
Famed racing TV commentator Dr. Jerry Punch will be the evening’s M.C., and will be joined by racing legend David Hobbs and noted motorsports TV broadcaster Bob Varsha, who will interview the honoree on stage.
Originally from Burnley, Lancashire, Great Britain, Redman now resides in the U.S. He’s collected five professional championships since his racing career began in 1959: the 1970 South Africa Springbok Series title, three straight SCCA Formula 5000 Series titles (1974-1976), and the 1981 IMSA Camel GTP crown. He was also a driver on the teams that won four Championship of Makes titles from 1968-72.
The affable author of “Brian Redman: Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks,” raced in nearly every category of sports-car racing, including Formula 1, and is the winner of the 1970 Targa Florio; the 12 Hours of Sebring twice, in 1975 and 1978; the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1970, 1976 and 1981; and the Spa-Francorchamps 1000km race four times (1968-1970 and 1971). Cars he’s wheeled include Chevron B16 Spyder, Lola Chaparral T330/T332C, Wyer Gulf Ford, Wyer Gulf Porsche 917, Cooper-BRM, Porsche 908, Aston-Martin AMR1, Ferrari 312 PB, BMW 3.5 liter CSL, Lola T600 GTP, among many others.
Although he retired as a pro driver following the 1989 season, he continues to race in vintage/historic events with a variety of historic race cars. He’s the owner of Targa 66, a club for owners of high-performance road and race cars, organizing competitive events around the country.
In 2002, Redman was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, and, in 2011, the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. He’s a past president of the Road Racing Drivers Club and a life member of the British Racing Drivers Club.
His racing history at Watkins Glen International includes placing second in the 1969 Watkins Glen 6 Hours driving with Jo Siffert in a Porsche 908. He won in 1970 with Siffert for JWE Gulf Porsche in a Porsche 917K. Redman also competed in two U.S. Grand Prix races at WGI (1972 and 1973). In addition, he won the Formula 5000 race there in 1975.
“Brian Redman is one of the true legends of motorsports who has worked tirelessly since his retirement from racing to advance the sport in a number of ways,” said Mark Steigerwald, Executive Director of the IMRRC. “We are privileged to be able to recognize his accomplishments by presenting him the Cameron R. Argetsinger Award.”
The award memorializes Cameron R. Argetsinger, often referred to as the father of American road racing. He was a visionary who, in 1948, conceived, organized, and drove in the first post-war road race in America through the roads of Watkins Glen. He brought Formula 1 to WGI in 1961 and the circuit hosted the United States Grand Prix for 20 years. He was president of the IMRRC for five years, until his death in 2008.
Brian Redman with the Lola T600 he drove in the IMSA GTP class in the 1980s for Cooke-Woods Racing.
(Image courtesy of IMRRC Archives)
