Forty-nine years ago, American racing icon Mark Donohue died two days after walking away from a seemingly trivial crash in a Formula 1 car fielded by one of his best friends and closest colleagues ...

What a loss to motorsports Mark Donohue’s death at age 38 was: He gave team owner Roger Penske his first Indianapolis 500 win, Penske’s first NASCAR win, and he drove for Penske in Formula 1.

In 1968, Mark Donohue and Roger Penske won a championship in the middle of the golden age of Trans-Am racing with a very special Chevrolet Camaro. That car was the "Lightweight" Z/28 — a car ...

Known as "The Lightweight," this 1967 Camaro Z/28 helped Mark Donohue, Penske Racing, and Chevrolet win their first Trans-Am title during the competition's memorable pony car era. Since the early ...