Donna Mae Mims poses in 1966 beside one of the MGB cars she raced. Click for more images.

Alfa Romeos, Bugattis and other members of the sportscar alphabet are the heart of Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, but this year’s event also is focused on what has been called a “racing triangle.”

The classic cars set the tone for the Grand Prix, but this year’s celebration also focuses on the memory of Donna Mae Mims, a legendary driver who pulled on the brake for the final time in October 2009; her favorite car, the Corvette; and the modified muscle cars of Yenko Racing.

Those three elements tie together in a bit of Western Pennsylvania sports car lore, says Dan DelBianco, president of the Grand Prix, which is sponsored by Shop’n Save.

The crusty blonde everyone refers to simply as Donna Mae was drawn into racing through her love of Corvettes and became the first woman to win the Sports Car Club of America racing championship in 1963.

She bought that car at the Yenko dealership in Canonsburg, which will be celebrated by a Yenko Sports Car Reunion that will bring together some of the remanufactured vehicles put together by car dealer and auto modifier Don Yenko.

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Amy Ruman scored another top ten finish in her #23 McNichols Co./Goodyear/Cenweld Chevrolet Corvette in round 2 of the Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series this past weekend at VIRginia International Raceway. Ruman started 9th in the 20-car grid for the 28-lap, 91.56-mile race on Sunday afternoon.

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Coming off her third place podium finish in the first round of the Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am at Road Atlanta, Amy Ruman and the Ruman Racing team are headed to Virginia International Raceway for Round 2 of the Trans-Am Series. Ruman will take to the track starting Thursday April 16 for a test day. Friday and Saturday afternoon sessions will be practice, followed by one qualifying session on Sunday morning at 8:50. The Trans-Am race will start approximately at 3:15 pm Sunday, the last race of the day.

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Labor Day Members Memorial SCCA

Rainy Florida turned out to be a good weekend for Shea Holbrook. Shea has been very busy racing with NASA in a Teen Mazda Challenge up north at tracks such as, Mid-Ohio, Summit Point and Road Atlanta.

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