Michael Argetsinger. Photo courtesy International Motor Racing Research Center.
Michael Argetsinger, an author, motorsports historian and a founder of the International Motor Racing Research Center in Watkins Glen, New York, died of cancer July 7 at his home in Chicago. He was 70.
Argetsinger was a scion of one of American road racing’s most important and influential families. His father was the late Cameron Argetsinger, the man who first brought Grand Prix racing to the United States by holding road races through the Finger Lakes village of Watkins Glen. In 1997, Argetsinger was a member of the steering committee that began planning for the research center, an archive and library solely committed to racing history. At the time of his death, he held a seat on the center’s governing council.
He was also the author of several acclaimed books on racing, including biographies of Mark Donohue, Walt Hansgen, and a history of Formula 1 racing at Watkins Glen. Survivors include his wife, Dr. Lee Green of Chicago.
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