At the 1972 Mosport Can-Am, I was just a kid with a paddock pass where you could get close to the cars and the drivers. I saw Mark approaching me and I asked him to stop for a picture, which he did. I was having a little trouble with my camera (no cellphones in those days), but he waited patiently and gave me a big smile. I thanked him and he patted me on the shoulder. Class act.

Mark Donohue was a total class act. I was just a kid when I wrote him and it couldn't have been a week later where I got a signed autographed picture. He loved race cars and racing. He'll never be forgotten.

The Penske organization at that time was headquartered in the Philadelphia suburb of Newtown Square. I was growing up in Philadelphia and the local media attention led me to start following the team and racing in 1971. On my 13th birthday May 27 1972 Mark won the Indy 500 and I was ecstatic. Three years later one of the most devastating days of my life was when I learned he had died from his injuries in the Formula One crash. Thank you so much for posting this video.

It was 1972 I was 8 years old at the Pocono 500 I yelled at him he came over and signed an autograph he will always be my favorite

I grew up knowing and watching Mark Donohue race. A great guy and my, all time, favorite driver. He is missed! Linda Werlein

Mark Donohue won the first race I ever attended, the Can-Am at Laguna Seca in October 1973. Mark's win that day clinched the championship for him, and I still have the old Ektachrome slide showing Captain Nice with a big smile and the trophy. A great driver and gentleman, this very fine remembrance does the man justice.

Penske/Donahue biopic should be made with Roger as technical supervisor BTW Don't forget mark raced boats too! RIP Mark Donohue best of his class in a classy era because he was so well rounded...decathalete of racing

Rest in Peace Mark Donohue, not only a champion driver, but a champion human being.

One of my favorite Donohue stories happened at the 1973 Mosport Can-Am. Team McLaren had quit the series, leaving the Porsche 917s as about the only competitive cars in the field. Donohue was there in the new factory car, and Jody Scheckter was driving an older model. They started on the front row and just left the field behind them. They were running so fast that they caught backmarkers partway through the fourth lap of the race (on a 2.5 mile track), and had a collision of some sort while passing them. Seeing these two very talented drivers competing in such fast cars was something I'll never forget.

I saw Mark a number times when he raced Can Am series, driving Lolas and Porches. I was a track worker and spoke with a few truly great drivers of that era, including Mark. They were fine days of colour, noise, and speed, all turned up to 11. Nothing of that time remains and it all seems surreal. That was 50 years ago when I was in my 20's. RIP Mark et al.

Mark was a unique person.He was one of my first racing heroes.In addition to his Indy,Can-Am,and Trans-Am titles,he also won the very first IROC championship,as well as the 24 hours of Daytona(1969).Thank you so much for posting this! One more note:He was a two-time champion in the old United States Road Racing Championship(USRRC) series.

He was one of my favorites when i was a boy.I cried when i read in the indy star that he died it was almost 45 years ago.

To think that Mark Donohue won the Indy 500, the Trans-Am and Can-Am titles, and even a NASCAR race at Riverside, but today he is mostly forgotten. The racing industry should a special award in his honor.

Mark Donahue winning Indy car of 1972 was the most beautiful Indy car of all time!

A long time favorite profile of a tremendous driver and racing mind...and lovely quality!

Had Mark Donohue lived out the 70s I think that the Penske F1 team would have been sucessful as it was the Cosworth era when chassis/suspension/aerodynamics were the most important factors and MD was a genius in developing and setting up a car. He was also a truly world class driver. An almost unbeatable combination. I think he was probably suceeded by Niki Lauda.

The year Donahue won was the year my heart broke for Bettenhausen and Grant. One damn exciting race all my friends were screaming those last 100 laps. Best daze of racing

I saw Marks Sunoco Camero once. I got soooo excited!

The day on which Mark Donohue had the crash that killed him was a tragic day for auto racing around the world. Later that same day, August 17, 1975, Tiny Lund, the 1963 Daytona 500 winner, was killed in the early laps of the Talladega 500, which had been delayed a week by rain. Donohue's world closed course speed record run was part of the festivities the weekend that ill-fated race at Talladega was originally scheduled. It was a truly sad week for auto racing worldwide, as two champions were lost.

mark donohue's book is flattout the best motorsport book i've ever read.

This is a marvelous piece of video about Mark Donohue. I trust you do have the autobiography of Donohue: "The Unfair Advantage", by Donohue and Paul Van Valkenburgh. It's a great read! The section about the Ferrari 512M is a favorite in that book, as Donohue does not pull any punches about Penske's dealings with Ferrari.

I never had a "favorite" driver like many people do. I always thought I was the best. But Donohue was the only driver that I truly admired.

The Original Star Driver at Team Penske without him Penske would be what it is today it's a Shame that he has been Forgotten Half of those Drivers that Raced for The Captain ownes a Lot to Mark Donohue

He drove a Penske Camaro TransAm car the next day at Lime Rock in '69 and the Javelin in '70 with Peter Revson driving (the other Javelin) and '71. I was 10 in '70 at Lime Rock. Parnelli Jones won the race in the Boss 302 car. Sam Posey was in the #77 Challenger. Dan Gurney's Barracuda was there too. Fun mermory. That means practice and qualifying Saturday at Lime Rock, back to Indy for Sunday and back to Lime Rock on Monday. B.T.W.

Mark was my favorite driver of all time, followed by Carroll Shelby

As a kid I saw him at a car show and like an idiot I passed on getting his autograph. Years later a girl I shared an apartment with dated and later married his son. I remember how he used to pick her up in a lime green Porsche 911 Turbo

I'll ever forget the ad by sunoco saying my dad is faster than your dad! I sensed doom..sadly. my gut feeling was unfortunately right.

Legend.

UNSER lead most of the day and fell out.. .Mark used his teammate's car set up, and tiny leak in cooling system on teammate's car gave him the lead with 12 laps to go.

he would won Indy a least 3 times maybe more what shame he had to go out like that!

13:23 Climbing out at 70+ mph doesnt sound like the smartest idea...

Would have been America's 2nd f1 championship

Really really nice but too brief, just like his career. If he had lived i wonder how that would have affected Mears career..

3rd forget phil hill