SPEED SPORT has been reporting on and covering motorsports happenings from all over the world for 85 years, so we thought it would be fun to take a look back in the archives to see what happened 10, 25 and 50 years ago each week.

So check out what SPEED SPORT was covering 10, 25 and 50 years ago this week in Looking Back!

Nov. 4, 2009 (10 Years Ago): Jamie McMurray, who was without a ride for the 2010 NASCAR Cup Series season, claimed the third NASCAR Cup Series victory of his career with a win at Talladega Superspeedway. Driving for Jack Roush, McMurray led the final 10 laps in a crash-marred race to collect the victory and snap a drought of more than 80 races. Meanwhile, Jimmie Johnson avoided the mayhem to finish sixth and pad his championship lead while his closest title rivals mark Martin and Jeff Gordon both crashed.

Other Happenings: Robert Hight captured his third Funny Car win in five events with a triumph in the Las Vegas NHRA Nationals; Sebastian Vettel led a one-two finish for Red Bull in the Formula One finale at the Yas Marina Circuit; Izod signed on as the title sponsor of the IndyCar Series for the 2010 season; Dover Motorsports Inc. announced it would be ceasing operations of Memphis Motorsports Park; The return of racing was announced for North Wilkesboro Speedway, with a USARacing Pro Cup Series event announced for Oct. 3, 2010.

Nov. 2, 1994 (25 Years Ago): Kenny Bernstein raced to victory in the Top Fuel finals at Pomona (Calif.) Raceway over Cory McClenathan, but his victory isn’t what made headlines. Bernstein reached a national NHRA record speed of 314.46 mph during his final round pass against McClenathan. It was one of 19 passes that topped the 300 mph mark during the event, which also saw Don Prudhomme retire from driving after a lengthy and legendary career.

Other Happenings: Tony Siscone won the 44th annual Race of Champions at New Jersey’s Flemington Speedway and retired from driving post-race; Terry Labonte won the NASCAR Winston Cup Series race at Phoenix Int’l Raceway; Mercedes confirmed plans for a world-wide motorsports program that included a pact with McLaren in Formula One; Dave Blaney won the All Star Circuit of Champions season finale at Crossville Speedway.

Nov. 5, 1969 (50 Years Ago): Plymouth announced plans to field the SuperBird, a limited edition of the Road Runner, during the 1970 NASCAR Cup Series season. Plymouth said they planned to build 1,920 units of the car, which per NASCAR rules means it could be utilized by NASCAR teams as a race car. The car was patterned after the Dodge Daytona Charger and featured a long, shark-like nose and an elevated stabilizer over the rear deck.

Other Happenings: Firestone was expected to abandon NASCAR’s Grand National stock car circuit, handing the tire reigns for the series off to Goodyear; Bobby Isaac won the NASCAR Gand National stock car event at Jefco Speedway in Georgia; Bobby Brack roared to a late model victory at Florida’s Hialeah Speedway; Ken Brenn was re-elected as president of the American Racing Drivers Club; Ned Setzer picked up a victory at North Carolina’s Hickory Motor Speedway.