By 1952, regular contributor and editor John R. Bond and his wife Elaine had become the owners of the magazine, which then grew until its sale to CBS Publications in 1972.

[7] Car and Driver and Road & Track are sister publications at Hearst and share the same advertising, sales, marketing, and circulation departments.

Incoming Editor-in-Chief Mike Guy, who had previously launched The Drive for Time Inc., hired Executive Editor Daniel Pund and Creative Director Nathan Schroeder, and together they refashioned Road & Track as the premium, 180-page enthusiast magazine on stands today.

Former race car drivers have often contributed material, including Paul Frère, Sam Posey,[9] and Formula One champion Phil Hill.

Other notable contributors include McLaren F1 designer Gordon Murray, car executive Bob Lutz,[10] Henry N. Manney III, Peter Egan,[11] Jason Cammisa,[12] and Matt Farah.

The test's most recent winner is the 2020 Hyundai Veloster N.[14] Road & Track contributed to the 1992 video game, Grand Prix Unlimited, developed by Accolade for MS-DOS.