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The 54.36-mile (87.48 km) course ran from the south side of the city, north along the lakefront to Evanston, Illinois, and back again. Frank Duryea won the race in 7 hours and 53 minutes, beating the other five entrants. [8] The first regular auto racing venue was Nice, France, run in late March 1897, as a "Speed Week".
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, [1] or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non-racing disciplines. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile.
The start of the 2015 Daytona 500, the biggest race in NASCAR. Motor sports are widely popular in the United States, but Americans generally ignore major international series, such as Formula One and MotoGP, in favor of home-grown racing series. Road racing has generally waned, though an extensive, albeit illegal street racing culture persists. [1]
"America's First Automobile Race" map Frank Duryea's Motorized Wagon winning motocycle Mueller-Benz car – second-place finisher. The Chicago Times-Herald race was the first automobile race held in the United States. [1] Sponsored by the Chicago Times-Herald, the race was held in Chicago in 1895 among six motorized vehicles: four cars and two ...
McGee began racing sports cars with the Sports Car Club of America in December 1957, [4] driving a Mercedes 300SL owned by George Rice of Phoenix, Arizona. She consistently won her races, which earned her media attention. A January 1962 article in Motor Trend started with "Housewives revolt!" and ended with "so ladies if you are bored with ...
American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Indy Racing League (IRL) World Rally Championship (WRC) Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Grand American Road Racing Association; International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) National Auto Sport Association; National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ...
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the official sanctioning body of the sport of stock car racing in North America. [1] [2] It was formed in February 1948 by race car driver Bill France Sr. as the replacement for the National Championship Stock Car Circuit sanctioning body.
The debut of racing legend Stirling Moss. [3] The establishment of the World Sports Car Championship, composed mainly of endurance races such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The beginnings of the British Saloon Car Championship, now the British Touring Car Championship. The Mille Miglia is last held after thirty years. The Portuguese Grand Prix ...