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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]
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the CART Indy Car World Series became the pre-eminent open-wheel auto racing series in North America. It features a diverse schedule of superspeedways, short ovals, road courses, and street circuit. The CART-based teams continued to compete at the Indianapolis 500, essentially as a one-off.
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC Sport Auto racing Category Stock car racing Sports car racing (IMSA) Abbreviation NASCAR Founded February 21, 1948 ; 76 years ago (1948-02-21) Affiliation ACCUS-FIA Headquarters Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. (main) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. Concord, North Carolina, U.S. President Steve Phelps Peter Jung (Vice President, CMO) Chairman Jim ...
Trophy of the ACA-sanctioned American Grand Prize. In 1908, the AAA increased their membership dues, leading to a falling out with the ACA. The Automobile Club of America (ACA) created the American Grand Prize, the first traces of Grand Prix style racing in the U.S. along, and in competition with, the then established Vanderbilt Cup – sanctioned by the AAA's Racing Board.
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 ...
A. J. Foyt has the most career victories in Championship Car racing with 67. The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in open wheel American Championship car racing. The list recognizes IndyCar or Champ Car victories under the following auspices: American Automobile Association Contest Board (1905, 1916, and 1920 ...