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• Al Unser Jr.
  ...Junior was racing sprint cars. After high school, he was already in the [[World of Outlaws]] series of sprint car racing. He soon moved into road racing, w ...ernational Race of Champions|IROC]] championship in [[1986]], winning that championship with two victories in four races. At the age of 24, Unser was the youngest
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• Irwindale Speedway
  '''Irwindale Speedway''' is a motorsports facility located in [[Irwindale, California]]. It features banked, paved 1/ ...then, it has become the series regular opening round in February and a non championship event in December and has also hosted a round of the domestic series, [[For
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• Motorsport
  ...and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps the most thoroughly [[comme ...America, the cars used in the [[American Championship Car Racing|National Championship]] (currently [[Champcars]] and the [[Indy Racing League]]) have traditional
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• Auto racing
  ...and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps the most thoroughly [[comme ...America, the cars used in the [[American Championship Car Racing|National Championship]] (currently [[Champcars]] and the [[Indy Racing League]]) have traditional
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• Phil Hill
  ...nd the only American-born driver to win the [[Formula One]] World Drivers' Championship. Hill was described as a "thoughtful, gentle man" and once said, "I'm in th ...e race at [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]] as the newly-crowned World Champion. When he returned for [[1962 Formula One season|the following seas
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• Ghinzani
  | Current series || [[Italian Formula Three Championship|Italian Formula 3]]<br> [[A1 Grand Prix]] ...Formula Three Euroseries|Formula 3 Euroseries]]<br> [[German Formula Three Championship|German Formula 3]]
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• Antonio Ascari
  His racing career was interrupted by [[World War II]], after which he began racing in Grand Prix with [[Maserati]]. His ...hared a 2nd place at F1's first race in [[Monza]]. He was only 5th in the championship standings however. He won his first F1 race the following season on the [[
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• Fuji Speedway
  ...to [[Japan]] at the end of the 1976 season. The race had a dramatic World Championship battle between [[James Hunt]] and [[Niki Lauda]], and in awful rainy condit ...k remained its 1.3&nbsp;km long straightaway, one of the longest in all of motorsports.
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• Formula 3000
  ...the final preparatory step for drivers hoping to enter the [[Formula One]] championship. [[Formula Two]] had become too expensive, and was dominated by works-run ...ared; a rumoured [[Lamborghini]] V8 never raced. In later years, a [[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]]-[[Honda]] V8 became the thing to have, eclipsing the DFV; Cosworth
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• Johnny Herbert
  ...ormula Three]] title. Disaster struck in 1988, though, as Herbert, then a championship hopeful in International [[Formula 3000]] was caught up in a major accident ...circumstances at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]], finishing 4th in the championship.
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• Macau Grand Prix
  ...Grand Prix is famously known as one of the most demanding circuits in the world. Many current or former [[Formula One]] drivers have participated in the ev ...s officially become the final two races of the [[FIA]] [[World Touring Car Championship]] (WTCC).
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• Supercross
  ...l. For example, the Supercross races are heavily advertised and televised motorsports events held within major cities. ...rodigious cycle racing organization, or the [[THQ]] series of Supercross [[Championship]] events that are in part the work of [[Clear Channel]], who in 2004 contr
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• 24 Hours of Daytona
  ...uced, the Daytona Continental, which counted towards the [[World Sportscar Championship]]. The first Continental was won by [[Dan Gurney]], driving a 2.7L Coventry ...n as part of the [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]] [[IMSA GT Championship|GT series]].
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• Ferrari 575M Maranello
  ...e of the V-12 engine, rated at 540hp and Ferrari marketed it as one of the world's fastest convertibles, with a top speed of 199mi/h. The GTC handling packa ==Motorsports==
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• FIA GT Championship
  ...the behest of the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA). The championship is mostly concentrated in Europe, but throughout the years has visited othe ...in '''FIA GT3 European Cup''', a support series in some rounds of the main championship.
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• Alfa Romeo in motorsport
  ...1925]] Alfa Romeo won the first [[Grand Prix motor racing|World Grand Prix Championship]]. Over 4 rounds the [[Alfa Romeo P2]] won the [[European Grand Prix]] at ...fa Romeo P3|P3]] whilst the German [[Silver Arrows]] dominated the other 4 championship events. However the P3s won 18 of the 35 Grands Prix held throughout Europe
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• Brands Hatch
  ...pionship|BTCC]]; [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]]; [[World Touring Car Championship|WTCC]] ...ert's]] epic duel with [[Chris Amon]] in [[1968 in sport|1968]] and future World Champion [[Nigel Mansell|Nigel Mansell's]] emotional first win in [[1985 in
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• John Surtees
  ...mula One]] driver from [[England]]. He remains the only person to have won World Championships on both two and four wheels. He is also the ambassador of th ...ponsored ride aboard the Nortons. He finished the year by beating reigning world champion Duke at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]] and then at [[Brands H
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• Automobile racing
  ...and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps the most thoroughly [[comme ...America, the cars used in the [[American Championship Car Racing|National Championship]] (currently [[Champcars]] and the [[Indy Racing League]]) have traditional
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• Buddy Lazier
  ...|| [[Dreyer & Reinbold Racing]]<br>[[Panther Racing]]<br>[[Sam Schmidt Motorsports]] ...n for the team in 2000 with Buddy winning 2 races on his way to the series championship followed by a second place effort in 2001. Following the influx of former C
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