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...racing spread to many parts of the world. Other major tracks in the United States operating in the first half of the twentieth century include [[Angell Park ===United States===

...le racing at the completion of the 1961 season and turned his attention to auto racing. ...is victories propelled him to the 1971 and 1972 [[United States Automobile Club#USAC Championship Car Series|USAC Championship Car Season Championship]].

...acing Club of America'' in 1933. That organization became the [[Sports Car Club of America]] in 1944. Throughout its history, American race car drivers suc *http://www.rrdc.org/ ''see'' - ''[[Road Racing Drivers Club]]'' - many photographs with biographies of all ever invited to join, living

...in [[England]], but brought up in [[Royal Oak, Michigan]] in the [[United States]]. He was the son of an early European race-driver. Henry began competing i He later retired from racing and became [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] Director of Competitions. He died at [[Indianapolis]] in [[1994]].

..., including [[Jeff Gordon]] and [[Tony Stewart]]. As a challenging form of auto racing, sprint car racing is considered an excellent training ground for NA The SOS is a club of racing fanatics who race for family values and the year end trophy.

The trophy was awarded annually until 1905, after which the [[Automobile Club de France]] (ACF) held the first [[Grand Prix motor racing]] event at the [ ...lead to the reorganisation and standardisation of [[List of international auto racing colors|national racing colours]]. Reputedly as a concession to Irela

...his first major victory when Mike captured the [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] Silver Crown National Championship.

...ng|dirt]] or paved tracks. Sprint car racing is most popular in the United States, but series also operate in Australia and New Zealand. ..., including [[Jeff Gordon]] and [[Tony Stewart]]. As a challenging form of auto racing, sprint car racing is considered an excellent training ground for NA

...based around the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] race and run by the [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] (ACO). The series was originally named the '''Le Mans Enduran It is similar to the [[American Le Mans Series]] (ALMS) based in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] that has been running with ACO backing since 1999, but is

| Location || {{flagiconUSA}} [[Sebring, Florida]], [[United States|USA]] | Layout2 || Club Road Course

|First Race || [[2002]] [[Auto Club 500|NAPA Auto Parts 500]] ([[California Speedway|Fontana]]) Biffle currently drives the number sixteen [[Post-It]]/[[United States National Guard|National Guard]] [[Ford]] for the [[Roush Racing]] team. Ot

...Kingdom]] – died [[July 24]], [[1972]] near [[Aspen, Colorado]], [[United States]], was a wealthy playboy, entrepreneur, and [[Formula One]] race car driver ...s one of the last people to speak to Dean when they met on their way to an auto race in [[Salinas, California]]. Dean was killed a few hours later in his r

...'' ([[January 10]], [[1921]] – [[July 5]], [[2004]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[racecar driver]] who won the [[1959]] and [[1962]] [[Indianapo Ward's father owned an auto wrecking business in [[Los Angeles]]. He was 14 years old when he built a [

The '''Vanderbilt Cup''' was the first major trophy in American [[auto racing]]. An international event, it was founded by [[William Kissam Vander ...d been run on [[June 26]], [[1906]] under the auspices of the [[Automobile Club de France]] in [[Sarthe]]. One of the competitors was American Elliot Shepa

...sprint cars, and both [[American Speed Association|ASA]] and [[Auto Racing Club of America|ARCA]] stock cars during the course of the season. [[Category:Motor racing venues in the United States]]

...in the classification of the [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] ([[Automobile Club de l'Ouest|ACO]]), the sanctioning body for Le Mans and the model for the A ...rth America as well as amateur [[road racing]] classes in the [[Sports Car Club of America]].

*[[National Auto Sport Association|NASA]] Championships [[2006]] *[[Sports Car Club of America|SCCA]] Runoffs [[1994]]-[[2005]]

...s. Automobile manufacturers and their associated clubs (e.g. the [[BMW Car Club of America]]) sometimes hold marque autocross events. ...[[Ukraine]], [[Moldova]]), for instance, call it [[autoslalom]]. In the [[United Kingdom]] it is known as [[SoloMotorsport]] or autosolo and [[British autoc

...s. Automobile manufacturers and their associated clubs (e.g. the [[BMW Car Club of America]]) sometimes hold marque autocross events. ...[[Ukraine]], [[Moldova]]), for instance, call it [[autoslalom]]. In the [[United Kingdom]] it is known as [[SoloMotorsport]] or autosolo and [[British autoc

...outings but there was a more concerted effort in 1968 with Scuderia Jolly Club running as many as four cars for Angeleri, Pino Mariella, Franco Conti and ...or the non-championship Argentine Grand Prix in 1971, entered by the Jolly Club. In September the car popped up again at the Italian GP and qualified but r

'''Street racing''' is a form of [[auto racing]] that takes place on the streets,usually at a stop light, during no ...o]]. The most notorious group to be associated with it was the [[MidNight Club]] who gave street racing a worldwide attention with its 186 mph (300 km/h)

'''Lime Rock Park''' is a [[road racing|road course]] [[auto racing]] facility located in [[Lakeville, Connecticut]]. Owned by [[Skip Ba ...s, such as the [[BMW Car Club of America]] and [http://www.pca.org Porsche Club of America], hold weekend racing and driver training school events at Lime

...da Matta''' (born [[September 19]], [[1973]]) is a [[Brazil|Brazilian]] [[auto racing]] driver, winner of the American [[Champ Car World Series|CART]] Cha [[1997]] saw Cristiano move to the [[United States]] for the [[Indy Lights]] racing series, in which he won "[[Rookie of the Y

...its cars. The term [[IndyCar]] is now trademarked to the IRL in the United States, but Champ Car races in [[Australia]] and [[Canada]] continue to bear the I ...nctioning of Champ Car racing at locations that today include the [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[Mexico]] and [[Australia]]. The Champ Car organization run

:''This article concerns auto racing; [[Track racing|motorcycles]], also race on dirt tracks.'' ...racing]] performed on [[Oval racing|oval tracks]]. It began in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 30s. Two diff

He acquired a Bugatti and joined the Moto Club de Nice for younger competitive automotive enthusiasts. In [[1924]] he won ...prove their inherent superiority, nationalized the [[Mercedes-Benz]] and [[Auto Union]] racing teams, and ran them like a military campaign. This led to a

...and Italian automobile manufacturers, Renault sent a team to the [[United States]] to compete in the [[Vanderbilt Cup]] on [[Long Island, New York]]. In a f ...h, Georgia]] at an American Grand Prize race organized by the [[Automobile Club of America]].

...ing [[road racing]], [[rallying|rally]], and [[autocross]] in the [[United States]] and was formed in [[1944]]. It runs many different programs for both amat ===Club racing===

'''Auto racing''' (also known as '''automobile racing''', '''autosport''' or '''mot Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first success

'''Auto racing''' (also known as '''automobile racing''', '''autosport''' or '''mot Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first success

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...are organised annually by the [http://www.islandcarclub.com/ '''Island Car Club''']. Participants are divided according to their type of vehicle into vario ...suitable for intense traffic and therefore is considered inappropriate for auto racing.

...gnificantly more powerful [[Zetec]] engine in 2006); and a mainly amateur, club-racing series attracting serious enthusiasts using the now elderly 1600 Ken ...rmula car)|Vector]] have had some success. In recent years, in the United States, Pipers have also been campaigned with strong results. Historical designers

| Country/region || [[United States]], [[Canada]] ...es''' ('''ALMS''') is a [[sports car racing]] series based in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. It consists of a series of [[endurance racing|endurance]]

...racing]] performed on [[Oval racing|oval tracks]]. It began in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 30s. Two diff Dirt track racing is the single most common form of auto racing in the United States. There are hundreds of local and regional racetracks throughout the nation:

...rs''' (born December 3, 1951 in [[Wichita, Kansas]]) is a retired [[United States|American]] race car driver. He is the third of three men to have won the [[ ...on changed from the [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] to Championship Auto Racing Teams ([[CART]]). At Indianapolis he won his first "500" by virtue o

|Construction cost || [[United States dollar|$]]85 '''Miller Motorsports Park''' is a [[auto racing|auto]], [[Motorcycle racing|motorcycle]] and [[Kart racing|kart]] racing facilit

...hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the [[Sports Car Club of America|SCCA]] [[Speed World Challenge Series]], [[American Le Mans]], A ...War II]] economy, and the influx of sporting automobiles. The [[Sports Car Club of America]]

...poration]]. It was long known around the world as the home of the [[United States Grand Prix]], which it hosted for 20 consecutive years (1961–1980), but i * [[Sports Car Club of America]] (SCCA) [[SPEED World Challenge]]

|Construction cost || [[United States dollar|$]]3 million ...polis 500|Indianapolis 500-Mile Race]]<br>'''[[Formula One]]''' - [[United States Grand Prix]]<br>'''[[NASCAR]] [[Nextel Cup]]''' - [[Allstate 400 at The Bri

'''Auto racing''' (also known as '''automobile racing''', '''autosport''' or '''mot Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first success

'''Auto racing''' (also known as '''automobile racing''', '''autosport''' or '''mot Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first success

...[[May 29]], [[1939]] in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]) is a former [[United States of America|American]] automobile racing driver, the younger brother of [[Bo ...10 times on oval, road and dirt tracks to capture the [[United States Auto Club]] national championship.

Since [[1916]] there has been a United States national [[automobile]] racing championship for drivers of single seater (c ...ioned by the United States Automobile Club (the [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]]), a body formed by the then-owner of the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedw

...ile Racing Club of America|ARCA RE/MAX Series]] '''<br>[[Automobile Racing Club of America|ARCA RE/MAX Series 200]] ''August 27, 2007'' ...uch as the [[American Automobile Association]], [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]], [[NASCAR]], CART/[[Champ Car World Series]]), and the [[Indy Racing

! colspan=2 |'''Auto racing''' '''Auto racing''' (also known as '''automobile racing''', '''autosport''' or '''mot

...n employee of a French motor vehicle manufacturer would move to the United States. Beginning in 1910, he would become a major figure in American racing and t ...me only) race carrying the name Grand Prix was organized by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), and run over two days in June. The [[Le Mans]] based circu

...{flagiconUSA}} [[Monterey, California|Monterey]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]] '''[[MotoGP]]'''<br>[[United States motorcycle Grand Prix|United States Grand Prix]]<br><br>

This is a '''list of [[auto racing]] tracks''' sorted by country. *[[Marcos Juárez Motor Club Circuit]], [[Marcos Juárez]], [[Córdoba Province (Argentina)|Córdoba]]

...L (10.3&nbsp;[[Imperial unit|Imp.&nbsp;gallons]])<br />(12.4&nbsp;[[United States customary units|U.S. gal]]) ...ontinuously variable transmission|CVT]]/[[semi-automatic transmission|semi-auto]] (Speedgear)

|Nationality || {{flagiconUK}} [[United Kingdom|British]] ...rnational Raceway|Riverside]], near Los Angeles, in a [[United States Auto Club]] season-ending road race. This event pitted the best American drivers of t

...nited States Auto Club]], the [[Sports Car Club of America]], Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART), the [[Championship Racing League]], the [[Indy Racing ...as founded to take over sanctioning from the AAA, which ceased sanctioning auto racing in the general outrage over motor racing safety that followed the [[

|Sport || [[Auto racing]] ...n sports|1979]], who incidently, had broken away from [[United States Auto Club|USAC]]. George blueprinted the IRL as a lower-cost open-wheel alternative t

[[1995]] [[United States Automobile Club|USAC Triple Crown Champion]] ...hony Wayne "Tony" Stewart''' (born [[May 20]], [[1971]]), is an [[race car|auto racing]] driver who has won championships in [[Sprint car racing|sprint car

...er Columbus]] first sailed to [[the Americas]] in [[1492]]. The memory aid states that 1 hp = 1/2 Columbus or 746 W. ...ed before the 1970s in the [[United States]], and is still common in the [[United Kingdom]]. It refers to the brake [[dynamometer]], the device for measuring

...hly one car for every eleven people), of which 140 million in the [[United States|U.S.]] (roughly one car for every two people) [http://www.sasi.group.shef.a ...effort between the two companies, but it was not until 1926 that the they united under the name of Daimler-Benz with a commitment to remain together under t

The recorded number of hydrogen powered public vehicles in the United States is 20 as of January 2007 there, and a significant amount of research is und ...difficult political decisions on how to produce this energy. The [[United States Department of Energy]] has already announced a plan to produce hydrogen dir

...p''' or '''CanAm''', was an [[Sports Car Club of America|SCCA]]/[[Canadian Auto Sport Clubs|CASC]] [[sports car racing]] series from [[1966]] to [[1974]]. ...'''Chaparral'''s were very innovative, following his success in the United States Road Racing Championship (USRRC).

...obile]] [[auto racing|racing]] driver, one of the most successful [[United States|Americans]] in the history of the sport. He is one of only two drivers to w ...Championship Car Racing|IndyCar]] titles (three under [[United States Auto Club|USAC]]-sanctioning, one under [[Champ car|CART]]), the [[1978 Formula One s

...ds. He also won several national championships as a driver in [[Sports Car Club of America]] ([[SCCA]]) road racing, and his race teams won several champio Newman served in the [[United States Navy|Navy]] in [[World War II]] in the [[Pacific Theater of Operations|Paci

Mr. Zampolli moved to the [[United States|USA]] after the company went bankrupt in Italy and has set up a new company Mr. Zampolli moved to the [[United States|USA]] after the company went bankrupt in Italy and has set up a new company

...h station wagon is widely used), '''estate car''' (or just '''estate''', [[United Kingdom|British]] usage) or a '''break''' ([[French language|French]] usage ...x]] introduced the first affordable enclosed automobile, which shifted the auto industry away from open vehicles towards meeting consumer demand for enclos

...[Indianapolis 500]], 2nd in the [[Brickyard 400]], and 4th in the [[United States Grand Prix#Indianapolis|US Grand Prix]]. ...various divisions, continually progressing upward. He raced in the 1995 [[United Kingdom|British]] Formula [[Vauxhall Motors|Vauxhall]] Championship, winnin

...2005. Speed entered F1 following the Red Bull Driver Search in the United States. Jani was the test driver for [[Sauber]] Petronas in 2004. ...rmerly [[Jaguar Racing]]), the [[Austria]]n [[football (soccer)|football]] club [[Red Bull Salzburg]] (formerly ''SV Austria Salzburg''), Austrian Ice Hock

...anapolis 500''' or '''Indy 500''', is an [[USA|American]] [[automobile]] [[auto racing|race]], held annually over the [[Memorial Day]] weekend at the [[Ind ...hampion [[Nigel Mansell]] shocked the racing world by moving to the United States, winning the [[PPG]] [[Champ Car|CART]] IndyCar World Series title and only

...re countries enter teams of riders (i.e. Enduro's "World Cup"), as well as club teams - the event combines amateur sport with the professional level sport, ...ation]] has been the sanctioning body of Flat Track racing in the [[United States]], each year awarding the coveted #1 plate to their Grand National Champion

...legal reasons the business was forced to drop the Option and D1 name. The club was since absorbed into the D1 franchise as a national series. There was a ...Republic of [[Ireland]], the [[United Kingdom]], Formula-D in the [[United States]], and New Zealand, these drivers are able to keep their cars sliding for e

...iwanese]] manufactured scooters; [[India|Indian]] light vehicle engines; [[United Kingdom|British]] fashion clothing; and [[China|Chinese]] produced watches. ...pick-up truck powered by the Lambretta engine, named as 'Vikram'. [[Bajaj Auto]] is a major Indian automobile manufacturer that had also produced scooters

About 250 million vehicles are in use in the United States. Around the world, there were about 806 million cars and light trucks on th |[[Scion (car)|Scion]]**||align="center"|{{flagiconUnited States}}

...and then for [[Lancia]]. Meanwhile, the first Bandini arrived in [[United States]]. Here, in the hands of drivers [[Dick Gent]] and [[Bob Said]], the car en ...o]] in 1952, with a 750 sports torpedo displayed at the in 1953 [[New York Auto Show]] at [[Madison Square Garden]]. Despite his commitments, Bandini himse

After Fiat ceased importing cars into the United States in 1984,and Australia in 1989 however, they continued to be imported into ...ng Fiat Auto. That same year, sales reached an all-time high in the United States, corresponding to the [[1979 energy crisis|Iranian Oil Crisis.]] However, w

...tinued producing airplane parts and was sold to [[Hispano-Suiza]] (another auto maker turned aircraft supplier) in 1963. [[Snecma]] took over in 1968, lat ...d operations ceased in September of 1995. A model specific to the [[United States]] market called the "Bugatti America" was in the prepatory stages when the

...es cars (1980-1981) were simply badged as Lancia Montecarlo. In the United States of America the First Series cars were marketed as the Scorpion alongside th ...had the highest performance of all the road-going production Betas, with {{Auto bhp|135|0}} and substantially increased torque over the normal two-litre (

|Distributor:||[[United Artists]] ''Goldfinger'' was the first James Bond film to be shown on [[United States|U.S.]] television, which occurred on [[September 17]], [[1972]] on [[Americ

...part of the pre-[[World War II|Second World War]] [[European Championship (auto racing)|European Championship]] and was included in the first Formula One [ ...tional governing body of motorsport, to be upgraded from a regional French club to full national status. Their application was refused due to the lack of a

...ew Zealand]]; there are also over a dozen tracks operating in the [[United States]] with sites in upstate New York, Indiana and California. There are also 3 ...aldwyn Jones and Eddie Brinck well before 1923. The first meeting in the [[United Kingdom]] is generally acknowledged to have taken place at High Beech on [[

...lug engine. Among other victories, the GTA won the inaugural [[Sports Car Club of America]]'s Trans-Am championship in 1966. In the 1970s, Alfa concentra In the beginning of 2007, Fiat Auto S.p.A. was reorganized and four new automobile companies were created; Fiat

...[Image:autosportlemans.jpg|250px|1952 Le Mans race, depicted on cover of ''Auto Sport Review'' magazine.]] ...as the '''Grand Prix of Endurance''', it is organised by the [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] (ACO) and runs on a [[Circuit de la Sarthe|circuit]] containin

...A is also the governing body for [[Formula One]] and other international [[auto racing|motorsports]]. ...ington North (UK Parliament constituency)|Kensington North]] seat in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1959|1959 General Election]]. Sir Oswald used rac

...'''International Committee of the Red Cross''' before that. Although the United Nations is now headquartered in New York, the organization still retains a Most non-Swiss professionals working in Geneva are employed by one of the '''United Nations''' agencies or international '''banks'''. UN employees do not need

...umb|right|250px|'''[[1952 24 Hours of Le Mans]] race, depicted on cover of Auto Sport Review magazine''']] ...red winner after the examination of the photo finish. But the [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest|ACO]] declared Tthe McLaren/Amon car had won the race, having co

...e French [[Sarthe]] [[département]]. It is organised by the ''[[Automobile Club de L'Ouest]]'' (A.C.O). The first race was held on [[May 26]] and [[May 27| ...ortlemans.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''1952 Le Mans race, depicted on cover of Auto Sport Review magazine''']]

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