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• Le Mans Endurance Series
  The '''Le Mans Series (LMS)''' is a European [[sports car racing]] endurance series based around the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] race and run by It is similar to the [[American Le Mans Series]] (ALMS) based in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] that
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• World of Endurance Racing
  '''American Le Mans Series''' Official information on this racing series.
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• Truck Racing
  ...age:Truck Racing Stuart Oliver Brands Hatch Nov 2006.jpg|thumb|right|Truck Racing at [[Brands Hatch]] in November 2006]] ...sman Truck Series]] or an earlier series, the NPTRA (National Pickup Truck Racing Association) founded by Buck Baker. For the Brazilian series, see [[Fórmul
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• Camoradi International
  ...cing team of the 1960s known for racing [[Maserati Birdcage]] [[sports car racing|sports cars]], and a [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche]] and [[Cooper Car Com ...as driver, but results did not come and the team withdrew from Grand Prix racing mid-way through the year.
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• North American Racing Team
  The '''North American Racing Team''' (also known as '''NART''') was created by [[Luigi Chinetti]] to pro ...netti due to his success in selling the maker's road cars in the important American markets, and thus NART received a continuous line of excellent Ferrari race
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• List of international auto racing colors
  ...onal [[auto racing]] competitions customarily [[paint]]ed their cars in '''racing colours''' reflecting the nation of origin of the car or driver. These wer ...ished in the [[Interwar period|1920s and 1930s era]] of [[Grand Prix motor racing]], when blue Bugatti and red Alfa Romeo dominated many races.
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• Endurance racing
  ...meant to test the durability of equipment and endurance of participants. Teams of multiple drivers attempt to cover a large distance in a single event, wi ...six hours. Longer races can run for 1000km, 12 hours, or even 24 hours. Teams can consist of anywhere from two to four participants per event, which is d
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• Petit Le Mans
  ...for ''little Le Mans'') is a [[sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance racing|endurance]] race held annually at [[Road Atlanta]] in [[Georgia (U.S. state ...and in [[1999 in sports|1999]] became one of the original events of the [[American Le Mans Series]]. It uses the rules established for the [[24 hours of Le Ma
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• Scott Sharp
  ...in [[Norwalk, Connecticut]]) is an American race car driver in the [[Indy Racing League]]. He is the son of [[SCCA]] multiple champion [[Bob Sharp]]. Early He began racing in [[Champ Cars]] and the [[Indianapolis 500]] in the early 90's, initially
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• Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
  |Major events || *[[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[Indy Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio]] (2007) *[[National Auto Sport Association|NASA]] Championships [[2006]]
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• Sprint car
  ...the wing would break off or absorb the impact of the flip. In some cases, teams are able to replace the wing during the ensuing red flag and be able to rac ...n]] and [[Tony Stewart]]. As a challenging form of auto racing, sprint car racing is considered an excellent training ground for NASCAR series.
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• American Le Mans Series
  ! colspan=2 |'''American Le Mans Series season''' ...1:[[Audi Sport North America]]<br/>P2:[[Penske Racing]]<br/>GT1:[[Corvette Racing]]<br/>GT2:[[Risi Competizione]]
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• Formula 5000
  [[Image:LolaT332.jpg|thumb|[[1974]] [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola ]] T-332]] '''Formula 5000''' (or '''F5000''') was an auto-racing formula that ran different series in various regions around the world from
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• List of international Formula One colors
  ...ished in the [[Interwar period|1920s and 1930s era]] of [[Grand Prix motor racing]], when blue Bugatti and red Alfa Romeo dominated many races. ...rcedes-Benz and Audi used silver paint when they returned to international racing in the 1990s.
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• René Dreyfus
  ...years in the [[1920]]s and [[1930]]s, the Golden Era of [[Grand Prix motor racing]]. ...aurice served as his business partner in his youth, and his manager in his racing career.
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• Sebring Raceway
  | Events || [[12 Hours of Sebring]] - [[American Le Mans Series|ALMS]] '''Sebring International Raceway''' is a road course [[auto racing]] facility located in [[Sebring, Florida]]. The raceway occupies a portion
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• Sports car racing
  [[Image:Gtp_sports_cars.jpg|thumb|300px|GTP sports cars racing at [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course]] in 1991]] '''Sports car racing''' is a form of circuit racing, with cars that have two seats and enclosed wheel wells. They may be purpos
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• Ferrari 333 SP
  ...|| Momo Sports<br>[[Team Scandia]]<br>[[BMS Scuderia Italia]]<br>[[JB Racing]]<br>GLV Brums ...rts business), the 333 SP marked Ferrari's official return to [[sports car racing]] after a 20 year absence. The car was built to compete in the [[Internatio
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• Motorsport
  ...mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps t Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first successful [[g
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• Auto racing
  ...mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps t Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first successful [[g
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• Danny Sullivan
  ...I''' (Born [[March 9]], [[1950]] in [[Louisville, Kentucky]]) is a former racing driver from [[USA|the United States]]. He participated in 15 [[Formula One ...s 500]] in 1985. The "spin and win" footage of his red and white ''Miller American'' doing a 360 down the short chute at Indy after passing [[Mario Andretti]]
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• Nikon Indy 300
  | Most wins constructor || [[Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing]] (6) | Winning team || [[Penske Racing|Team Penske]]
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• Cristiano da Matta
  ...[[1973]]) is a [[Brazil|Brazilian]] [[auto racing]] driver, winner of the American [[Champ Car World Series|CART]] Championship in 2002, and former [[Toyota F ===North American racing===
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• Marco Andretti
  | Nationality || {{flagiconUSA}} American | Current series || [[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[IndyCar Series]]
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• Grand-Am
  ...sanctioning body that was established in 1999 to organize endurance [[road racing]] competitions in [[North America]]. [[Image:GrandAm_LagunaSeca.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Racing action in the 2005 Grand-Am Road & Track 250 at Laguna Seca]]
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• Rick Mears
  ...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 [[Indianapo ...Penske wanted another young driver who would focus exclusively on American racing. For 1978 Mears was offered a ride in nine of the eighteen championship rac
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• Automobile racing
  ...mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps t Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first successful [[g
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• Paris-Brest-Paris
  The 1891 Paris-Brest saw dramatic racing action between Michelen's Charles Terront and Dunlop's Jiel-Laval. Terront ...01 Paris-Brest was sponsored not only by Le Petit Journal, but also by ''L'Auto-Velo'', edited by none other than Henri Desgrange. For the first time, prof
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• Motor racing
  ...mean [[motorcycle racing]], and can include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps t Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first successful [[g
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• Champcar
  ...ame for a class of [[automobile|car]]s used in [[American Championship Car Racing]] for many decades. A Champ Car is a single seater (commonly called [[open wheel]]) [[racing car]]. For much of their history Champ Cars have been similar to [[Formula
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• List of Formula One constructors
  == Constructors and teams == In [[Formula One]] racing the terms "constructor" and "entrant" have specific and differing meanings.
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• Sam Hornish, Jr.
  ...0]] champion, currently driving in the [[Indy Racing League]] for [[Penske Racing]]. He also competes in the invitation-only [[International Race of Champion ...4 of a second in the Delphi Indy 300 in Chicago, thought to be the closest auto race in history.
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• Race car
  ! colspan=2 |'''Auto racing''' ...rcycle racing]], and it can further include [[motorboat racing]] and [[air racing]]. It is one of the world's most popular [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps t
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• Indy Racing League
  [[Image:irl_logo.jpg|120px|center|Indy Racing League Logo]] |Sport || [[Auto racing]]
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• 24 Hours of Daytona
  ...historical title, the '''24 Hours of Daytona''') is a 24-hour [[sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance race]] held annually at [[Daytona International Sp In 1962, a few years after the track was built, a 3-hour [[sports car racing|sports car race]] was introduced, the Daytona Continental, which counted to
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• Touring car racing
  ...asically be considered a closed-circuit, sponsored, legal form of [[street racing]] performed by professional drivers. ...ies insist on a "control tyre" that all competitors must use) and keep the racing close (sometimes by a "lead trophy" where winning a race requires the winne
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• Motorcycle Racing
  [[Image:Lydden05.jpg|thumb|right|Classic Road Racing]] [[Image:JoeyDunlopKatesCottage.jpg|right|thumb|Road Racing on temporarily closed public roads]]
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• Champcars
  | category || [[Open wheel car|Open wheel racing]] ...p Auto Racing Teams (CART), the [[Championship Racing League]], the [[Indy Racing League]], and the Champ Car World Series (CCWS).
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• American Championship Car Racing
  ...p Car World Series and the Indy Racing League see [[Champ Car]] and [[Indy Racing League|IRL]].'' Since [[1916]] there has been a United States national [[automobile]] racing championship for drivers of single seater (commonly referred to as [[open w
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• Demolition Derby
  ...nts. Competitors have traditionally used junked full-size [[United States|American]] [[sedan]]s, especially those from the [[1960s]] and [[1970s|70s]], which ...y fairs in rural areas, and becoming a quirky [[subculture]] nationwide. [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC's]] ''[[Wide World of Sports (US TV series)|Wide W
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• Ferrari 250 LM
  ...e move for road use, [[Ferrari]] began producing [[MR layout|mid-engined]] racing cars in [[1963]]. Although these cars shared their names (based on engine At the November 1963 Paris Auto Show, Ferrari introduced the 250 LM (Le Mans). It was developed as a coupé
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• CanAm
  ...Car Club of America|SCCA]]/[[Canadian Auto Sport Clubs|CASC]] [[sports car racing]] series from [[1966]] to [[1974]]. A second generation of Can Am followed ...out of hand, but during its height Can Am cars were at the cutting edge of racing technology. Noted constructors in the Can Am Series included [[Team McLaren
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• Martin Brundle
  ...(born [[June 1]], [[1959]]) is an [[England|English]] [[Auto racing|motor racing]] and former [[Formula One]] driver known chiefly as the man who ran [[Ayrt ...born at [[King's Lynn]], [[Norfolk, England]]. A very intelligent and fast racing driver, Brundle never really got the breaks at the top level of single seat
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• Ferrari 512
  ...ship season]] by the factory ([[Scuderia Ferrari]], [[SEFAC]]) and private teams. Later that year, modified versions resembling the main competitor [[Porsch ...specific case of world sports car championship and [[24 hours of Le Mans]] racing cars, regulations in those days restricted maximum displacement to 5.0&nbsp
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• Watkins Glen International
  '''[[Grand American Road Racing Association|Grand-Am]] [[Rolex Sports Car Series]]'''<br>[[6 Hours of Watki '''[[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[IndyCar Series]]'''
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• Indianapolis Motor Speedway
  ...red;"|'''Indy, The Brickyard,<br>The Greatest Race Course in the World,<br>Racing Capital of the World''' |Major events || '''[[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[IndyCar|IndyCar Series]]''' - [[Indianapolis 500|Indianapoli
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• Formula One sponsorship liveries
  ...nsor]]s becoming more important with the rising costs in Formula One, many teams wanted to be able to display the logos of their sponsors as clearly as poss ...lor of Italy. At certain events where tobacco sponsorships are prohibited, teams may use an alternate non-tobacco livery. At historical events, cars are all
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• Indianapolis 500
  ..._x.htm]. The event lends its name to the "[[IndyCar]]" class of [[formula racing|formula]], or [[open wheel car|open-wheel]], race cars that have competed i Although the first race was won by an American driver at the wheel of an American car, European makers such as the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Fiat]] or [[France|Fre
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• Formula One
  ...hest class of single-seat [[open-wheel]] [[formula racing|formula]] [[auto racing]]. It consists of a series of races, known as [[List of Formula One Grands ...a World Championship before [[World War II]], but due to the suspension of racing during the war, the World Drivers Championship was not formalised until 194
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• John Surtees
  ...Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1952]] - [[1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1960]] |Teams || [[Norton (motorcycle)|Norton]], [[MV Agusta]]
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