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• Classic Racing
  [[Image:Lydden05.jpg|thumb|350px|Classic Racing action]] ...defined under the rules and or auspices of the [[Classic Racing Motorcycle Club]] (CRMC)[http://www.crmc.co.uk/]. This was established in 1981 and mostly c
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• Hare and Hound
  == United States Hare and Hound == ...ited States, a '''Hare & Hound''' is a type of [[off_road_racing |off-road racing]] event where the entrants compete on [[dirt bikes]] over a marked course o
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• Midget car
  [[Image:MidgetCarsRacingAngellParkJune2007.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Midget cars racing at [[Angell Park Speedway]]]] ...0 pounds. The high power and small size of the cars combine to make midget racing quite dangerous; for this reason modern midget cars are fully equipped with
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• Road racing
  ...es to [[motorsport]], specifically, [[automobile racing]] and [[motorcycle racing]].'' [[Image:Motorcycle phillip island02.jpg|thumb|250px|Road bike racing around Phillip Island]]
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• Joe Leonard
  ...cing 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]].
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• Henry Banks
  ...14]], [[1913]] - [[December 18]], [[1994]]) was an American [[midget car racing|midget car]] and "big car" driver. He competed as a [[Formula One]] driver ...as born 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 comp
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• Roger McCluskey
  ...uskey''' (b. [[24 August]], [[1930]], d. [[29 August]], [[1993]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[race car]] driver. He was from [[Tucson, Arizona]]. He won the [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] [[Sprint car racing|Sprint Car]] title in 1963 and 1966, the USAC [[Stock car]] title in 1969 a
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• Talladega Gran Prix Raceway
  | [[Munford, Alabama|Munford]], [[Alabama]], [[United States]] ...oss]]; Ed Bargy [[Motorcycle]] Riders School; [[Kart racing|Big South Road Racing Series]]
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• Le Mans Endurance Series
  ...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,
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• Sprint car racing
  ...ck racing|dirt]] or paved tracks. Sprint car racing is most popular in the United States, but series also operate in Australia and New Zealand. ...speed often also makes it very dangerous. The safety record of sprint car racing in recent years has been greatly improved by the use of roll cages to prote
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• Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing
  ...nnett, Jr.]], millionaire owner of the [[New York Herald]], the automobile racing award was first given in [[1900]] in [[France]]. ...the [[Automobile Club de France]] (ACF) held the first [[Grand Prix motor racing]] event at the [[Circuit de la Sarthe]], in [[Le Mans]].
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• Sprint car
  ...speed often also makes it very dangerous. The safety record of sprint car racing in recent years has been greatly improved by the use of roll cages to prote ...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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• Mike Bliss
  |Car Team || 0 - [[Haas CNC Racing]] ...his first major victory when Mike captured the [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] Silver Crown National Championship.
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• Mansfield Motorsports Speedway
  ...moderately high banks and a wide racing surface, it is suitable for close racing and passing. ...sprint cars, and both [[American Speed Association|ASA]] and [[Auto Racing Club of America|ARCA]] stock cars during the course of the season.
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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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• Ernesto Prinoth
  ...Italy]] – [[November 26]], [[1981]] in [[Innsbruck]], [[Austria]]) was a [[racing driver]] from [[Italy]], and founder of [[Prinoth AG]], manufacturer of [[s ...e entered the [[1962 Italian Grand Prix]] with backing from Scuderia Jolly Club but failed to qualify, and this was his only attempt at a World Championshi
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• Willhire 24 Hour
  ...s throughout its history has been run by the [[British Racing & Sports Car Club]] (BRSCC), which was also responsible for the aforementioned series. ...-hour event, initially as a [[joke]], but the offer was accepted and the [[United Kingdom]]'s first 24-hour race was founded. The [[1989]] event was 25 hours
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• Sebring Raceway
  | Location || {{flagiconUSA}} [[Sebring, Florida]], [[United States|USA]] | Layout2 || Club Road Course
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• Irwindale Speedway
  ...It is mainly used for [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] [[Sprint car racing|sprint car]] and regional [[NASCAR]] races. ...offenders for free entry into drag races at the dragstrip to promote safe racing.
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• Luca Cordero di Montezemolo
  ...[[1975]] di Montezemolo was promoted out of Ferrari to be head of all FIAT racing activities, and in [[1977]] he advanced to become a senior manager of FIAT ...Giornali]]) and vice-president of the [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna Football Club]].
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• Lime Rock Park
  ...er of [[Connecticut]], it is renowned as the most picturesque of the major racing tracks, earning the "Park" part of its name. ...America]] and [http://www.pca.org Porsche Club of America], hold weekend racing and driver training school events at Lime Rock Park.
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• Lance Reventlow
  ...[United Kingdom]] – died [[July 24]], [[1972]] near [[Aspen, Colorado]], [[United States]], was a wealthy playboy, entrepreneur, and [[Formula One]] race car ...fforded him the latest in exotic cars that led to his involvement in motor racing.
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• Gordon Johncock
  ...ime winner of the [[Indianapolis 500]] and 1976 [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] Marlboro Championship Trail champion. ...th later. In addition, Armando Teran, a mechanic for the same STP/Patrick Racing organization, was killed in a subsequent pit lane accident caused by a safe
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• Jimmy Bryan
  ...]] and [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] [[Championship Car]] series, racing in the 1952-1960 seasons with 72 starts, including each year's [[Indianapol ...s 500]] and the 1954(AAA), 1956 and 1957(USAC) [[American Championship Car Racing|National Championship]].
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• Greg Biffle
  |Car Team || 16 - [[Roush Racing]] |First Race || [[2002]] [[Auto Club 500|NAPA Auto Parts 500]] ([[California Speedway|Fontana]])
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• Street racing
  ...ing taking place on temporary circuits erected on city streets, see [[road racing]].'' '''Street racing''' is a form of [[auto racing]] that takes place on the streets,usually at a stop light, during normal tr
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• Riverside International Raceway
  |Construction cost || [[United States dollar|$625,000]] ...wn as '''RIR''' or '''Riverside Raceway''') was a [[race track]] or [[Road racing|road course]] in [[Riverside, California]]. A driver died during the first
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• Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing
  ...driving a VPJ [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] car, after leading 191 of the 200 racing laps. Unser repeated the Indy 500 win and added the USAC National Champions ...alist [[Chris Economaki]], as he sat in the car on the grid for the [[1976 United States Grand Prix West|Long Beach Grand Prix]]. This led to some bad feelin
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• Autocrossing
  ...sport in its own right, autocrossing is a great way to get started in road racing. ...s. Automobile manufacturers and their associated clubs (e.g. the [[BMW Car Club of America]]) sometimes hold marque autocross events.
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• Autocross
  ...sport in its own right, autocrossing is a great way to get started in road racing. ...s. Automobile manufacturers and their associated clubs (e.g. the [[BMW Car Club of America]]) sometimes hold marque autocross events.
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• Detroit street circuit
  | Location || {{flagiconUSA}} [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], [[United States|USA]] ...[[Detroit, Michigan]]''' hosted [[Formula One]] racing, and later [[CART]] racing, between the 1982 and 1991 seasons. The course was set up near the [[Renais
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• Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
  |Major events || *[[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[Indy Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio]] (2007) *[[American Le Mans Series]]<p>[[Grand American Road Racing Association|Grand-Am series]]
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• Cristiano da Matta
  ...atta''' (born [[September 19]], [[1973]]) is a [[Brazil|Brazilian]] [[auto racing]] driver, winner of the American [[Champ Car World Series|CART]] Championsh ===North American racing===
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• Formula Ford
  ...rting]] is more likely to be a young driver's entry to serious formula car racing). ...as an entry level formula, [[Formula Vee]], the Formula Ford cars use full racing suspension setups.
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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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• Whitney Willard Straight
  ...or, businessman, and a member of the prominent [[Whitney family]] of the [[United States]]. ...ates Army]] during [[World War I]]. Following his mother's remarriage to [[United Kingdom|British]] agronomist [[Leonard K. Elmhirst]] in 1925, the family mo
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• Ronnie Bucknum
  ...in the [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] [[Championship Car]] series, racing in the 1967-1970 seasons with 23 starts, including the [[Indianapolis 500]] He is the father of [[Jeff Bucknum]], an [[Indy Racing League]] and [[American Le Mans Series]] driver.
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• Vanderbilt Cup
  The '''Vanderbilt Cup''' was the first major trophy in American [[auto racing]]. An international event, it was founded by [[William Kissam Vanderbilt II ...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
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• Rodger Ward
  ...r Ward''' ([[January 10]], [[1921]] &ndash; [[July 5]], [[2004]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[racecar driver]] who won the [[1959]] and [[1962]] [[In ...was stationed in [[Wichita Falls, Texas]] when a quarter mile [[dirt track racing|dirt track]] was built.
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• Sports Car Club of America
  |Sport || [[Road racing]], [[Rallying]], [[Autocross]] ...supporting [[road racing]], [[rallying|rally]], and [[autocross]] in the [[United States]] and was formed in [[1944]]. It runs many different programs for bo
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• United States Grand Prix
  ! colspan=2 |'''[[United States]] Grand Prix''' The '''United States Grand Prix''' is a motor race which has been run on and off since [[
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• Malcolm Campbell
  ...d [[December 31]], [[1948]] in [[Reigate]], [[Surrey]], [[England]]) was a racing motorist and motoring journalist. He gained the world speed record on [[Lan He competed in [[Grand Prix motor racing]], winning the [[1927]] and [[1928]] [[Grand Prix de Boulogne]] in [[France
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• Bellasi
  ...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
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• Chuck Stevenson
  ...]] and [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] [[Championship Car]] series, racing in the 1949-1954, 1960-1961 and 1963-1965 seasons with 54 starts, including
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• Rick Mears
  ...von 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 ...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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• American Le Mans Series
  | Country/region || [[United States]], [[Canada]] ...1:[[Audi Sport North America]]<br/>P2:[[Penske Racing]]<br/>GT1:[[Corvette Racing]]<br/>GT2:[[Risi Competizione]]
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• Road America
  ...Stratton Motorplex 08.21.07 - map.jpg|thumb|right|Briggs & Stratton [[kart racing]] track]] ...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
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• Ferenc Szisz
  ...ce|French]] race car driver and the winner of the first [[Grand Prix motor racing]] event on a [[Renault Grand Prix]] 90CV [[1906]]. ...French and Italian automobile manufacturers, Renault sent a team to the [[United States]] to compete in the [[Vanderbilt Cup]] on [[Long Island, New York]].
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• Luigi Chinetti
  ...y|1861}} [[Italy|Italian]] <small>(to 1946)</small><br />{{flagiconUSA}} [[United States|American]] <small>(from 1946 on)</small> ...the outbreak of [[World War II]] in Europe, Chinetti initially went to the United States of America with Dreyfus from the Ferrari team, for the 1940 [[Indy 5
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• Al Unser
  ...New Mexico]]) is a former [[United States of America|American]] automobile racing driver, the younger brother of [[Bobby Unser]] and father of [[Al Unser, Jr ...l]]'' and winning the Indianapolis 500 in 1970 and 1971 for Vel's Parnelli Racing, a team owned by Vel Melatich and Parnelli Jones, he had Mario Andretti and
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