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• Indianapolis 500
  ..., which they did from 1913 to 1919. However, after World War I, the native drivers and manufacturers regained their dominance of the race, with the engineer H ...ng been a part of the [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Drivers' Championship]] between 1950 and 1960, [[Ferrari]] made a discreet appearan
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• Dan Gurney
  ...m Series]]. Gurney is the first driver to win races in Formula One (1962), NASCAR (1963), and Indy Car (1967). The other two are [[Mario Andretti]] and [[Jua ...ed by Frank Arciero, a brute of a car that was very fast but that even top drivers like Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles had found difficult to handle. He finishe
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• Seatbelt Pretensioners
  ''Six-point harnesses'' became popular after Dale Earnhardt died during a NASCAR race. Earnhardt was wearing a five-point harness when he crashed and died. ...as influenced the development of risk compensation theory, which says that drivers adjust their behaviour in response to the increased sense of personal safet
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• Sebring International Raceway
  ...ck and little [[camber]] on the surface, providing a challenging track for drivers, especially when it rains. ...track was finding the track to begin with! There had been many accounts of drivers retiring due to accidents at night, quite simply because they got lost on t
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• International Motor Sports Association
  ...Peggy in 1969 with help from [[William France Sr.|Bill France, Sr.]] of [[NASCAR]]. ...was born and Bishop was given the sole control of the organization (like NASCAR, there was no board of directors). France financed the majority of the or
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• Race car
  ...la Ford]] represents a popular first open-wheel category for up-and-coming drivers stepping up from karts. [[Image:Riverside_Raceway.JPG|thumb|225px|right|One of the most famous NASCAR tracks was the old [[Riverside International Raceway]] in [[Riverside, Cali
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• Touring car racing
  ....com |date=2008-04-04 |accessdate=2009-08-20}}</ref>. In the early days of NASCAR, stock cars were in fact built from production cars, whereas some current t ...hampionship round. Because of the longer distance, regulations require two drivers per car for this race and the [[Phillip Island 500K|Phillip Island 500]].
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• Indianapolis Motor Speedway
  ...r>[[Image:Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Speedway.png]]<br>Map of the basic NASCAR speedway '''[[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series]]'''<br/>[[Brickyard 400]]
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• Motor Racing
  ...-seater racing, [[Formula One]], involves an annual World Championship for drivers and constructors. Single seater racing is not limited merely to professional teams and drivers. There is a large amateur 'club racing' scene catering for those who want t
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• US F1 Team
  ...rican drivers and technology, as did their initial aim to run two American drivers in the 2010 season.<ref name="Lavrinc">{{cite web | url=http://www.autoblog ...shop in Charlotte, North Carolina, in a building that at one time housed [[NASCAR]] [[Joe Gibbs]]/Toyota Racing operations. The team announced its plans for
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• Dodge Charger Review
  ...unobtrusive driving assists that allow skilled drivers freedom and regular drivers excellent safety nets. The Charger truly embodies how far muscle cars of y ...teps in; this means the program's threshold is set high enough that better drivers can alter their line through a corner with deft [[throttle]] application; d
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• AMC Matador
  ...seller to the public, nonetheless remained a successful NASCAR choice with drivers like Mark Donohue and Bobby and Donnie Allison. There would be a restyled
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• Silverstone Circuit
  ...10-British-Grand-Prix/|work=Silverstone Circuit|publisher=[[British Racing Drivers' Club]]|date=2010-02-11|accessdate=2010-02-11}}</ref> ...village and was aware that the airfield was deserted. He and eleven other drivers raced over a two mile circuit, during the course of which Geoghegan himself
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• List of IndyCar Series teams
  *[[Fernandez Racing]] - Competed from 2003 to 2006, both drivers and sponsors left after 2006 season. Most IndyCar equipment was sold to Pan * [[NASCAR]]
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• Fuji Speedway
  ...''Japan NASCAR Corporation'''. At first, the circuit was planned to hold [[NASCAR]]-style races in Japan. Therefore, the track was originally designed to be ...nking. One of the results was that although there were many brave Japanese drivers there were not too many with great skill and the death toll from that one c
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• Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
  ...IndyCar Racing II'', ''NASCAR Racing 4'', ''NASCAR Racing 2002 Season'', ''NASCAR Racing 2003 Season'', ''Sports Car GT'', ''MotoGP '08'', ''Race Pro'', ''Rf ! Winning Drivers
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• Seat Belt
  ...er point than the other parts. These belts are used mainly in racing. In NASCAR, the six-point harness became popular after the death of [[Dale Earnhardt]] ...ia, passed the first law worldwide making seat belt wearing compulsory for drivers and front-seat passengers.
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• Formula One
  ...ld Championships]], one for [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|drivers]] and one for [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|construct ...he war, but due to the suspension of racing during the conflict, the World Drivers' Championship was not formalised until 1947. The first world championship r
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• Pickup truck
  '''Ford:''' 5.8 HO F-150 (1985-1986), Lightning (1993-1995 and 1999-2004), Nascar edition F-150 (1998 only), Harley Davidson Edition F-series. ...illing to scratch the paintwork doing anything utilitarian. However, other drivers customise their utes in the B&S style complete with roobars, spotlights, ov
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• Custom auto
  ...types. In the rear, A pivoting "clamp" holds the springs in place, while a NASCAR style "Weight Jack" allows the builder / tuner to adjust ride height. ...es on a drifting car can get burned up in just a handful of drifting runs, drivers typically put good tires on the front and cheap tires on the back. Tires ar
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