Sentences with phrase «racing championship series»

[For the Record, 2:21 p.m. May 11: An earlier version of this post said Carroll Shelby clinched the U.S. Road Racing championship series at Riverside International Speedway.

He announced his retirement as a driver later that year after clinching the U.S. Road Racing championship series at Riverside International Raceway.

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I certainly enjoyed racing in Formula One and in the all the racing series where I competed, including the championship years in SCCA.

He's also raced in the international OK championships and claimed 13th in the CIK - FIA European series, as well as 14th in the WSK Super Masters.

NASCAR team won a combined 53 races, two driver championships and one Truck Series owner championship.

Martin Truex Jr. is the favorite to win the Cup Series championship, a status earned by winning a NASCAR Cup Series - best seven races and leading in every major statistical category.

Bruni's raced in championships across the world, from the American Le Mans Series to Super GT, FIA WEC and GT Asia.

The swirl of a major league pennant race or a Marciano - Moore heavyweight championship fight — yes, even the World Series — will be only of passing interest in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, Columbus, Atlanta, Miami and many more citadels of football.

MOTOR SPORTS — BRUCE McLAREN won his sixth event of the 11 - race Can - Am Series, the Texas International, and with it the championship, his second in three years.

He was D4D's Driver of the Year in 2007; in 2009 he he was named Rookie of the Year and became the first D4D driver to win a touring series race in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West; and in 2010 he added a third victory and finished third in the West champioseries race in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West; and in 2010 he added a third victory and finished third in the West champioSeries West; and in 2010 he added a third victory and finished third in the West championship.

The Joe Gibbs Racing driver is competing against Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. in the championship final where the best finish among them is crowned series champion.

GT Sport will be the series» first entry onto the current generation of consoles, and unlike previous titles will feature a cut back, more focused roster of cars with an emphasis on racing simulation and online features — including the first ever FIA - sanctioned online racing championship.

A couple of weeks ago the WEC announced that the next season would be a «super season», running for 15 months across 2018 and 2019 as the series seeks to re-align its calendar so that the Le Mans 24 Hours can be the last race of the championship.

That was his last year in single seaters and he then made the switch to endurance racing, where he won the LMP2 class at Le Mans in 2008, as well as winning the LMP2 championship in the Le Mans Series.

Trailing Houston's Bob Mosbacher going into the final race, Skipper BUDDY FRIEDRICHS JR., a 27 - year - old stockbroker from New Orleans, retained his North American Dragon Class championship when he finished the four - race series in Toronto with three firsts and a sixth.

P4 was enough to take the championship battle onto the third and final race and Randle finished third, to become the first Aussie to win the series.

What's more, the same select major events that Grantland Rice and Ted Husing faithfully covered before the war remain preeminent: the Triple Crown horse races, the Indianapolis 500, heavyweight title fights, the Olympics, the U.S. Open and Masters golf tournament, the World Series, the bowl games, the Wimbledon and U.S. tennis championships.

The Formula 4 South East Asia championship is in Malaysia supporting Formula 1 this weekend, and thanks to yesterday's drain incident the series ended up having its schedule adjusted to fit in all the races.

Of course, a one - make championship filled with literally dozens of the series» top drivers is going to lead to a closely - fought race, especially somewhere with as many long straights as Le Mans, and so it proved to be the case this year.

Most series would just be happy to have the championship go down to the final race with two drivers in the hunt, but IndyCar has a bumper crop of seven drivers who could take glory in the season finale at Sonoma this Sunday.

Newgarden did briefly have a crack at making it in Europe and even raced in GP3 in 2010, but the following year he returned to America where he won the Indy Lights championship (the main feeder series to IndyCar).

Last year, Busch was in a similar position and claimed his first series title by outdueling Kevin Harvick for both the race win and championship.

The Brit is taking the step up to Formula 2 after winning last year's Formula 3 championship to go with his Formula Renault 2.0 NEC, Toyota Racing Series and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 titles.

Next weekend, I'll be watching the Sydney triathlon — the first stop on this year's world championships series, and the first race on this course since Simon Whitfield's immortal gold - medal performance in 2000.

Developed by 2XL Games, the off - road racing title features an eight - player multiplayer mode in addition to its career mode in which players live out McGrath's attempts to capture the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series» Pro2 champioracing title features an eight - player multiplayer mode in addition to its career mode in which players live out McGrath's attempts to capture the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series» Pro2 champioRacing Series» Pro2 championship.

By providing such a small selection of racing locales and cars in Forza 5, it feels like Turn 10 is banking on players falling in love with a vehicle, drooling over the interiors, and tuning it up and down the class ranks while taking on the game's various championship series.

Not only do hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May provide humorous dialogue introducing every championship series, but the game also includes Top Gear challenge races.

Instead of working your way through different racing tiers over the course of several calendar years, all the championship series in Career are unlocked from the start as long as you can afford the cars necessary to race in them.

In order to unlock new racers, you'll need to take on the single - player championship mode, which presents you with a series of races that become progressively harder as you move through the mode.

Set at the titular Horizon Festival, the game asks players to work their way through a series of championships until they've accumulated the roughly 100 race wins necessary to be crowned victor.

Drivers can begin their motorsport career in grassroots series such as karts and race their way to the very top echelons where many of the world's most prestigious brands and cars await; or they can choose to begin in any motorsport discipline; or even go straight into one particular type of motorsport, and spend one or multiple seasons in that championship.

I've always enjoyed smashing through the championship cups and the racing truly is a joy, but Battle Mode was where the true appeal of the series was, and this is where the real difference between the two versions lies.

Needless to say, developers Turn 10 have really upped the ante for Forza with lots of different gaming modes plus a very engaging championship series to help put you into the role of professional racing car driver.

Keen to emphasise the credentials of the Pista, Ferrari points out that the GTE has taken 29 class victories in the past 50 WEC races and five championships, and that it has also now been running its one - make Challenge series for 25 years.

Assuming you've done some research into the series or championship you want to race in and been on a track a few times to familiarise yourself with circuit driving, the first thing you need to do is order an MSA «Go Racing» starter pack, that costs # 99.

Formula E CEO, Alejandro Agag, said the new design «further emphasises the fact that this is a modern, forward - thinking championship that is taking a completely different approach to all other racing series.»

In the four years since rejoining endurance racing's top level in 2014, Porsche has scooped a trio of drivers» and constructers» championships, plus three Le Mans 24 - hour wins, beating both the previously dominant Audi squad, which abandoned the series at the end of 2016, and Toyota in the process.

Instead, the new prototype is destined to go racing in other sports car categories — it's already been approved for many championships, including France's VdeV series.

Launched at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, AMR amplifies and accentuates the sporting prowess of the British marque's road cars, by taking inspiration or direct influence from Aston Martin Racing's participation in the FIA World Endurance Championship; a series with which the marque tasted world championship success with factory drivers Nicki Thiim and Marco Sørensen just last season.

Chevrolet Team Aims for Sixth Straight GT1 Manufacturers» Title at Laguna Seca MONTEREY, Calif. — After nine hard - fought races that spanned the length and breadth of North America, it all comes down to this: four intense hours at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca that will decide the American Le Mans Series GT1 manufacturers, team and drivers championships.

Driving a Corvette for the Phoenix Carsport team in the FIA GT series, Fassler won the prestigious Spa 24 - hour race in 2007, and continued that success in 2008 with five pole positions and a win in Adria, Italy, finishing fourth in the championship.

Written by K - PAX Racing Staff SAN JOSE, Calif. — K - PAX Racing, winners of three GT Class championships in the Pirelli World Challenge sports car series, today announced it will field -LSB-...]

MONTEREY, Calif. — After nine hard - fought races that spanned the length and breadth of North America, it all comes down to this: four intense hours at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca that will decide the American Le Mans Series GT1 manufacturers, team and drivers championships.

Chevrolet Earns Second Consecutive IMSA GT Le Mans Manufacturer Title Championship No. 12 since 1999 in productionbased racing series With GTLM Driver and Team championships secured, Chevrolet and Corvette Racing sweep 2017 IMSA GTLM class titles Third Manufacturer Championship for Chevrolet to date in 2017 racing season Chevrolet captured sixth consecutive IndyCar Series Manufacturer Championship Camaro GT4.R secured World Challenge GTS Manufacturer title for Chevrolet BRASELTON, Ga. (Oct. 7, 2017)-- Chevrolet earned its second consecutive Manufacturer Championship in racing series With GTLM Driver and Team championships secured, Chevrolet and Corvette Racing sweep 2017 IMSA GTLM class titles Third Manufacturer Championship for Chevrolet to date in 2017 racing season Chevrolet captured sixth consecutive IndyCar Series Manufacturer Championship Camaro GT4.R secured World Challenge GTS Manufacturer title for Chevrolet BRASELTON, Ga. (Oct. 7, 2017)-- Chevrolet earned its second consecutive Manufacturer Championship in series With GTLM Driver and Team championships secured, Chevrolet and Corvette Racing sweep 2017 IMSA GTLM class titles Third Manufacturer Championship for Chevrolet to date in 2017 racing season Chevrolet captured sixth consecutive IndyCar Series Manufacturer Championship Camaro GT4.R secured World Challenge GTS Manufacturer title for Chevrolet BRASELTON, Ga. (Oct. 7, 2017)-- Chevrolet earned its second consecutive Manufacturer Championship in Racing sweep 2017 IMSA GTLM class titles Third Manufacturer Championship for Chevrolet to date in 2017 racing season Chevrolet captured sixth consecutive IndyCar Series Manufacturer Championship Camaro GT4.R secured World Challenge GTS Manufacturer title for Chevrolet BRASELTON, Ga. (Oct. 7, 2017)-- Chevrolet earned its second consecutive Manufacturer Championship in racing season Chevrolet captured sixth consecutive IndyCar Series Manufacturer Championship Camaro GT4.R secured World Challenge GTS Manufacturer title for Chevrolet BRASELTON, Ga. (Oct. 7, 2017)-- Chevrolet earned its second consecutive Manufacturer Championship in Series Manufacturer Championship Camaro GT4.R secured World Challenge GTS Manufacturer title for Chevrolet BRASELTON, Ga. (Oct. 7, 2017)-- Chevrolet earned its second consecutive Manufacturer Championship in the...

The season finale of the 11 - race American Le Mans Series will be the final appearance by the championship - winning GT1 Corvettes at the scenic track on California's central coast.

Corvette Racing's Ron Fellows and Olivier Beretta have been part of the GT1 championship picture in the American Le Mans Series since its formation in 1999.

Since that first race, the team has competed in more than 170 events around the globe with 102 victories worldwide — including five wins in 2016 — along with 11 Manufacturer and Team championships in the American Le Mans Series and WeatherTech Championship to go along with eight victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Their triumph in 2012 victory wrapped up the American Le Mans Series GT championship, and Gavin set the race's fastest lap a year ago.

O'Connell and Beretta Break Track Record; Corvette Racing Wins Pit Crew Challenge MONTEREY, Calif. — The stage is set for Saturday's season finale of the American Le Mans Series at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, and the key players in the GT1 championship drama will start second and third.

Chevrolet's championship - winning team returns for American Le Mans Series and 24 Hours of Le Mans DETROIT — Corvette Racing's roster of championship - winning drivers will return in 2008 to race the Chevrolet factory team's twin Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars in the 12 - race American Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.