Sentences with phrase «race championship made»

Not exact matches

The partnership makes sense: Both Eneos and Larson are emerging brands in the U.S. and in Nascar: Eneos has enjoyed steady growth, and Kyle won his first Sprint Cup race earlier this year, and also qualified for Nascar's Chase (championship playoff).

Since his few races for Manor in 2015 Rossi ended up making a name for himself in IndyCar, winning the 2016 Indy 500 as a rookie and establishing himself as one of the championship's most talented young drivers.

Quite often these took place on circuits that had already been given championship races but there were some that never quite made it to full World Championship status.

Though the race is legendary, qualifying also makes for some spectacular laps, and current championship leader Scott McLaughlin certainly did one with this stunning qualifying effort.

The Brazilian made his debut with Sauber back in 2002 and had a long spell with Ferrari where he achieved 11 race victories, also coming desperately close to the world championship in the dramatic 2008 season finale, where Massa missed out on the title by a single point.

Simon Pagenaud and Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports made the giant leap from weekly contenders to annual race winners in 2013 and may have established themselves as one of the championship favorites ahead of next season.

But a final decision will have to be made after the current season as Busch is still a contender, currently 47 points (less than a full race) behind championship leader Matt Kenseth with six races remaining.

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.

He tells how he began in childhood winning a money prize in a sack race (which he fears made him technically a professional ever since), took up track in high school and in his junior year at Carleton College won the mile and the 880 in the Midwest Conference championships.

Still, more racing and the lack of pressure that comes with the world championship might make for a refreshing change, and could be a good place to try out new things on the public — we don't want a repeat of «elimination qualifying» again!

The win keep's Louisville technically alive in the race for the AAC championship, but the Cardinals would need UCF to Rutgers and UCF in order to make that happen.

Of the 17 races on the 2018 calendar, six take place on ovals, six on road course, and five on street courses, making IndyCar perhaps the truest test of driver abilities of any championship in the world.

Hamilton was fine, but he'll be starting the race from pretty much right at the back, much to the annoyance of Sebastian Vettel, who probably wished he'd made an error like that a couple of race ago when he still had a chance of the championship.

Last year Stoffel didn't even make the start in Bahrain, he was pulling the car into the pitlane so this year from two races four cars to the checkered flag and third in the constructors» championship.

SKIING — JIM PAGE, a Dartmouth junior, finished first in the cross-country race and made a strong enough showing in the three other events to win the NCAA championship's skimeister title in Squaw Valley, Calif..

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.

Whilst Alonso won seven times on the way to his (and the teams) first championships, Fisichella's challenge came to nothing - he didn't even make the podium again until the 15th race of the season in Monza.

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).

For 2005 he made the switch to Formula Renault 3.5 and duly dominated the championship, winning four races and scoring 154 points compared to the 116 of runner - up Adrian Valles.

The top - scoring player in the 2018 championship will win this eye - catching pink drinks table made from a race - used Sahara Force India Wheel Rim (drivers not included).

We expect strong grids in 2017, once again making the Milltek Sport Volkswagen Racing Cup by far the most successful manufacturer - backed race championship in the UK.

One thing that really made this championship mode interesting was the tough AI, which really requires a perfect blend of skill and concentration in order to win a race.

-- The regional championships would allow manufacturers to race several times a year in markets that make the most sense for them as they look to expand their sales footprints.

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.

It became Motor Trend's Import Car of the Year and also made Car and Driver's 10 Best, plus it was introduced at the same time Toyota partnered with Dan Gurney's All American Racers to win a string of championships in IMSA sports car racing.

Power came from a 3.5 - litre Renault V10 — rumoured to make as much as 30bhp more than rival engines — while Nigel Mansell made best use of the newly introduced active suspension to take nine wins and secure the championship with six races remaining.

This weekend, Aston Martin's # 98 Vantage race car secured the championship in the GTE - AM class, which makes us even more eager to see the brand's next - generation endurance machine spread its wings.

Familiar Names to Make Up Corvette Racing North American Endurance Driving Roster Fässler, Rockenfeller to support team's long - distance program in 2018 Team has three Rolex 24 and 11 Sebring victories Duo a part of three victories for Corvette Racing since start of 2016 Corvette Racing set to embark on 20th season of competition DETROIT (Dec. 21, 2017)-- Corvette Racing is bringing back two well - known, championship - winning drivers for North America's biggest events in endurance sports car.

Co-developed with 2015 Corvette Z06, sharing chassis, engine technologies and aerodynamics strategy Makes competition debut Jan. 25 at the 52nd Rolex 24 At Daytona Continues legacy of Corvette Racing, which includes 90 global victories and 10 manufacturer championships since 1999 DETROIT — Chevrolet today unveiled the Corvette C7.R race car, which was co-developed with the all - new 2015 Corvette Z06.

The car will not only participate in the one - make Lamborghini Super Trofeo series, but it may also compete in international Gran Turismo championships in the GT Cup category, and Endurance races, providing more versatility for teams and drivers.

«It was gut - wrenching from a championship point of view because it's getting down to the business end of the season and you need to make every race count.

It'd be cool to win one of the races of the Patron North American Endurance Cup but the GT championship is what matters and we have to make sure we get the most out of tomorrow.

Less than two years after the Coupe hit dealerships Maserati created Trofeo Maserati, a one - make championship for racing versions of its production sports cars.

CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: Progress Made in GTLM for Corvette C7.Rs Prototype pole position for Ricky Taylor in Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette DP Gavin starts on third row in championship - leading No. 4 Corvette Three Corvette DPs in top - five after Prototype qualifying Chevrolet looking to strengthen Manufacturer Championship leads AUSTIN, Texas (Sept. 16, 2016)-- Corvette Racing's GT Le Mans (GTLM) championship - leading Corvette C7.R will start from the third row of the class in Saturday's Lone Star Le Mans sports RACING AT COTA: Progress Made in GTLM for Corvette C7.Rs Prototype pole position for Ricky Taylor in Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette DP Gavin starts on third row in championship - leading No. 4 Corvette Three Corvette DPs in top - five after Prototype qualifying Chevrolet looking to strengthen Manufacturer Championship leads AUSTIN, Texas (Sept. 16, 2016)-- Corvette Racing's GT Le Mans (GTLM) championship - leading Corvette C7.R will start from the third row of the class in Saturday's Lone Star Le Mans sports Racing Corvette DP Gavin starts on third row in championship - leading No. 4 Corvette Three Corvette DPs in top - five after Prototype qualifying Chevrolet looking to strengthen Manufacturer Championship leads AUSTIN, Texas (Sept. 16, 2016)-- Corvette Racing's GT Le Mans (GTLM) championship - leading Corvette C7.R will start from the third row of the class in Saturday's Lone Star Le Mans sports Racing's GT Le Mans (GTLM) championship - leading Corvette C7.R will start from the third row of the class in Saturday's Lone Star Le Mans sports car...

«His background with production vehicles as well as his engineering contributions with the GTO.R and Corvette Racing, a four - time championship winning team, make him a perfect fit for this position.»

«The championship - winning LS7.R has evolved to a very high level of development, yet it retains the longstanding virtues of compact size, simplicity, reliability and high specific output that have made the GM small - block V - 8 the world's most successful production - based racing engine.»

Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled the Jaguar I - PACE race car that will compete in a pioneering single - make series supporting the FIA Formula E world championship.

Pilgrim's day job has him piloting a CTS - V coupe for Cadillac Racing in the Pirelli World Challenge series, which, along with his five professional sports - car championships, makes him quite qualified to give us top - notch feedback.

After winning its seventh consecutive GT1 manufacturers and team championships in 2007 using E10 (10 percent ethanol), Corvette Racing's twin Compuware C6.R race cars made the transition to E85 for the 2008 season.

Since Corvette Racing made its debut in 1999, Chevrolet's factory team has won 49 races (including five class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, four class wins in the Sebring 12 - hour race and an overall win in the Daytona 24 - hour race), five American Le Mans Series manufacturers championships and four ALMS drivers championships.

The GT3 contender, which made its IGTC debut in October's inaugural race at Laguna Seca with RealTime Racing, so far has two confirmed entries for the Suzuka 10 Hours, with European and U.S. - based customers evaluating programs for Rounds 2 and 4 of the globe - trotting championship.

Antonio Garcia: «Sebring, I think, was a race that made us think that winning a championship was possible.

The Ferrari stand at the Bologna Motor Show is devoted entirely to its racing activities and features the 458 Challenge, the mid-rear V8 berlinetta derived from the 458 Italia and Ferrari's fifth model for its single - make championship.

Former GT Academy winner Ricardo Sanchez is set to make his U.S. race debut this weekend at Virginia International Raceway as the Always Evolving / AIM Autosport team returns to Pirelli World Challenge action in the SprintX championship.

The trio are together again in an attempt to win a third race in the Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup — a championship made up of Daytona, Sebring, Watkins Glen and Petit Le Mans.

The Vios CUP race car is used for a one - make championship.

The Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park was the make or break race for Corvette Racing's chase for the drivers and manufacturers championships.

Along with its status as the Official Motor Oil of NASCAR, Mobil 1 enjoys a long association with many of world's most popular and successful race teams, including Vodafone McLaren Mercedes» Formula One team, Corvette Racing's American LeMans Series team, the official AMG - Mercedes factory teams in the European - based DTM championship, Alex Job Racing Le Mans GT2 team, Penske Racing's NASCAR and IndyCar Series teams, as well as the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup — the world's fastest international one - make series.

Borla equipped racers have earned more victory laps than any other exhaust brand — making Borla the number - one choice for championship racing teams around the globe.

I think we can make more improvements before the race and keep our nose clean and look after the championship.»