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racetrack

[reys-trak] / ˈreɪsˌtræk /


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His offspring are made of lesser stuff than him, but our hero manages to earn redemption by flinging a stockcar around a tri-oval racetrack 180 times at 200 miles per hour.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

The lower level of the Winners Gallery has cars on pedestals that are banked 9 degrees, 12 minutes—the same as the four banked turns of the racetrack.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

Apologies for the brief brag, but I gave up quite a few racetrack days at Watkins Glen to make that happen — so it feels like a hard-earned win.

From MarketWatch May 11, 2026

There are pottery wheels and a derby car racetrack for tiny cars carved from zucchinis.

From Slate May 8, 2026

The scene would be reenacted countless times on the racetrack in the next few years, and it would become Seabiscuit’s trademark.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Other Chinese carmakers are dialing up speed instead of brawn to justify higher prices, with top executives boasting about their cars’ performance on racetracks such as Germany’s Nürburgring.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

His streak has outlasted two racetracks, Hollywood Park and Arlington Park, two total rebuilds, Gulfstream Park and Belmont Park, and rising prices that mostly exclude the casual fan.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 29, 2025

They’ve raided nail salons, meatpacking plants, racetracks in red states and blue states alike.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2025

Churchill Downs barred him from its racetracks for two years and, over the summer, extended the suspension through 2024.

From New York Times May 2, 2024

After a test Alpha at Oak Ridge ran successfully for the first time on August 17, Groves approved the Alpha expansion to nine racetracks from five.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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