10 Facts About Auto racing

1.

Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.

FactSnippet No. 951,853
2.

Internal combustion auto racing events began soon after the construction of the first successful gasoline-fueled automobiles.

FactSnippet No. 951,854
3.

Single-seater Auto racing is not limited merely to professional teams and drivers.

FactSnippet No. 951,855
4.

The main series for GT car Auto racing is the Blancpain GT Series, divided into two separate championships: the Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe and the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.

FactSnippet No. 951,856
5.

Production-car Auto racing, otherwise known as "showroom stock" in the US, is an economical and rules-restricted version of touring-car Auto racing, mainly used to restrict costs.

FactSnippet No. 951,857
6.

UK Stock car Auto racing started in the 1950s and grew rapidly through the 1960s and 1970s.

FactSnippet No. 951,858
7.

Time Attack Auto racing is a type of motorsport in which the racers compete for the best lap time.

FactSnippet No. 951,859
8.

Drag Auto racing was organized as a sport by Wally Parks in the early 1950s through the National Hot Rod Association .

FactSnippet No. 951,860
9.

Drag Auto racing is two cars head-to-head, the winner proceeding to the next round.

FactSnippet No. 951,861
10.

Worst accident in Auto racing history is the 1955 Le Mans disaster, where more than 80 people died, including the French driver Pierre Levegh.

FactSnippet No. 951,862