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Leon Sales (October 4, 1923 – April 27, 1981) was an American stock car racing driver. Sales competed in 8 NASCAR Grand National races from 1950 to 1952. [ 1 ] He achieved 3 top tens [ 2 ] and 1 win, which came at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 1950. [ 3 ]
That means cars like the Ferrari 250 LM that won the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans and a Mk. 2 Ford GT40 that ran alongside Ford's winner in the 1966 race are going to be available to private buyers ...
On the other hand, as above, a car that is associated with a famous otherwise factory-backed racing team, such as Scuderia Ferrari, which was the case in August 2011 when one of their factory Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa broke a new record, surpassing the record held by another car of the same model two years before, which was a customer car.
Rodrigo Sales (born November 2, 1973) is an American-Mexican businessman and part-time racing driver. He became the Asian Le Mans Series champion in 2022 alongside Matt Bell and Ben Hanley . [ 1 ]
The Bugatti Type 51 Dubos Coupe is a one-off automobile originally built by Bugatti in 1931 as an open-top Bugatti Type 51 race car that was driven by legendary racer Louis Chiron, and then modified by Louis Dubos to be a luxury road coupe. [1] It is one of the most valuable cars in the world, estimated at around $20 million dollars as of 2023. [2]
The car made its racing debut at the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona. On 21 May 2023 the Ferrari 296 GT3 of Frikadelli Racing won the 2023 24 Hours of Nürburgring , completing a total of 162 laps and setting a new distance record. [ 11 ]
The Nissan ZEOD RC (Zero Emission On Demand Racing Car) was a hybrid electric racing car that competed as the experimental 'Garage 56' entry at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans race. "The Garage 56 entry is not part of the official competition and technical regulations do not have to be applied."
Three cars were delivered and had new bodies designed by Carrozzeria Scaglietti installed, but after the initial three cars GM executives refused to sell them more rolling chassis, worried that the "Scaglietti Corvettes" would compete with GM's own car for sales. [3] Shelby continued sports cars racing in the late 1950s, competed in Formula 1 ...