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In the 67 editions of the Daytona 500 that have occurred as of the 2025 race, 43 different drivers have won. [13] The winner of the first race was Lee Petty in 1959, and the most recent victor was William Byron in 2025. [1] Richard Petty holds the record for the most victories with seven, with Cale Yarborough in second place with four wins. [14]
In the early 1990s, the Chinese government began to seek to host an F1 race. After Zhuhai International Circuit was opened in 1996 in the city of Zhuhai in Guangdong Province, southern China, a race there was provisionally added to the 1999 F1 World Championship calendar. [4] But the track failed to meet FIA standard and the race was cancelled. [5]
The 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship is a planned motor racing championship for Formula One cars and the 76th running of the Formula One World Championship.It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport, as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars.
He won his first Grand Prix at the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix, and his last at the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix, a span of 17 years, 1 month and 18 days. [8] Riccardo Patrese holds the record for the longest period of time between two race wins – more than six-and-a-half years between the 1983 South African Grand Prix and the 1990 San Marino Grand ...
Team Penske's Joey Logano earned his first pole position for the Daytona 500 with a second-round time of 49.465, which was just 0.071s faster than the Front Row Motorsports entry of 2021 Daytona ...
This was the first race where the IRL used their brand new cars with normally aspirated engines. The accident left him with an injured neck, and led to his brief retirement from racing. [ 2 ] Jones' withdrawal from the Team Joest squad to compete in the 1997 Le Mans 24 Hours allowed Tom Kristensen to take over the vacant seat, and win his first ...
The Indianapolis 500 and Monaco Grand Prix themselves have been parts of the World Drivers Championship during various periods: the Indy 500 from 1950 to 1960, and the Monaco Grand Prix from 1950 to present. McLaren is the only racing team to have completed the Crown, along with several manufacturers whose equipment won the component races ...
Kim and Penn Holderness of Raleigh won “The Amazing Race” this season. After a hefty chunk of the $1 million prize is taken out for taxes, they plan to give back, including teachers.