race car

noun

US
: a very fast car that is used in professional auto racing

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Ayrton Senna is one of the three or four best Formula 1 race car drivers of all time, and the mystique of his accomplishments has only grown in the years since his tragic death at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2026 Thought about driving a race car. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026 Now here was Hamlin, preparing Wednesday to climb back into a race car at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem for NASCAR’s season-opening Clash exhibition race despite only spending one day in the Joe Gibbs Racing team shop this offseason. Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 After Gilles had dropped off her car for service, a staff member suggested that his coworker, a former race car driver, should take her out for a spin. Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 2 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for race car

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“Race car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/race%20car. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.

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race car

noun
: a very fast car that is used in professional auto racing
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