race car

noun

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

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Thought about driving a race car. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026 Cisitalia’s contribution to that effort was the D46, a successful single-seat race car. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 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 17 Feb. 2026.

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race car

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