racing car

noun

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

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Kyle Busch’s 11-year-old son, Brexton Busch, was hit in a racing car crash. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026 Not to be confused with the front-engined V-12 series of 250s (Ferrari nomenclature can get messy), the 1963 Ferrari 250 LM was a mid-engined Prancing Horse made to enable Maranello to homologate its new GT racing car in the early 1960s. — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 28 May 2026 Carbon fiber, once used exclusively in space technology, is now found in common items such as bicycle frames and racing car bodies. — Matthew Ray, The Conversation, 13 May 2026 Porsche’s 917 was a racing car produced in 1969, and into the early 1970s, although only around 65 were made in total. — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2026 On 23 August 1926, Ettore Bugatti’s youngest son Roland turned four years-of-age and was presented with a half-scale replica of Bugatti’s globally dominant T35 racing car. — New Atlas, 10 Feb. 2026 While the racing car was described as a Ferrari by its owners, commentators online identified it as a Dallara GP racing vehicle. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Racing car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racing%20car. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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