endurance race

American  

noun

1. an auto race over a closed course designed to test the endurance of both driver and vehicle and won by the car that covers the longest distance in an arbitrarily allotted time or by the car that is first to cover a predetermined long distance.

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Example Sentences

The American-made car is one of only 347 built, he said, and a Panoz once won a 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race in its class.

From The Wall Street Journal

They hope to become the first all-disabled team to take on the Le Mans 24-hour endurance race and say they are building a proper pathway into racing for disabled drivers like Allie.

From BBC

He was also a mean performer on the racetrack, driving Formula Ford cars and taking part in the 1983 Daytona Endurance Race.

From BBC

Jasmin Paris, who in March became the first woman to complete the gruelling Barkley Marathons endurance race, will be the starter for the elite women's race before Dame Kelly Holmes, winner of double gold at the Athens Olympics 20 years ago, starts the elite men's race.

From BBC

But Dallas Seavey’s record-setting win late Tuesday was overshadowed by the deaths of three dogs in this year’s storied endurance race across the Alaska wilderness, and renewed calls from an animal rights group to stop the race.

From Seattle Times