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

Max Verstappen's hopes of winning the Nurburgring 24 Hours endurance race on his debut were ended by a late issue with his team's car.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

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 • Jan. 9, 2026

Last April, she dropped out of a 24-hour endurance race partway through, after she couldn’t stop crying.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2023

In 2015, Mardenborough competed in the VLN endurance race at the Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2023

He was a famous "wind wagon" man who had sustained a terrible fall in an endurance race.

From Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane by Rockwood, Roy