1. Tour de Corse—Rallye de France
   The Pikes Peak Hill Climb
2. Rally of the Rideau Lakes
   Olympus Rally

“The speed was okay, but the corner was too tight.” Juba Kankkunen, won 23 rallies and four world championship titles as a driver.

1. Auto Club 400
   Coca-Cola Firecracker 250
2. Indy 500
   Irish Hills 250

The finish line is made of brick—a nod to when the entire track was paved with bricks. The winner traditionally receives a bottle of milk and kisses the finish line.

1. Super GT
   All-Japan Formula Three Championship
2. Fuki Long Distance Series
   Super Taikyu

“‘If is a very long word in Formula One; in fact, ‘if’ is F1 spelled backward.” –Murray Walker, motorsports commentator, and journalist who covered F1 1976-1996 for the BBC.

1. Wales Rally GB
   Österreichische Alpenfahrt
2. Monte Carlo Rally
   Rallye Deutschland

The Monte Carlo rally has had a controversial past, especially in 1966 when the race results were so disputed that the Prince of Monaco refused to participate in the award ceremony. During that year, the rules (written in French) changed at the last minute, all the cars were approved at each stage, and at the end of the race many cars were disqualified for “non-standard” headlamps even though other cars were using the same kind without disqualification, and one of the disqualified cars was not using that kind by the end of the race when it was disqualified.

1. Firekeepers Casino 400
   Coca-Cola Firecracker 250
2. Sparks Energy 300
   Pirelli World Challenge

“You win some; you lose some; you wreck some.” –Dale Ernhardt, Sr., team owner and driver who won 76 Winston Cup races and seven championships.

1. The Thundercar Spring Series Championship
   Icebreaker 150
2. Cam-Am Duel
   Brickyard 400

The track began as a tar and crushed stone course, but that surface caused too many accidents. The track was redone completely in brick, but as time went on the brick has mostly been covered with asphalt.

1. King of Hammers
   25 Hours of Thunderhill
2. Canadian Grand Prix
   British Grand Prix

“If you have everything under control, you’re not moving fast enough.” Mario Andretti, winner of races in IndyCar, NASCAR, Formula One, and the World Sportscar Championship.

1. FIM Superbike World Championship
   The Suzuki Superbike Challenge
2. The Isle of Man TT
   FIM Sidecar World Championship

As the races get faster, the TT claims on average 2-4 people’s lives each year. It is a difficult course and since its first run in 1907, 146 have died.

1. General Tire 200
   The Alabama 500
2. Fred’s 250
   Sparks Energy 300

“There’s no such thing as boundaries—only limits that get pushed further and further.” –Travis Pastrana, NASCAR Camping Series driver, and stunt performer.

1. 24 Hours of Nürburgring
   12 Hours of Sebring
2. 25 Hours of Thunderhill
   24 Hours of Zolder

There are 200 cars involved in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. The race is open to amateurs and some manufacturers field a team, but professionals also participate.

1. Belgium Grand Prix
   Monterey Grand Prix
2. The Grand Prix of Indianapolis
   European Grand Prix

“After 10 weeks away from Formula One, when they started the engine here at Valencia and everything was vibrating, I found myself sitting in the RB7 and smiling.” –Sebastian Vettel, four-time Formula One World Champion.

1. Qatar International Rally
   The Dakar Rally
2. Rally in the 100 Acre Wood
   International Rally of Whangarei

The Dakar Rally used to begin in Paris and end in Dakar. After being cancelled in 2008 because of terrorist concerns, it was moved to South America.

1. Alabama 500
   Daytona 500
2. I Love New York 355 at the Glen
   Monster Energy Open

“I come from an ordinary family. My dad is a carpenter, a roof-maker, and we’ve always loved racing together.” –Sebastian Vettel, four-time Formula One World Champion.

1. ABC Supply 500
   Service King 300
2. Lily Diabetes 250
   Daytona 500

The Daytona 500 is the first race in the Monster Energy Series. It is held at Daytona, which is considered the birthplace of NASCAR.

1. UNOH 200
   Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
2. Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300
   PittLite 125

“You just had to adapt to it and learn to read the race car instead of thinking this is what the car I ran last night felt like, and it’s supposed to feel like this today. It doesn’t work that way.” –Tony “Smoke” Stewart, three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion

1. Rainforest Challenge
   American Le Mans Series
2. Brazilian Grand Prix
   San Marino Grand Prix

The first Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace (Interlagos) was held in 1973, and it was the first Brazilian Grand Prix. It shut down during the ‘80s to make safety upgrades but returned in 1990.

1. LTi Printing 200
   Camping World 500
2. The Payless Little 500
   PowerShares QQQ 300

“I live my life a quarter mile at a time. Nothing else matters, not the mortgage, not the store, not my team… For those ten seconds or less, I’m free.” –Dom Toretto, The Fast and the Furious (2001).

1. American Le Mans Series
   25 Hours of Thunderhill
2. Spanish Grand Prix
   24 Hours of Le Mans

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is an endurance race that literally lasts 24 hours. It is a 3,110 mile and up to three drivers can drive each vehicle to allow them rest and eating time.

1. Toyota/Save Mart 350
   Firekeepers Casino 400
2. Toyota Sonoma Nationals
   GoPro Grand Prix

“If you can leave two black stripes from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next, you have enough horsepower.” –Mark Donohue, known for acid dipping his cars and finding other ways around the rules.

1. NextEra Energy Resources 250
   Valley Star Credit Union 300
2. Alpha Energy Solutions 250
   STP 500

The Martinsville Speedway has curves with a slight 12-degree bank. In 2004, a chunk of concrete dislodged from the 28-year old concrete track and severely damaged Jeff Gordon’s car.

1. Canadian Grand Prix
   Italian Grand Prix
2. Indian Grand Prix
   Spanish Grand Prix

“Turbochargers are for people who can’t build engines.” –Keith Duckworth, the engineer who designed the Cosworth Double Four-Valve, which was revolutionary in Formula One racing.

1. Monaco Grand Prix
   NHRA Summernationals
2. The United States Grand Prix
   Rainforest Challenge

Prior to race day, manholes and drain covers are welded in place and the welds are checked throughout the race. If the welds fail, the suction created by the cars has been known to lift the covers and throw them at other vehicles.

1. Bathurst 1000
   Baja 1000
2. Winter Wonderland
   Cam-Am Duel

“Come on! 1000 miles on one wheel? We’re trying to win a race not set a record.” –Sharky Finch, Cannonball Run (1981).

1. Pure Michigan 400
   NHRA Winternationals
2. Advance Auto Parts Clash
   Federated Auto Parts 400

The Federated Auto Parts 400 marks the last race of the regular racing season for the Monster Energy Cup. Most short tracks, such as the one in Richmond, were fairground tracks.

1. Monster Energy All-Stars
   NHRA Summernationals
2. Sno*Drift
   Australian Grand Prix

“Straight roads are for fast cars. Turns are for fast drivers.” –Colin McRae, two time British Rally Champion.

1. ABC Supply 500
   Southern 500
2. Coke Zero 400
   Lily Diabetes 250

The Southern 500 is usually run on Labor Day weekend. Ned Jarrett set a record when he finished the race by a 14-lap margin in 1965. Since it is run on a traditionally difficult track, only 15 of 44 cars finished the race at all that year.

1. Fred’s 250
   Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200
2. Apache Warrior 400
   Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational

“Tell me what you love so much about racing?” “Speed—to be able to control it. To know that I can control something that’s out of control.” –Dr. Claire Lewicki and Cole Trickle, Days of Thunder (1990).

1. Rallye de France Alsace
   Acropolis Rally
2. Cyprus Rally
   Rally Finland

It took 40 years for someone outside of Scandinavia to win Rally Finland, in part because the course was open for practice prior to the race. In 1990, Carlos Sainz had the honor of being the first outsider to win in a Toyota Celica GT-Four.

1. Pescara Grand Prix
   Japanese Grand Prix
2. United States East Grand Prix
   Pacific Grand Prix

“Nobody in Formula One has won so many titles, so many races as I did. So Ferrari for me is crucial; it is more than important. –Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Enzo Ferrari’s assistant.

1. Cam-Am Duel
   Coca-Cola 600
2. Firekeepers Casino 400
   ModSpace 150

Since 1960, the Coca-Cola 600 has been the longest race NASCAR holds. NASCAR produced a television documentary on it called The 600: History of NASCAR’s Toughest Race.

1. Russian Grand Prix
   British Grand Prix
2. United States Grand Prix
   Austrian Grand Prix

“He ran out of talent about halfway through the corner” –Buddy Baker, who set the fastest winning speed record at the Daytona 500 in 1980 (177.602 mph).

1. Monster Energy All-Star
   PowerShares QQQ 300
2. Pocono Green 250
   General Tire 200

In 2008, Kasey Kahne wasn’t qualified but entered the Open (then called the Sprint Showdown), finishing fifth. Normally, he still would not have made it into the main race, but fans voted him in, which led to his win.

1. Dodge NHRA Nationals
   Auto Club NHRA Finals
2. NHRA Winternationals
   Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals

“Drag racing has played a big role in In-N-Out’s history, and it is also an important part of my family history.” –Lynsi Torres, sole owner of In-N-Out restaurants, NHRA member, and drag racing participant.

1. Australian Grand Prix
   Caesar’s Palace Grand Prix
2. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
   Japanese Grand Prix

Originally the Australian Grand Prix was hosted in Adelaide, but it moved to Albert Park in Melbourne in 1996. The move was controversial, but the government believed the benefits outweighed the disadvantages presented by protesters.

1. Rolex 24 at Daytona
   Overtons 400
2. Corrigan Oil 250
   Ford EcoBoost 200

“I don’t remember most of the injuries. There have been too many.” –Travis Pastrana, NASCAR Camping Series driver and stunt performer.