road racing
nounDefinition of road racing
: racing over public roads
especially
: automobile racing over roads or over a closed course designed to simulate public roads
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Bell had finished second to Austin Cindric in the season’s first two road races, this month at Watkins Glen International and the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. — Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Christopher Bell passes an important class in his NASCAR education with a Road America victory," 24 Aug. 2019 The Colorado Classic is the only women’s standalone pro road race in the Western Hemisphere. — Helen H. Richardson, The Know, "PHOTOS: Colorado Classic sends riders through iconic mountains," 23 Aug. 2019 This year’s road race will be held at 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28. — courant.com, "Community News For The Manchester Edition," 21 Aug. 2019 This will mark the 42nd year of the Free Press marathon, the state's largest road race through the streets of Detroit and Windsor, and the only race to cross international borders twice. — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, "Free Press marathon: HGTV's Nicole Curtis named Race Ambassador," 20 Aug. 2019 Harvest Moon included a road race, trick-or-treating, and a pumpkin-carving contest. — courant.com, "Project Brings Music To Hebron Town Center," 9 Aug. 2019 Truex was chasing a sweep of the two traditional road races on the schedule. — John Kekis, BostonGlobe.com, "Chase Elliott wins at Watkins Glen for second straight year," 4 Aug. 2019 Dixon said following of the most thrilling road races in recenty memory. — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, "Mr. Mid-Ohio Scott Dixon, Felix Rosenqvist deliver thrilling fight to finish," 28 July 2019 The Olympic silver medalist was also fourth in the road race and sixth in the criterium. — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, "Memo to Tokyo Olympics: Purdue Boilermakers are on their way," 9 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'road racing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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