Sentence examples for race a lap from inspiring English sources

Whatever the former red-rose head cook and bottle-washer believes he can bring to the Test arena a decade after his last serious involvement, he starts the race a lap behind those blessed with a deeper understanding of their uniquely challenging, frequently mystifying union culture.

In the nineteen-seventies, there was a pattern among elite distance runners of throwing in surges in the middle of races: break up the monotony of one lap mirroring another by suddenly running, in the middle of a race, a lap two or three seconds faster than normal.

"It is absurd to race a lap seconds slower than last year.

In a rush to get back out in front, Bell and Hunter-Reay came together leaving both cars pointed nose first into the pit wall with minor damage, re-entering the race a lap down.

He worked his way up to the top 10 during the race, led a lap, and finished ninth as he ran out of fuel at the end of the race.

Lap 13/66: Daniel Ricciardo pits smoothly, leaving Max Verstappen to lead the race for a lap at least.

Earnhardt, one of three Earnhardts attempting to qualify for tomorrow's race, ran a lap at 191.149 m.p.h. in his Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

The former Indianapolis 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya won the pole position for Sunday's Brickyard 400 Nascar Sprint Cup race with a lap of 182.278 miles per hour in Indianapolis.

Jeff Gordon was still leading the race when race resumed, but a lap later Kurt Busch edged Jeff to lead lap 82.

Before the featured race -- a 30-lap "modified" -- fans stood for the national anthem, some holding their caps over their hearts.

If you win a race by leading a lap, you will get 249 reputation points per race (an added 50 for the Las Vegas race).