Glossary / General

24 hour race

19 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

In a 24 hour race, cars drive for an entire day to see who can go the farthest.

Technical Definition

A 24 hour race is a motorsport event where teams compete to cover the most distance in a full day.

Hear It Discussed

"Dan Gleason asked if we ever see ourselves entering a race as a progression from track days, something like lemons or a 24-hour race, back in 2017 and 2018."
Ferrari Luce, The DMV Fast Lane, Subliminal Wagons | Episode 1,047 Everyday Driver Car Debate 41:16

"I mean, obviously they're great 24 hour races at Spa and the Nürburgring, but it is the only other 24 hour race raced at by the top level by prototypes."
Petrol engines are back: Porsche U-turn on Boxster and Cayman #301 The Intercooler 05:00

"...it has two very notable things one is it's the very first Porsche to win a 24-hour race overall 1968 Daytona Vic Alfred at the wheel mm-hmm when he was given the first"
Jerry Seinfeld's 10 Year Porsche 907 Restoration Spike's Car Radio 02:37