| People are fans of many types of things and sports, | | | | famous track of all is Churchill Downs in Louisville |
| whether it is a fan of your hometown football team | | | | where the Kentucky Derby is held. This race that |
| or a big follower of a NASCAR driver who uses | | | | takes place in the beginning of May is the oldest |
| Mickey Thompson tires or Mickey Thompson wheels. | | | | continually running sports event in the country so the |
| Some of these events or sports also involve betting | | | | history and traditions surrounding it are huge. This |
| on the outcome of the race or the game which | | | | horse race has been affectionately known as the |
| brings in other types of spectators too who are | | | | most exciting two minutes of your life. The Kentucky |
| more interested in the gambling aspect versus the | | | | Derby is a formal event where the spectators dress |
| sport, per se. This article is going to talk about the | | | | up in dresses and large hats and the men wear suit |
| different kinds of races that people enjoy going to | | | | and ties and the famous drink at this race is the mint |
| like car racing that uses Jeep parts, horse racing, big | | | | jubilee. |
| marathons and dog racing. | | | | Spectators also enjoy watching other people run in |
| NASCAR is the world's largest sport with the most | | | | races of all distances. Marathons that are held in large |
| fans which often surprises people. Many people would | | | | cities like the New York Marathon draw thousands of |
| guess that football has the largest amount of fans, | | | | participants every year to try their best to run the |
| especially in America, but professional car racing takes | | | | 26.2 miles in the best way that they can. Fans of the |
| that title. There are different kinds of car races, | | | | runners follow the race route the whole way |
| depending on what kind of car is used. The most | | | | cheering them on. The race that all serious |
| famous car race is the Indy 500 which is held in | | | | marathoners wish to race in is the Boston Marathon |
| Indianapolis and draws huge crowds that pay a lot of | | | | which has strict cut off times and you must qualify |
| money to park their campers on the infield of the | | | | to be able to race in it. |
| track to see all of the races up close. The sound at | | | | Dog racing is the least popular of all of these kinds of |
| these races can be deafening so many spectators | | | | races. Typically greyhounds are used to race as their |
| actually choose to wear headphones to protect their | | | | long legs and lean bodies make them incredibly fast |
| ears. | | | | racers. Unlike horse racing, this race is purely up to |
| Horse racing has been around the longest and also | | | | the animal as they chase a mechanical rabbit around |
| has a huge support of fans that follow their favorite | | | | the track. Many dog lovers enjoy going to a dog race |
| horses. There are horse tracks all over the country | | | | track to watch these beautiful animals run. |
| that have races every weekend but the most | | | | |