The race pits 2 wheel-drive (2WD) Trophy Trucks against 4x4 trucks with the exception of the 2009 event.

This race pits Ada Smith, seeking her third term in the State Senate, against Adolphus Frazier, director of financial aid at York College, in a new district.

The race pits those who voted last year for that rule against those who oppose it.

The race pits Waquoit against Lost Code and Moment of Hope.

At the very least, the race pits two enormously different Democrats from different generations.

The liveliest race pit Republican Norma Smith against Democratic incumbent, Rick Larsen, who had raised $1.3 million, nearly six times as much as she had.

This countywide race pits Karen Rothenberg, an experienced litigator specializing in negligence cases, against Mark Partnow, who has spent his career in the court system clerking for various judges.

This race pits two appealing candidates, Gregory Meeks and Hulbert James.

During the late race pit stops for fuel, Parsons over shot his pit which cost him several seconds.

First contested in 1829, the race pits Cambridge University Boat Club against their Oxford counterparts over a four-mile (6 km) stretch of the River Thames.