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1957 Isle of Man TT

At Parkfield Corner on lap 1, Luigi Taveri riding for MV Agusta led the Mondial of Sammy Miller, while Tarquinio Provini riding for Mondial and Carlo Ubbiali on a MV Agusta were in the mid-field chasing pack.

1959 British Grand Prix

It was another 44 years before Fernando Alonso relieved him of that achievement with fastest lap in the 2003 Canadian GP.

1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

Richard Petty finished a lap down in second; the 1-2 finish began one of the most celebrated periods in NASCAR history.

:*Motor State 400 David Pearson led 154 laps in an easy win, finishing sixteen seconds ahead of Bobby Allison and half a lap ahead of Richard Petty.

1977 South African Grand Prix

During lap 21, two marshals ran onto the track after the Shadow of Renzo Zorzi suffered engine failure.

1978 Winchester 400

The 1978 Winchester 400 marked a milestone in the short history of the event, as Michigan short-track legends Mike Eddy and Bob Senneker engaged in a race-long battle over the 400-lap distance on the "World's Fastest Half Mile".

1979 United States Grand Prix West

Canadian Gilles Villeneuve captured pole, fastest lap and the win for Ferrari, followed by teammate Jody Scheckter, as the Prancing Horses took a big step toward reclaiming the Constructor's and Driver's Championships from Lotus.

1980 United States Grand Prix West

Nelson Piquet took pole, fastest lap and his first career race win to dominate the weekend in his gleaming blue and white Brabham.

1983 James Hardie 1000

The Holder Dealer Team Commodore finished a lap ahead of Allan Moffat and Japanese driver Yoshimi Katayama in their Peter Stuyvesant sponsored Mazda RX-7.

1988 Australian Grand Prix

Driveshaft failures accounted for the EuroBruns of Stefano Modena and Oscar Larrauri (Modena, who had stalled his car at the start of the parade lap and started from the back of the grid, had two spins).

1988 Japanese Grand Prix

On lap 27, as they attempted to lap Andrea de Cesaris, Satoru Nakajima and Maurício Gugelmin, Senna managed to force his way through as Prost was delayed by the de Cesaris' Rial.

1991 Belgian Grand Prix

Alain Prost qualified third on the road while Jean Alesi had set the fastest first and second sectors only to come across traffic at the end of the lap, he had to settle for sixth on the road.

1992 Champion Spark Plug 400

Greg Sacks was credited as the last-place finisher on the fourth lap due to three-car pileup that also took Jimmy Means out of the race and severely affected Bobby Hamilton.

2003 British Grand Prix

On the following lap, Neil Horan invaded the circuit and another safety car period was necessitated.

2006 USG Sheetrock 400

On lap 68, the first caution flag was flown for debris on the track, shuffling the driver order and giving the lead to Kevin Harvick.

2010 Hungaroring GP2 Series round

Luck was on Maldonado's side though, as he had the lapped car of Vladimir Arabadzhiev between he and Vietoris, and an awful restart from the Bulgarian allowed Maldonado to pull out more than 3.0s on the first lap back under greens.

2011 Malaysian Grand Prix

On lap 24, the Sauber of Sergio Pérez was struck by a piece of debris, possibly from an unidentified car.

2012 Daytona 500

On lap 129, Tony Stewart, Joey Logano and Mark Martin pitted, with the rest of the drivers pitting one lap later.

2012 Isle of Man TT

Fastest Lap: Dave Molyneux/Patrick Farrance – 114.486 mph (19' 46.42) on lap 3.

2013 British Touring Car Championship season

Matt Neal won the race after taking the lead from Nick Foster on lap three, however it wasn't plain sailing.

Alexander Albon

On 2013 was assigned by the KTR to race on 2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Season alongside Yu Kanamaru,and Ignazio D'Agosto and finished 28th position with 1 Fastest Lap and 1 Pole Position with 22 overall points.

Augusta International Raceway

On August 15, 1965 Dick Hutcherson won the 200 lap event with a 2.75 second lead over David Pearson.

Autódromo Miguel E. Abed

On June 14, 2009 During the 97th lap of a 100-lap NASCAR Mexico Series race at Autódromo Miguel E. Abed in Amozoc, Puebla, Carlos Pardo (September 16, 1975 – June 14, 2009) was hit by Jorge Goeters, which caused him to lose control of his car and he crashed sideways into the end of a lower retaining wall at over 200 km/h.

Belgian Grand Prix

On lap 17, Briton Chris Bristow, driving a Cooper, was fighting for sixth with Belgian Willy Mairesse.

Bobby Wawak

The fuel line on his car came loose on the third lap of the 1977 Daytona 500, and the fire came into the car's cockpit.

Brandon Whitt

He won his first race at Memphis Motorsports Park (from the pole) after taking the lead from a spinning Ron Hornaday on the last lap.

Chris Gehrke

On the 67th lap of the 1991 Poulan Pro 500k at Talladega, Chris Gehrke spun in the tri-oval, flipped several times before sliding to a halt.

Dauer 962 Le Mans

The Dauer 962 Le Mans of Yannick Dalmas, Hurley Haywood, and Mauro Baldi would take the overall win while the second team car would finish one lap behind in third place overall.

Dundrod Circuit

The lap record for the Dundrod Circuit is 3 minutes and 18.870 seconds at an average speed of 133.977 mph set by Bruce Anstey riding a 1000 cc Suzuki during the 2010 Ulster Grand Prix.

Fred Lorenzen

He came back in 1970, driving a Dodge Daytona prepared by Ray Fox in the World 600(now the Coca-Cola 600), but dropped out while leading on lap 252 of 400 due to engine issues, running in a few more events that year, including substituting for LeeRoy Yarbrough in the Junior Johnson #98 Ford Torino Talladega in that year's Southern 500, as Yarbrough had a prior Indy car commitment.

If You Didn't Laugh, You'd Cry

Mike Brenner – lap steel guitar, dobro, electric guitar, bass guitar

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum

2005 Panoz/Honda driven by Danica Patrick, the first female driver to lead a lap during the Indianapolis 500

Jean-Pierre Jarier

Jarier spent 1976 with Shadow Racing Cars, qualifying 3rd in an updated version of the previous year's car, the DN5B and setting fastest lap at the opening Brazilian Grand Prix, before spinning off on James Hunt's oil.

Jim Malloy

In the 1970 Indianapolis 500, his car broke a rear constant velocity joint and hit the 4th turn wall at the end of the pace lap, putting himself out of the race even before the start.

Laboratory for Automation Psychology

Research in the LAP has been supported by corporations such as AT&T, Sperry, and IBM and by U.S. federal agencies such as NASA, NSF, NRL, and the U.S. Census Bureau.

Ladyscraper

Ladyscraper, along with various other similar musicians (such as Shitmat) has been featured on BBC Radio 1's "Lap Off", a competition between various musicians playing music on their laptops.

Lima Airport Partners

In June 2008, the International Finance Corporation, member of the World Bank group and Fund for Investment in Infrastructure, Public Services and Natural Resources, administered by AC Capitales SAFI became partners of LAP.

Murray Saltzman

In 1983, Saltzman co-authored an op-ed column with fellow commissioners Mary Frances Berry and Blandina Ramirez in which the three accused President Ronald Reagan of treating the Commission as "lap dogs" rather than "watch dogs."

Nathan Burke

It was also notable for the fact that the coaching panel of Richmond that day included fellow St Kilda teammates Danny Frawley and Stewart Loewe, who stayed on the ground in honour of Burke following his parade lap (with Alex Lloyd's "Amazing" played at the ground).

Penny Flanagan

The first single from her debut album, 'Bravado' was 'Lap It Up' which hit #52 in Triple J Hottest 100, 1994.

Perkins Engineering

After a forgettable Sandown 500, Perkins and Ingall won the 1995 Tooheys 1000 after being in last place after one lap following a flat tyre off the start line when Perkins and the HRT car of Craig Lowndes touched which ripped the valve out causing the tyre to instantly deflate.

Renault Avantime

In 2008, the Avantime was featured on the British motoring show Top Gear, where the presenters modified the performance of a used Avantime, attempting to lap the test track faster than an Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X.

Resonator guitar

One of the few Delta Blues players to play lap style in the 30's was Black Ace, also known as B.K. Turner.

Ron Bouchard

Running third to Darrell Waltrip and Terry Labonte on the last lap, he swooped under both of them as they battled side-by-side out of the final turn.

Stanley Steemer

The company sponsors the NASCAR "30-lap Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Model" race held at Rockford Speedway in Rockford, Illinois.

Star Speedway

Stars such as Chris Perley (the 2005 winner), Russ Wood, Mike Ordway and Indy veteran Bentley Warren have participated in the 200-lap race.

Thayer Sarrano

Reviewing King, Americana UK has called her "the new queen of shoegaze", noting the "spookiness" achieved with the lap steel, repetitive lyrics, dissonance and Sarrano's voice, and compared her to Mazzy Star and Mary Margaret O'Hara.

Tommy Woodcock

The role of Phar Lap's strapper in the film was played by Tom Burlinson.

Travis Stever

He contributed to The Prize Fighter Inferno's My Brother's Blood Machine by playing lap steel on "Wayne Andrews, The Old Beekeeper."


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