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- noun motor racing A
driver placed inpole position .
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Examples
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Meanwhile, ANC leadership race polesitter Jacob Zuma is scheduled to address an ANC Youth League rally in Engcobo on Tuesday.
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And F1 racing, where passing is rare and where it seems that the polesitter virtually always wins unless he makes a major mistake, is wildly popular outside the US.
Lean Left » Blog Archive » Why the World Cup? Why Soccer? 2006
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Whincup capitalised on a mistake by polesitter Paul Dumbrell in Sunday's 84-lap race to seize the lead and hold on to win by 1.7 seconds from Ford driver Will Davison.
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Johnny Sauter, the points leader, remained at the top of the standings after placing 23rd, and Austin Dillon, the polesitter, was ninth coming off his win in Nashville last week.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed CLIFF BRUNT 2011
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In 2009, he qualified a car for Conquest Racing, but gave up his spot to this year's polesitter, Alex Tagliani, because Tagliani had more sponsorship.
The Seattle Times 2011
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The Argentine, with Sam Schmidt Motorsports, held off teammate and polesitter Josef Newgarden to claim his second victory of the year.
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Vettel overtakes polesitter Lewis Hamilton on first lap and dominates race
CNN.com 2011
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Keselowski, a two-time winner in Nashville, finished third, edging polesitter Joey Logano in fourth, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in fifth.
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Vettel, who was claiming his 10th win of the season, overtook polesitter Lewis Hamilton on the first lap and was never headed.
CNN.com 2011
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The Argentine, with Sam Schmidt Motorsports, held off teammate and polesitter Josef Newgarden to claim his second victory of the year.
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