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Travis Pastrana back for Race of Champions in Miami

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LONDON - DECEMBER 16: Travis Pastrana of the USA in action during the Race of Champions at Wembley Stadium on December 16, 2007 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

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Action sports legend and Race of Champions veteran Travis Pastrana will be back in action at next year’s Race of Champions in Miami, to be held January 2017. It will be his eighth appearance in the event.

He’s the fourth announced driver, joining fellow Americans Ryan Hunter-Reay and Kurt Busch, and four-time Formula 1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel. Those three were announced with the race itself earlier this month.

“The greatest part about the Race Of Champions is that you take all these legends and the best in the world from Formula 1, IndyCar and NASCAR and put them all together, but not necessarily in their speciality,” Pastrana said in an RoC release.

“Anybody can win at any time. I took two wins against Sebastian Vettel, who was the Formula 1 champion at the time – in his home country Germany – in a Porsche and an Aston Martin. Then he beats me in Beijing in a rally car, which should have been my speciality. Everyone always has a shot because there are so many vehicles that no one’s ever driven or had experience in, so everyone makes a lot of mistakes.”

“The Race Of Champions is amazing and the atmosphere’s awesome. It’s usually after the season’s over or before the new one starts so the shenanigans going on in the hotel are pretty ridiculous. Some of the best memories of my life have been with these drivers at ROC. Everyone’s super competitive but it’s just about going out there and having fun. So I’m coming back to the Race Of Champions in Miami with a big smile on my face. Game on…”

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