▁r ally ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁X - G ames . ▁Mc R ae ▁rolled ▁the ▁car ▁on ▁the ▁pen ult imate ▁corner ▁after ▁landing ▁awk ward ly ▁from ▁a ▁jump , ▁which ▁dam aged ▁the ▁front ▁b um per ▁and ▁left ▁front ▁ty re . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁Mc R ae ▁kept ▁the ▁car ▁running ▁and ▁continued ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁finish , ▁his ▁time ▁only ▁ 0 . 1 3 ▁seconds ▁slower ▁than ▁event ual ▁winner ▁Tra vis ▁P astr ana . ▁Mc R ae ▁was , ▁though , ▁to ▁have ▁one ▁more ▁opportunity ▁at ▁world ▁championship ▁level : ▁he ▁was ▁unexpected ly ▁entered ▁for ▁his ▁final ▁r ally ▁by ▁semi - works ▁K ron os ▁Cit ro ën ▁at ▁R ally ▁Turkey ▁in ▁September , ▁where ▁he ▁replaced ▁S éb ast ien ▁Lo eb ▁while ▁the ▁French man ▁recovered ▁from ▁an ▁injury ▁he ▁sust ained ▁in ▁a ▁cy cling ▁accident ▁immediately ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁event . ▁A ▁final - stage ▁altern ator ▁problem ▁cons igned ▁him ▁and ▁returning ▁co - driver ▁Nick y ▁Gr ist , ▁to ▁a ▁final ▁placing ▁outside ▁the ▁top ▁ten . ▁ ▁Mc R ae ' s ▁compet itive ▁spirit ▁also ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁racing ▁series ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁W RC . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁he ▁tried ▁his ▁hand ▁at ▁o val ▁racing ▁when ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁As car ▁( UK ▁version ▁of ▁NAS C AR ) ▁race ▁at ▁the ▁Rock ingham ▁Motor ▁Speed way