Check vehicle race for rebirth (13)
I believe the answer is:
reincarnation
'rebirth' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'check vehicle race' is the wordplay.
'check' becomes 'rein' (both can mean to control or limit).
'vehicle' becomes 'car' (car is a kind of vehicle).
'race' becomes 'nation' (both can mean a national or ethnic group).
'rein'+'car'+'nation'='REINCARNATION'
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for reincarnation that I've seen before include "Soul's rebirth in another body" , "revised version" , "Embodiment of a soul in a new form after death" , "Rebirth in a new body" , "Rebirth (of a soul)" .)