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• The rotating shaft within the engine that delivers the power from the pistons to the flywheel and from there to the transmission.

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  Crankshaft. (n.d.). Sports Illustrated NASCAR Glossary. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/crankshaft.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Crankshaft. sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Sports Illustrated NASCAR Glossary. Sports Illustrated. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/crankshaft (accessed: June 10, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Crankshaft." Sports Illustrated NASCAR Glossary. Sports Illustrated. 10 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/crankshaft.

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