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• This is an undesirable condition of the race car. A NASCAR race car is tight when the front wheels loose grip before the rear wheels loose grip when going through a turn.

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• Also known as "understeer." A car is said to be tight if the front wheels lose traction before the rear wheels do. A tight race car doesn't seem able to steer sharply enough through the turns. Instead, the front end continues through the wall.

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

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

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