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Also called a safety liner. A safety feature often referred to as a "tire within a tire." This inner tire is used in the NASCAR Winston Cup series and will hold a car up if the outer tire is cut down.
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Slang term for tires that have been used at least once and saved for further racing. A lap or two is enough to "scuff" them in. Most often used in qualifying.
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This referes to various adjustments that are made to the race car's suspension for handling at a specific racetrack. It is often changed throughout NASCAR races at pit stops via the track bar or air pressure in order to help the car to handle better through the turns.
Slang term for the tuning and adjustments made to a race car's suspension before and during a race.
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Racetracks that are less than one mile in length.
NASCAR racetracks that are less than one mile long.
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Slang for the period that begins during the latter part of the current season, wherein some teams announce driver, crew and/or sponsor changes.
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A track condition where, for a number of reasons, it's hard for a car's tires to adhere to the surface or get a good "bite." A slick racetrack is not necessarily wet or slippery because of oil, water, etc.
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A maneuver in which a car following the leader in a draft suddenly steers around it, breaking the vacuum; this provides an extra burst of speed that allows the second car to take the lead. See Drafting .
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A quick pit stop that involves nothing more than refueling the race car with the amount of fuel necessary to finish the race,
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A metal blade attached to the rear deck lid of the car. It helps restrict airflow over the rear of the car, providing downforce and traction.
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An individual or business establishment that financially supports a race driver, team, race or series of races in return for advertising and marketing benefits. Usually, the sponsor's name, colors and corporate or product logo are adorned on the race car for high visibility and product identification.
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The difference in size between the tires on the left and right side of a car. Because of a tire's makeup, slight variations in circumference result. Stagger between right-side and left-side tires may range from less than a half inch to more than an inch. Stagger applies to only bias-ply tires and not radials.
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Slang term used for tire traction.
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Slang term for new tires. The name is derived from the manufacturer's stickers that are affixed to each new tire's contact surface.
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A penalty, usually assessed for speeding on pit road at the appropriate speed and stopped for one full second in the team's pit stall before returning to the track.
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A racetrack of one mile or more in distance. Road courses are included. Racers refer to three types of oval tracks. Short tracks are under one mile, intermediate tracks are at least a mile but under two miles and superspeedways are two miles and longer.
A NASCAR racetrack that is more than 2 miles long.
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a bar that is used to counteract any rolling force the NASCAR race car encounters during turns.
Sometimes called an "antiroll bar." Bar used to resist or counteract the rolling force of the car body through the turns.
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