American stock car racing: heavy, near-identical cars, mostly on banked oval circuits. Eight tools take you from confused to the sharpest eye in the room.
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American stock car racing: heavy, near-identical cars, mostly on banked oval circuits, running inches apart at over 300 km/h for three or four hours. The aerodynamic effect of running in a pack is the whole sport.
Almost entirely the United States, with its cultural heartland in the American South. Small followings elsewhere, and occasional international exhibition races.
Drivers come through short-track and dirt racing from childhood. Careers are long by motorsport standards — drivers regularly compete into their forties.
American drivers dominate. Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson hold the most championships.
Karting and oval sim leagues scratch the same itch.
A pit stop · A car-control save · A drafting move · A pass or restart · A photo finish
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