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  • What is the 'crew chief' in auto racing?
  • What is the 'engine specialist' in auto racing?
  • What is the 'tire specialist' in auto racing?
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 All About Auto Racing 
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  2. What is 'stock car racing'? 
  3. What are the different types of race courses? 
  4. What is 'NASCAR'? 
  5. What is 'formula one'? 
  6. What is the 'Indy Racing League'? 
  7. What is the SCCA in auto racing? 
  8. What are 'dragsters'? 
  9. What are 'open-cockpit sports cars'? 
  10. What are 'open-wheeled vehicles'? 
  11. What are 'closed-wheel vehicles'? 
 Auto Racing Flag Rules 
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  2. What is a 'flagman' in auto racing? 
  3. What does a green flag mean in auto racing? 
  4. What does a yellow flag mean in auto racing? 
  5. What does a red flag mean in auto racing? 
  6. What does a black flag mean in auto racing? 
  7. What does a white flag mean in auto racing? 
  8. What does a blue with diagonal yellow stripe mean in auto racing? 
  9. What does the checkered flag signify in auto racing? 
 Pit Stops 
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  2. What is a 'pit stop'? 
  3. What is a 'pit pass'? 
  4. What is the 'pit box'? 
  5. What is the 'pit window'? 
  6. What is a 'gas-and-go stop'? 
  7. What is a 'stop-and-go penalty'? 
  8. What is the importance of a good pit crew? 
  9. What is meant by 'going behind the wall'? 
  10. Who are the members of the over-the-wall crew and what are their duties? 
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 Auto Racing Jargon 
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  2. What is the 'draft' in auto racing? 
  3. What is an 'apron' in auto racing? 
  4. What is the 'backstretch' in auto racing? 
  5. What is 'banking' in auto racing? 
  6. What is the 'camber' of a tire in auto racing? 
  7. What are 'donuts' in auto racing? 
  8. What are 'scuffs' in auto racing? 
  9. What is a 'short track' in auto racing? 
  10. What is a 'superspeedway' in auto racing? 
 NASCAR Basics 
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  2. What is 'stock' about a stock car? 
  3. What are some of the NASCAR touring divisions? 
  4. What is the NASCAR NEXTEL cup series? 
 NASCAR Racing Rules 
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  2. What are the race car specifications and regulations in NASCAR? 
  3. What are the rules dealing with the car's engine in NASCAR? 
  4. What are the rules dealing with the car's body? 
  5. What are the rules dealing with the car's tires? 
  6. What are the auto racing rules dealing with the car's gas tank? 
  7. What are the auto racing rules concerning safety belts? 
  8. What are the auto racing rules concerning safety nets? 
  9. What is a 'metal check' in auto racing? 
 Auto Racing Safety Features 
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  2. How important are helmets in auto racing? 
  3. What is the purpose of a 'window net' in auto racing? 
  4. What are 'roof flaps' in auto racing? 
  5. What is a 'roll cage' in auto racing? 
  6. How do drivers stay safe in the roll cage? 
  7. What are 'restrictor plates' in auto racing? 
  8. What are 'tire inner liners'? 
  9. How does a racing uniform protect a driver? 
  10. What is the 'HANS' device in auto racing? 
  11. What is the 'SAFER' barrier? 
 NASCAR Qualifying Rules 
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  2. What are the basic qualifying rules for NASCAR? 
  3. What is a 'pole position' in NASCAR? 
  4. What is a 'qualifying lap' in NASCAR? 
  5. What is 'winning the pole' in NASCAR? 
  6. What is a 'provisional entry' in NASCAR? 
 NASCAR Racing Strategies 
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  2. What is 'bumping your way forward' in NASCAR? 
  3. What is the 'lucky dog rule' in NASCAR? 
  4. What is a 'spotter' in NASCAR? 
  5. What is 'blocking' in NASCAR? 
  6. Is blocking legal in NASCAR? 
  7. What is the penalty for blocking? 
  8. What is 'battling for position'? 
  9. How is 'drafting' used as a racing strategy? 
  10. What is a pole winner or a pole sitter in NASCAR? 
  11. What are some of the top NASCAR racing strategies? 
 NASCAR Driving Styles 
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  2. What is 'blowing an engine' in NASCAR? 
  3. How does a NASCAR driver save his engine from blowing? 
  4. How can a NASCAR driver save his tires? 
  5. How can a NASCAR driver save fuel? 
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The Auto Racing Team

What is the 'crew chief' in auto racing?

The Crew Chief is the one that's responsible for making sure the cars set up right, and ready to go racing. He works very closely with all the crew members obviously, and on race day I believe that the drivers and the crew chief are the ones that really communicate. The driver lets the crew chief know how the car is handling, how it's working, if it needs any adjustments for handling aspect, how the engines running, how the tires are wearing and gives him a heads up on everything and so they can be prepared for anything ahead of time.

What is the 'engine specialist' in auto racing?

What is the 'tire specialist' in auto racing?

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