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Brake Bias Adjustment
Practically everything on a race car can be adjusted, even the brakes. Learn how drivers can adjust the brakes during the race.
Drafting
Ever notice how a pack of cars can always run down a car running by itself? The secret is drafting. Here's how it works.
Drive Through Penalty
It may not sound like a big deal, but a drive-through penalty can have a hugh affect on a race. Here's how.
Fuel Cell
There's a big difference between a fuel cell and a gas tank. It all has to do with fire safety. Check it out.
Hood and Roof Flaps
The very last thing anybody wants is for a car to get airborne in an accident at 180 miles per hour. Learn how technology helps prevent that from happening.
Loose
When a driver describes his car as being loose, it doesn't mean a bolt in the suspension is loose. Here's what it really means.
Lugnuts
Who would have thought that the nuts that hold a wheel onto a car could be so important to winning? Racers, that's who.
Pitroad Speed Limit
A speed limit on a race track? Yes. And the price paid for speeding can cost a team a shot at victory.
Restrictor Plate
Why would NASCAR purposely place a device on race cars to slow them down? In a word: safety.
Safer Barrier
What could be better than a rock-solid concrete wall surrounding the racetrack? The SAFER Barrier, that's what.
Short Track Brakes
Speeds at short tracks may be low, but the demands they place on brakes is high. Here's how teams cope with the problem.
Spring Rubbers
There are all sorts of ways to make a race car handle better. The use of spring rubbers is just one of them.
Tight
What do they mean when a car is described as tight? And is that good or bad? Your answers are right here.
Tire Management
One secret to winning any race is to know, as completely as possible, what's going on with the tires. Here's how they do it.
Wedge Adjustment
There are many things a team can do to improve the handling of a car. Wedge adjustment is one of them.
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