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Because of this, full-time drivers have been forced to become more proficient on road courses, which in turn means that the average NASCAR driver today is a much better road course driver than in the recent past. The decline of "ringers" was dramatically illustrated at the 2009 Watkins Glen race.
In the case of U.S.'s largest uniform rental company Cintas and its peers UniFirst and G&K Services, truck drivers play a big part in their successes (and failures). Maximizing driver productivity
Some drivers, however, have proposed the use of the full course. During a 2011 Mobil Oil "Car Swap" at Watkins Glen using the course, Tony Stewart pushed for using the Grand Prix course after driving demonstration laps in both his Chevrolet Impala and the majority of his laps in a McLaren MP4-23 as part of the event with Lewis Hamilton. [3]
Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing run on oval tracks and road courses. It originally used production-model cars, hence the name "stock car", but is now run using cars specifically built for racing. It originated in the southern United States and later spread to Japan; its largest governing body is NASCAR.
NASCAR's move to ditch stage breaks at road courses lasted less than a season.
On road courses, track limits are defined by chicanes, enforced at Watkins Glen, Daytona, and Charlotte road courses, the Turns 1-3 complex at Indianapolis, or the Maggots-Becketts-Chapel section in Austin (a driver who exceeds track limits such as driving beyond the white lines or the long lap penalty section used by MotoGP to make a pass ...
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course: Lexington: Ohio: 1962 Asphalt/concrete 2.4 miles (3.9 km) 15 SCCA, IndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Michelin Pilot Challenge, AMA, Trans Am Series: Milwaukee Mile Road Course: West Allis: Wisconsin: 1954-2005 Asphalt/concrete 1.8 miles (2.9 km) 10 Monticello Motor Club: Monticello: New York ...
For 2018, deviating from past NASCAR events at Charlotte, the race will utilize a road course configuration of Charlotte Motor Speedway, promoted and trademarked as the "Roval". The course is 2.28 miles (3.67 km) in length and features 17 turns, utilizing the infield road course and portions of the oval track.