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Kansas Speedway

If you watch one 'ordinary' oval race to understand the format, make it this one.

Intermediates reward car balance above all. Crews chase the line between tight (The car won't turn, understeer. The nose pushes up the track toward the wall.)tightThe car won't turn, understeer. The nose pushes up the track toward the wall.More → and loose (The back of the car wants to step out in the corner, oversteer. Fast if you can control it, a spin if you can't.)looseThe back of the car wants to step out in the corner, oversteer. Fast if you can control it, a spin if you can't.More → all race as the groove (The fastest line around the track, polished shiny by rubber. Some tracks develop a second, higher groove.)grooveThe fastest line around the track, polished shiny by rubber. Some tracks develop a second, higher groove.More → rubbers in.

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