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, a sport in which drivers race specially designed cars over tracks or courses of different length, designs, and construction. It tests the skills of the drivers, the speed capabilities of the vehicles, and the endurance of both. , which originally consisted of o ....

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.... United States, although in other countries some are longer. The third type of track, the straight-line course, is a simple strip of asphalt or concrete used for drag racing. Straight-line courses are generally ¼ mile long but they can be 1/8 mile long as well. There are five components of a team, No. 1 the owner, No. 2 the team manager, No. 3 the driver, No. 4 the pit crew, and No. 5 the sponsors. The owner of the car is the head of the team, but normally employs a manager to run the team on a day-to-day basis. The driver is always an independent contractor. Drivers may compete in cars of several owners throughout their careers. The car owner al ....