Oval track racing, also known as oval racing, is a form of closed-circuit automobile racing that is contested on an oval-shaped track. An oval track differs from a road course in that the layout resembles an oval with turns in only one direction, almost universally left (counter-clockwise orientation). Oval tracks are dedicated motorsport circuits, used predominantly in North America. They often have banked turns and most, despite the name, are not precisely oval, and can have unique variances in shape.
Oval racing involves racing cars wheel-to-wheel around the track. Major forms of oval racing include stock car racing, sprint car racing, and some forms of open-wheel racing. Among the most famous oval tracks in North America are the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Daytona International Speedway.
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Famous quotes containing the words track and/or racing:
“He who rides and keeps the beaten track studies the fences chiefly.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Upscale people are fixated with food simply because they are now able to eat so much of it without getting fat, and the reason they don’t get fat is that they maintain a profligate level of calorie expenditure. The very same people whose evenings begin with melted goat’s cheese ... get up at dawn to run, break for a mid-morning aerobics class, and watch the evening news while racing on a stationary bicycle.”
—Barbara Ehrenreich (b. 1941)