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2008 UAW-Dodge 400, the Glossary

The 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 was the third stock car race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.^[1]

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Advance Publications

Advance Publications, Inc. is a privately held American media company owned by the families of Donald Newhouse and Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr., the sons of company founder Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr. It owns publishing-relating companies including American City Business Journals, MLive Media Group, and Condé Nast, and is a major shareholder in Charter Communications (13% ownership), Reddit (42 million shares), and Warner Bros.

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Amarillo Globe-News

The Amarillo Globe-News is a daily newspaper in Amarillo, Texas, owned by Gannett.

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Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com LLC is an American genealogy company based in Lehi, Utah.

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Autosport

Autosport is a global motorsport publishing brand headquartered based in Richmond, London, England.

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BAM Racing

BAM Racing was a NASCAR racing team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, owned by Beth Ann and Tony Morgenthau.

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Banked turn

A banked turn (or banking turn) is a turn or change of direction in which the vehicle banks or inclines, usually towards the inside of the turn.

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Bill Davis Racing

Bill Davis Racing was a racing team that participated in all three of NASCAR's top divisions until 2009.

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Bill Elliott

William Clyde Elliott Sr. (born October 8, 1955), also known as "Awesome Bill from Dawsonville", "Million Dollar Bill", or "Wild Bill" is an American former professional stock car racing driver.

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Bob Osborne

Bob Osborne (born June 5, 1974) is a former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series crew chief.

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Bobby Labonte

Robert Allen Labonte (born May 8, 1964) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver and current analyst for NASCAR on Fox.

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Brian Vickers

Brian Lee Vickers (born October 24, 1983) is an American professional stock car and sports car racing driver.

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Bruton Smith

Ollen Bruton Smith (March 3, 1927 – June 22, 2022) was an American motorsports executive and businessman.

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Burney Lamar

Burney Lamar (born August 21, 1980) is an American stock car racing driver.

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Car of Tomorrow

The Car of Tomorrow (abbreviated as CoT) was the common name used for the chassis of the NASCAR Cup Series (2007 – 2012) and Xfinity Series (since 2011 full-time) race cars.

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Carl Edwards

Carl Michael Edwards Jr. (born August 15, 1979) is an American former professional stock car racing driver.

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Casey Mears

Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978) is an American professional off-road and stock car racing driver.

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Chevrolet

Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy, is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM).

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Chip Ganassi Racing

Chip Ganassi Racing, LLC (CGR), also sometimes branded as Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, is an American auto racing organization with teams competing in the NTT IndyCar Series, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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Chrysler

FCA US, LLC, doing business as Stellantis North America and known historically as Chrysler, is one of the "Big Three" automobile manufacturers in the United States, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

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Clint Bowyer

Clinton Edward Bowyer (born May 30, 1979) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver and commentator for NASCAR on Fox.

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Concord, North Carolina

Concord is the county seat and most populous city in Cabarrus County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (DEI) is a museum in Mooresville, North Carolina.

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Dale Jarrett

Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956) is a former American race car driver and current racing commentator for NBC.

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Dario Franchitti

George Dario Marino Franchitti (born 19 May 1973) is a British motorsport commentator and retired motor racing driver from Scotland.

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Darrell Waltrip

Darrell Lee Waltrip (born February 5, 1947) is an American motorsports analyst, author as well as a former national television broadcaster and stock car driver.

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Dave Blaney

David Louis Blaney (born October 24, 1962) is a semi-retired American professional stock car racing driver.

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David Gilliland

David Leonard Gilliland (born April 1, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner.

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David Ragan

David Lee Ragan (born December 24, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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David Reutimann

Emil David Reutimann (born March 2, 1970) is an American professional stock car racing crew chief and former driver.

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Denny Hamlin

James Dennis Alan Hamlin (born November 18, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner.

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Dodge

Dodge is an American brand of automobiles and a division of Stellantis North America, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

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Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico.

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Elliott Sadler

Elliott William Barnes Sadler (born April 30, 1975) is an American former professional stock car racing driver.

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ESPN

ESPN (an abbreviation of its original name, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan.

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Evernham Motorsports

Evernham Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing organization that competed in the NASCAR Cup Series.

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Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States.

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Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps, is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by the Fox Entertainment division of Fox Corporation, headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan.

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Front Row Motorsports

Front Row Motorsports (FRM) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

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Furniture Row Racing

Furniture Row Racing (FRR) was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Cup Series from 2005 to 2018.

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Gannett

Gannett Co., Inc. is an American mass media holding company headquartered in New York City.

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GateHouse Media Inc. was an American publisher of locally based print and digital media.

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Glen Wood

Glenn Alexandria Wood (July 18, 1925 – January 18, 2019) was an American NASCAR driver from Stuart, Virginia.

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Glossary of motorsport terms

The following is a glossary of terminology used in motorsport, along with explanations of their meanings.

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Greg Biffle

Gregory Jack Biffle, nicknamed "the Biff", (born December 23, 1969) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver.

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Hall of Fame Racing

Hall of Fame Racing was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing team principally owned by former Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman and veteran Trans Am driver Bill Saunders.

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Hartford Courant

The Hartford Courant is the largest daily newspaper in the U.S. state of Connecticut, and is advertised as the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States.

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Haymarket Media Group is a privately held media company headquartered in London.

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Hendrick Motorsports

Hendrick Motorsports is an American professional auto racing organization that competes in the NASCAR Cup Series.

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International Speedway Corporation

International Speedway Corporation (ISC) was a corporation whose primary business was the ownership and management of motorsports race tracks.

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Jack Roush

Jack Roush (born Jackson Earnest Roush on April 19, 1942) is the founder, CEO, and co-owner of Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, a NASCAR team headquartered in Concord, North Carolina, and is chairman of Roush Enterprises.

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Jacques Villeneuve

Jacques Villeneuve (born 9 April 1971) is a Canadian former professional racing driver and amateur musician who won the 1997 Formula One World Championship with Williams.

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Jamie McMurray

James Christopher McMurray (born June 3, 1976), nicknamed "Jamie Mac", is an American retired professional stock car racing driver and currently an analyst for Fox NASCAR.

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Jason Keller

Jason Keller (born April 23, 1970) is an American former professional stock car racing driver.

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Jayski's Silly Season Site

Jayski's Silly Season Site is a web site focusing primarily on NASCAR news and rumors.

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Jeff Bezos

Jeffrey Preston Bezos (and Robinson (2010), p. 7.; born January 12, 1964) is an American business magnate best known as the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing company.

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Jeff Burton

Jeffrey Tyler Burton (born June 29, 1967), nicknamed "the Mayor", is an American former professional stock car racing driver and current racing commentator.

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Jeff Gordon

Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American stock car racing executive and former professional stock car racing driver who currently serves as the vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports.

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Jeremy Mayfield

Jeremy Allen Mayfield (born May 27, 1969) is a former American stock car racing driver.

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Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975) is an American professional auto racing driver.

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Joe Gibbs Racing

Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is an American professional stock car racing organization founded by Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs.

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Joe Nemechek

Joseph Frank Nemechek III (born September 26, 1963) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No.

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John Andretti

John Andrew Andretti (March 12, 1963January 30, 2020) was an American professional race car driver.

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Johnny Sauter

Jonathan Joseph Sauter (born May 1, 1978) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Jon Wood

Jonathan Wood (born October 25, 1981) is an American motorsport executive who serves as president of Wood Brothers Racing, the NASCAR Cup Series' longest continuously active team founded by a group of brothers that included his grandfather Glen Wood.

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Juan Pablo Montoya

Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born 20 September 1975), is a Colombian racing driver who has competed in open-wheel car, sports car and stock car racing events.

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Kasey Kahne

Kasey Kenneth Kahne (born April 10, 1980) is an American dirt track racing driver and former professional stock car racing driver.

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Ken Schrader

Kenneth William Schrader (born May 29, 1955) is an American professional racing driver.

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Kevin Harvick

Kevin Michael Harvick (born December 8, 1975) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver and commentator for NASCAR on Fox.

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Kurt Busch

Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978) is a former American auto racing driver.

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Kyle Busch

Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Kyle Petty

Kyle Eugene Petty (born June 2, 1960) is an American former stock car racing driver and current racing commentator.

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Larry McReynolds

Lawrence Joseph McReynolds III (born January 10, 1959) is a NASCAR crew chief and current racing analyst on Fox Sports as well as a columnist on Foxsports.com.

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Las Vegas

Las Vegas, often known as Sin City or simply Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the seat of Clark County.

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas Motor Speedway (track complex formerly known as Las Vegas Speedway Park from 1993 to 1996, Las Vegas Speedway in 1992, Las Vegas International Speedway from 1990 to 1992, as the Las Vegas International Speedrome from 1972 to 1990) is a tri-oval intermediate speedway in North Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Las Vegas Review-Journal

The Las Vegas Review-Journal is a daily subscription newspaper published in Las Vegas, Nevada, since 1909.

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Las Vegas Valley

The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second largest in the Southwestern United States.

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List of NASCAR Cup Series champions

The current NASCAR Cup Series trophy, the Bill France Cup The NASCAR Cup Series Drivers' Championship is awarded by the chairman of NASCAR to the most successful NASCAR Cup Series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results.

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List of NASCAR Manufacturers' champions

The NASCAR Manufacturers' Championship is awarded by NASCAR to the most successful manufacturer over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results.

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List of NASCAR points scoring systems

This is a list of points scoring systems used to determine the outcome of the NASCAR Championships since 1949.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Mark Martin

Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959) is an American retired stock car racing driver.

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Matt Kenseth

Matthew Roy Kenseth (born March 10, 1972) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who currently serves as the competition advisor for Legacy Motor Club in the NASCAR Cup Series.

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Michael Waltrip Racing

Michael Waltrip Racing Holdings LLC, doing business as Michael Waltrip Racing ("MWR"), was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed full-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

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Mike Joy

Michael Kinsey Joy is an American TV sports announcer and businessman who serves as the play-by-play commentator for Fox Sports' NASCAR coverage.

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Mike Skinner (racing driver)

Michael Curtis Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is an American former stock car racing driver.

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where it is the primary newspaper and also the largest newspaper in the state of Wisconsin, where it is widely read.

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Morris Communications

Morris Communications, headquartered in Augusta, Georgia, is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, book publishing and distribution, visitor publications, and online services.

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Motor Racing Network

Motor Racing Network (MRN) is a U.S. radio network that syndicates broadcasts of auto racing events, particularly NASCAR.

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Motorsport.com

Motorsport.com is a website specializing in motor racing news.

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NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing.

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NASCAR playoffs

The NASCAR playoffs, formerly officially known as the Chase for the Nextel/Sprint Cup (Nextel from 2004-2007, Sprint from 2008-2016), is a championship playoff system used in NASCAR's three national series.

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NASCAR rules and regulations

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) makes and enforces numerous rules and regulations that transcend all racing series.

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Old Farmer's Almanac

The Old Farmer's Almanac is an almanac containing weather forecasts, planting charts, astronomical data, recipes, and articles.

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Parade lap

A parade lap, also known as a pace lap, formation lap or warm-up lap, is a lap before a motorsport race begins, in which the drivers go around the track at a slow speed (usually between), and, in some cases, behind the safety car.

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Pat Tryson

Patrick J. Tryson (born July 12, 1962) is an American NASCAR crew chief who works for BJ McLeod Motorsports as the crew chief for their No.

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Patrick Carpentier

Patrick Carpentier (born August 13, 1971) is a retired Canadian professional auto racing driver.

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Paul Menard

John Paul Christian Menard (born August 21, 1980) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No.

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Petty Enterprises

Petty Enterprises (formerly Lee Petty Engineering) was a NASCAR racing team based in Level Cross, North Carolina, USA.

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Pit stop

In motorsports, a pit stop is a pause for refuelling, new tyres, repairs, mechanical adjustments, a driver change, as a penalty, or any combination of the above.

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Pole position

In a motorsports race, the pole position is usually the best and "statistically the most advantageous" starting position on the track.

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Racing flags

Racing flags are traditionally used in auto racing and similar motorsports to indicate track conditions and to communicate important messages to drivers.

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Red Bull Racing Team

Red Bull Racing Team, also known as Team Red Bull, was a NASCAR team owned by Red Bull founders Dietrich Mateschitz and Chaleo Yoovidhya.

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Reed Sorenson

Bradley Reed Sorenson (born February 5, 1986) is an American former professional stock car racing driver and spotter.

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Regan Smith (racing driver)

Regan Lee Smith (born September 23, 1983) is an American former professional stock car racing driver and a current pit reporter for Fox NASCAR.

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RFK Racing

Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, doing business as RFK Racing, is an American professional stock car organization that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series.

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Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing (RCR) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

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Robby Gordon

Robert Wesley Gordon (born January 2, 1969) is an American former auto racing driver.

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Robby Gordon Motorsports

Robby Gordon Motorsports is a motorsports constructor owned by Robby Gordon.

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Rolling start

A rolling start is one of two modes of initiating or restarting an auto race; the other mode is the standing start.

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Ryan Newman (racing driver)

Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977), nicknamed "Rocket Man", is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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SAFER barrier

The Steel And Foam Energy Reduction Barrier (SAFER Barrier), sometimes generically referred to as a soft wall, is a technology found on oval automobile race tracks and high speed sections of road and street tracks, intended to absorb and reduce kinetic energy during the impact of a high speed crash, and thus, lessen injuries sustained to drivers and spectators.

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Safety car

In motorsport, a safety car, or a pace car, is an automobile which limits the speed of competing cars or motorcycles on a racetrack in the case of a caution period such as an obstruction on the track or bad weather.

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Sam Bass (artist)

Samuel Mark Bass (November 20, 1961 – February 16, 2019) was an American motorsports artist known for being NASCAR's first officially licensed artist.

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Scott Riggs

Russell Scott Riggs (born January 1, 1971) is an American former professional stock car racing driver.

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Southern 500

The Southern 500, officially known as the Cook Out Southern 500 for sponsorship reasons, is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina, United States.

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Spartanburg Herald-Journal

The Spartanburg Herald-Journal is a daily newspaper, the primary newspaper for Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Speedway Motorsports

Speedway Motorsports, LLC is an American company that owns and manages auto racing facilities that host races sanctioned by NASCAR, NHRA, World of Outlaws and other racing series.

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Stewart–Haas Racing

Stewart–Haas Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

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Stock car racing

Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing run on oval tracks and road courses measuring approximately.

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Straight (racing)

In many forms of racing, a straight or stretch is a part of the race track in which the competitors travel in a straight line for any significant time, as opposed to a bend or curve.

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Team Penske

Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona, the organization has also competed in various other types of professional racing such as Formula One, Can-Am, Trans Am, and Australia's Supercars Championship.

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The Birmingham News

The Birmingham News was the principal newspaper for Birmingham, Alabama, United States in the latter half of the 20th Century and the first quarter of the 21st.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Seattle Times

The Seattle Times is an American daily newspaper based in Seattle, Washington.

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The Sporting News

The Sporting News is a website and former magazine publication owned by Sporting News Holdings, which is a U.S.-based sports media company formed in December 2020 by a private investor consortium.

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"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Tony Stewart

Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971), nicknamed "Smoke", is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver, and current NASCAR team co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing.

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Toyota

is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan.

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Toyota Racing Development

Toyota Racing Development (also known by its abbreviation TRD) is the in-house tuning shop for all Toyota and Lexus (and formerly Scion) cars.

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Travis Kvapil

Travis Wade Kvapil (born March 1, 1976) is an American professional stock car driver.

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Understeer and oversteer

Understeer and oversteer are vehicle dynamics terms used to describe the sensitivity of the vehicle to changes in steering angle associated with changes in lateral acceleration.

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United Auto Workers

The United Auto Workers (UAW), fully named International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, is an American labor union that represents workers in the United States (including Puerto Rico) and southern Ontario, Canada.

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USA Today

USA Today (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company.

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Wood Brothers Racing

Wood Brothers Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series.

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Yahoo! Sports

Yahoo! Sports is a sports news website launched by Yahoo! on December 8, 1997.

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Yates Racing

Yates Racing was an American stock car racing team that competed in NASCAR through the 2009 season, after which it merged into Richard Petty Motorsports.

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1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

Dale Earnhardt finished third in the championship. The 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 40th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 17th modern-era Cup series.

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2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series

Kyle Busch, the 2005 NASCAR Rookie of the Year. Chevrolet win the Manufacturers' Championship with 17 wins. The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series was the 57th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 34th modern-era Cup series.

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2008 Auto Club 500

The 2008 Auto Club 500 was the second race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and started on February 24, 2008, at Auto Club Speedway of Southern California in Fontana, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 and 2008 Auto Club 500 are 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

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The 2008 Kobalt Tools 500 was the fourth race in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and was held on March 9, 2008 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, located outside the Georgia state capital. 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 and 2008 Kobalt Tools 500 are 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and March 2008 sports events in the United States.

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2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series

Rookie of the Year title. manufacturuer's championship. The 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series was the 27th season of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, the second-tier professional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States.

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2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Manufacturer's championship with 11 wins. The 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the 60th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 37th modern-era Cup season.

See 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 and 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_UAW-Dodge_400

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2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

2008 in sports in Nevada

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