How Do You Drive The NASCAR Road Courses?
There are more than 30 races in a NASCAR season, but only two of them are on road courses. “You turn right, you go up and down hills, and you have to do some heavy braking,” says Johnny Benson, driver of the #10 Tyler Jet Motorsports Lycos Pontiac. “That’s different from a high-speed oval.” Go to a road-racing course driving school in the off-season if you don’t have experience on the left-right circuits. Set up team practices on a road course during the off-season. Have your team build a specialized road course car, one set up both for left and right turns. Learn to be smooth. Manhandling a car and using lots of power and heavy braking may not be the fastest way around a road course. Follow one of the NASCAR road course wizards during practice sessions and watch how the driver picks lines through the corners. Go all out in qualifying. It’s relatively difficult to pass on road courses, and a starting position up front can be a great advantage. Remember, you can be more aggressive on ro
