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Originally Posted by dlish
ok, i dont know much abou racing let alone nascars, so im gonna ask this question at the possibility of looking stupid. i could ask yahoo answers or google it but id rather ask this in TFP.
why are nascar courses sloped in? whats the logic behind it? whats the difference compared to a flat track?
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Not all tracks are banked and none are banked at the same degree. Indianapolis is a banked track, albeit only slightly-7.5 degrees on turns, 2 degrees on the straights. On the other side of the coin is Bristol Motor Speedway, which is banked at a steep 36 degrees on turns, 16 on the straightaways. Many of the tracks used in NASCAR are banked at less than 15 degrees and several are also used for open wheel racing.