The Physics of NASCAR

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The key to winning a NASCAR race is understanding the forces that impact the car — and how to cope with them. Here's a look at the physics of NASCAR's much vaunted Car of Tomorrow

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TIME Graphic by Feilding Cage and Lon Tweeten
SOURCE: NASCAR, The Physics of NASCAR: How to Make Steel + Gas + Rubber = Speed, 2008