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- "Deano" - CRA Sprint Car Driver Dean
Thompson.
- "Demon" - SCRA driver Damion Gardner.
- Dicing - Close, exciting driving between 2 or more
racers. Positions are exchanged frequently.
- Displacement - A measure of an engine's size. It's the difference between the volume contained in the cylinders when the pistons are at the bottom of the stroke and the volume that remains when the pistons are at the top of the stroke. It can be calculated by multiplying bore times stroke times 0.785 times the number of cylinders.
- DNF - Did not finish.
- DNQ - Did not qualify.
- DNS - Did not start.
- Dialing In - The driver and crew making setup adjustments to
for better handling.
- Diamond - Taking corners by driving into them fairly
straight and then making a sharp turn in the middle of the
corner. The car will then drive out of the corner fairly
straight. This will give a diamond-shaped trajectory around the
track.
- Dirt Track - A track that is not paved, with dirt,
clay, or a mixture of the two.
- Don Peabody Classic - Sprint Car Race that was held at
Ascot Park to honor the late CRA President.
- DQ - Disqualifed from the event. Usually for safety
reasons, the car not meeting certain standards, or for negative
behavior.
- Driver's Championship - The driver earning the most points by the end of the season wins the drivers'
championship.
- Driver's Meeting - A meeting prior to a major race that
is conducted by race officials. All drivers in the race are
required to attend. Used to discuss rule changes, unusual
conditions, and race format.
- Dropped Cylinder - A cylinder becomes too rich (too much fuel in the
air/fuel mixture), which prevents the spark plug (s) from firing.
- Dry-Slick - A dry dirt track with little or no
moisture. Often associated with a dusty track.
- D-Shaped Oval - Oval track with a bend in the front or
back stretch. A D-shaped track.
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