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- Lap - One complete circuit
around the track. As a verb, when the leaders pass the cars at
the back of the field, thus putting the second driver more than
a lap behind, he is said to have lapped him.
- Lapped Car - A car that is
running slow enough such that the race leader has come all the
way around the track and passed it. It is said to be
"lapped."
- "Leadfoot" - A driver
that is very fast and rough on equipment.
- Lead Lap - The race leader's lap.
If the leader laps you for the first time, you are no longer on
the lead lap.
- Let Go - Term to describe when an
engine fails or "blows up." Also when other parts of a
car fail.
- Lift - To raise or lift your foot
of the gas pedal.
- Lights Out - The lights go out when
the starter is ready to display a green flag.
- Line - The route taken by a driver, especially through
a turn. The high line is a route close to the wall or "on
the cushion", a low line is closer to the track's infield
and shortest distance around the track.
- "Little Red Sucker" - Term used to describe
the Red Bruce Bromme Sprinter. Now the term goes for the Chaffin
#50 Sprinter.
- Loose - Term to describe a condition in which
the car's front tires have more traction than the rear, causing
the rear of the car to point toward the outside and the front to
point to the inside. Also called "oversteer."
- Loose Stuff - Loose dirt on the edge of the track.
Contains little or no traction and can result into hitting
the track's wall. Same as marbles.
- Loud Pedal - The accelerator, gas pedal, or throttle.
- LVMS - Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Las Vegas,
Nevada.
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