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- Pace Car - The car that leads the
field around the track, prior to the start of the
race.
- Pacific Coast Nationals - Sprint Car Race that was held
at Ascot Park. Once a part of Sprint Car Racing's Triple Crown.
- Parade Lap - A lap taken by cars at slow speed,
normally in 4-Wide formation.
- PAS - Perris Auto Speedway, located in Perris, CA.
- Passing Masters Dash - In SCRA, the 6 lap race that
will determine the starting 4 rows in the night's main event.
This race features the fastest 8 qualifiers the transferred from
their heat races.
- Pinched - When a race car on the inside squeezes an
outside car by the outside wall, This will cause the outside car
to slow down and follow.
- Pit - An area beside the track (or in the infield,
depending on venue) where cars get serviced.
- Pit Crew - The members of the team
that services and repairs a race car.
- Pole - the inside, front row starting position. In
SCRA, the winner of the Passing Masters Dash will start on the
pole for the night's main event.
- Promoter - Someone who organizes a race, puts up the
purse, gets race sponsors, handles advertising and ticket sales,
and assumes the financial risk of putting on the race. The
promoter might be a track owner or the owner of a series'
rights.
- Promoter's Option - A promoter can designate
one or more cars to start a race even though they failed to
qualify. Infrequently used.
- Purse - The total prize money to be awarded to the race
participants by the promoter.
- Push - A term
to describe a car's tendency to head toward the outside wall on
a turn. The car will not have the ability to turn sharply
enough. The front tires have little or no traction. Also called
understeer.
- PVQMA - Pomona Valley Quarter Midget Association.
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