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The area at the racetrack that includes the garages, inspection areas, hospitality areas, media center and drivers’ and officials’ motor homes

VIPs and Special Guest area only, usually with direct access to designated grandstand seating

Area where competitors are required to park cars for example during over-night halts

Designated with yellow or white lines, these are the specific areas for the race cars to use during pit stops

The crew allowed to go over pit wall and service a car. The maximum members allowed over the wall in NASCAR races is seven people and six people in CART races

Usually parallel to the track's frontstretch, a separate road where cars go when they need gas, tires, or repairs

Separated from the pit box by the pit wall, this is where teams watch the race and keep their equipment.

Routine breaks from the race, when the driver pulls into the pit and the crew services the car. Service includes refueling, tire changes, chassis adjustment and/or drinks for the driver

The cement wall that separates the pit box from the pit stalls

The driver who records the quickest qualifying lap is awarded the pole position -- the position on the inside of the first row. The second quickest driver is positioned on the outside of the front row - the outside pole

A driver is pre-staged when he or she is approximately seven inches behind the starting line and the small yellow light atop his/her side of the Christmas Tree is glowing

The one company that pays a majority of a team's sponsorship for a season and in return has its name and/or logo on the car in the most valuable areas. Corporate identification is also prominent on team and driver uniforms

All three large amber lights on the Christmas Tree flash simultaneously, followed four-tenths of a second later by the green starting light. A perfect reaction time on the Pro Tree is .400. This is used in races which feature heads-up competition, such as Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Stock Bike, Alcohol Dragster, Alcohol Funny Car, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street

A tire gone flat