“Well, that’s a common misconception. [NASCAR tracks] are actually ovals. Now if they were circular, then there’d be no place on the track where they could go straight. You know, it’d just be this. {mimics driver turning left} Instead of this — {mimics these motions} turning left, then going straight, turning left, and then going straight.” — NASCAR Driving Coach Dan Amon
“Well, that’s a common misconception. [NASCAR tracks] are actually ovals. Now if they were circular, then there’d be no place on the track where they could go straight. You know, it’d just be this. {mimics driver turning left} Instead of this — {mimics these motions} turning left, then going straight, turning left, and then going straight.” — NASCAR Driving Coach Dan Amon