"I could make a run at Mauricio on the longer straightaways," Rahal said.

On modern raceways, chicanes are usually located after long straightaways, making them a prime location for overtaking.

The track features low banking in the turns and long straightaways.

Even with one hand, he was able to handle the Corvette with ease on the long straightaways and wide sweeps of the Coast Highway.

The combination of long straightaways and flat, narrow turns makes hard braking going into turns and smooth acceleration exiting turns a must.

Ovals of more than one mile in length are considered superspeedways, because the longer straightaways allow the cars to reach higher speeds.

They were on one of the longest straightaways in the ship, but they were moving fast.

The track, with two long straightaways and a series of loops and sharp curves, includes seating for 200,000 spectators under a sleek, wing-shaped roof.

Its crushed-doughnut design meant that it had two fairly long straightaways, four abrupt 90 corners, and two short connecting arms.

A simple Figure 8 track with long straightaways and simple turns.