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  Ride along with former Winston Cup champion Rusty Wallace as he gives CNN/SI a crash-course on NASCAR racing. Rusty's Know-How tips appear each week on CNN/SI.com. Playing with draft fire Posted: Tuesday July 27, 1999 03:26 PM
Racing in the draft is kind of like dealing with fire. You're fine if you treat it with respect. But if you start pushing your limits, things can get ugly. The draft is a pocket of wind created by the car leading a pack. Everybody in the draft gets pulled along like they're on a tow rope. Get out of the draft, and the guys still in it will blow by you. The draft comes into play almost exclusively at the superspeedways, Daytona and Talladega. That's because the straightaways are so long, and because restrictor plates keep cars in one big pack. One of the first things you do there is find a partner. That's someone who you work well with and who will stick with you, like a teammate. And once you're in the draft the feeling is unbelievable. The sound is quiet, almost peaceful. But at the same time, if you ask every driver, to a man, they'd say that by far the four restrictor-plate races are the most nerve wracking of all. | ||||||
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