Glossary / General

cautions

21 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Cautions are when the race slows down because of something on track. If there are no cautions, drivers have to push hard the whole time.

Technical Definition

Cautions are periods in racing when the field slows down due to an incident, typically controlled by a safety car or yellow flags. The segment notes “No cautions,” implying the drivers had to sustain full-intensity effort for the entire race.

Hear It Discussed

"The race was like two hours and 20 minutes or something. Yeah. It was long. There was a lot of cautions. A lot. 11 maybe."
Racing at the Cleetus 900 Was Insane The Smoking Tire 40:38

"Yeah, reel them in without cautions really. So that's awesome."
Episode 402 - BC39 Wrap Up and AFCS in Ohio Dirt Nerds Podcast 29:26

"so the race was pretty interesting it had a couple cautions red flags for rain I think it was the end of the second stage"
Indie Car Podcast Auto Off Topic 10:04