Glossary / General

cautions

8 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.

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"They ended up calling the race with two laps ago because of too many cautions. But when you get some of these guys..."
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"⁓ there were 173 on track passes. There were six cautions. And ⁓ so that's really great."
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