Glossary / General

setups

9 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A setup is how the race team adjusts the car to make it handle the way they want. Even small changes can make the car feel better or worse during a run.

Technical Definition

A “setup” is the car’s configuration—suspension settings, tire pressures, and other adjustments—that determines how it handles. Small setup differences can change tire wear, grip, and how quickly the car reaches its best performance.

Hear It Discussed

"we're going to be doing that because because he said setups in three different car while the same car twice and then his Mustang sampling car, obviously it's probably the same setup or close."
The Floor Keeps Rising P-Car Talk Podcast 09:48

"teams are able to work out ways to make setups to get around that. And dare I say, we're seeing some of the top teams like Napa learning how to do setups to get around low boost allocation."
SNETTERTON BTCC 2026 REVIEW BTCP British Touring Car Podcast 37:44

"...like the way the cars are now and trucks are in the setups I think it's turned into one of our better races..."
Carson Hocevar Wins 1st Career Cup Race at Talladega, New Crew Chief For Kyle Busch & Texas Preview Kevin Harvick's Happy Hour presented by NASCAR on FOX 36:43

Cars Known For This

Ford Mustang Toyota Supra

Episodes Mentioning "setups"

The Floor Keeps Rising

P-Car Talk Podcast

Happy Hour: ARCA Check-in, Cleetus McFarland Buzz, Toyota Dominance & Pole Sitter Bonus Play

Frontstretch Podcast Network

LEGENDS: Jean Alesi’s one and only win

F1 Beyond The Grid

SNETTERTON BTCC 2026 REVIEW

BTCP British Touring Car Podcast

Rosenqvist's Historic Indy 500 Win, Antonelli wins 4th straight & Kyle Busch's Lasting Legacy

SPEED with Harvick and Buxton

Are V8 engines returning to F1?!

The Late Braking F1 Podcast

Carson Hocevar Wins 1st Career Cup Race at Talladega, New Crew Chief For Kyle Busch & Texas Preview

Kevin Harvick's Happy Hour presented by NASCAR on FOX

BTCC 2026 SEASON PREDICTIONS